The 2025 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 was the 11th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 23, 2025, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent asphalt tri-oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete.
In a blistering performance, Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would sweep the entire race, earning the fastest lap bonus, winning both stages, and leading a race-high 98 laps to earn his 15th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his fourth of the season. To fill out the podium, Ross Chastain and Kaden Honeycutt, both driving for Niece Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
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Background
The race will be held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake1Brandon Jones (i)Tricon GarageToyota02Stefan ParsonsYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2Cody DennisonReaume Brothers RacingFord5Toni Breidinger (R)Tricon GarageToyota07B. J. McLeodSpire MotorsportsChevrolet7Kyle Busch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet9Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet11Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota13Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord15Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota17Gio Ruggiero (R)Tricon GarageToyota18Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet19Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet22Mason Maggio (i)Reaume Brothers RacingFord26Dawson Sutton (R)Rackley W.A.R.Chevrolet33Frankie Muniz (R)Reaume Brothers RacingFord34Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord38Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord42Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet44Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet45Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota66Luke Fenhaus (R)ThorSport RacingFord71Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet75Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet76Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet77Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet81Connor Mosack (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord90Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota91Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet98Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice For practice, drivers were separated into two groups, A and B. Both sessions were 25 minutes long, and was held on Friday, May 23, at 3:35 PM EST. Ross Chastain, driving for Niece Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.643, and a speed of .
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed144Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet30.643176.223298Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord30.658176.137311Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota30.717175.798Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, May 23, at 4:40 PM EST. Since Charlotte Motor Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying procedure used is a single-car, one-lap system with one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.
Gio Ruggiero, driving for Tricon Garage, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.177, and a speed of .
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed117Gio Ruggiero (R)Tricon GarageToyota30.177178.944215Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota30.215178.719311Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota30.217178.707444Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet30.239178.577545Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet30.258178.465619Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet30.276178.359734Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord30.358177.877871Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet30.373177.789938Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord30.375177.7781013Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord30.386177.7131198Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord30.390177.690127Kyle Busch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet30.412177.561131Brandon Jones (i)Tricon GarageToyota30.470177.2231477Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet30.531176.8691581Connor Mosack (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet30.541176.8111642Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet30.596176.4941726Dawson Sutton (R)Rackley W.A.R.Chevrolet30.597176.488189Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet30.603176.4531907B. J. McLeodSpire MotorsportsChevrolet30.684175.9872002Stefan ParsonsYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet30.691175.9472199Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord30.754175.5872291Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet30.820175.2112318Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet30.822175.2002475Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet30.868174.938255Toni Breidinger (R)Tricon GarageToyota31.012174.1262688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord31.070173.8012756Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota31.369172.1442876Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet32.286167.255292Cody DennisonReaume Brothers RacingFord32.794164.6643090Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota33.571160.8533133Frankie Muniz (R)Reaume Brothers RacingFord––Qualified by owner's points3252Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota––3366Luke Fenhaus (R)ThorSport RacingFord––3422Mason Maggio (i)Reaume Brothers RacingFord––Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts111Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota10244Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet0334Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord8445Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet757Kyle Busch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0617Gio Ruggiero (R)Tricon GarageToyota5719Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet4838Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord3998Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord21042Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1
Stage 2 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts111Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota10245Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet937Kyle Busch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0434Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord7544Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet0619Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet5798Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord4817Gio Ruggiero (R)Tricon GarageToyota3938Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord2109Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1
Stage 3 Laps: 74 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1311Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota13498Running612444Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet13411Running03545Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet13410Running504734Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord1340Running485127Kyle Busch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running06189Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running3271642Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1341Running318619Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1340Running389871Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet13410Running2810131Brandon Jones (i)Tricon GarageToyota1340Running0111013Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord1340Running26122318Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1340Running25133252Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1331Running24142475Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet1330Running23151907B. J. McLeodSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1330Running22161477Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1330Running21172199Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord1330Running20183366Luke Fenhaus (R)ThorSport RacingFord1330Running19192756Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota1331Running18202688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1320Running1721117Gio Ruggiero (R)Tricon GarageToyota1322Running24222002Stefan ParsonsYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1320Running15231581Connor Mosack (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1320Running14242876Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet1320Running13252291Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1320Running1226215Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota1300Running11273133Frankie Muniz (R)Reaume Brothers RacingFord1260Running10283422Mason Maggio (i)Reaume Brothers RacingFord1230Running029292Cody DennisonReaume Brothers RacingFord1210Running830255Toni Breidinger (R)Tricon GarageToyota1210Running7311726Dawson Sutton (R)Rackley W.A.R.Chevrolet1040Driveshaft6321198Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord1030Running11333090Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota750Suspension434938Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord700Accident8Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Corey Heim 511 2 Chandler Smith 411 (-100) 3 Daniel Hemric 401 (–110) 4 Tyler Ankrum 382 (–129) 5 Grant Enfinger 371 (–140) 2 6 Layne Riggs 342 (–169) 2 7 Kaden Honeycutt 335 (–176) 1 8 Jake Garcia 332 (–179) 3 9 Ty Majeski 327 (–184) 10 Stewart Friesen 291 (–220)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 407 2 Toyota 387 (-20) 3 Ford 377 (–30) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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