Race Lineup : Talladega Superspeedway

Love's RV Stop 225

Talladega Superspeedway , Lincoln, AL

Friday, October 23rd, 2026 Race 23 of 25 2026 Season
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  • Talladega Superspeedway
  • Love's RV Stop 225
  • Kennametal Pole Award Pole Winner: Ty Majeski
  • Age: 32
  • Team : No 88 - Ideal Door/Menards Ford
  • Owner: Rhonda Thorson
  • Crew Chief: Joe Shear Jr
  • Ty Majeski won the Pole Award for the Love's RV Stop 225 with a lap of 53983 seconds, 177389 mph
  • This is his 14th pole in 137 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races
  • This is his third pole and 17th top-10 start in 2026
  • This is his first pole in five races at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Sammy Smith (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2026 and his first in one race at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Kaden Honeycutt (third) posted his second top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway It is his 20th in 23 races this season
  • Cole Butcher (fifth) was the fastest qualifying rookie

  • Drivers Entered: 38 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 85
  • Laps Actual: 86 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.091 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 54 Minutes 10 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 120.224
  • Cautions: 5 for 26 laps
  • Lead Changes: 32
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,517 (58.6 passes per green flag lap)

  • Talladega Superspeedway
  • Love's RV Stop 225
  • Race Winner: Sammy Smith
  • Age: 22
  • Team : No 7 - Spectrum Chevrolet
  • Owner: Jeff Dickerson
  • Crew Chief: Brian Pattie
  • Sammy Smith won the Love's RV Stop 225, his first victory in 11 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2026
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Tyler Ankrum (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in eight races at Talladega Superspeedway It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2026
  • Austin Green (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Brenden Queen (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Kaden Honeycutt leads the point standings by 43 points over Layne Riggs
Ben Rhodes celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 3, 2023 : Ben Rhodes, driver of the #99 Kubota Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship, finishing first of the Championship 4 drivers in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Craftsman 150 at Phoenix Raceway.
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