It’s been said that good things come to those who wait. For Tyler Ankrum, the wait consisted of a 130-race winless streak with a little adversity thrown in. And finally, the wait is over.
The 22-year-old Smith from Talking Rock, Georgia, led a race-high 127 of 250-scheduled laps and capitalized through two late-race restarts under the final 14 laps to notch his first Truck victory in three years at the Last Great Colosseum.
The 2021 Xfinity Series champion led the final four of 200 laps and outdueled teammate Tyler Ankrum to score his first Truck career victory in his 55th series start and cash in on the first Triple Truck Challenge bonus.
The 2021 Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California led 20 of 134 laps and rallied from spinning with 45 laps remaining to charging back to the front over a 39-lap dash to the finish and assuming the lead with two laps remaining en route to his first Truck victory of 2025 in Miami.
The 22-year-old Heim from Marietta, Georgia, led a race-high 42 of 134 laps and persevered through an early pit road speeding penalty and two rain delays to notch his second Truck victory of 2025 in Sin City.
The two-time Cup Series champion from Las Vegas, Nevada, led a race-high 80 of 135 laps and edged Stewart Friesen by 0.017 seconds to score his eighth Truck victory at Atlanta and the 67th of his overall career.
Ryan Preece, driver of the No. 60 RFK Racing Ford Mustang Dark Horse, is currently in a battle to qualify for the NASCAR Cup Series Chase, which will begin at Darlington Raceway on Sept. 6.
It was just three years ago that one of the sport’s most iconic venues, North Wilkesboro Speedway, was revived to welcome NASCAR back to its hallowed grounds.
