Nick Sanchez wins Craftsman 200 Pole at Homestead

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Nick Sanchez captures the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ Craftsman 200 pole at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

This is his eighth career Truck Series pole and the second front row start of the season.

The Miami, Florida driver has led laps around the intermediate track before. Tonight the 25-year-old, who does not have a full-time ride for next season announced yet, looks to capture a first hometown victory.

Last week’s winner Chandler Smith will start alongside Sanchez on the front row from second.

Then, Corey Heim returns to the series looking for a fourth victory in what will be his ninth start of the season. He will start third and hope for some retribution from his loss at the speedway last season.

Layne Riggs edges out Kaden Honeycutt for fourth and fifth place starts. They will start their final battle of 2026 right next to each other for the rights to become champion.

Then, Stewart Friesen will start from the third row besides current Chase leader Honeycutt in sixth.

Gio Ruggiero will line up seventh with his Tricon Garage teammate Tanner Gray, who makes his final start for the team, in eighth.

Finally, Connor Mosack joins his Spire Motorsports teammate inside the top ten starters with Ty Majeski besides him as the highest starting ThorSport Racing driver in tenth.

Notable Entrants

Polesitter Nick Sanchez will also run in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series this weekend while Corey Heim returns to the NASCAR Cup Series for his double-duty stint as well.

Justin Haley is also racing twice this weekend. He will fill in for Spire Motorsports’ own suspended driver, Carson Hocevar in the Cup Series.

Parker Kligerman rounds out the Kaulig RAM Free-Agent program as its final driver of the season. He will start 23rd.

Then, Timmy Hill makes the jump to Team Reaume for the full 2027 NASCAR FedEx Freight Series schedule. Before he does, he will get a head start on the partnership with a start in their No. 2 truck from 27th.

Former series champion Matt Crafton returns to the series for the first time since the final race of 2025. At the end of last season, Crafton alluded to how the announcement was not a retirement one, just no full-time participation.

After nearly a full season of not participating, he makes good on that end of the announcement. Crafton will start 28th in the ThorSport Racing No. 66 Menards Ford.

All 35 entrants will qualify into the Craftsman 200. Below is the full starting lineup for the seventh and final race of the Chase from Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Starting Lineup

1. Nick Sanchez: 32.756
2. Chandler Smith: 32.842
3. Corey Heim: 32.878
4. Layne Riggs: 32.882
5. Kaden Honeycutt: 32.963
6. Stewart Friesen: 32.991
7. Gio Ruggiero: 32.992
8. Tanner Gray: 33.047
9. Connor Mosack: 33.080
10. Ty Majeski: 33.150
11. Leland Honeyman Jr.: 33.164
12. Connor Hall: 33.164
13. Grant Enfinger: 33.178
14. Landen Lewis: 33.200
15. Cole Butcher: 33.221
16. Daniel Hemric: 33.241
17. Christian Eckes: 33.311
18. Tyler Ankrum: 33.390
19. Justin Haley: 33.413
20. Ben Rhodes: 33.432
21. Brenden Queen: 33.536
22. Andres Perez de Lara: 33.550
23. Parker Kligerman: 33.580
24. Jake Garcia: 33.597
25. Tyler Reif: 33.680
26. Corey LaJoie: 33.773
27. Timmy Hill: 33.776
28. Matt Crafton: 33.830
29. Kris Wright: 33.836
30. Spencer Davis: 33.895
31. Mini Tyrrell: 33.914
32. Mason Massey: 33.966
33. Frankie Muniz: 34.026
34. Clayton Green: 34.192
35. Spencer Boyd: 35.248