2024 SpeedyCash.com 250
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
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Race 7 of 23 of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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Date | April 12, 2024 | ||
Official name | 26th Annual SpeedyCash.com 250 | ||
Location | Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
Distance | 167 laps, 250 mi (403 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 167 laps, 250 mi (403 km) | ||
Average speed | 118.471 mph (190.661 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Rev Racing | ||
Time | 29.219 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Kyle Busch | Spire Motorsports | |
Laps | 112 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 7 | Kyle Busch | Spire Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | FS1 | ||
Announcers | Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN |
The 2024 SpeedyCash.com 250 was the 7th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 12, 2024, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 167 laps to complete. Kyle Busch, driving for Spire Motorsports, would take advantage of the lead on the final restart, and held off a fast charge from Corey Heim in the final few laps to earn his 66th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his second of the season. Busch would also win the race in dominating fashion, winning both stages and leading a race-high 112 laps. With his win, he ties Todd Bodine for the most Truck Series wins at Texas Motor Speedway with six.[9] To fill out the podium, Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 3rd, respectively.
Report
[edit]Background
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/MVI_2862_TX_Motor_Speedway.jpg/220px-MVI_2862_TX_Motor_Speedway.jpg)
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
[edit]The first and only practice was held on Friday, April 12, at 3:05 PM CST, and would last for 20 minutes.[10] Rajah Caruth, driving for Spire Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.863, and a speed of 180.826 mph (291.011 km/h).[11]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.863 | 180.826 |
2 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 29.867 | 180.802 |
3 | 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.906 | 180.566 |
Full practice results |
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was held on Friday, April 12, at 3:35 PM CST.[10] Since Texas Motor Speedway is an intermediate speedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole.[12]
Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.219, and a speed of 184.811 mph (297.424 km/h).[13]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Qualifying results
[edit]Race results
[edit]Stage 1 Laps: 40
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 7 | Kyle Busch (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
2 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
3 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
4 | 91 | Zane Smith (i) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
5 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 6 |
6 | 43 | Daniel Dye | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
7 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 4 |
8 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 2 |
10 | 17 | Taylor Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 40
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 7 | Kyle Busch (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
2 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
3 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
4 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 7 |
5 | 17 | Taylor Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 6 |
6 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 5 |
7 | 91 | Zane Smith (i) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
8 | 43 | Daniel Dye | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 45 | Johnny Sauter | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 87
Fin[14] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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1 | 4 | 7 | Kyle Busch (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167 | 112 | Running | 0 |
2 | 14 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 44 |
3 | 1 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 16 | Running | 51 |
4 | 2 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 31 | Running | 50 |
5 | 12 | 91 | Zane Smith (i) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 8 | Running | 0 |
6 | 6 | 43 | Daniel Dye | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | Running | 39 |
7 | 9 | 17 | Taylor Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 37 |
8 | 34 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 29 |
9 | 25 | 75 | Stefan Parsons | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | Running | 28 |
10 | 11 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 167 | 0 | Running | 27 |
11 | 21 | 33 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 167 | 0 | Running | 26 |
12 | 10 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | Running | 25 |
13 | 3 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 30 |
14 | 8 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | Running | 23 |
15 | 22 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 167 | 0 | Running | 22 |
16 | 17 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 21 |
17 | 18 | 45 | Johnny Sauter | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | Running | 21 |
18 | 16 | 66 | Conner Jones (R) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 166 | 0 | Running | 19 |
19 | 13 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 166 | 0 | Running | 18 |
20 | 29 | 02 | Mason Massey | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | Running | 17 |
21 | 30 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 166 | 0 | Running | 16 |
22 | 27 | 32 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | Running | 15 |
23 | 24 | 25 | Ty Dillon | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | Running | 14 |
24 | 19 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 165 | 0 | Running | 13 |
25 | 15 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | Running | 12 |
26 | 20 | 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | Running | 11 |
27 | 28 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 10 |
28 | 32 | 22 | Keith McGee | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 159 | 0 | Running | 9 |
29 | 5 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | Accident | 13 |
30 | 26 | 1 | Kris Wright | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 145 | 0 | Accident | 7 |
31 | 7 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 135 | 0 | Accident | 15 |
32 | 23 | 46 | Thad Moffitt (R) | Faction46 | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
33 | 31 | 20 | Memphis Villarreal | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
34 | 33 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
Official race results |
Standings after the race
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References
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- ^ "Texas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ "Entry list" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Practice Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Starting lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ "Kyle Busch ties Todd Bodine for Truck Series most wins at Texas". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Texas Race Page". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ Christie, Toby (April 12, 2024). "Practice Results: NCTS SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "2024 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (April 12, 2024). "Nick Sanchez Earns Truck Series Pole at Texas". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ "2024 SpeedyCash.com 250 – Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved April 13, 2024.