NASCAR Truck race at Martinsville a landmark event for Toyota
03/27/2025 04:15 PM
On Friday night, Toyota will mark its 500th race in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series in the Boys and Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200 at Martinsville Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, NRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
In 499 previous races, Toyota drivers have claimed 236 combined victories, led by Kyle Busch with 56, Todd Bodine with 22 and Johnny Benson with 14.
That prolific winning record, which began with Travis Kvapil‘s victory at Michigan on July 31, 2004, has led to nine drivers‘ championships and 13 manufacturers‘ titles.
Driving the flagship Tundra for Toyota on Friday is Corey Heim of TRICON Garage, who has contributed 13 victories to the manufacturer‘s total since his series debut in 2021.
Heim has two wins in four starts this season and leads the series standings by eight points over reigning champion Ty Majeski.
Heim won at Martinsville in 2023 and has posted three top 10s in four starts there.
Chevrolet driver Grant Enfinger, however, may be a strong candidate to spoil the Toyota party. Enfinger comes to Martinsville with a career-best streak of nine straight top 10s, dating to last season.
In addition, NASCAR Cup regular William Byron returns to the Truck Series in the No. 07 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet. Byron gave Spire its first win in the series at Martinsville in 2022.
Also, the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series’ Triple Truck Challenge gets underway this Friday at Martinsville with the highest finishing Truck Series regular taking home a $50,000 bonus in prize money.
–NASCAR Wire Service–
