A finish decided by 0.090s at Rockingham should have been an instant classic, but for many fans, it was an outright robbery. Corey Heim defeated his teammate Kaden Honeycutt to win the race and lead the Truck Series championship. But the race finish left a lot to be desired.
As Heim and Kaden Honeycutt were heading into the final turns, only moments away from victory, they were greeted by an array of backmarkers. The audience is angry about the fact that those backmarkers might have sabotaged Honeycutt’s bid for his first Truck Series victory. He is currently second in the standings, looking strong for the championship bid with the same points as Corey Heim (190). What’s worse is that Tanner Gray was among the backmarkers.
This flag is totally ignored in NCTS. In fact, sometimes we have lapped traffic mixing it up with the leaders at Daytona and spinning in front of the field. pic.twitter.com/xNclNqLT5I
— Brian (@bjbstr21) April 3, 2026
As the duo approached him, Gray seemingly ended up blocking Kaden Honeycutt. It gave Heim the necessary space to push past Honeycutt for the win. The audience is not happy about Gray’s actions and is pointing fingers at him for rigging the race for Heim.
The issue of backmarkers being a nuisance at Rockingham this Friday was first raised by Brad Keselowski. “Lap traffic in truck series,” he said on X. What followed later was a frustrated rant from the fans who were angry that Honeycutt lost his maiden Truck Series win to Corey Heim.
While the fans did not accuse Corey Heim, they are calling out other drivers, accusing them of robbing Honeycutt of his win during the race.
NASCAR fans accuse Tanner Gray of ruining Rockingham finish
Almost immediately fans brought out the issue of backmarker drivers not being careful enough while racing in the NASCAR Truck Series. A fan posted the image of a blue and yellow flag that indicates lapped cars, meaning the race leaders are behind them.
Calling out such drivers, the fan said, “This flag is totally ignored in NCTS. In fact, sometimes we have lapped traffic mixing it up with the leaders at Daytona and spinning in front of the field.” Soon, the conversation shifted to Tanner Gray and his behavior on track at Rockingham.
“Absolute horse s***. Honeycutt was absolutely robbed.” One of the fans could not hold back their frustration as Honeycutt’s golden chance at victory slipped away. He had faced a similar situation a few weeks earlier against Spire Motorsports drivers Kyle Busch and Carson Hocevar while racing at Atlanta.
Several others joined in accusing Gray of not being aware of his teammates battling it out. “How does a teammate not just let them race it out? Insane.” Similarly, one of the users suggested that Gray should’ve served on-track justice, getting pushed into the wall by Honeycutt.
“That was ridiculous. I would’ve sent him into the turn-one wall so fast after the flag. No f**** given.” Amidst all of this, the fans are raising questions about Gray’s career too. “And in 7 years in the same equipment, Tanner Gray has 0 wins and 0 playoff appearances.”
Considering the records of his teammates, it is rather diabolical for Tanner Gray to post such numbers. Not only that, he was getting lapped in the same machinery by two of his teammates. For now, the fans can’t forgive Tanner Gray for his actions on track yesterday. It doesn’t seem like his results are going to impress them either.
