The Craftsman Truck Series playoffs are nearly complete. All that stands between championship-hopeful drivers and Phoenix Raceway is a Friday night race at Martinsville Speedway.
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This race will determine which three drivers join Corey Heim in the Championship 4. It will feature two drivers in must-win situations battling with five who are within mere points of the cutline.
Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway info
Weather: The WeatherUnderground forecast calls for abundant sunshine throughout the day. A high of 59 degrees and no chance of rain at the start of the Craftsman Truck Series elimination race.
Green flag time: The command to fire engines will take place at 6:11 p.m. ET. The green flag will wave at 6:20 p.m. ET.
The invocation will take place at 6:03 p.m. ET. The national anthem will take place at 6:04 p.m. ET.
Starting lineup: Practice and qualifying take place on Friday at 2 p.m. ET. FS2 will provide coverage.
Pre-race: The Truck Series garage opens at 9 a.m. ET. Driver introductions will take place at 5:40 p.m. ET. Race coverage and pre-race ceremonies begin on FS1 at 6 p.m. ET.
Stages: The race will consist of three stages. The first stage ends at Lap 50. The second stage ends at Lap 100. The scheduled end of the race is Lap 200.
Past winners: Multiple drivers on the entry list have scored Truck Series wins at Martinsville Speedway. Three of these drivers are in the playoff field.
Daniel Hemric won this season's spring race at the Virginia short track. Grant Enfinger won the playoff race in 2020. Heim won the lone Truck Series race at Martinsville in 2023.
Matt Crafton has celebrated two Truck Series wins at the short track. He won in 2014 and 2015.
Playoff picture: Eight drivers remain in the playoff picture. One has already locked up a spot in Championship 4. Heim achieved this by winning at the Charlotte Roval. He scored his 10th win of the season and set a Truck Series record.
Rajah Caruth is 14 points above the Championship 4 cutline. Tyler Ankrum is eight points above the cutline. Kaden Honeycutt is five points above.
The four drivers below the cutline are Ty Majeski (-5), Layne Riggs (-6), Hemric (-32), and Enfinger (-40).
