MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOS OF THE LOVE’S RV STOP 225 AT TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
COREY HEIM PUSHES TEAMMATE GIO RUGGIERO ACROSS THE FINISH LINE FOR HIS FIRST TRUCK SERIES WIN AT TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
Photos by Fred Hanyon & Derek Jackson
COREY HEIM OUT OF MARIETTA, GEORGIA, HAS BEEN THE DOMINATE DRIVER THE YEAR WITH TEN WINS TO HIS CREDIT FOR THE TRICON GARAGE SAFELITE TOYOTACHANDLER SMITH OF TALKING ROCK, GEORGIA RELAXES PRE-RACE WITH HIS FRONTROW MOTORSPORTS TEAMMATESThree-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Matt Crafton will retire from full-time racing after the 2025 season. Crafton, who won titles in 2013, 2014 and 2019, is in the midst of his 25th consecutive full-time season in the Truck Series.TONI BREIDINGER DRIVES THE No. 5 TOYOTA FOR TRICON GARAGERAJAH CARRUTH DRIVES THE No. 71 FOR HENDRICKSCARS .COMMATT MILLS DRIVES FOR NIECE MOTORSPORTSBRET HOLMES DRIVES THE No. 1 TOYOTA FOR SHOPTRICON .COMDANIEL HEMRIC, DAWSON SUTTON & COREY LAJOIE KEEP ANY EYE ON THE QUALIFYING LEADERBOARDJACK WOOD FLASHES OUR CAMERA A BIG SMILETANNER GRAY DRIVES THE No. 15 TOYOTA FOR TRICON GARAGEGREG VAN ALST QUALIFYINGTYLER ANKRUM ON PIT ROAD WITH RAJAH CARRUTH QUALIFYING ON THE TRACKTY MAJESKI READIES HIMSELF BEFORE QUALIFYINGTY MAJESKI’S FORD AFTER QUALIFYINGGIO RUGGERIO QUALIFIED P1 FOR THE LOVE’S RV STOP 225 AT TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY!GIO RUGGERIO WAS THE POLE AWARD WINNER FOR THE LOVE’S RV STOP 225 AT TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY!COREY HEIM FROM MARIETTA, GEORGA WITH TEN WINS IN 2025, HAS LED A WHOPPING 1450 LAPS THIS SEASON TO 2nd PLACE RAJAH CARRUTH WITH 199.PIT ROAD BEFORE THE START OF THE RACEVETERAN DRIVER J.J. YELEY DURING THE NATIONAL ANTHEMGREEN FLAG FOR THE LOVE’S RV STOP 225!EARLY IN THE RACE AS SEEN HIGH ABOVE THE TRI-OVALGIO RUGGERIO LEADS OUT OF TURN ONE, WITH HEIM IN SECOND.GIO RUGGERIO LEADS DOWN THE FIELD DOWN THE ALABAMA GANG SUPERSTRETCH WITH HEIM, HONEYCUTT, MAJESKI & RHODES IN CLOSE PURSUIT.CONNOR MOSACK SPINS IN TURN ONE!JAKE GARCIA, FROM MONROE, GEORGIA, GETS REPAIRS TO HIS FRONT ENDPIT STOPS FOR COREY HEIM, TYLER ANKRUM AND MATT CRAFTONTONI BREIDINGER SHOWS FRONT END DAMAGE ON PIT ROADPIT CREWS SURVEY THE UNDERCARRAIGE OF BALEY CURRY’S CHEVROLETPARKER KLIGERMAN RUNNING THROUGH THE TRI-OVALHEIM LEADS CARRUTH BY A NOSE!RUGGERIO, LAJOIE, CARRUTH, HEIM, MAJESKI & TANNER GRAY DO BATTLE LATE IN STAGE ONECOREY LEADS COREY AS HEIM PASSES LAJOIECHANDLER SMITH OF TALKING ROCK, GEORGIA DRIVES THE No. 38 FORD FOR FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTSCOREY HEIM LEADS BEN RHODES DOWN THE ALABAMA GANG SUPERSTRETCHPARKER KLIGERMAN GETS A GAS AND GO ON PIT ROADDANIEL HEMRIC SHOW MAJOR DAMAGE TO HIS LEFT REAR QUARTER PANELTY MAJESKI GETS A SPLASH OF SUNOCO RACING FUELTYLER ANKRUM PIT STOPJAKE GARGIA OF MONROE, GEORGIA SHOWS MAJOR BODY DAMAGE TO HIS FRONT END. GARCIA FINISHED P29, RUNNING THREE LAPS BEHIND.RACE LEADERS IN THE TRI-OVAL!73-YEAR-OLD NORM BENNING’S MDIA CHEVROLET WAS IN & OUT OF THE GARAGE WITH MULTIPLE STOPS ON PIT ROAD, BEFORE RESUMING THE RACE.Lap 65: CAUTION Big fire coming out of 73-year-old Norm Benning’s No. 6 truck as he loses an engine and it erupts underneath. He gets out on his own power. “The engine exploded. A lot of flames. A lot of smoke.” Benning, said. Couldn’t wait to get out of it. I finally got it stopped and went out the window headfirst. I couldn’t breathe at all. I just wanted out of there,” he said. “Other than that, I’m fine. It’s just sad that it ruined a good truck.” Benning was treated in the infield care center and released an hour later.THE FIELD HEADS TOWARDS TURN FOURCOREY HEIM PASSING BEN RHODESRHODES, FENHOUSE, RUGGERIO AND HEIM ON THE ALABAMA GANG SUPERSTRETCH!RHODES, FENHOUSE, RUGGERIO AND HEIM IN THE CLOSING LAPSLap 84: CAUTION Fenhaus makes contact with the rear of Rhodes and they both spin out.FENHOUSE PIT STOPLap 85: White Flag. Ruggiero leads Heim, LaJoie, Majeski & Carruth in the Top 5.#17-Gio Ruggiero won the Love’s RV Stop 225 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. He was pushed across the line to the win by teammate #11-Corey Heim.RUGGERIO WINS THE RACE AND STARTS HIS BURNOUT!GIO RUGGERIO’S BURNOUT CELEBRATING HIS FIRST NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES WIN!Ruggiero started from the pole, led 37 of the extended 90 laps, and won stage two enroute to his win.GIO RUGGERIO CLIMBS FROM HIS TRUCK IN VICTORY LANE, AS HIS PIT CREW CELEBRATES!GIO RUGGERIO, WINNER OF THE LOVE’S RV STOP 225!GIO RUGGERIO CELEBRATES WITH TOYOTA GAZOO RACING!
