2025 Boys & Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200
5th race of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
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The 2025 Boys & Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200 was the 5th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, March 28, 2025, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent asphalt paperclip-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
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| Race 5 of 25 of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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| Date | March 28, 2025 | ||
| Location | Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.526 miles (0.847 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 105 mi (169 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 200 laps, 105 mi (169 km) | ||
| Average speed | 57.364 mph (92.318 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Tricon Garage | ||
| Time | 19.654 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | |
| Laps | 149 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Jamie Little, Joey Logano, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | NRN | ||
In an action-packed race, Daniel Hemric, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would make a late race pass on teammate Tyler Ankrum, and led the final four laps to earn his first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win in his 55th start.[9] Corey Heim continued to have a dominating performance, winning both stages and leading a race-high 149 laps, before being spun late in the race, rebounding to finish 6th.[10] To fill out the podium, Jake Garcia, driving for ThorSport Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
This was also the first race of the Triple Truck Challenge. Hemric won the race and was granted the $50K bonus cash.[11]
Report
Background
Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track on the NASCAR circuit since its beginning in 1948.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
For practice, drivers would be split into two groups, A and B, with both sessions being 25 minutes long, and was held on Friday, March 28, at 2:05 PM EST.[12] Luke Baldwin, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time between both sessions, with a lap of 20.270, and a speed of 94.419 mph (151.953 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 66 | Luke Baldwin | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 20.270 | 93.419 |
| 2 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 20.302 | 93.272 |
| 3 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 20.311 | 93.230 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, March 28, at 3:10 PM EST.[12] Since Martinsville Speedway is a short track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.[13]
Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 19.654, and a speed of 96.347 mph (155.055 km/h).[14]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Qualifying results
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 50
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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| 1 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 81 | Connor Mosack (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | Lawless Alan | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 07 | William Byron (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 10 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 50
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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| 1 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 81 | Connor Mosack (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 07 | William Byron (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | Lawless Alan | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 100
| Fin[15] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 5 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 4 | Running | 50 |
| 2 | 24 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 10 | Running | 37 |
| 3 | 8 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 4 | 4 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 43 |
| 5 | 20 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 1 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 200 | 149 | Running | 52 |
| 7 | 21 | 77 | Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 10 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 17 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 12 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 10 | 9 | 1 | Lawless Alan | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 11 | 7 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 16 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 14 | 13 | 07 | William Byron (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 22 | 26 | Dawson Sutton (R) | Rackley W.A.R. | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 26 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 29 | 90 | Justin Carroll | TC Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 17 | 91 | Jack Wood | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 35 | 84 | Patrick Staropoli (i) | Cook Racing Technologies | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 22 | 27 | 66 | Luke Baldwin | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 18 | 44 | Matt Gould | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 25 | 5 | Toni Breidinger (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 199 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 11 | 81 | Connor Mosack (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 26 | 3 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 20 | Running | 29 |
| 27 | 14 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 30 | 02 | Nathan Byrd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 19 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | DVP | 8 |
| 30 | 32 | 2 | Cody Dennison | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 195 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 28 | 22 | A. J. Waller[N 1] | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 174 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 15 | 7 | Corey Day (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | Suspension | 0 |
| 33 | 31 | 33 | Frankie Muniz (R) | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 133 | 0 | Rear End | 4 |
| 34 | 33 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | Brakes | 3 |
| 35 | 34 | 67 | Ryan Roulette | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | Handling | 2 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Notes
- Due to overheating and nauseousness, Josh Reaume relieved A. J. Waller in the No. 22 truck mid-race. Since Waller started the race, he is credited with the 31st place finish.[16]
Standings after the race
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