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Gio Ruggiero Converts Pole to First Truck Win at Talladega in TRICON 1-2

The non-playoff victory keeps the Round of 8 unresolved heading to Martinsville.

Overview

  • Ruggiero edged teammate Corey Heim by 0.059 seconds after a green‑white‑checkered finish, with Heim already locked into the Championship 4 from his Charlotte ROVAL win.
  • The race was extended to 90 laps when ThorSport teammates Ben Rhodes and Luke Fenhaus spun from the lead with two laps remaining.
  • An early lap‑4 multi‑truck crash began with contact to Grant Enfinger from Chandler Smith; Ty Majeski recovered from damage to finish third while Daniel Hemric and Enfinger fell well down the order.
  • Seven cautions and 17 lead changes among 11 drivers underscored the superspeedway volatility, including a late caution for Norm Benning’s engine fire with about 21 laps to go.
  • Layne Riggs overcame a pre‑race penalty that sent him to the rear to finish fifth, as the playoff cutline tightens with Caruth (+14), Ankrum (+8) and Honeycutt (+5) above Majeski (−5), Riggs (−6), Hemric (−32) and Enfinger (−40) entering Martinsville.