2025 Baptist Health 200
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 25 of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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| Date | March 21, 2025 | ||
| Official name | 29th Annual Baptist Health 200 | ||
| Location | Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 134 laps, 201 mi (323 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 134 laps, 201 mi (323 km) | ||
| Average speed | 117.068 mph (188.403 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Tricon Garage | ||
| Time | 32.111 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | |
| Laps | 78 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 07 | Kyle Larson | Spire Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | NRN | ||
The 2025 Baptist Health 200 was the 4th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, March 21, 2025, at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. In an action-packed race, Kyle Larson, driving for Spire Motorsports, would make a remarkable comeback, spinning out in the late stages and gaining 22 positions in the final 38 laps to earn his fourth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season.[9] Corey Heim started on the pole and dominated the majority of the race, winning both stages and leading a race-high 78 laps, before being plagued by power issues late in the event, finishing 3rd.[10] To fill out the podium, Layne Riggs, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would finish in 2nd, respectively.
Report
[edit]Background
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Homestead–Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. The track has since held races on different dates in 2020 (June) and 2021 (February), which were both effected by the COVID-19 pandemic, before being moved back into the Playoffs as the final race of the Round of 8 in 2022, with the date being kept for 2023.
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
[edit]For practice, drivers will be separated into two different groups, A and B. Both sessions were 25 minutes long, and was held on Friday, March 21, at 3:35 PM EST.[11] Jack Wood, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would set the fastest time between both sessions, with a lap of 32.775, and a speed of 164.760 mph (265.156 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 91 | Jack Wood | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 32.775 | 164.760 |
| 2 | 1 | Brandon Jones (i) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 32.919 | 164.039 |
| 3 | 44 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.984 | 163.716 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was held on Friday, March 21, at 4:40 PM EST.[11] Since Homestead–Miami Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying procedure used is a single-car, one-lap system with 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 will win the pole.[12]
Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 32.111, and a speed of 168.167 mph (270.639 km/h).[13]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Qualifying results
[edit]Race results
[edit]Stage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 07 | Kyle Larson (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 44 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 6 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 07 | Kyle Larson (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 44 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 84
| Fin[14] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 07 | Kyle Larson (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 20 | Running | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 134 | 3 | Running | 48 |
| 3 | 1 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 78 | Running | 54 |
| 4 | 6 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 14 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 6 | 7 | 44 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 33 | Running | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 15 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 9 | 8 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 10 | 13 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 11 | 10 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 12 | 11 | 1 | Brandon Jones (i) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 17 | 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | Corey Day (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 17 | 2 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 22 | 20 | Stefan Parsons | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 19 | 81 | Connor Mosack (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 25 | 66 | Luke Fenhaus | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 26 | 91 | Jack Wood | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 12 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 18 | 26 | Dawson Sutton (R) | Rackley W.A.R. | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 29 | 33 | Frankie Muniz (R) | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 21 | 77 | Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 27 | 5 | Toni Breidinger (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 133 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 28 | 02 | Nathan Byrd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 32 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 5 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 131 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 30 | 22 | Keith McGee | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 130 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 34 | 67 | Michel Disdier | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 31 | 63 | Akinori Ogata | Akinori Performance | Toyota | 124 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 24 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 83 | 0 | Suspension | 4 |
| 34 | 33 | 2 | Stephen Mallozzi | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 15 | 0 | Vibration | 3 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
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- ^ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
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