NASCAR Truck Series Bristol Entry List: The Heat is On For the UNOH 200

Alright, let’s talk about what’s really at stake. We’re heading to Bristol, Tennessee. The “World’s Fastest Half-Mile.” This isn’t just another Thursday night race under the lights. This is where championship dreams are either forged in steel or shattered into a million pieces. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs are in full swing, and the pressure is dialed up to eleven. You can feel the tension building from the moment the haulers pull into the Appalachian Mountains.

Bristol isn’t a track you finesse; it’s a beast you have to conquer. It’s a concrete jungle where one slip, one moment of hesitation, sends you into the wall and your playoff hopes into the dumpster. With only the UNOH 200 at Bristol and then the race at New Hampshire left in this round, every single lap counts. Two drivers will be sent packing after this stretch, and nobody wants to be on that list.

Who’s In and Who’s on the Bubble? Decoding the Entry List

When you look at the entry list for Bristol, you see a story of contenders, pretenders, and spoilers. Corey Heim has already punched his ticket to the Round of 8. He can breathe a little easier, but don’t think for a second he’s going to take his foot off the gas. Winning at Bristol is a badge of honor, and he’ll be gunning for it. But for everyone else on that entry list, it’s a dogfight. Thirty-seven trucks are showing up to fight for 36 spots.

That means one team is going home before the green flag even drops. Can you imagine the heartbreak? Loading up the hauler while the roar of engines fills the air, knowing your night is over before it began. That’s the brutal reality of Bristol. We’ve got some interesting names on this entry list that could shake things up. Brent Crews is back in the No. 1 Tricon Garage Toyota. That kid’s got talent, and he’s looking to make a name for himself.

Then you’ve got Corey Day in the No. 7 Spire Motorsports machine and Parker Kligerman piloting the No. 75 Henderson Motorsports Chevy. These guys aren’t just here for a joyride; they’re here to steal a win and play spoiler to the playoff drivers. They’ve got nothing to lose, which makes them the most dangerous drivers on the track, and they’re sure to take this momentum to the next level at Bristol this Thursday. 

UNOH 200 Presented by Ohio Logistics at Bristol Motor Speedway

Craftsman Truck Series: Entry List

(i) indicates drivers who are ineligible for obtaining championship/playoff points

• 1. Brent Crews, No. 1 (TRICON Garage, Toyota)
• 2. TBD (i), No. 02 (Young’s Motorsports, Chevrolet)
• 3. Clayton Green, No. 2 (Reaume Brothers Racing, Ford)
• 4. Toni Breidinger, No. 5 (TRICON Garage, Toyota)
• 5. Norm Benning, No. 6 (Norm Benning Racing, Chevrolet)
• 6. Corey Day (i), No. 7 (Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet)
• 7.  Grant Enfinger, No. 9 (Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet)
• 8. Corey Heim, No. 11 (TRICON Garage, Toyota)
• 9. Jake Garcia, No. 13 (ThorSport Racing, Ford)
• 10. Tanner Gray, No. 15 (TRICON Garage, Toyota)
• 11. Giovanni Ruggiero, No. 17 (TRICON Garage, Toyota)
• 12. Tyler Ankrum, No. 18 (McAnally Hilgemann Racing, Chevrolet)
• 13.  Daniel Hemric, No. 19 (McAnally Hilgemann Racing, Chevrolet)
• 14. Stefan Parsons, No. 20 (Young’s Motorsports, Chevrolet)
• 15. Josh Reaume, No. 22 (Reaume Brothers Racing, Ford)
• 16. TBD (i), No. 26 (Rackley W.A.R., Chevrolet)
• 17. Mason Maggio (i), No. 33 (Reaume Brothers Racing, Ford)
• 18. Layne Riggs, No. 34 (Front Row Motorsports, Ford)
• 19. Greg Van Alst, No. 35 (Greg Van Alst Motorsports, Chevrolet)
• 20. Chandler Smith, No. 38 (Front Row Motorsports, Ford)
• 21. Conner Jones, No. 41 (Niece Motorsports, Chevrolet)
• 22. Matt Mills, No. 42 (Niece Motorsports, Chevrolet)
• 23. Andres Perez De Lara, No. 44 (Niece Motorsports, Chevrolet)
• 24. Bayley Currey, No. 45 (Niece Motorsports, Chevrolet)
• 25. Kaden Honeycutt, No. 52 (Halmar Friesen Racing, Toyota)
• 26. Cole Butcher, No. 62 (Halmar Friesen Racing, Toyota)
• 27. Rajah Caruth, No. 71 (Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet)
• 28. TBD (i), No. 74 (Mike Harmon Racing, Chevrolet)
• 29. Parker Kligerman, No. 75 (Henderson Motorsports, Chevrolet)
• 30. Spencer Boyd, No. 76 (Freedom Racing Enterprises, Chevrolet)
• 31. Corey Lajoie, No. 77 (Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet)
• 32. Corey Lajoie, No. 77 (Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet)
• 33. Connor Mosack, No. 81 (McAnally Hilgemann Racing, Chevrolet)
• 34. Matt Crafton, No. 88 (ThorSport Racing, Ford)
• 35. Jack Wood, No. 91 (McAnally Hilgemann Racing, Chevrolet)
• 36. Clay Greenfield, No. 95 (GK Racing, Chevrolet)
• 37. Ty Majeski, No. 98 (ThorSport Racing, Ford)
• 38. Ben Rhodes, No. 99 (ThorSport Racing, Ford)

The Fight for Survival Under the Lights

For the drivers teetering on the playoff cutline, Bristol is a nightmare. This track is infamous for multi-car pile-ups, often referred to as “The Big One” of short tracks. You can be running a perfect race, hitting your marks, and saving your equipment, and then chaos erupts in front of you. Suddenly, you’re caught up in someone else’s mess, and your championship hopes are towed back to the garage on the hook.

That’s the mental game of Bristol. You have to be aggressive, you have to fight for every inch, but you also have to have the patience of a saint to know when to pick your battles. It’s a high-speed chess match where the pieces are 3,400-pound trucks, and a wrong move is catastrophic. The crew chiefs will be sweating bullets on the pit box, trying to nail the strategy. When do you pit? Two tires or four? Do you gamble on track position or fresh rubber? These are the decisions that win races at Bristol.

What to Expect

When those engines fire up on Thursday night, all the talk, all the points calculations, and all the what-ifs go out the window. It’s just about man, machine, and the raw, unadulterated speed of Bristol Motor Speedway. It’s about who has the guts to drive it in deeper, who can hold their line with another truck breathing down their neck, and who can survive 200 laps of pure, unbridled chaos. This is what NASCAR is all about. Grab a seat and buckle up, because Bristol is going to be one heck of a show.