Race Results : 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
Sammy Smith celebrates after winning the Love
Talladega, Alabama - October 23, 2026 : Sammy Smith, driver of the #7 Spectrum Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Love's RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway.
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Love's RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
1 2 7 Sammy Smith Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 86 21 6 9 0 Running
2 7 18 Tyler Ankrum Chevrolet 35 35 0 0 86 0 0 0 0 Running
3 6 77 Austin Green Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 86 14 3 3 8 Running
4 1 88 Ty Majeski Ford 42 33 9 0 86 7 3 8 5 Running
5 3 11 Kaden Honeycutt Toyota 48 32 16 0 86 8 1 2 4 Running
6 30 45 Landen Lewis Chevrolet 36 31 5 0 86 0 0 0 6 Running
7 36 12 Brenden Queen RAM 31 30 1 0 86 0 0 0 10 Running
8 9 34 Layne Riggs Ford 44 29 15 0 86 6 3 5 2 Running
9 32 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 28 28 0 0 86 0 0 0 0 Running
10 8 1 Corey Heim Toyota 34 27 7 0 86 0 0 4 0 Running
11 13 15 Tanner Gray Toyota 40 26 14 0 86 9 4 7 1 Running
12 31 33 Frankie Muniz Ford 25 25 0 0 86 0 0 0 0 Running
13 34 2 Jason M White Ford 24 24 0 0 86 0 0 0 0 Running
14 14 38 Chandler Smith Ford 23 23 0 0 86 0 0 0 0 Running
15 21 95 Clay Greenfield Chevrolet 22 22 0 0 86 0 0 0 0 Running
16 35 56 Timmy Hill Toyota 21 21 0 0 86 1 1 0 0 Running
17 10 99 Ben Rhodes Ford 33 20 13 0 86 3 1 6 3 Running
18 16 62 Cory Roper Toyota 19 19 0 0 85 0 0 0 0 Accident
19 26 26 Dawson Sutton Chevrolet 23 19 4 0 85 1 1 0 7 Running
20 17 16 Justin Haley RAM 19 17 2 0 84 2 2 0 9 Running
21 20 91 Christian Eckes Chevrolet 16 16 0 0 83 0 0 0 0 Running
22 33 22 Josh Reaume Ford 15 15 0 0 82 1 1 0 0 Running
23 19 5 Thomas Annunziata Toyota 14 14 0 0 78 1 1 0 0 Accident
24 18 9 Grant Enfinger Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 78 4 1 0 0 Accident
25 4 17 Giovanni Ruggiero Toyota 22 12 10 0 57 5 3 1 0 Running
26 11 98 Jake Garcia Ford 11 11 0 0 56 3 1 0 0 Accident
27 28 42 Conner Jones Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 56 0 0 0 0 Accident
28 23 14 Mini Tyrrell RAM 10 9 1 0 48 0 0 10 0 Radiator
29 5 13 Cole Butcher Ford 8 8 0 0 43 0 0 0 0 Accident
30 15 52 Stewart Friesen Toyota 7 7 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 Accident
31 25 44 Andres Perez de Lara Chevrolet 6 6 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 Accident
32 12 81 Kris Wright Chevrolet 5 5 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 Accident
33 22 10 Corey Lajoie RAM 4 4 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 Accident
34 29 25 Tony Stewart RAM 3 3 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 Accident
35 27 19 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 Accident
36 24 4 Cleetus McFarland Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 Accident

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Thomas Annunziata Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Christian Eckes Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 16 22 Yellow
Cole Butcher Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 17 22 Yellow
Thomas Annunziata Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 17 22 Yellow
Conner Jones Speeding on pit road Tail End 18 22 Yellow
Frankie Muniz Speeding on pit road Tail End 18 22 Yellow
Clay Greenfield Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 18 22 Yellow
Chandler Smith Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 30 33 Green
Cole Butcher Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 31 34 Green
Cole Butcher Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Pass Thru 31 34 Green
Grant Enfinger Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 39 45 Yellow
Cole Butcher Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 39 45 Yellow
Christian Eckes Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 39 45 Yellow
Christian Eckes Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 39 45 Yellow
Josh Reaume Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 40 45 Yellow
Clay Greenfield Speeding on pit road Tail End 41 45 Yellow
Spencer Boyd Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 41 45 Yellow
Jason M White Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 42 45 Yellow
Giovanni Ruggiero Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 45 47 Green
Giovanni Ruggiero Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 47 48 Green
Cole Butcher Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 49 0 Yellow
Mini Tyrrell Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 50 0 Yellow
Timmy Hill Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 52 53 Yellow
Sammy Smith Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 52 53 Yellow
Christian Eckes Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 52 53 Yellow
Frankie Muniz Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 52 53 Yellow
Conner Jones Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 52 53 Yellow
Jake Garcia Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 52 53 Yellow
Josh Reaume Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 52 53 Yellow
Spencer Boyd Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 52 53 Yellow
Corey Heim Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 52 53 Yellow
Giovanni Ruggiero Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 52 53 Yellow
Chandler Smith Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 57 63 Yellow
Timmy Hill Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 57 63 Yellow
Chandler Smith Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 60 63 Yellow
Giovanni Ruggiero Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 62 63 Yellow
Grant Enfinger Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 79 84 Yellow
Justin Haley Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 80 84 Yellow
Justin Haley Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 80 84 Yellow