2026 Black's Tire 200
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| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
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| Race 5 of 25 in the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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| Date | April 3, 2026 | ||
| Location | Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.940 miles (1.513 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 188 mi (303 km) | ||
| Average speed | 106.415 miles per hour (171.258 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | ThorSport Racing | ||
| Time | 21.893 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | |
| Laps | 178 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | |
| Time | 22.965 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 1 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Regan Smith | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | NRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden and Kyle Rickey | ||
| Turn announcers | Tim Catafalmo (1 & 2) and Nathan Prowdi (3 & 4) | ||
The 2026 Black's Tire 200 was a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held on April 3, 2026, at Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. Contested over 200 laps on the 0.940-mile (1.513 km) asphalt speedway, it was the fifth race of the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, and the second running of the event.
Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, continued to show his dominance in the Truck Series ranks, sweeping the stages and leading all but 22 laps while holding off a charging Kaden Honeycutt and Layne Riggs to earn his 25th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his second of the season.[10] Honeycutt finished second, and Riggs finished third. Stewart Friesen and Grant Enfinger rounded out the top five, while Tyler Ankrum, Corey LaJoie, Ty Majeski, Jake Garcia, and Cole Butcher rounded out the top ten.
This was the second of three races in the Triple Truck Challenge.[11] Heim won the race and was granted $100K, becoming only the second driver to win two races in the challenge.
Chandler Smith, who originally finished in fourth, was disqualified after failing post-race inspection. He was later credited with a 36th place finish.[12]
Background
Rockingham Speedway and Entertainment Complex (formerly known as North Carolina Speedway from 1998 to 2007 and North Carolina Motor Speedway from 1965 to 1996) is a 0.94 mi (1.51 km) D-shaped oval track in Rockingham, North Carolina. The track has held a variety of events since its opening in 1965, including the NASCAR Cup Series from 1965 to 2004, and currently the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the ARCA Menards Series East. It has a 32,000-seat capacity as of 2012. Rockingham Speedway is owned by the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA).
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, April 3, at 11:00 AM EST, and was originally scheduled to run for 50 minutes, but was decreased to 32 minutes due to inclement weather.[13]
Kaden Honeycutt, driving for Tricon Garage, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.775 seconds, and a speed of 148.584 mph (239.123 km/h).[14]
Practice results
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 22.775 | 148.584 |
| 2 | 1 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 22.962 | 147.374 |
| 3 | 44 | Andrés Pérez de Lara | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.050 | 146.811 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, April 3, at 12:30 PM EST, delayed from its original 12:05 PM time due to inclement weather.[13] Since Rockingham Speedway is a mile oval, the qualifying procedure used was a single-car, one-lap system with one round. Drivers were on track by themselves and had one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever set the fastest time won the pole.[15]
Jake Garcia, driving for ThorSport Racing, qualified on pole position with a lap of 21.893 seconds, and a speed of 154.570 mph (248.756 km/h).[16]
Two drivers failed to qualify: Justin Carroll and Jonathan Shafer.
