Four NASCAR Truck Chiefs Ejected After Failed Inspections In Kansas
May 10, 2025
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Lydia Mee is a contributing sports writer located in the West Midlands, England. Her focus is on F1 and NASCAR. She has in-depth knowledge of Motorsport as a whole. Lydia joined Newsweek in March 2024, having previously written Motorsport content for Sports Illustrated. You can get in touch with Lydia by emailing, l.mee@newsweek.com. You can find her at X @LMeeMotorsport.
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NASCAR has confirmed that four truck chiefs have been ejected ahead of the Craftsman Truck Series Heart of Health Care 200 at Kansas Speedway.
The Nos. 88,98, and 99 ThorSport Racing Fords and the No. 26 Rackley W.A.R Chevrolet failed pre-race technical inspections. Although they all passed on the third attempts, the teams will still lose the truck chiefs as well as pit selection.
As per NASCAR.com, these are the truck chiefs associated with their respective vehicles:
Tucker Scanlon, No. 26 Rackley W.A.R. Chevrolet
Tyler Kontos, No. 88 ThorSport Racing Ford
Brad Means, No. 98 ThorSport Racing Ford
Derek Rohlfing, No. 99 ThorSport Racing Ford
Corey Heim, driver of the #11 Safelite Toyota, Christian Eckes, driver of the #19 Gates Hydraulics Chevrolet, and Layne Riggs, driver of the #38 Infinity Communications Group Ford, race during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series… Corey Heim, driver of the #11 Safelite Toyota, Christian Eckes, driver of the #19 Gates Hydraulics Chevrolet, and Layne Riggs, driver of the #38 Infinity Communications Group Ford, race during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Kubota Tractor 200 at Kansas Speedway on September 27, 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas.
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Jake Garcia, who also drives for ThorSport Racing but thankfully went unscathed in the pre-race inspections, will start the Heart of Health Care 200 in pole position. Corey Heim and Ty Majeski secured the second and third spots on the grid, and rounding out the top 5 starters are Carson Hocevar in fourth and Ben Rhodes in fifth.
Garcia posted on social media after celebrating his second pole position of the season.
“2nd pole of the year, always wanted a @kansasspeedway pedal car! Our @Quanta_Services @ThorSportRacing team brought a fast truck! Lets get after it tonight.”
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Heart of Health Care 200 at Kansas Starting Grid
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