2025 Mission 176 at The Glen

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2025 Mission 176 at The Glen
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Race 17 of 25 of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Watkins Glen International Short Circuit 2024.svg
DateAugust 8, 2025
Official name 7th Annual Mission 176 at The Glen
Location Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.454 miles (3.949 km)
Distance 81 laps, 198 mi (318 km)
Scheduled distance 72 laps, 176 mi (283 km)
Average speed 76.852 mph (123.681 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Tricon Garage
Time 1:10.953
Most laps led
Driver Corey Heim Tricon Garage
Laps 44
Winner
No. 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio NRN

The 2025 Mission 176 at The Glen was the 17th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 7th iteration of the event after a four-year absence of Truck racing at Watkins Glen International. The race was held on Friday, August 8, 2025, at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York, a 2.454 miles (3.949 km) permanent road course. The race was contested over 81 laps, extended from 72 laps due to a triple-overtime finish. In a wild ending with numerous cautions, Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would survive a triple-overtime thriller and held off Daniel Hemric on the final lap to earn his 17th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, his sixth of the season, and his fourth consecutive win on a road course. Heim was the dominant driver of the race as well, winning the first stage and led a race-high 44 laps. [9] Gio Ruggiero rounded out the podium in third, while Christopher Bell and Tyler Ankrum rounded out the top five.

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Background

Watkins Glen International, the track where the race was held. Cars drive through the Esses during the 2014 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen.jpg
Watkins Glen International, the track where the race was held.

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMake
1 William Sawalich (i) Tricon Garage Toyota
02 Kaden Honeycutt Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
2 William Lambros Reaume Brothers Racing Ford
5 Toni Breidinger (R) Tricon Garage Toyota
07 Kyle Busch (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
7 Sammy Smith (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet
11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota
13 Jake Garcia ThorSport Racing Ford
15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota
17 Gio Ruggiero (R) Tricon Garage Toyota
18 Tyler Ankrum McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet
19 Daniel Hemric McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet
22 Gian Buffomante Reaume Brothers Racing Ford
26 Dawson Sutton (R) Rackley W.A.R. Chevrolet
33 Frankie Muniz (R) Reaume Brothers Racing Ford
34 Layne Riggs Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Chandler Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford
42 Matt Mills Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
44 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
45 Connor Zilisch (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
52 Christopher Bell (i) Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota
56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota
62 Wesley Slimp Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota
66 Chris Buescher (i) ThorSport Racing Ford
69 Derek White MBM Motorsports Ford
70 Brent Crews Brent Crews Motorsports Toyota
71 Rajah Caruth Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet
76 Spencer Boyd Freedom Racing Enterprises Chevrolet
77 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
81 Connor Mosack (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford
91 Jack Wood McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet
98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford
Official entry list

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, August 8, at 11:35 AM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. [10] Connor Zilisch, driving for Niece Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:12.487, and a speed of 121.677 mph (195.820 km/h). [11]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
145 Connor Zilisch (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.487121.677
211 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 1:12.498121.659
370 Brent Crews Brent Crews Motorsports Toyota 1:12.663121.382
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying will be held on Friday, August 8, at 12:40 PM EST. Since Watkins Glen International is a road course, the qualifying procedure used is a two-group system, with one round. Drivers will be separated into two groups, A and B. Each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. Whoever sets the fastest time between both groups will win the pole. [10]

Under a 2021 rule change, the timing line in road course qualifying is "not" the start-finish line. Instead, the timing line for qualifying will be set at the exit of Turn 9. Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:10.953, and a speed of 124.308 mph (200.054 km/h). [12]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
111 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 1:10.953124.308
252 Christopher Bell (i) Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 1:11.145123.972
37 Sammy Smith (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:11.391123.545
477 Andrés Pérez de Lara (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:11.554123.264
517 Gio Ruggiero (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 1:11.579123.220
634 Layne Riggs Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:11.587123.207
744 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 1:11.591123.200
838 Chandler Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:11.614123.160
999 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 1:11.725122.970
1081 Connor Mosack (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 1:11.739122.946
1107 Kyle Busch (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:11.955122.577
1215 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 1:11.966122.558
1318 Tyler Ankrum McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 1:12.043122.427
1445 Connor Zilisch (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.134122.272
1513 Jake Garcia ThorSport Racing Ford 1:12.146122.252
161 William Sawalich (i) Tricon Garage Toyota 1:12.180122.195
1719 Daniel Hemric McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 1:12.342121.921
1875 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.361121.889
1970 Brent Crews Brent Crews Motorsports Toyota 1:12.432121.769
2071 Rajah Caruth Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.481121.687
2166 Chris Buescher (i) ThorSport Racing Ford 1:12.514121.632
2226 Dawson Sutton (R) Rackley W.A.R. Chevrolet 1:12.517121.627
2391 Jack Wood McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 1:12.551121.570
2488 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 1:12.701121.319
2542 Matt Mills Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.088120.676
2656 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 1:13.659119.741
272 William Lambros Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 1:13.980119.221
285 Toni Breidinger (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 1:14.180118.900
2962 Wesley Slimp Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 1:14.408118.536
3076 Spencer Boyd Freedom Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 1:16.362115.502
3169 Derek White MBM Motorsports Ford 1:19.626110.768
Qualified by owner's points
329 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet
3398 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford
3433 Frankie Muniz (R) Reaume Brothers Racing Ford
3502 Kaden Honeycutt Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
3622 Gian Buffomante Reaume Brothers Racing Ford
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1Laps: 20

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
111Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota10
244Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet0
352Christopher Bell (i)Halmar Friesen RacingToyota0
445Connor Zilisch (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet0
599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord6
617Gio Ruggiero (R)Tricon GarageToyota5
71William Sawalich (i)Tricon GarageToyota0
819Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet3
934Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord2
1081Connor Mosack (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1

Stage 2Laps: 20

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
199Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord10
27Sammy Smith (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0
31William Sawalich (i)Tricon GarageToyota0
411Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota7
552Christopher Bell (i)Halmar Friesen RacingToyota0
615Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota5
798Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord4
875Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet3
918Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2
1081Connor Mosack (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1

Stage 3Laps: 41

Fin [13] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1111Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota8144Running57
21719Daniel HemricMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet811Running38
3517Gio Ruggiero (R)Tricon GarageToyota812Running39
4252Christopher Bell (i)Halmar Friesen RacingToyota8130Running0
51318Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet810Running34
637Sammy Smith (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet811Running0
73398Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord810Running34
81445Connor Zilisch (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet810Running0
92542Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet810Running28
10634Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord810Running29
11161William Sawalich (i)Tricon GarageToyota810Running0
122962Wesley SlimpHalmar Friesen RacingToyota810Running25
132488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord810Running24
142226Dawson Sutton (R)Rackley W.A.R.Chevrolet810Running23
151513Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord810Running22
161081Connor Mosack (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet810Running23
171970Brent CrewsBrent Crews MotorsportsToyota810Running20
183076Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet810Running19
193169Derek WhiteMBM MotorsportsFord810Running18
202656Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota810Running17
21477Andrés Pérez de Lara (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet810Running17
222166Chris Buescher (i)ThorSport RacingFord780Running0
23838Chandler SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord770Running14
24329Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet760Accident13
253622Gian BuffomanteReaume Brothers RacingFord750Running12
26999Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord683Accident27
273433Frankie Muniz (R)Reaume Brothers RacingFord660Running10
281215Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota640Accident14
29285Toni Breidinger (R)Tricon GarageToyota580Engine8
30744Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet510Fuel Pump0
311875Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet470Suspension9
322071Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet360Brakes5
332391Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet350Accident4
343502Kaden HoneycuttYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet290Drivetrain3
35272William LambrosReaume Brothers RacingFord210Suspension2
361107Kyle Busch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet130Seating0
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

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  2. "2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Watkins Glen International Race Page". Jayski’s Silly Season Site . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
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