The 2025 Weather Guard Truck Race was the 6th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 5th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 11, 2025, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, a permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete.
Chandler Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, held off a charging Kyle Larson in the final closing laps to earn his sixth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season. Smith was also the most dominant driver of the race, winning the first stage and leading a race-high 127 laps. To fill out the podium, Larson, driving for Spire Motorsports, and Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, finished second and third, respectively.
This was also the second race of the Triple Truck Challenge. Smith won the race and was granted the $50,000 bonus cash.
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Background
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking combined with short length, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating.
In 2021, the race shifted to a dirt surface version of the track and was renamed the Food City Dirt Race. After the 2023 event, the race would return to being run on concrete to replace the dirt surface.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake1Brandon Jones (i)Tricon GarageToyota02Nathan ByrdYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2Stephen MallozziReaume Brothers RacingFord5Toni Breidinger (R)Tricon GarageToyota6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet07Kyle Larson (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet7Corey Day (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet9Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet11Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota13Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord15Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota17Gio Ruggiero (R)Tricon GarageToyota18Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet19Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet22Tyler Tomassi (i)Reaume Brothers RacingFord26Dawson Sutton (R)Rackley W.A.R.Chevrolet33Frankie Muniz (R)Reaume Brothers RacingFord34Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord38Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord42Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet44Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet45Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota66Luke FenhausThorSport RacingFord71Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet75Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet76Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet77Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet81Connor Mosack (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet84Patrick Staropoli (i)Cook Racing TechnologiesToyota88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord90Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota91Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet98Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordOfficial entry list
Starting lineup Practice and qualifying were originally scheduled to be held on Friday, April 11, at 3:35 PM and 4:40 PM EST, but were both cancelled due to constant rain showers. The starting lineup would be determined per the NASCAR rulebook. As a result, Daniel Hemric, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, will start on the pole.
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Starting lineup Pos.#DriverTeamMake119Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet218Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet338Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord411Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota513Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord699Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota898Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord934Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord1077Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1107Kyle Larson (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1271Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet131Brandon Jones (i)Tricon GarageToyota1417Gio Ruggiero (R)Tricon GarageToyota1542Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1626Dawson Sutton (R)Rackley W.A.R.Chevrolet1715Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota1876Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet1991Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2044Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2166Luke FenhausThorSport RacingFord2245Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2390Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota249Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet2581Connor Mosack (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2684Patrick Staropoli (i)Cook Racing TechnologiesToyota2788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord285Toni Breidinger (R)Tricon GarageToyota297Corey Day (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet3002Nathan ByrdYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet3122Tyler Tomassi (i)Reaume Brothers RacingFordQualified by owner's points322Stephen MallozziReaume Brothers RacingFord3333Frankie Muniz (R)Reaume Brothers RacingFord346Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet3575Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevroletOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 65 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts138Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord10299Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord9318Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet8434Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord7519Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet6607Kyle Larson (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord487Corey Day (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0913Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord21071Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1
Stage 2 Laps: 65 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts144Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet10238Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord9345Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet8411Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota7515Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota6618Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet5788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord4813Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord3999Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord2107Corey Day (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0
Stage 3 Laps: 120 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1338Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord250127Running5921107Kyle Larson (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running03411Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota25016Running414218Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2500Running465699Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord2500Running436934Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord2500Running387513Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord2500Running3582245Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running3791271Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet25085Running29101417Gio Ruggiero (R)Tricon GarageToyota2500Running27111991Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2500Running2612249Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running2513119Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2508Running30143575Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running2315297Corey Day (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running0162788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord2500Running29171626Dawson Sutton (R)Rackley W.A.R.Chevrolet2500Running20181715Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota2500Running25191077Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running18201542Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2490Running17213122Tyler Tomassi (i)Reaume Brothers RacingFord2460Running0222166Luke FenhausThorSport RacingFord2430Running15232044Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet23714Suspension24242581Connor Mosack (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2340Running1325285Toni Breidinger (R)Tricon GarageToyota2270Running12262390Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota2220Running1127752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota2010Suspension10283002Nathan ByrdYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1550Brakes9292684Patrick Staropoli (i)Cook Racing TechnologiesToyota1070Transmission0301876Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet770Handling7313333Frankie Muniz (R)Reaume Brothers RacingFord760DVP632131Brandon Jones (i)Tricon GarageToyota530Accident033898Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord520Accident434346Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet350Handling335322Stephen MallozziReaume Brothers RacingFord40Electrical2Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Corey Heim 270 1 2 Chandler Smith 252 (-18) 1 3 Ty Majeski 213 (–57) 2 4 Tyler Ankrum 210 (–60) 1 5 Daniel Hemric 205 (–65) 2 6 Layne Riggs 186 (–84) 7 Grant Enfinger 182 (–88) 3 8 Stewart Friesen 177 (–93) 1 9 Ben Rhodes 174 (–96) 1 10 Jake Garcia 172 (–98)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 223 2 Toyota 214 (-9) 3 Ford 208 (–15) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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