Kyle Larson Spins and Wins at Miami-Homestead Truck Race

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HOMESTEAD, FL – RIS – Kyle Larson spun in the final laps, but came back and went on to pass Cory Heim and won the NASCAR Craftsman truck race.  Larson overcomes a late spin in stage three to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday night.

Larson began his tripleheader weekend with a miraculous drive to the front from the back of the field to win his fourth race in his 16th Truck start.  Larson had to go around Layne Riggs and Corey Heim in the final laps to claim the victory. Riggs came across second with the dominant driver of the night, Heim, finishing third. Heim swept the opening stages before mechanical failures prevented him from back-to-back wins.

Tyler Ankrum came across the line in fourth with Daniel Hemric rounding out the top five in fifth.

Early on at the start of the race, Gio Ruggerio’s night end early after backing into the outside wall. Ruggerio made slight contact with Ross Chastain before he lost control underneath Grant Enfinger. Ben Rhodes was also caught up in the opening lap incident, hitting the left side of Ruggerio’s machine.

The race restarted with  Larson and Heim battling for the top spot. Larson opened a one-second gap midway through stage one before his truck started to fade. Heim and Riggs quickly closed in with Heim claiming the top spot with less than five to go in the stage. Heim was then able to cruise to the stage victory in the final laps.

Heim opened the stage two restart from the top spot with Larson alongside. Heim led the majority of the stage, pulling away in the closing laps in what was a sweep of the stages.

Majeski, who finished third in the second stage, received left front damage on pit road after contact with Kaden Honeycutt. Majeski restarted the final stage well behind the field after team repairs.

As stage three began Chastain, who restarted from seventh, quickly drove to the front, passing Heim to build a lead over a second. With under 50 to go Heim was able to chase down Chastain and reclaim the lead.

The second caution for incident came as Layne Riggs closed into the fading Ross Chastain. Larson, who was behind the two trucks, was able to get involved in the battle of Riggs and Chastain. Larson made his way alongside the truck of Riggs before losing control in turn one.

The next restart saw Chastain once again drive past Heim to claim the lead. Like the previous restart Chastain’s lead was short-lived as Heim took control.

 Heim would pull away before suffering an unexpected issue late in the race. Chastain and Riggs would take over the lead late as Heim struggled to get his truck back to pace.

Next week, the Truck Series heads to Martinsville next Friday night. 

Unofficial Results: Baptist Health 200, March 21, 2025 - Homestead-Miami Speedway
Fin, Str, Driver, Truck, Laps, St1, St2, Tms Led, Laps Led, Playoff Pts, Pts, Status
1) 3, Kyle Larson(i), No. 07 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 134, 2, 2, 3, 20, , 0, Running
2) 4, Layne Riggs, No. 34 Love's RV STOP Ford, 134, 3, 6, 2, 3, , 48, Running
3) 1, Corey Heim, No. 11 Safelite Toyota, 134, 1, 1, 6, 78, 2, 54, Running
4) 6, Tyler Ankrum, No. 18 LiUNA! Chevrolet, 134, 6, 9, , , , 40, Running
5) 14, Daniel Hemric, No. 19 NAPA Nightvision Chevrolet, 134, 7, 8, , , , 39, Running
6) 7, Ross Chastain(i), No. 44 Niece Chevrolet, 134, 5, 7, 3, 33, , 0, Running
7) 20, Jake Garcia, No. 13 Quanta Services Ford, 134, , , , , , 30, Running
8) 15, Chandler Smith, No. 38 Long John Silver's Ford, 134, 10, , , , , 30, Running
9) 8, Grant Enfinger, No. 9 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, 134, , 10, , , , 29, Running
10) 13, Kaden Honeycutt, No. 45 AutoVentive/Precision Chevrolet, 134, 9, 5, , , , 35, Running
11) 10, Ty Majeski, No. 98 Soda Sense/Curb Records Ford, 134, 4, 3, , , , 41, Running
12) 11, Brandon Jones(i), No. 1 Kingsford Toyota, 134, , , , , , 0, Running
13) 23, Matt Crafton, No. 88 Slim Jim/Menards Ford, 134, , , , , , 24, Running
14) 17, Matt Mills, No. 42 J.F. Electric/Utilitra Chevrolet, 134, , , , , , 23, Running
15) 16, Corey Day(i), No. 7 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 134, , , , , , 0, Running
16) 9, Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar International Toyota, 134, 8, 4, , , , 31, Running
17) 2, Tanner Gray, No. 15 Place of Hope Toyota, 134, , , , , , 20, Running
18) 22, Stefan Parsons, No. 20 Annett Bus Lines Chevrolet, 134, , , , , , 19, Running
19) 19, Connor Mosack #, No. 81 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Chevrolet, 134, , , , , , 18, Running
20) 25, Luke Fenhaus, No. 66 Soda Sense Ford, 134, , , , , , 17, Running
21) 26, Jack Wood, No. 91 Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet, 134, , , , , , 16, Running
22) 12, Rajah Caruth, No. 71 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 134, , , , , , 15, Running
23) 18, Dawson Sutton #, No. 26 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, 134, , , , , , 14, Running
24) 29, Frankie Muniz #, No. 33 Ryder Ford, 134, , , , , , 13, Running
25) 21, Andres Perez de Lara #, No. 77 Telcel Chevrolet, 134, , , , , , 12, Running
26) 27, Toni Breidinger #, No. 5 Celsius Toyota, 133, , , , , , 11, Running
27) 28, Nathan Byrd, No. 02 Sonesta International Hotels Chevrolet, 133, , , , , , 10, Running
28) 32, Spencer Boyd, No. 76 Epoxy Depot Chevrolet, 133, , , , , , 9, Running
29) 5, Giovanni Ruggiero #, No. 17 First Auto Group Toyota, 131, , , , , , 8, Running
30) 30, Keith McGee, No. 22 More Core Ford, 130, , , , , , 7, Running
31) 34, Michel Disdier, No. 67 Mr. Brainwash Chevrolet, 128, , , , , , 6, Running
32) 31, Akinori Ogata, No. 63 Kyowa Industrial/YKK AP Toyota, 124, , , , , , 5, Running
33) 24, Ben Rhodes, No. 99 TSPORT Trucks Ford, 83, , , , , , 4, Suspension
34) 33, Stephen Mallozzi, No. 2 Levrack Ford, 15, , , , , , 3, Vibration
(i) Ineligible for driver points, (#) Rookie

Length: 134 Laps, 201. Miles
Time: 1 Hrs, 43 Mins, 1 Secs.
Average Speed: 117.068 MPH
Margin of Victory: 1.340 Seconds

Fastest Lap Bonus: No. 44 lap 97, 32.543 sec

Stage 1 Top 10: 11, 07, 34, 98, 44, 18, 19, 52, 45, 38
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 07, 98, 52, 45, 34, 44, 19, 18, 9

Comments: Kyle Larson has won the Baptist Health 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, his fourth victory in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series.

Cautions: 4 for 22 laps;
Laps: 2-6 (#17, 99 Incident Turn 2 [None]);
32-37 (Stage 1 Conclusion [76]);
62-67 (Stage 2 Conclusion [76]);
91-95 (#07, 34 Incident Turn 2 [26]).

Lead Changes: 13 among 4 drivers;
C. Heim 1-6;
K. Larson(i) 7;
C. Heim 8-11;
K. Larson(i) 12-28;
C. Heim 29-70;
R. Chastain(i) 71-87;
C. Heim 88-95;
R. Chastain(i) 96-103;
C. Heim 104-113;
L. Riggs 114;
R. Chastain(i) 115-122;
C. Heim 123-130;
L. Riggs 131-132;
K. Larson(i) 133-134.

Points Report: Baptist Health 200, Homestead-Miami Speedway
Rank, Driver, Car, Starts, GL, Points, Ldr, Nxt, Race Wins, Stage Wins, Playoff Pts
1) Corey Heim, 11, 4, -1, 177, 0, 0, 2, 2, 12
2) Ty Majeski, 98, 4, 1, 169, -8, 8, 0, 1, 1
3) Chandler Smith, 38, 4, -1, 150, -27, 19, 0, 0, 0
4) Grant Enfinger, 9, 4, 1, 149, -28, 1, 0, 0, 0
5) Stewart Friesen, 52, 4, 0, 138, -39, 11, 0, 0, 0
6) Tyler Ankrum, 18, 4, -1, 127, -50, 11, 0, 1, 1
7) Daniel Hemric, 19, 4, -2, 125, -52, 2, 0, 0, 0
8) Layne Riggs, 34, 4, -3, 122, -55, 3, 0, 0, 0
9) Jake Garcia, 13, 4, -3, 103, -74, 19, 0, 0, 0
10) Kaden Honeycutt, 45, 4, -4, 101, -76, 2, 0, 0, 0
11) Ben Rhodes, 99, 4, 5, 99, -78, 2, 0, 1, 1
12) Tanner Gray, 15, 4, 2, 97, -80, 2, 0, 0, 0
13) Giovanni Ruggiero #, 17, 4, 5, 94, -83, 3, 0, 0, 0
14) Matt Crafton, 88, 4, -1, 87, -90, 7, 0, 1, 1
15) Matt Mills, 42, 4, -4, 76, -101, 11, 0, 0, 0
16) Jack Wood, 91, 4, 0, 73, -104, 3, 0, 1, 1
17) Bayley Currey, , 3, 4, 68, -109, 5, 0, 0, 0
18) Rajah Caruth, 71, 4, 0, 68, -109, 0, 0, 0, 0
19) Andres Perez de Lara #, 77, 4, 2, 67, -110, 1, 0, 0, 0
20) Frankie Muniz #, 33, 4, 0, 64, -113, 3, 0, 0, 0
21) Dawson Sutton #, 26, 4, 0, 64, -113, 0, 0, 0, 0
22) Connor Mosack #, 81, 4, -2, 64, -113, 0, 0, 0, 0
23) Spencer Boyd, 76, 4, 1, 57, -120, 7, 0, 0, 0
24) Luke Fenhaus, 66, 3, -2, 54, -123, 3, 0, 0, 0
25) Toni Breidinger #, 5, 4, 0, 49, -128, 5, 0, 0, 0
26) Josh Reaume, , 3, 3, 47, -130, 2, 0, 0, 0
27) Nathan Byrd, 02, 4, -4, 30, -147, 17, 0, 0, 0
28) Jason White, , 1, 1, 29, -148, 1, 0, 0, 0
29) Johnny Sauter, , 1, 1, 29, -148, 0, 0, 0, 0
30) Timmy Hill, , 1, 1, 26, -151, 3, 0, 0, 0
31) Norm Benning, , 1, 1, 21, -156, 5, 0, 0, 0
32) Stefan Parsons, 20, 1, 32, 19, -158, 2, 0, 0, 0
33) Keith McGee, 22, 2, -1, 12, -165, 7, 0, 0, 0
34) Justin Carroll, , 1, 2, 9, -168, 3, 0, 0, 0
35) Stephen Mallozzi, 2, 2, 2, 9, -168, 0, 0, 0, 0
36) Michel Disdier, 67, 1, 36, 6, -171, 3, 0, 0, 0
37) Akinori Ogata, 63, 1, 37, 5, -172, 1, 0, 0, 0
38) Clay Greenfield, , 1, 3, 4, -173, 1, 0, 0, 0
39) Parker Kligerman, , 1, 3, 1, -176, 3, 0, 0, 0
40) Kyle Busch(i), , 1, 3, 0, -177, 1, 1, 1, 0
41) Kyle Larson(i), 07, 1, 41, 0, -177, 0, 1, 0, 0
42) Justin Haley(i), , 2, 4, 0, -177, 0, 0, 0, 0
43) Ross Chastain(i), 44, 1, 43, 0, -177, 0, 0, 0, 0
44) William Sawalich(i), , 3, 5, 0, -177, 0, 0, 0, 0
45) Michael Mcdowell(i), , 2, 5, 0, -177, 0, 0, 0, 0
46) Brandon Jones(i), 1, 1, 46, 0, -177, 0, 0, 0, 0
47) Mason Maggio(i), , 1, 6, 0, -177, 0, 0, 0, 0
48) Corey Day(i), 7, 2, 6, 0, -177, 0, 0, 0, 0
49) Bryan Dauzat, , 0, 6, 0, -177, 0, 0, 0, 0
 -Ldr/-Nxt = Points behind Leader/Next higher