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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Heart of Health Care 200: Qualifying, Jake Garcia’s Pole Position, Lineup At Kansas Speedway
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Published10 May 2025
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Jake Garcia earned his second career pole position Saturday after posting the fastest qualifying lap at Kansas Speedway.
Garcia turned the 1.5-mile track at 175.655 mph, topping runner-up Corey Heim, who will start on the outside of the front row for Friday night’s Heart of Health Care 200.
The leaders will likely be challenged by the machines from the next two rows. Defending series champion Ty Majeski and Cup Series regular Carson Hocevar occupied the second row, and Ben Rhodes and Rajah Caruth began the third.
Jake Garcia secures his second pole this season and will lead the field to green later today! #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/mlrEgMzKNk
— B/R Racing (@br_racing) May 10, 2025
Corey Heim Dominating In Variety Of Ways
How dominant has Corey Heim been this season?
Well, consider the variety of categories the Truck Series’ points pace-setter leads the circuit, entering Saturday:
- Wins: 3.
- Stage wins: 5.
- Top-10 finishes: 7 (tied with Tyler Ankrum).
- Stage points: 104.
- Laps led: 442.
Heim also ranks second with five top-five finishes
Can he continue this level of racing in his quest for his first series title?
HEIM TIME. 😤⏰@CoreyHeim_ | #SpeedyCash250 pic.twitter.com/tCCazPi9kg
— Texas Motor Speedway (@TXMotorSpeedway) May 3, 2025
Starting Lineup for Heart of Health Care 200
Here is a look at the lineup for Saturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ Heart of Health Care 200 at Kansas Speedway:
Starting Position, Driver, Car No.
- 1, Jake Garcia, No. 13 Ford
- 2, Corey Heim, No. 11 Toyota
- 3, Ty Majeski, No. 98 Ford
- 4, Carson Hocevar, No. 7 Chevrolet
- 5, Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Ford
- 6, Rajah Caruth, No. 71 Chevrolet
- 7, Kaden Honeycutt, No. 45 Chevrolet
- 8, Dawson Sutton, No. 26 Chevrolet
- 9, Tanner Gray, No. 15 Toyota
- 10, Giovanni Ruggiero, No. 17 Toyota
- 11, William Byron, No. 07 Chevrolet
- 12, Tyler Ankrum, No. 18 Chevrolet
- 13, Chandler Smith, No. 38 Ford
- 14, Andres Perez de Lara, No. 77 Chevrolet
- 15, Grant Enfinger, No. 9 Chevrolet
- 16, Layne Riggs, No. 34 Ford
- 17, Bayley Currey, No. 44 Chevrolet
- 18, Matt Mills, No. 42 Chevrolet
- 19, Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Toyota
- 20, Connor Mosack, No. 81 Chevrolet
- 21, Jack Wood, No. 91 Chevrolet
- 22, Daniel Hemric, No. 19 Chevrolet
- 23, Luke Baldwin, No. 66 Ford
- 24, Brandon Jones, No. 1 Toyota
- 25, Matt Crafton, No. 88 Ford
- 26, Toni Breidinger, No. 5 Toyota
- 27, Cody Dennison, No. 2 Ford
- 28, Spencer Boyd, No. 76 Chevrolet
- 29, Nathan Byrd, No. 82 Chevrolet
- 30, Frankie Muniz, No. 33 Ford
- 31 Morgen Baird, No. 22 Ford
Race day! Getting ready for practice + qualifying. @alrosteel @RBR_Teams @FordPerformance pic.twitter.com/UnQWUpUVak
— Morgen John Baird (@MorgenBaird) May 10, 2025
