2025 DQS Solutions & Staffing 250
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 13 of 25 of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
| Date | June 7, 2025 | ||
| Official name | 1st Annual DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 | ||
| Location | Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 139 laps, 278 mi (447 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 125 laps, 250 mi (402 km) | ||
| Average speed | 112.792 mph (181.521 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | ThorSport Racing | ||
| Time | 39.236 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | |
| Laps | 56 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Jamie Little, Regan Smith, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | NRN | ||
The 2025 DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 was the 13th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 1st iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, a 2.0 mile (3.2 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped intermediate racetrack. The race was contested over 139 laps, extended from 125 laps due to a triple overtime finish. In an action-packed race with numerous late cautions, Stewart Friesen, driving for his team, Halmar Friesen Racing, held off Grant Enfinger in a triple overtime thriller to earn his fourth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season, breaking a 72-race winless streak dating back to the 2022 SpeedyCash.com 220.[9] To fill out the podium, pole-sitter Luke Fenhaus, driving for ThorSport Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
The race was mainly dominated by Carson Hocevar and Corey Heim, with Heim winning both stages and Hocevar leading a race-high 56 laps. Heim was involved in a restart pileup on lap 122, and fell back to finish 18th. Hocevar was given a restart violation on the second overtime attempt and dropped to the rear of the field, rebounding to finish 11th.[10]
With a race distance of 278 miles (447 km), it was the longest Truck Series race in history, surpassing the 2019 NextEra Energy 250 at 277.5 miles (444 km).
Report
Background
Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 6, at 1:00 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[11] Tanner Gray, driving for Tricon Garage, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 38.726, and a speed of 185.922 mph (299.212 km/h).[12]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 38.726 | 185.922 |
| 2 | 66 | Luke Fenhaus (R) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 38.898 | 185.099 |
| 3 | 44 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.012 | 184.559 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 7, at 8:05 AM EST.[11] Since Michigan International Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time in that session will win the pole.[13]
Road course qualifying rules was in affect. The timing line was set in Turn 3, where cars exited pit road, and drove five-eighths of a lap, then took the green flag in the north chute exiting Turn 3, and completed their lap there the next time by. Teams then immediately pitted the car, meaning only two laps were run. Indianapolis and Michigan both use restrictor plates.
Luke Fenhaus, driving for ThorSport Racing, would score the pole the race, with a lap of 39.236, and a speed of 183.505 mph (295.323 km/h). This would be his first career NCTS pole.[14]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Qualifying results
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Carson Hocevar (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 81 | Connor Mosack (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgeman Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 66 | Luke Fenhaus (R) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 44 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 9 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 77 | Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Carson Hocevar (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 81 | Connor Mosack (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 44 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 66 | Luke Fenhaus (R) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 79
| Fin[15] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 139 | 2 | Running | 40 |
| 2 | 14 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 139 | 31 | Running | 35 |
| 3 | 1 | 66 | Luke Fenhaus (R) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 139 | 1 | Running | 39 |
| 4 | 9 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 139 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 5 | 24 | 07 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 139 | 12 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 139 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 4 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 139 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 31 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 139 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 9 | 12 | 77 | Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 10 | 18 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 139 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Carson Hocevar (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 139 | 56 | Running | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 139 | 2 | Running | 29 |
| 13 | 15 | 26 | Dawson Sutton (R) | Rackley W.A.R. | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 25 | 33 | Frankie Muniz (R) | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 139 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 6 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 139 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 16 | 29 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 23 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 139 | 1 | Running | 23 |
| 18 | 7 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 139 | 29 | Running | 39 |
| 19 | 8 | 81 | Connor Mosack (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 138 | 1 | Running | 32 |
| 20 | 5 | 91 | Jack Wood | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 136 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 16 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 136 | 2 | Running | 30 |
| 22 | 27 | 5 | Toni Breidinger (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Accident | 15 |
| 23 | 22 | 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Accident | 14 |
| 24 | 10 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 25 | 21 | 22 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 129 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 26 | 44 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 128 | 2 | DVP | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | Accident | 10 |
| 28 | 19 | 1 | Lawless Alan | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 126 | 0 | Accident | 9 |
| 29 | 32 | 2 | Morgen Baird | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 83 | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| 30 | 28 | 02 | Nathan Byrd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | Accident | 7 |
| 31 | 13 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Accident | 6 |
| 32 | 30 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | Engine | 5 |
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Standings after the race
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References
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