Overview
- Official entry lists released Monday show 38 Trucks vying for 36 starting spots at Rockingham’s Friday race, putting two teams at risk of missing the field.
- The O’Reilly Auto Parts Series field sat at 38 by Wednesday after AM Racing withdrew Nick Sanchez, which sets a full grid with no DNQs expected.
- TV plan is locked: Truck practice and qualifying air on FS2 Friday at 11:00 a.m. and 12:05 p.m. ET, the Black’s Tire 200 runs on FS1 at 4:30 p.m. ET, and Saturday’s North Carolina Education Lottery 250 airs on The CW at 2:30 p.m. ET.
- Headliners include 2024 Truck champion and Darlington winner Corey Heim in TRICON’s No. 1, YouTuber Garrett Mitchell (Cleetus McFarland) making his O’Reilly debut in RCR’s No. 33, and Cup regular Carson Hocevar starting Spire’s No. 77 in Trucks.
- The Truck race marks the second leg of the Triple Truck Challenge, and the O’Reilly event sets the four Dash 4 Cash qualifiers for Bristol, with ARCA East also on the weekend card as Rockingham continues its second straight season back on the schedule.