The stage is now set for the championship in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck series. Richmond Raceway also hosts NASCAR cup for this weekend but that schedule has one more weekend at Daytona to set their playoff grid.
There were a hand full of drivers coming onto Richmond chasing a first regular season win to secure a spot. One of those gave it a hard show of dominating the race with stage 1 and 2 wins and a charge into the final. Ty Majeski had a cache of points but no wins. It seemed like his race to lose but Matt Crafton hit a spot and slid into Majeski taking him out of his rhythm.
The restart allowed the #7 of Sammy Smith to gain a late race lead and the #11 of pole sitter Corey Heim to get in position. Heim drove up and by Smith and held the final laps for the win. Majeski managed to come back for the second spot and enough points to maintain his playoff spot.
Layne Riggs rolled by in third with Sammy Smith and Corey LaJoie in fourth and fifth.
The playoffs for the Craftsman Trucks get their first test at Darlington at the end of August. Corey Heim has the top seed with the Richmond win adding to it. Layne Riggs, Chandler Smith, Daniel Hemric, Tyler Ankrum and Rajah Caruth are in with at least one season win. Grant Enfinger, Ty Majeski, Kaden Honeycutt and Jake Garcia are joining with points only.
There are seven races to decide the championship including another another visit to Virginia> Martinsville hosts the final elimination before the finale at Phoenix.
Photos from the Eero 250 at Richmond Raceway, August 15, 2025
