Gio Ruggiero sits in his car between practice runs at the Slinger Nationals on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at Slinger Speedway in Slinger, Wisconsin. TALLADEGA, Ala. — Rookie Gio Ruggiero capped a typically dramatic afternoon of racing on the Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway high banks with the 21-year old’s first career trip to Victory Lane in Friday’s Love’s RV Stop 225 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race.
Though not in the Playoffs, Ruggiero held off his Tricon Garage teammate and current championship leader Corey Heim in a two-lap overtime duel to the checkered flag, his No. 17 Toyota leading the way by a mere .059-second. The effort rewarded an absolutely strong day for the young driver, who won pole position and led a race-best 37 of the 90 laps.
He took the lead with two laps remaining in regulation after then-race leaders, ThorSport Racing teammates Ben Rhodes and rookie Luke Fenhaus made contact — both Fords spinning out and allowing Ruggiero and Heim to the front. The teammates held position for the two laps of overtime to claim the win.
“Super thankful all the guys on this 17-truck, they worked their butts off today and definitely brought the best piece today,” the Massachusetts driver Ruggiero said. “We showed it in qualifying and throughout the race there that we had the fastest piece. Thanks to Toyota and everybody who supports me. Great to win a race with my mom and dad here.”
Heim’s runner-up effort was the best showing by one of the eight Playoff drivers with only a single race remaining in this three-race round to finalize which four will race for the championship on Oct. 31 at Phoenix Raceway.
Heim, the regular season points leader and 10-race winner, has led laps in all 23 races this season. He is the only driver with a secure entry to the Phoenix finale thanks to a victory in this round’s opening race at the Charlotte ROVAL a week ago.
ThorSport Racing’s Ty Majeski — the reigning series champion — turned in an impressive rally on the afternoon to finish third after dropping to 34th in the 36-car field early with collateral damage from an early-laps accident.
Rookie Dawson Sutton was fourth followed by Playoff driver Layne Riggs, who like Majeski, earned his top-five the hard way. He started at the rear of the field after an inspection violation and was involved to varying degrees in multiple incidents during the race.
Six of the eight Playoff drivers finished among the top-10 with Playoff driver Tyler Ankrum in sixth, followed by former three-time series champ Matt Crafton and part-time driver Corey Lajoie and Playoff competitors Rajah Caruth and Kaden Honeycutt rounding out the top-10.
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race — Love’s RV Stop 225
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, Alabama
Friday, October 17, 2025
1. (1) Giovanni Ruggiero #, Toyota, 90.
2. (3) Corey Heim (P), Toyota, 90.
3. (2) Ty Majeski (P), Ford, 90.
4. (12) Dawson Sutton #, Chevrolet, 90.
5. (35) Layne Riggs (P), Ford, 90.
6. (8) Tyler Ankrum (P), Chevrolet, 90.
7. (4) Matt Crafton, Ford, 90.
8. (18) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 90.
9. (11) Rajah Caruth (P), Chevrolet, 90.
10. (5) Kaden Honeycutt (P), Toyota, 90.
11. (13) Kris Wright(i), Chevrolet, 90.
12. (10) Tanner Gray, Toyota, 90.
13. (16) JJ Yeley(i), Chevrolet, 90.
14. (14) Connor Mosack #, Chevrolet, 90.
15. (19) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 90.
16. (7) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 90.
17. (22) Andres Perez De Lara #, Chevrolet, 90.
18. (31) Nathan Byrd, Chevrolet, 90.
19. (23) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 90.
20. (28) Frankie Muniz #, Ford, 90.
21. (24) Jack Wood, Chevrolet, 90.
22. (25) Chandler Smith, Ford, 90.
23. (6) Luke Fenhaus, Ford, 90.
24. (29) Josh Reaume, Ford, 89.
25. (34) Greg Van Alst, Toyota, 88.
26. (21) Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 87.
27. (27) Tyler Tomassi(i), Ford, 87.
28. (9) Bret Holmes, Toyota, 87.
29. (26) Jake Garcia, Ford, 87.
30. (33) Jason White, Ford, Electrical, 83.
31. (20) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, Driveshaft, 68.
32. (32) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, Engine, 55.
33. (30) Toni Breidinger #, Toyota, Suspension, 54.
34. (17) Daniel Hemric (P), Chevrolet, Accident, 52.
35. (36) Caleb Costner, Toyota, Electrical, 43.
36. (15) Grant Enfinger (P), Chevrolet, Accident, 3.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 119.253 mph.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 0 Mins, 27 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.059 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 7 for 29 laps.
Lead Changes: 17 among 11 drivers.
Lap Leaders: G. Ruggiero # 1-10;C. Heim (P) 11-16;R. Caruth (P) 17-22;J. Yeley(i) 23-25;G. Ruggiero # 26-28;L. Fenhaus 29;G. Ruggiero # 30-31;L. Fenhaus 32-35;G. Ruggiero # 36-42;T. Gray 43-45;P. Kligerman 46;T. Gray 47-54;C. Smith 55;J. Wood 56;N. Byrd 57-62;G. Ruggiero # 63-70;B. Rhodes 71-83;G. Ruggiero # 84-90.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Giovanni Ruggiero # 6 times for 37 laps; Ben Rhodes 1 time for 13 laps; Tanner Gray 2 times for 11 laps; Nathan Byrd 1 time for 6 laps; Corey Heim (P) 1 time for 6 laps; Rajah Caruth (P) 1 time for 6 laps; Luke Fenhaus 2 times for 5 laps; JJ Yeley(i) 1 time for 3 laps; Parker Kligerman 1 time for 1 lap; Jack Wood 1 time for 1 lap; Chandler Smith 1 time for 1 lap.
Stage #1 Top Ten: 71,77,11,7,99,52,18,26,17,19
Stage #2 Top Ten: 17,52,71,7,66,77,18,81,11,88
–Holly Cain, special to Field Level Media
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