The 2026 Black's Tire 250 was a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Originally scheduled for Friday, August 14, it was postponed until Saturday due to inclement weather. Contested over 250 laps on the D-shaped oval, it was the 17th race of the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, and the 7th and final running of the event.
In a weather delayed race, Kaden Honeycutt, driving for Tricon Garage, pulled off a dominating performance, leading a race-high 225 laps and sweeping both stages to score his second career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his second of the season. Honeycutt's teammate Corey Heim finished second, and Christian Eckes finished third. Pole-sitter Shane van Gisbergen and Grant Enfinger rounded out the top five, while Jake Garcia, Chandler Smith, Tristan McKee, Gio Ruggiero, and Daniel Hemric rounded out the top ten.
Following the race, Ty Majeski clinched a spot in The Chase.
Report Background
Richmond Raceway (RR) is a 0.75 miles (1.21 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in unincorporated Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it has formerly hosted events such as the International Race of Champions, Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown, and the USAC sprint car series. Due to Richmond Raceway's unique "D" shape which allows drivers to reach high speeds, Richmond has long been known as a short track that races like a superspeedway. With its multiple racing grooves, and proclivity for contact Richmond is a favorite among NASCAR drivers and fans.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Make 1 Nick Leitz Tricon Garage Toyota 2 Dystany Spurlock Team Reaume Ford 4 Connor Hall Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 5 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 7 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Corey LaJoie Kaulig Racing Ram 11 Kaden Honeycutt Tricon Garage Toyota 12 Brenden Queen (R) Kaulig Racing Ram 13 Cole Butcher (R) ThorSport Racing Ford 14 Mini Tyrrell (R) Kaulig Racing Ram 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 16 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Ram 17 Gio Ruggiero Tricon Garage Toyota 18 Tyler Ankrum McAnally–Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 19 Daniel Hemric McAnally–Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 20 Mason Massey McAnally–Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 22 Derek Lemke Team Reaume Ford 25 Elliott Sadler Kaulig Racing Ram 26 Dawson Sutton Rackley W.A.R. Chevrolet 27 Kasey Kleyn Rackley W.A.R. Chevrolet 33 Frankie Muniz Team Reaume Ford 34 Layne Riggs Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 Chandler Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 42 Parker Eatmon Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 44 Andrés Pérez de Lara Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 45 Landen Lewis Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 62 Christopher Bell (i) Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 76 Spencer Boyd Freedom Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 77 Tristan McKee Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 81 Kris Wright McAnally–Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 88 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 90 Justin Carroll TC Motorsports Toyota 91 Christian Eckes McAnally–Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 93 Caleb Costner Costner Motorsports Chevrolet 98 Jake Garcia ThorSport Racing Ford 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing FordOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, August 14, at 1:00 PM EST, and lasted for 50 minutes.
Layne Riggs, driving for Front Row Motorsports, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.899 seconds, and a speed of .
Practice results Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime134Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord22.899117.909288Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord22.962117.586312Brenden Queen (R)Kaulig RacingRam23.048117.147Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, August 14, at 2:05 PM EST. Since Richmond Raceway is a short track, the qualifying procedure used was a single-car, two-lap system with one round. Drivers were on track by themselves and had two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever set the fastest time won the pole.
Shane van Gisbergen, driving for Spire Motorsports, qualified on pole position with a lap of 23.168 seconds, and a speed of .
Three drivers failed to qualify: Kasey Kleyn, Caleb Costner, and Justin Carroll.
Qualifying results Pos.DriverTeamMakeTime17Shane van Gisbergen (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet23.168116.540211Kaden HoneycuttTricon GarageToyota23.182116.470338Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord23.253116.11449Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet23.259116.08451Nick LeitzTricon GarageToyota23.264116.059642Parker EatmonNiece MotorsportsChevrolet23.290115.930788Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord23.306115.850844Andrés Pérez de LaraNiece MotorsportsChevrolet23.335115.706952Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota23.337115.6961018Tyler AnkrumMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet23.339115.6861134Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord23.343115.6661291Christian EckesMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet23.356115.6021377Tristan McKeeSpire MotorsportsChevrolet23.370115.5331417Gio RuggieroTricon GarageToyota23.414115.3161599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord23.415115.311165Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota23.444115.1681762Christopher Bell (i)Halmar Friesen RacingToyota23.447115.1531810Corey LaJoieKaulig RacingRam23.456115.1091916Justin HaleyKaulig RacingRam23.459115.0942019Daniel HemricMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet23.471115.0362198Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord23.471115.0362215Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota23.477115.0062356Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota23.560114.6012445Landen LewisNiece MotorsportsChevrolet23.571114.5482513Cole Butcher (R)ThorSport RacingFord23.591114.4502612Brenden Queen (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet23.608114.3682726Dawson SuttonRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet23.655114.1412814Mini Tyrrell (R)Kaulig RacingRam23.684114.0012922Derek LemkeTeam ReaumeFord23.795113.4693081Kris WrightMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet23.805113.422314Connor HallNiece MotorsportsChevrolet23.842113.246Qualified by owner's points3225Elliott SadlerKaulig RacingRam23.918112.8863320Mason MasseyMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet23.986112.5663476Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet24.008112.4633533Frankie MunizTeam ReaumeFord24.204111.552362Dystany SpurlockTeam ReaumeFord24.773108.990Failed to qualify3727Kasey KleynRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet24.192111.6073893Caleb CostnerCostner MotorsportsChevrolet24.202111.5613990Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota24.829108.744Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race
Race results
Stage Results Stage One Laps: 70 Pos.DriverTeamMakePts111Kaden HoneycuttTricon GarageToyota1027Shane van Gisbergen (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet039Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet8488Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord7534Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord6638Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord5791Christian EckesMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet4818Tyler AnkrumMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet3977Tristan McKeeSpire MotorsportsChevrolet2101Nick LeitzTricon GarageToyota1 Stage Two Laps: 70 Pos.DriverTeamMakePts111Kaden HoneycuttTricon GarageToyota10234Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord939Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet8491Christian EckesMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet757Shane van Gisbergen (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0638Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord571Nick LeitzTricon GarageToyota4819Daniel HemricMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet395Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota21098Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord1
Final Stage Results Stage Three Laps: 110 FinStDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1211Kaden HoneycuttTricon GarageToyota250225Running762165Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota2500Running3731291Christian EckesMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2500Running45417Shane van Gisbergen (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet2502Running0549Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet25022Running4862198Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord2500Running327338Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord2500Running4081377Tristan McKeeSpire MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running3191417Gio RuggieroTricon GarageToyota2501Running28102019Daniel HemricMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2500Running30111018Tyler AnkrumMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2500Running291251Nick LeitzTricon GarageToyota2500Running30132215Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota2500Running24142445Landen LewisNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running23151134Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord2500Running3716642Parker EatmonNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2500Running21171762Leland HoneymanHalmar Friesen RacingToyota2490Running20181599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord2490Running1919788Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord2490Running25202612Brenden Queen (R)Kaulig RacingRam2480Running17211810Corey LaJoieKaulig RacingRam2480Running16222513Cole Butcher (R)ThorSport RacingFord2470Running1523844Andrés Pérez de LaraNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2470Running14242922Derek LemkeTeam ReaumeFord2470Running13253320Mason MasseyMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2470Running12262726Dawson SuttonRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet2470Running11271916Justin HaleyKaulig RacingRam2470Running1028314Connor HallNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2470Running9292814Mini Tyrrell (R)Kaulig RacingRam2470Running8303533Frankie MunizTeam ReaumeFord2460Running7313081Kris WrightMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2460Running6323225Elliott SadlerKaulig RacingRam2460Running5332356Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota2460Running4343476Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet2440Running335362Dystany SpurlockTeam ReaumeFord2390Running236952Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota2130Accident1Official race results
Notes
Race statistics
Lead changes: 6 among 4 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 3 for 24 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 0 minutes and 46 seconds Average speed:
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Layne Riggs 753 2 Kaden Honeycutt 692 (–61) 3 Chandler Smith 603 (–150) 4 Christian Eckes 541 (–212) 5 Gio Ruggiero 519 (–234) 6 Ty Majeski 471 (–282) 1 7 Grant Enfinger 439 (–314) 1 8 Ben Rhodes 427 (–326) 9 Daniel Hemric 409 (–344) 1 10 Tyler Ankrum 394 (–359)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Ford 701 2 Toyota 694 (–7) 3 Chevrolet 661 (–40) 4 Ram 430 (–271) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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