The Truck Series returned to New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the first time since 2017, and the event doubled as the playoff cutoff race. Corey Heim was the story of the day, starting on pole and dominating the field. He led 124 of 175 laps en route to his ninth victory of the season, tying Greg Biffle’s 1999 single-season win record.
Heim got off to a strong start, holding the lead even while being challenged three-wide. The caution flew immediately when Brent Crews, Tanner Gray, and Connor Mosack spun in Turn 1. A string of cautions followed, one involving playoff driver Daniel Hemric, who was able to continue. Heim controlled the stage and took the Stage 1 win under yellow.
1st. Corey Heim
2nd. Chandler Smith
3rd. Ty Majeski
4th. Rajah Caruth
5th. Jake Garcia
6th. Kaden Honeycutt
7th. Andres Perez de Lara
8th. Brent Crews
9th. Dawson Sutton
10th. Tyler Ankrum
Pit strategy shuffled the field, dropping Heim to 13th for the restart and putting Andres Perez de Lara and Brent Crews on the front row. De Lara held the lead until Patrick Emerling spun with 10 laps to go, triggering another caution. On the restart with three laps remaining, Rajah Caruth and De Lara led the front row, but Heim charged from third, passed them both, and swept the first two stages.
1st. Corey Heim
2nd. Andres Perez de Lara
3rd. Chandler Smith
4th. Layne Riggs
5th. Giovanni Ruggiero
6th. Corey LaJoie
7th. Rajah Caruth
8th. Daniel Hemric
9th. Kaden Honeycutt
10th. Grant Enfinger
Heim continued his dominance into the final stage, once again controlling the lead. With 43 laps remaining, a major crash in Turn 3 ended the day for Toni Breidinger, Matt Crafton, and Ben Rhodes.
On the restart, Heim quickly pulled away from Chandler Smith, who needed the win to advance. Smith never mounted a challenge, and Heim closed out his signature performance, taking his ninth win of the season and cementing himself alongside Greg Biffle in the Truck Series record books.
Eliminated: Jake Garcia, Chandler Smith
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Two NASCAR Cup Series crew members for Ross Chastain’s No. 1 team were suspended following the race at Circuit of the Americas
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On February 17, Ubisoft released a trailer that confirmed that NASCAR would be included in The Crew Motorfest’s next season update. Details were limited at the time, but in a press release issued today, Ubisoft revealed the full details of the update ahead of its March 4 launch.
Ubisoft says drafting will affect car speed and help save fuel, implying that drafting will be a huge factor in the game, at least with these cars. You can check out this and much more on Ubisoft’s official post linked below
Earlier this Tuesday, the official The Crew Motorfest account clarified confusion around the NASCAR bundles. The Crew Credit (CC) bundles only include cosmetic team liveries, not additional cars. The 3 base Next Gen cars (Ford Mustang Dark Horse, Toyota Camry XSE, and Chevrolet ZL1) are part of the free Season 9 update and can be purchased separately.
Mitch Rasmussen, NASCAR’s Senior Director of Interactive, said in the press release:
We’re excited to bring our iconic brand to life in The Crew Motorfest. This collaboration represents another important step in our strategy to bring NASCAR into the digital spaces and places where next generation fans spend their time, giving players new ways to interact with the culture and communities they love.
The content arrives as part of Year 3 Season 9 and is officially licensed by NASCAR. You can watch the first trailer and learn more in the article linked below
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Four road courses on the schedule, and somehow that’s enough to spark one of the biggest debates in the garage. After recent comments from Brad Keselowski questioning the business value of road racing, the conversation has picked up serious steam. Is NASCAR leaning too far into it, or is the current balance about right?
There are valid points on both sides, from sponsorship realities to fan traditions to competitive diversity. Some tracks have gained traction. Others have struggled. The question isn’t just whether road courses belong, but how many make sense within a 36-race season. It’s less about extremes and more about direction. And with future schedule changes always looming, this debate probably isn’t settled anytime soon.
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