Ross Chastain looks for a 2nd straight NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, with qualifying for the Wright Brand 250 set for Saturday morning
Ross Chastain, a regular on the NASCAR Cup Series, runs his second straight NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday when he competes in the Wright Brand 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina. Qualifying goes off on Saturday morning for the 156.25-mile run on the 0.625-mile asphalt oval that reopened two years ago. Kyle Larson, another NASCAR Cup Series full-timer, won last year’s race as the trucks returned to the 77-year-old circuit for the first time since 1996. Brenden Queen posted the fastest lap in Friday’s practice run at 125.621 mph, 0.273 faster than Corey Heim, the only other driver top top 125 mph during the session.
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Larson led 138 laps on the way to beating Ty Majeski by 0.974 seconds a year ago in what was then known as the Tyson 250, with the race going an extra two laps of overtime. With the 2021 Cup champion not in the field this year, the winner later on Saturday will be the fourth in as many races at North Wilkesboro.
Four drivers hold provisional playoff spots with race wins this season. Heim and Christian Eckes own two victories each, with Nick Sanchez and Rajah Caruth also visiting victory lane earlier this season.
Eckes leads Heim in the driver standings by 14 points, with Sanchez 57 points behind. The rest of the top 10 includes Majeski (61 points back), Taylor Gray (90), Caruth (111), Tyler Ankrum (112), three-time series champion Matt Crafton (154), Tanner Gray (159) and defending champion Ben Rhodes (162).
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