How about that for a surprise? Gio Ruggiero, driver of the No. 17 First Auto Group Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for TRICON Garage, will lead the field to green in Friday’s Love’s RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway.
With a lap time of 54.292 seconds, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie beat defending series champion Ty Majeski and dominant teammate Corey Heim in Friday’s two-round, single-vehicle qualifying session from the 2.66-mile superspeedway.
Majeski, as previously mentioned, will start in second, with Corey Heim in third.
Matt Crafton, making what could potentially be his final start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Talladega Superspeedway, will start in fourth place, his second top-five starting spot of the 2025 season in the No. 88 Menards Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing.
Kaden Honeycutt rounded out the top five, driving the No. 52 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for Halmar Friesen Racing. ThorSport Racing teammates Luke Fenhaus and Ben Rhodes were sixth and seventh quickest in the second round of qualifying, with Tyler Anlkrum in eighth.
Returning to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in the No. 1 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for TRICON Garage, Bret Holmes, a native of Munford, Alabama, picked up his third career top-10 start, qualifying ninth. Tanner Gray rounded out the top-10, the slowest of the four entries from TRICON Garage that advanced to the second round of qualifying.
Of the eight remaining playoff-eligible drivers, only four will start inside the top-10. The other five were not quick enough to advance to the second (and final) round of qualifying. Rajah Caruth (11th), Grant Enfinger (15th), Daniel Hemric (17th), and Layne Riggs (35th) all failed to advance.
Layne Riggs, driving the No. 34 Love’s RV Stop Ford F-150 for Front Row Motorsports, will start from the rear of the field in Friday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Talladega Superspeedway after NASCAR determined Front Row Motorsports made an unapproved adjustment prior to qualifying.
Riggs will have to start at the rear of the field for Friday’s event at the 2.66-mile superspeedway, after not posting a qualifying lap, and will lose pit selection for next weekend’s elimination race at Martinsville Speedway.
Caleb Costner, driving the No. 74 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for Mike Harmon Racing, also failed to post a lap in Friday’s single-vehicle qualifying session from Talladega and will roll from 36th.
The Love’s RV Stops 225 at Talladega will take place on Friday, October 17, at 4:00 PM ET on FOX.
Love’s RV Stops 225 Starting Lineup:
| Row | # | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROW 1 | 1 | 17 | Giovanni Ruggiero | TRICON Garage First Auto Group Toyota | 54.292 | 176.380 | Round 2 |
| 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing Soda Sense / Curb Records Ford | 54.293 | 176.376 | Round 2 | |
| ROW 2 | 3 | 11 | Corey Heim | TRICON Garage Safelite Toyota | 54.308 | 176.328 | Round 2 |
| 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing Menards / Jack Links Ford | 54.353 | 176.182 | Round 2 | |
| ROW 3 | 5 | 52 | Kaden Honeycutt | Halmar Friesen Racing Halmar International Toyota | 54.412 | 175.991 | Round 2 |
| 6 | 66 | Luke Fenhaus | ThorSport Racing Soda Sense Ford | 54.444 | 175.887 | Round 2 | |
| ROW 4 | 7 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing TYM Ford | 54.455 | 175.852 | Round 2 |
| 8 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing LiUNA! Chevrolet | 54.486 | 175.752 | Round 2 | |
| ROW 5 | 9 | 1 | Bret Holmes | TRICON Garage ShopTRICON.com Toyota | 54.536 | 175.590 | Round 2 |
| 10 | 15 | Tanner Gray | TRICON Garage Place of Hope Toyota | 54.638 | 175.263 | Round 2 | |
| ROW 6 | 11 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 54.709 | 175.035 | Round 1 |
| 12 | 26 | Dawson Sutton | Rackley WAR Rackley Roofing Chevrolet | 54.715 | 175.016 | Round 1 | |
| ROW 7 | 13 | 16 | Kris Wright | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet | 54.757 | 174.882 | Round 1 |
| 14 | 81 | Connor Mosack | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing FOJ Foundation Chevrolet | 54.776 | 174.821 | Round 1 | |
| ROW 8 | 15 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet | 54.785 | 174.792 | Round 1 |
| 16 | 7 | JJ Yeley | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 54.787 | 174.786 | Round 1 | |
| ROW 9 | 17 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Gates Hydraulics Chevrolet | 54.849 | 174.588 | Round 1 |
| 18 | 77 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 54.897 | 174.436 | Round 1 | |
| ROW 10 | 19 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises Tibbetts Lumber Chevrolet | 54.932 | 174.325 | Round 1 |
| 20 | 45 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports DQS Solutions & Staffing Chevrolet | 55.045 | 173.967 | Round 1 | |
| ROW 11 | 21 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports Pickers Vodka Chevrolet | 55.086 | 173.837 | Round 1 |
| 22 | 44 | Andres Perez De Lara | Niece Motorsports Telcel Chevrolet | 55.096 | 173.806 | Round 1 | |
| ROW 12 | 23 | 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports J.F. Electric Chevrolet | 55.111 | 173.758 | Round 1 |
| 24 | 91 | Jack Wood | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet | 55.117 | 173.739 | Round 1 | |
| ROW 13 | 25 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports Wheelers Ford | 55.120 | 173.730 | Round 1 |
| 26 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing Quanta Services Ford | 55.214 | 173.434 | Round 1 | |
| ROW 14 | 27 | 69 | Tyler Tomassi | MBM Motorsports Elly Productions Ford | 55.223 | 173.406 | Round 1 |
| 28 | 33 | Frankie Muniz | Reaume Brothers Racing More Core Ford | 55.263 | 173.280 | Round 1 | |
| ROW 15 | 29 | 2 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing Aerial Titans Ford | 55.275 | 173.243 | Round 1 |
| 30 | 5 | Toni Breidinger | TRICON Garage Coach Toyota | 55.363 | 172.968 | Round 1 | |
| ROW 16 | 31 | 02 | Nathan Byrd | Young's Motorsports GMS Chevrolet | 55.387 | 172.893 | Round 1 |
| 32 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing MDIA Inc. Chevrolet | 55.457 | 172.674 | Round 1 | |
| ROW 17 | 33 | 22 | Jason White | Reaume Brothers Racing Powder Ventures Ford | 55.935 | 171.199 | Round 1 |
| 34 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports Top Choice Fence Toyota | 56.218 | 170.337 | Round 1 | |
| ROW 18 | 35 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports Love's RV Stop Ford | -- | -- | Round 1 |
| 36 | 74 | Caleb Costner | Mike Harmon Racing Ironside Forestry Toyota | -- | -- | Round 1 |
Round 2 Qualifying Results:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Diff | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Giovanni Ruggiero | TRICON Garage First Auto Group Toyota | 54.292 | 0.000 | 176.380 |
| 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing Soda Sense / Curb Records Ford | 54.293 | 0.001 | 176.376 |
| 3 | 11 | Corey Heim | TRICON Garage Safelite Toyota | 54.308 | 0.016 | 176.328 |
| 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing Menards / Jack Links Ford | 54.353 | 0.061 | 176.182 |
| 5 | 52 | Kaden Honeycutt | Halmar Friesen Racing Halmar International Toyota | 54.412 | 0.120 | 175.991 |
| 6 | 66 | Luke Fenhaus | ThorSport Racing Soda Sense Ford | 54.444 | 0.152 | 175.887 |
| 7 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing TYM Ford | 54.455 | 0.163 | 175.852 |
| 8 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing LiUNA! Chevrolet | 54.486 | 0.194 | 175.752 |
| 9 | 1 | Bret Holmes | TRICON Garage ShopTRICON.com Toyota | 54.536 | 0.244 | 175.590 |
| 10 | 15 | Tanner Gray | TRICON Garage Place of Hope Toyota | 54.638 | 0.346 | 175.263 |
Round 1 Qualifying Results:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Diff | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Corey Heim | TRICON Garage Safelite Toyota | 54.204 | 0.000 | 176.666 |
| 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing Soda Sense / Curb Records Ford | 54.267 | 0.063 | 176.461 |
| 3 | 17 | Giovanni Ruggiero | TRICON Garage First Auto Group Toyota | 54.357 | 0.153 | 176.169 |
| 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing Menards / Jack Links Ford | 54.371 | 0.167 | 176.123 |
| 5 | 52 | Kaden Honeycutt | Halmar Friesen Racing Halmar International Toyota | 54.499 | 0.295 | 175.710 |
| 6 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing TYM Ford | 54.500 | 0.296 | 175.706 |
| 7 | 15 | Tanner Gray | TRICON Garage Place of Hope Toyota | 54.556 | 0.352 | 175.526 |
| 8 | 66 | Luke Fenhaus | ThorSport Racing Soda Sense Ford | 54.584 | 0.380 | 175.436 |
| 9 | 1 | Bret Holmes | TRICON Garage ShopTRICON.com Toyota | 54.672 | 0.468 | 175.154 |
| 10 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing LiUNA! Chevrolet | 54.695 | 0.491 | 175.080 |
| 11 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 54.709 | 0.505 | 175.035 |
| 12 | 26 | Dawson Sutton | Rackley WAR Rackley Roofing Chevrolet | 54.715 | 0.511 | 175.016 |
| 13 | 16 | Kris Wright | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet | 54.757 | 0.553 | 174.882 |
| 14 | 81 | Connor Mosack | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing FOJ Foundation Chevrolet | 54.776 | 0.572 | 174.821 |
| 15 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet | 54.785 | 0.581 | 174.792 |
| 16 | 7 | JJ Yeley | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 54.787 | 0.583 | 174.786 |
| 17 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Gates Hydraulics Chevrolet | 54.849 | 0.645 | 174.588 |
| 18 | 77 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 54.897 | 0.693 | 174.436 |
| 19 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises Tibbetts Lumber Chevrolet | 54.932 | 0.728 | 174.325 |
| 20 | 45 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports DQS Solutions & Staffing Chevrolet | 55.045 | 0.841 | 173.967 |
| 21 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports Pickers Vodka Chevrolet | 55.086 | 0.882 | 173.837 |
| 22 | 44 | Andres Perez De Lara | Niece Motorsports Telcel Chevrolet | 55.096 | 0.892 | 173.806 |
| 23 | 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports J.F. Electric Chevrolet | 55.111 | 0.907 | 173.758 |
| 24 | 91 | Jack Wood | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet | 55.117 | 0.913 | 173.739 |
| 25 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports Wheelers Ford | 55.120 | 0.916 | 173.730 |
| 26 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing Quanta Services Ford | 55.214 | 1.010 | 173.434 |
| 27 | 69 | Tyler Tomassi | MBM Motorsports Elly Productions Ford | 55.223 | 1.019 | 173.406 |
| 28 | 33 | Frankie Muniz | Reaume Brothers Racing More Core Ford | 55.263 | 1.059 | 173.280 |
| 29 | 2 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing Aerial Titans Ford | 55.275 | 1.071 | 173.243 |
| 30 | 5 | Toni Breidinger | TRICON Garage Coach Toyota | 55.363 | 1.159 | 172.968 |
| 31 | 02 | Nathan Byrd | Young's Motorsports GMS Chevrolet | 55.387 | 1.183 | 172.893 |
| 32 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing MDIA Inc. Chevrolet | 55.457 | 1.253 | 172.674 |
| 33 | 22 | Jason White | Reaume Brothers Racing Powder Ventures Ford | 55.935 | 1.731 | 171.199 |
| 34 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Greg Van Alst Motorsports Top Choice Fence Toyota | 56.218 | 2.014 | 170.337 |
| 35 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports Love's RV Stop Ford | -- | -- | -- |
| 36 | 74 | Caleb Costner | Mike Harmon Racing Ironside Forestry Toyota | -- | -- | -- |
