The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series heads to Michigan International Speedway for the DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 Powered by Precision Vehicle Logistics on Saturday (Noon ET, FOX, NASCAR Racing Network Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). FS1 will air Truck Series qualifying at 8:05 a.m. ET Saturday.

QUALIFYING ORDER: Cup Series | Truck Series

The qualifying order below is determined via metric that combines the previous race finish by owner (70%) and current owner points position (30%).

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Friday’s qualifying session will be one lap and one round.

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# denotes series rookie
(i) denotes ineligible for driver points

Pos.Car No.DriverMetric ScoreGroup
16Norm Benning39.5001
233Frankie Muniz #31.4001
35Toni Breidinger #29.1001
422Josh Reaume28.7001
502Nathan Byrd28.3001
62Morgen Baird28.2001
776Spencer Boyd26.0001
881Connor Mosack #23.3001
91Lawless Alan23.1001
1088Matt Crafton22.9001
1142Matt Mills21.4001
1266Luke Fenhaus20.1001
1377Andrés Pérez de Lara #19.9001
1491Jack Wood19.7001
1552Stewart Friesen18.9001
1615Tanner Gray16.3001
1726Dawson Sutton #14.6002
1899Ben Rhodes14.3002
1907Corey LaJoie(i)13.2002
2018Tyler Ankrum13.1002
2117Giovanni Ruggiero #13.0002
2213Jake Garcia11.4002
2344Ross Chastain(i)11.1002
2498Ty Majeski8.9002
259Grant Enfinger8.5002
2645Kaden Honeycutt6.3002
277Carson Hocevar(i)5.9002
2838Chandler Smith5.8002
2971Rajah Caruth4.3002
3034Layne Riggs3.9002
3119Daniel Hemric3.4002
3211Corey Heim1.7002

The first trucks of a weeklong convoy to Mexico City crossed the border Monday to begin setup for the first international points race in NASCAR Cup Series history.

NASCAR vice president of racing operations Tom Bryant, who has spearheaded the organizational logistics for the June 15 race, said planning began nearly a year ago and has included multiple trips to the border crossing in Laredo, Texas, to meet with officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Mexican customs agencies.

“It’s been a ton of coordination moving lots of people and lots of stuff safely and efficiently across a great distance and an international border,” Bryant said on the newest episode of the “Hauler Talk” podcast. “There is a lot to it, but the key to it is you just have to define the problem. We’ve got to get these people and these things from this point to that point within a certain time period. How do we do it in a way that’s going to best position us to be ready to go to work as soon as we hit the ground down there? Because this is a pretty tight window.”

It’s about a 40-hour drive from Michigan International Speedway (site of Sunday’s Cup race) to Mexico City. Bryant, an Army Ranger whose military background has proven useful in logistics, will arrive in Laredo on Saturday to help guide the crossing by Xfinity Series teams, which will arrive on Sunday morning from North Carolina.

Cup teams will swap out cars and begin preparing for the drive south of the border before and during the Michigan race Sunday, so that haulers can leave immediately after the checkered flag. The Cup Series teams are scheduled for a Monday night arrival at the Laredo border for a Tuesday crossing. They will enter the garage at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 12.

“Literally every hour from Sunday morning until about noon Tuesday is planned and there are events tied to it,” Bryant said of the crossing. “And by gosh, it better happen on time.”

NASCAR has enlisted the assistance of Rock-It Cargo, an international logistics company that handled getting 200 haulers to Mexico City on Taylor Swift’s recent Eras Tour concert. The company also works with Formula One and will handle World Cup events next year.

“When it comes to navigating international borders and moving stuff on the ground, they have been a tremendous help for us, and they will also augment our security for all of our trucks,” Bryant said. “We’re anticipating no issues. Those guys have been doing it for 45 years and haven’t had an issue, so knock on wood, we’re gonna keep that record going for them.”

To enter Mexico, all the equipment and tools in every NASCAR hauler must be documented on an exhaustive manifest. Though the original plan was to seal the trucks at Michigan before departure, border officials relaxed that requirement after attending the Circuit of The Americas race and observing NASCAR operations. The NASCAR haulers will drive through a massive X-ray machine upon entry to Mexico.

“They have determined that our folks did such a good job getting those manifests straight and listing all that equipment, and they had an opportunity to review it,” Bryant said. “I’m confident with the work we’ve done ahead of time with the Border Patrol authorities on both sides of the border that we’re going to be able to get our convoy soon in a pretty relatively short amount of time.”

Other topics covered during the 17th episode of “Hauler Talk,” which explores competition issues in NASCAR:

— How the unapproved adjustment made by AJ Allmendinger’s team at Nashville Superspeedway was discovered, the reasoning behind the punishment and how long the car chief will lose his annual credential.

— The rules on adding fuel before a race that might have played a critical role in Ryan Blaney’s victory.

— Whether there were aerodynamic changes made for Michigan International Speedway after last year’s airborne crash for Corey LaJoie.

— How the seeding process works over the next three races for the in-season tournament.

Click on the embed above to listen or search for “Hauler Talk” wherever you download podcasts to hear it on your phone, tablet or mobile device.

Nate Ryan has written about NASCAR since 1996 while working at the San Bernardino Sun, Richmond Times-Dispatch, USA TODAY and for the past 10 years at NBC Sports Digital. He is a contributor to the “Hauler Talk” show on the NASCAR Podcast Network. He also has covered various other motorsports, including the IndyCar and IMSA series.

The last name Earnhardt has coincided with NASCAR since its infancy. Jeffrey Earnhardt is the only driver with the legendary last name currently scheduled to compete in a national series event in 2025.

Earnhardt’s schedule consists of only three Xfinity Series races with Sam Hunt Racing, two of which have already passed, most recently finishing 19th last weekend at Nashville Superspeedway.

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“You hope to put good runs together to help the case of selling sponsorship,” Earnhardt told NASCAR.com at Nashville. “It’s not easy with just three races, but it helps.

“I love driving race cars. It scratches my itch for that adrenaline rush that I seek. If I could, I’d race every single day out of the week, but it takes a lot of money to do it at a competitive level.”

Longtime sponsor ForeverLawn is continuing to support Earnhardt’s efforts in 2025, and the two sides decided where to compete. Management from the synthetic turf company enjoys superspeedway competition, so Talladega Superspeedway led off the slate. He nearly won in a ForeverLawn No. 3 machine for Richard Childress Racing at Talladega in 2022 after scoring the pole. His No. 24 Toyota finished 32nd in the 2025 contest.

The firm also has business in Nashville, naturally putting the 1.33-mile oval on the calendar.

The final race was an internal debate between Daytona International Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway. Earnhardt prevailed with his option of Bristol, where he will race when the series returns to the track Sept. 12 (7:30 p.m. ET, The CW, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

“We had a fast car with Sam [Hunt] last year there and should have had a good finish, and the driver lacked on his part there and put it in the fence,” Earnhardt said. “I wanted to go back to Bristol and get some redemption.”

Since Earnhardt ran the bulk of the 2023 Xfinity schedule with Alpha Prime Racing, he has positioned himself to be more selective with what organizations he races for. Quality over quantity is the same route he opted for in 2019, running seven races with powerhouse Joe Gibbs Racing.

Staying competitive remains a core theme.

“Three races is just enough to stay on the radar,” Earnhardt said. “If you go out and put together good runs, it escalates that. It is important for me as a driver to stay in the tune of things and go out and be competitive.

“Being able to be out there as much as you can is nice. At some point, there has to be some competitiveness there and putting together good runs. That’s why we stuck with Sam’s deal, even though we only had enough money for three races. I felt like it was a better opportunity for us to capitalize on it.”

William Sawalich, in the No. 18 Toyota, races next to Jeffrey Earnhardt in the No. 24 Toyota during a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
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Earnhardt is on his third stint with SHR, dating back to 2022. Team owner Hunt sees the value that Earnhardt brings to the team.

“[Earnhardt] brings appreciation and perspective that he has because of his age and journey through the sport,” Hunt said. “He is a guy that won’t quit. I love that about him. I think there are opportunities, and even times on the sponsorship side, where there’s no real way forward for him. He’s relentless.

“Everyone likes working with Jeffrey. In a world where some people don’t appreciate these opportunities, he’s a team player, and it’s fun for us.”

Away from the track, Earnhardt has taken advantage of additional downtime. Being an avid outdoorsman, he can be found in the woods hunting, on a lake fishing or participating in his favorite hobby of noodling. To Earnhardt, these activities “keep me sane in this hard battle of trying to find money.”

Earnhardt admits it takes a few laps to shake off the rust once he’s back behind the wheel. Meanwhile, two of his six top-10 finishes in 176 series starts have been driving one of SHR’s cars. Being in the Toyota family is important for the 35-year-old.

“I really enjoy being in the Toyota camp,” Earnhardt said. “I’m not, by any means, one of their drivers, but being a part of the Toyota family and what they have to offer for us as drivers makes my life easier when I do get to the track.

“I think from now on, it has to be good equipment, and you have the chance to go out and run top 10. I’m hard on myself. I like to set the bar high and beat on myself a little bit and strive for more.”

Earnhardt won’t underestimate his ultimate goal: winning. Regardless, he’s helped an upstart SHR team build a notebook for future races.

MORE: Xfinity Series schedule

Should the right full-time opportunity open up, Earnhardt is hoping to jump at it as he’s lived through this story before.

“It’s constantly turning rocks over and trying to find the almighty dollar that it takes to run out here competitively,” Earnhardt said. “You can continue to cold call, ask, beg and find ways to get [business-to-business] opportunities to where you see value in being involved in NASCAR.”

Earnhardt is open to the challenge, something Hunt appreciates.

“He doesn’t have an ego,” Hunt said. “If you don’t have an ego and tackle it with a good effort and attitude – even if it doesn’t work out the way you want it to – you can put your head to sleep at night and know you did everything and treated everybody right. We just care about him. I think that’s why he’s still with us because we care about him as a person.”

To celebrate 75 years worth of memories, the legendary Wood Brothers Racing team will be celebrated throughout the summer with “Wood Brothers Wednesdays” on the NASCAR Channel.

Wood Brothers Racing has been around since 1950, when Glen and Leonard Wood teamed up to pioneer a legacy that has transcended time.

Glen was behind the wheel of their car at Bowman Gray Stadium in 1960 and took the Wood Brothers Racing team to Victory Lane for the first time. The team scored its 101st NASCAR Cup Series victory in 2025, when Josh Berry took the checkered flag at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Bookending those victories were triumphs everywhere from Daytona to Darlington to Rockingham and everywhere in between.

Twenty of NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers have piloted a car for the team throughout their storied history, one that is well worth celebrating.

This week kicks off with a jam-packed schedule on the NASCAR Channel, as the theme will both honor the 1960s and the team’s history at Michigan International Speedway, the site of this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race.

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The entire 1963 Daytona 500, which was won by the team with driver Tiny Lund, as well as “Memory Lane — Reliving the 1963 Daytona 500,” will take viewers on a trip down memory lane this Wednesday to a time that helped build the foundation of the racing team.

The 1991 Champion Spark Plug 400 at Michigan turned out to be an unforgettable weekend for two of the most well-respected families in NASCAR — the Woods and the Jarretts. Dale Jarrett, who was piloting the No. 21 car for the Wood Brothers Racing team, captured his first career Cup victory in thrilling fashion as he held off Davey Allison at the line in a photo finish.

You can watch that entire race as well as “Memory Lane — Reliving the 1991 Champion Spark Plug 400 at Michigan” this week on the NASCAR Channel, as well.

The third full race on the schedule Wednesday will be the 1976 Champion Spark Plug 400 at Michigan. This race saw David Pearson capture the victory for the Wood Brothers team, sweeping the races at the track that season.

One additional item of content will be “Survival of the Fastest: Wood Brothers Racing — Michigan.” Michigan is the sight of 11 Wood Brothers Racing victories, with NASCAR Hall of Famers Cale Yarborough, David Pearson and Dale Jarrett driving the team to Victory Lane.

The NASCAR Channel delivers 24/7, always-on content, featuring the latest news and information from around the sport, original programming and race replays.

It is a FAST channel (Free-Ad Supported Television) and can be watched on your TV or mobile device via one of the streaming partners — such as Tubi or Xumo Play.

NASCAR officials issued penalties to the No. 88 JR Motorsports team in the Xfinity Series for violations found after last weekend’s race at Nashville Superspeedway.

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Rookie Connor Zilisch drove the No. 88 Chevrolet to a second-place finish behind JRM teammate Justin Allgaier in Saturday’s Tennessee Lottery 250. His car, however, was found with two unsecured lug nuts post-race, an infraction under Sections 8.8.10.4a (Tires and Wheels) in the NASCAR Rule Book.

As a result, crew chief Mardy Lindley was suspended for one race and the team was fined $10,000.

NASCAR officials indicated that Lindley’s suspension has been deferred to the June 21 event at Pocono Raceway. The Xfinity Series is idle this weekend and resumes Saturday, June 14 in Mexico City.

Zilisch ranks fifth in the Xfinity Series standings. His Nashville result marked his second consecutive runner-up finish.

SOUTH BOSTON, Va. — It’s rare that a driver would attempt to compete in four races across two racing divisions in one night, but Cameron Goble will be tackling that task when NASCAR racing returns to South Boston Speedway on Saturday, June 7 for the God’s Pit Crew Race Night event.

The Ringgold, Virginia resident will compete in the twin 30-lap Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division races and the twin 15-lap Dollar General Hornets Division races that will be part of the night’s seven-race card.

“I believe someone has done it in the past,” Goble noted, “but if nobody has done it, it makes it more cool. I’ve never seen anyone do it. The only person I can think of that may have done it is Nathan Crews. I know he has done a lot of double duty. I think I’ll have a lot of fun. I’m in a great position to do it.”

Crews, a former Southside Disposal Pure Stock Division champion who also raced in the track’s Sentara Health Late Model Stock Car Division and now competes in the track’s Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division, competed in four races in one night across two different divisions on at least one occasion several years ago and won two races in one night.

Goble admits competing in four races in one night will be both fun and challenging.

“I think it’s going to be one of the most fun times I’m ever going to have in a race car,” he remarked. “I don’t think I’m going to have that opportunity too often. It will be challenging. It’s going to be a tiring night. Getting out of one car and getting into the other is a struggle. It’s a lot to juggle.”

(Photo: Joe Chandler/South Boston Speedway)

Goble will be seeking to tie and break the mark for the most career wins in the Dollar General Hornets Division when he competes in the division’s twin 15-lap races. He enters this weekend’s event with nine career wins in the Dollar General Hornets Division, one win shy of the 10 career wins that Kevin Currin and Josh Dawson have in the division.

“I want that record so badly,” Goble remarked. “I’ve set records in that class and have had great success in it. I think that (the most career wins) is the number one record, even above championships. If I could hold that record it would mean the world to me.”

Being the competitor he is, Goble said if he does not tie or break the record on Saturday he will try again.

“If we end up falling short, or we tie the record, I will definitely be back out there trying to get the record before the season’s over,” Goble said. “This is definitely my last season racing in the Hornets Division.”

Goble feels he is in the best position he has been in this season with his Limited Sportsman car entering the twin 30-lap Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division races. He has one top-10 finish in his three starts in the division.

“The motor we had blew before we even made the first race,” Goble explained, “and then we rented a motor. It was a little different motor, so it changed the setup on the car, which we didn’t know. The last couple of races we’ve run we’ve been bouncing back and forth trying to figure out what (setups) will work. I’ve got my motor back in the car now. I think we’re going to be in a lot better shape than we were before.”

Goble said his Hornets car is good. He has a win and two top-five finishes in his three starts this season.

“That thing is as reliable as it gets,” he pointed out. “You can jump right into a Hornets car. They change a little bit here and there, but that’s something you can adjust during practice. I hope it does its job, but that’s something we’ll have to see.”

(Photo: Joe Chandler/South Boston Speedway)

Seven races are set for the God’s Pit Crew Race Night event with twin 75-lap races for the Sentara Health Late Model Stock Car Division headlining the night’s racing action. In addition to the twin-race events for the Sentara Health Late Model Stock Car Division, the Budweiser Limited Sportsman Division and the Dollar General Hornets Division, there will be a 25-lap race for the Southside Disposal Pure Stock Division to round out the card.

The God’s Pit Crew Race Night event will be First Responders Appreciation Night with first responders including police, fire, EMS, 911 dispatch and healthcare workers being admitted free at the gate on race night with valid ID. A pre-race parade lap featuring police, fire and EMS vehicles will be held as part of the night’s pre-race ceremonies.

Advance adult tickets for the God’s Pit Crew Race Night event are priced at $12. Tickets at the gate on race day will be $15 each. Suite tickets are available for $40 each. Seniors ages 65 and older, military personnel, and students (with ID) can purchase tickets for $12 each at the gate only on the day of the event.

The tentative race-day schedule has registration and pit gates opening at 2 p.m. and practice starting at 3:25 p.m. Frontstretch grandstand gates open at 3:30 p.m. and backstretch and Turn 4 trackside parking gates open at 5:30 p.m. Qualifying starts at 6 p.m. and the first race of the night will get the green flag at 7 p.m.

With Erik Jones’ seventh-place result at Nashville Superspeedway, the 29-year-old Michigan native has now wheeled the No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota to finishes of 13th or better in three of the last four NASCAR Cup Series races. In the case of Sunday’s Cracker Barrel 400, though, the top 10 might have been the most convincing performance to date for the team.

How so? Let’s dive into the metrics.

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According to NASCAR Insights — which analyzes multiple data points and conceptualizes performance trends — Jones’ seventh-place result at Nashville was not just a solid finish, but also a dominant one. Look no further than the No. 43’s top-ranked Defense Rating, which evaluates a driver’s ability to hold their position when under pressure. With such sturdy footing (or in this case, driving), Jones held strong against fellow Toyota pilots, including Tyler Reddick and Christopher Bell, who finished ninth and 10th, respectively. Jones was the third highest-finishing Toyota Sunday, with Denny Hamlin (third) and Bubba Wallace (sixth) the only Toyotas to wheel ahead of the No. 43.

The No. 43’s dominance didn’t stop at defense. A fifth-ranked Speed Rating also played a part, especially as the race continued into the middle and late portions; Jones finished fifth during Stage 2 and battled Joey Logano — who finished fourth — for second during the contest’s final stage. Sixth-ranked results in Passer Rating, Restart Rating and Pit Crew Rating rounded out Jones’ statistical masterpiece, cementing his position inside the top 10.

Such a well-rounded performance stands out even more when factoring in that Jones was the only driver to finish sixth or better in all five statistical categories at Nashville. Although the end result wasn’t a race victory, there is plenty of upside if this elite performance continues, beginning at Michigan International Speedway, Jones’ home track, Sunday (2 p.m. ET, Prime Video, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

MORE: Michigan schedule 

“We didn’t have any mistakes,” Jones said. “We had good pit stops. It just is cleaning everything up and continuing to improve on these cars. Like at the end there, that was all we had. Our balance was pretty good, so we still need to get a little faster. We’ve done a great job. We are getting there. We are optimizing the speed.”

Other notables from Sunday:

— After finishing 19th or worse in all five metrics during the Coca-Cola 600, Logano finished ninth or better in each category at Nashville.

— William Byron finished sixth or better in four of the five metrics at Nashville; the No. 24 ranked 23rd in Pit Crew Rating.

— Despite early-race woes, Kyle Larson rebounded to finish eighth, thanks in part to a fifth-ranked Restart Rating.

A graphic depicting NASCAR Insights statistics from Nashville Superspeedway.

The NASCAR Cup Series storms into Michigan International Speedway for the FireKeepers Casino 400 on Sunday (2 p.m. ET, Prime Video, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

ENTRY LISTS: Cup Series | Truck Series

With the In-Season Challenge seeding set to begin this weekend, 36 cars will take to the 2-mile oval in Brooklyn, Michigan.

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See the full entry list for Sunday’s 200-lap feature:

 

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is back in action at Michigan International Speedway this Saturday (noon ET, FOX, NASCAR Racing Network Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

ENTRY LISTS: Cup Series | Truck Series

Carson Hocevar, fresh off his runner-up finish at Nashville Superspeedway in the Cup Series, will be behind the wheel of the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet. Ross Chastain will also pilot the No. 44 Chevrolet for Niece Motorsports.

See the full entry list for the DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 Powered by Precision Vehicle Logistics: