Pickup truck racing events in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series have been held at the Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina in 2012 and 2013, and again in 2025 and 2026. Corey Heim is the defending race winner.
History
On September 2, 2011, NASCAR announced that Rockingham Speedway would hold a Camping World Truck Series event for the 2012 season. The inaugural race was run on April 15, 2012, and was won by Kasey Kahne.
In 2013, Kyle Larson won his first truck series win in his first year but the race became notable because of controversy. Truck series veteran Ron Hornaday Jr. got contact with Kyle Busch Motorsports driver; the rookie Bubba Wallace In a similar fashion to an incident with Kyle Busch at Texas two years prior in the WinStar World Casino 350K. Hornaday tapped Wallace sending him into the fences. Ron Hornaday took responsibility and apologized but claimed that he did not intend to wreck Wallace; NASCAR, the media and fans felt differently when they saw a video that showed Hornaday frowning towards Wallace's truck before the tap. NASCAR black-flagged Hornaday and sent him to the back of the field on the restart, later fined him $25,000 and put him on probation until June 12. The penalties were also controversial because the fans, drivers, and medias wanted Hornaday's penalties harsher since Kyle Busch was parked after the Texas incident. In Hornaday's case, Rockingham is a slower circuit than Texas, where top speeds reached 200 MPH.
In 2014, the Truck Series did not return to the track due to financial struggles.
Track Enterprises, a short track promoter that promotes numerous regional races owned by Spire Sports + Entertainment, and promotes various ARCA races and the Champion Racing Association, was unable to agree with the Wisconsin State Fair with the Milwaukee Mile to host a race in Milwaukee after hosting from 2023 and 2024. Promoters moved the race to Rockingham after NASCAR's schedule released. It was held during the only off-week for the Cup Series for Easter. Tyler Ankrum won in the race's return. The following year, the defending series champion Corey Heim won the race.
On August 14, 2026, it was announced that Rockingham would be removed from the schedule.
Past winners YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed(mph)ReportRef Laps Miles (km) 2012 April 15 4 Kasey Kahne Turner Motorsports Chevrolet200203.4 (327.340)1:51:54107.239 Report 2013 April 14 30 Kyle Larson Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet205*208.485 (335.524)1:59:03103.318 Report 2014–2024 Not held 2025 April 18 18 Tyler Ankrum McAnally–Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet200188.4 (302.557)1:49:37102.904 Report 2026 April 3 1 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota200188.4 (302.557)1:46:00106.415 Report 2013: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish.
Multiple winners (teams) # Wins Team Years won 2 Turner Scott Motorsports 2012, 2013 1 McAnally–Hilgemann Racing 2025 Tricon Garage 2026
Manufacturer wins # Wins Make Years won 3 Chevrolet 2012, 2013, 2025 1 Toyota 2026
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