{"id":35037,"date":"2025-06-19T20:18:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T00:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=35037"},"modified":"2025-06-19T20:18:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T00:18:57","slug":"nascar-craftsman-truck-series-at-pocono-raceway-preview-and-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2025\/06\/19\/nascar-craftsman-truck-series-at-pocono-raceway-preview-and-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Pocono Raceway Preview and Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a week off, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rolls into Pocono Raceway for the MillerTech 200. The intensity is heating up as we are only five races away from the beginning of the 2025 Truck Series playoffs. Here is everything you need to know before the race on Friday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35039\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35039\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35039 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2161819629-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2161819629-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2161819629-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2161819629-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2161819629-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2161819629-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2161819629-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2161819629-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Corey Heim and Christian Eckes lead the field to a restart during the CRC Brakleen 175 at Pocono Raceway on July 12, 2024 (Photo by Jonathan Bachman\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series MillerTech 200 at Pocono Raceway Preview<\/h2>\n<p>Last year at Pocono Raceway, the clock struck Heim-Time. Corey Heim beat Grant Enfinger and Christian Eckes to score his fifth of sixth wins. Can Heim get over this &#8220;slump&#8221; he is on and get back into victory lane for his fifth win of 2025? Or will the field win it again like at Michigan?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NASCAR Truck Series EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS: CRC Brakleen 175 | 7\/12\/24 | Motorsports on NBC\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kQ5llrKt4J8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With only 5 races before the Playoffs, every position matters. Only 66 points separate Stewart Friesen in tenth in points to Matt Crafton in fifteenth. Who can win their way into the chance to race for a champion? and who will be left disappointed?<\/p>\n<h3>Race Preview:<\/h3>\n<p>The MillerTech 200 at Pocono Raceway is a 80 lap race around the 2.5 mile race-track. The stage cautions will come on laps 20 and 40, with the checkered flag on 80. A total $782,900 makes up the purse for this race. Teams will have 5 sets of Goodyear tires for the race, 4 fresh tires and one set transferred from qualifying.<\/p>\n<h3>The Track: Pocono Raceway<\/h3>\n<p>Pocono Raceway, also known as &#8220;The Tricky Triangle&#8221; is a 2.5 mile superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Unlike most ovals, Pocono features three unique turns.\u00a0 After traveling down the 3,740 foot long front straight, drivers will tackle the 14 degree turn one. Turn two is modelled after Indianapolis, with 8 degrees of banking. Finally, drivers will face turn three, modelled after the Milwaukee Mile, a turn with 6 degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Elliott Sadler won the first Truck race at Pocono Raceway in 2010. Kyle Busch has the most wins at Pocono in a Truck with 3 wins. Sheldon Creed set the Truck track record in 2021, with a 53.609 second lap.<\/p>\n<h3>Craftsman Truck Series Point Standings:<\/h3>\n<p>Here are the point standings following the previous race at Michigan:<\/p>\n<p>1. Corey Heim: 605<br \/>\n2. Chandler Smith: 472<br \/>\n3. Daniel Hemric: 454<br \/>\n4. Grant Enfinger: 441<br \/>\n5. Tyler Ankrum: 424<br \/>\n6. Layne Riggs: 424<br \/>\n7. Kaden Honeycutt: 408<br \/>\n8. Ty Majeski: 393<br \/>\n9. Jake Garcia: 389<br \/>\n10. Stewart Friesen!: 347<\/p>\n<p>and here is the battle for the Playoff cut-off line:<\/p>\n<p>12. Giovanni Ruggiero*: 337<br \/>\n13. Rajah Caruth!: 336<br \/>\n14. Tanner Gray: 297<br \/>\n15. Matt Crafton: 281<br \/>\n16. Jack Wood: 249<\/p>\n<p>!-Denotes locked in Playoffs with win<\/p>\n<p>*-Denotes Rookie Status<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2025\/06\/09\/stewart-friesen-shocks-in-chaotic-finish-to-truck-series-return-to-michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Stewart Friesen Shocks in Chaotic Finish to Truck Series Return to Michigan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Drivers To Watch:<\/h3>\n<p>There are 34 drivers entered for 36 available spots for the MillerTech 200. Here are some drivers joining the regular Truck Series crowd. Brandon Jones is back in the #1 for TRICON Garage. Norm Benning will drive his #6 Chevrolet. Carson Hocevar returns for another race in the Truck Series, driving the #07 for Spire Motorsports. Connor Jones is in the #44 for Niece Motorsports. Luke Baldwin is back in the #66 Ford for Thorsport.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2025\/06\/04\/hocevar-faces-heavy-criticism-after-wrecking-stenhouse-at-nashville\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Carson Hocevar Faces Heavy Criticism After Wrecking Stenhouse At Nashville<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When I look at winners at Pocono, I see a mix of experience and equipment. With three different turns, you need a good set-up to conquer the track. These drivers and teams I believe will have either the experience, the equipment, or both to win on Friday;<\/p>\n<p>Grant Enfinger has yet to win in 2025, but was runner-up here last year and a top-five in 2023. Enfinger has the experience to get a win here, but will he have the truck to win? He is coming off a second place finish at Michigan two weeks ago, so he has momentum on his side.<\/p>\n<p>Thorsport has had one truck that has had top-ten speed across the last three races at Pocono. Matt Crafton finished eighth last year, Majeski finished sixth in &#8217;23 and seventh in &#8217;22. If a Ford is going to win this race, look for them to come from the Thorsport stable.<\/p>\n<p>Corey Heim is the Kyle Larson of the Truck Series. He is a contender to win week in and week out. While a chaotic Michigan relegated him to an 18th place finish, he led 29 laps. Heim is the defending race winner, and with even odds, I think Heim defends his win and gets win number five of the season.<\/p>\n<h3>How To Watch The Truck Series at Pocono Raceway:<\/h3>\n<p>Here is the schedule for Friday&#8217;s MillerTech 200 at Pocono:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, June 20th:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Practice<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>12:30 PM Eastern<\/li>\n<li>Coverage is on <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nascar\/cup-series\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox Sports 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Qualifying<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>1:40 PM Eastern<\/li>\n<li>Coverage continues on FS2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The MillerTech 200:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>5:00 PM Eastern<\/li>\n<li>Coverage switches to Fox Sports 1. Radio coverage is on <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.siriusxm.com\/channels\/siriusxm-nascar-radio\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SiriusXM NASCAR Radio<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Stay connected to Last Word on Motorsports for all the exciting action from NASCAR&#8217;s weekend at Pocono Raceway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Photo:<\/strong> Jonathan Bachman, Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Recording Date: July 12th, 2024<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a week off, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rolls into Pocono Raceway for the MillerTech 200. The intensity is heating up as we are only five races away from the beginning of the 2025 Truck Series playoffs. Here is everything you need to know before the race on Friday. 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