NASCAR

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ecosave 200: Qualifying, Rookie Corey Day’s 1st Pole Position, Lineup At Las Vegas

Author photo
By
Jeff Hawkins
Author photo
Jeff Hawkins Sports Editor

Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry, in both print and digital media. He joined the Sportscasting team in 2021 following a decade of freelancing. He spent his early career as a reporter for various newspapers in Illinois, New York, Florida, North Carolina, and Michigan, with a particular emphasis as a beat reporter for the Chicago Blackhawks. Jeff earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from Oakland University. Over the course of his career he earned several sports writing awards, including two national awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors for column writing and news reporting. One of the five prized columns included a commentary on NASCAR's increasing corporate influences, particularly in northern racetracks — commentary which you might find Jeff building on as part of the Motorsports writing team at Sportscasting now.  

Get to know Jeff Hawkins better
Sports Editor

Published14 Mar 2025

Disclosure
We publish independently audited content meeting strict editorial standards. While our content features sponsored links, from which we may earn a commission, this does not influence our recommendations.
truck corey day wins pole at LV (1)

Poised to compete in his fifth NASCAR Craftsman Turck Series event, rookie Corey Day made a statement, clinching his first career pole position for Friday night’s Ecosave 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 

A winged sprint car phenom, Day, 18, turned a hot qualifying lap Friday at 177.702 mph, edging runner-up Tyler Ankrum by 0.017 seconds. 

Jack Garcia (177.404 mph) and Justin Haley (177.398), Day’s teammate, will start from the second row. 

A Hendrick Motorsports development driver, Day is scheduled to compete in eight Truck races for affiliate Spire Motorsports, beginning Friday night. 

Ben Rhodes paced the practice field with a top lap of 30.269 mph.

Ecosave 200 Storylines 

  • With the Truck Series returning for the first time since Feb. 22 at Atlanta, it was easy to forget of the points fight between Grant Enfinger and Ty Majeski. Entering Friday night’s event, Enfinger, a former winner at Las Vegas, paced the defending circuit champion by one point. Enfinger visited Victory Lane at the 1.5-mile track in 2018. 
  • Attempting to rebound from crashes in his opening two outings, Rajah Caruth will attempt to defend his title, which he captured from the pole. Caruth ranked 30th in the drivers’ standings. 
  • Beginning in 2019, Toyota won seven straight races at the 1.5-mile intermediate track.

Starting Lineup for NASCAR Truck Series’ Ecosave 200   

Here is a look at the lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Truck Series’ Ecosave 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:   

Starting Position, Driver, Car No. 

  • 1, Corey Day, No. 7 Chevrolet 
  • 2, Tyler Ankrum, No. 10 Chevrolet 
  • 3, Jake Garcia, No. 13 Ford 
  • 4, Justin Haley, No. 07 Chevrolet 
  • 5, Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Toyota 
  • 6, Rajah Caruth, No. 71 Chevrolet 
  • 7, Ty Majeski, No. 98 Ford 
  • 8, Giovanni Ruggiero, No. 17 Toyota 
  • 9, Dawson Sutton, No. 26 Chevrolet 
  • 10, Connor Mosack, No. 81 Chevrolet 
  • 11, Matt Crafton, No. 88 Ford 
  • 12, Daniel Hemric, No. 19 Chevrolet 
  • 13, Andres Perez De Lara, No. 77 Chevrolet  
  • 14, Jack Wood, No. 91 Chevrolet 
  • 15, Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Ford 
  • 16, Corey Heim, No. 11 Toyota 
  • 17, Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford 
  • 18, Tanner Gray, No. 15 Toyota 
  • 19, Bayley Currey, No. 44 Chevrolet 
  • 20, Grant Enfinger, No. 9 Chevrolet 
  • 21, Spencer Boyd, No. 76 Chevrolet 
  • 22, Kaden Honeycutt, No. 45 Chevrolet 
  • 23, Layne Riggs, No. 34 Ford 
  • 24, Matt Mills, No. 42 Chevrolet 
  • 25, William Sawalich, No. 1 Toyota 
  • 26, Luke Fenhaus, No. 86 Ford 
  • 27, Toni Breidinger, No. 5 Toyota  
  • 28, Josh Reaume, No. 22 Ford 
  • 29, Frankie Muniz, No. 33 Ford 
  • 30, Stephen Mallozzi, No. 2 Ford 
  • 31, Nathan Byrd, No. 02 Chevrolet