The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rolls into Nashville Superspeedway on Friday night for the Allegiance 200, and this one has all the ingredients for chaos: concrete, tempers, Cup stars and 38 trucks battling for just 36 spots.
Defending Nashville winner Rajah Caruth is back and looking to double down under the lights after his breakout win here last season. Ross Chastain is also jumping into the field, because apparently Truck Series drivers weren’t stressed enough already.
Race favorites? Start with points leader Kaden Honeycutt, Layne Riggs, Chandler Smith and Caruth. Nashville’s brutal concrete surface tends to reward drivers who can manage tires without giving up raw speed, and those guys have been flat-out fast all year.
A few names to watch:
• Rajah Caruth — defending winner at Nashville
• Ross Chastain — Cup regular entering the No. 45 truck
• Jesse Love — returning to Truck competition
• Layne Riggs — one of the hottest drivers in the series right now
• Chandler Smith — always dangerous on intermediates
• Kaden Honeycutt — current points leader entering race weekend
Fun fact: Nashville Superspeedway is NASCAR’s largest all-concrete track, and trucks regularly rip around the place at nearly 160 mph. Translation? Drivers are hanging on for dear life by Lap 20.
The green flag flies Friday night at 8 p.m. ET on FS1 from Lebanon, Tennessee. Bring popcorn. This one could get wild in a hurry.
ENTRY LIST HIGHLIGHTS:
No. 1 — Brandon Jones
No. 4 — Stefan Parsons
No. 5 — William Sawalich
No. 7 — Rajah Caruth
No. 12 — Brendan Queen
No. 20 — Daniel Dye
No. 34 — Layne Riggs
No. 38 — Chandler Smith
No. 45 — Ross Chastain
No. 62 — Parker Retzlaff
No. 77 — Jesse Love
No. 88 — Ty Majeski
38 trucks entered for 36 spots. Somebody’s going home early.
