With only four races remaining until the start of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs, the series heads to unfamiliar territory with a new road course on tap this weekend: Lime Rock Park. The visit to the Connecticut facility will be a first for any of NASCAR’s national series, which should bring plenty of excitement as Truck Series regulars tackle the layout.
NASCAR.com’s Chris Murdock ranks the top 10 Truck contenders heading into this weekend’s debut at Lime Rock on Saturday (1 p.m. ET, FOX, NASCAR Racing Network Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
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Analysis: Heim is the only driver in 2025 to lead a lap in every race of the Truck Series season. This year is shaping up to be the No. 11 team’s to lose. While Heim remains atop the list for now, consistency issues have hindered his chances of winning over the past few weeks; since finishing first at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May, Heim has posted results of second (Nashville), 18th (Michigan), and 23rd (Pocono).
Analysis: Consistently climbing up the ranks and up two positions since we last dove into the rankings before Rockingham Speedway, Smith is the only other series contender with multiple victories in 2025 other than Heim. His most recent win at North Wilkesboro Speedway could bode well with Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park and Richmond Raceway on the horizon.
Analysis: Since our last set of rankings before Rockingham, Hemric has only finished outside the top 10 once, crashing at Michigan International Speedway and finishing 27th. His lone win in 2025 came at Martinsville Speedway, and with two short-track races on the docket before the playoffs, Hemric’s chances of finding Victory Lane again are high.
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Analysis: The 23-year-old Riggs is the latest driver to secure a spot in the Truck Series Playoffs following his win at Pocono Raceway. With two short-track races remaining to conclude the regular-season fight, Riggs — with two career wins on short tracks — might claim a couple more victories before it’s all over.
Analysis: Perhaps the biggest surprise so far in 2025 is defending series champion Ty Majeski going winless through the opening 14 races. Let’s not forget it was around this time last year that the No. 98 ThorSport Racing Ford driver stepped up his game, winning back-to-back races at Indianapolis Raceway Park and Richmond to finish the regular season strong.
Analysis: Notching his first Truck Series victory since 2022, Friesen pulled off a surprising win at Michigan to kick off June. Following that up with another top 10 this past weekend at Pocono, momentum is on the No. 52’s side entering Lime Rock. Only time will tell if the team can translate this momentum into a deep postseason run.
Analysis: A new face appears in this edition of Power Rankings, bringing a fresh face to the playoff picture. Ankrum’s triumph at Rockingham marked his first victory since the 2019 season (Kentucky). After three straight finishes outside the top 15, the No. 18 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing driver aims to turn his luck around in this final stretch of the regular season.
Analysis: Since our last Truck check-in, Caruth secured his spot in the postseason conversation with a win at Nashville Superspeedway after a tough start to the 2025 campaign. Still, Caruth has only one top-five finish in the last six races … that being his Nashville victory. The No. 71 Spire Motorsports pilot has some ground to cover to establish himself as a title contender.
Analysis: Still holding onto one of the coveted playoff spots in the final four races, Enfinger has only one finish outside the top 10 in the last six races. Unfortunately, that was this past weekend at Pocono, where the driver of the No. 9 CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet finished 17th. Still, the future looks promising for the driver with back-to-back Championship 4 appearances.
Analysis: It seems like only a matter of time before Honeycutt, the other new addition to this week’s Power Rankings, reaches Victory Lane with his No. 45 Niece Motorsports team. With a third-place finish at Pocono and two races on short tracks (where Honeycutt has found success in late models), a win could very well happen before the end of the regular season.
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