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NASCAR Truck Playoff Standings: Field of Championship 4 for Truck Series Set
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Friday's NASCAR Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway, the Slim Jim 200, marked the final race in the Round of 8 for the playoffs. With Corey Heim already having locked up the first spot, three positions in the Championship 4 were up for grabs in next week's championship race at Phoenix Raceway.
Here are the NASCAR truck playoff standings right now after Martinsville, with the current playoff picture for points in the Championship 4.
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NASCAR Truck Playoff Standings: Championship 4
| Pos. |
Driver |
Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Corey Heim |
5,086 |
| 2 |
Ty Majeski |
5,010 |
| 3 |
Tyler Ankrum |
5,010 |
| 4 |
Kaden Honeycutt |
5,003 |
Related: NASCAR Truck Results Today from Martinsville
How Truck Series drivers were eliminated from Round of 8
Below is a quick breakdown of how drivers in the Round of 8 for the Truck Series playoffs were eliminated on Friday night.
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Rajah Caruth –In Stage 2, Kaden Honeycutt got into Rajah Caruth's truck, slashing his tire. The tire went flat, causing Caruth to lose control and slam into the wall, resulting in race-ending damage that eliminated him from the playoffs.
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Daniel Hemric –Just about everything that could go wrong for Daniel Hemric did on Friday night. The truck overheated, with the No. 19 suffering significant damage on a restart because of a slow truck in front of him. Hemric exited Friday's race in the final stage.
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Layne Riggs –Layne Riggs finished third on Friday night, including the extra point for the fastest lap. However, he just missed out on making the Championship 4 because Kaden Honeycutt placed second at Martinsville, he held the tiebreaker over Riggs.
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Grant Enfinger –It was largely an uneventful night for Enfinger, who found himself fighting to stay within the top 10 on Friday night and ultimately finished 12th. The points differential coming into tonight (-40) put him in a hole that made it nearly impossible to get in without a win.
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