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This weekend, we head to Rockingham Speedway for the Black’s Tire 200. The race is Friday at 4:30 PM ET on FS1. The Cup Series is off this weekend, and the Trucks/O’Reilly Series take center stage. Practice and Qualifying starts at 11:00 AM ET, which means we have a tight window before lock. Last year was the first time since 2013 that 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 led 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.

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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