NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series - Black’s Tire 200
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This weekend we head to Rockingham Speedway for the Black’s Tire 200. The race is Friday at 4:30pm ET on FS1. The Cup Series is off this weekend, and the Trucks/O’Reilly Series take center stage. Practice and Qualifying starts at 11am ET, which means we have a tight window before lock. Last year was the first time since 2013 the Truck Series raced at Rockingham. The track has been repaved and had little to no fall off in that race. This is the same tire code the teams ran here last season, which gives them a nice starting point. Last season we had 5 cautions for 33 laps, and 4 drivers lead over 10% of the laps. I’ll be using 2025/2026 speed, recent track data, practice (heavier than usual), and a few other things when building lineups this weekend.
NASCAR Truck Series DFS Picks – Black’s Tire 200
The stages are 45, 45, and 110, which is a total of 200 laps. With 200 laps, we’re looking at 90 potential fastest lap points and 50 laps led points. Even after cautions, we’re looking at 130+ dominator points. With that many,
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