The 2024 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 was the 11th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 24, 2024, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent asphalt tri-oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. In an action-packed race, Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, would steal the win from a dominating Corey Heim, holding him off in the final stages of the race to earn his second career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his second of the season.[9] Heim had dominated the majority of the race, who originally won both stages and lead a race-high 72 laps.[10] To fill out the podium, Stewart Friesen, driving for Halmar Friesen Racing, and Grant Enfinger, driving for CR7 Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Heim had originally finished in 2nd, but was disqualified following post-race inspection due to having three unsecured lug nuts. Heim was credited with a last place finish, and forfeited his stage wins, giving them to Kaden Honeycutt and Tanner Gray.[11]
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
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| Race 11 of 23 of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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| Date | May 24, 2024 | ||
| Official name | 22nd Annual North Carolina Education Lottery 200 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 134 laps, 201 mi (323 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 134 laps, 201 mi (323 km) | ||
| Average speed | 114.132 mph (183.678 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Tricon Garage | ||
| Time | 30.296 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | |
| Laps | 72 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Carson Hocevar, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
Report
editBackground
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The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
editThe first and only practice was held on Friday, May 24, at 1:35 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes.[12] Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.594, and a speed of 176.505 mph (284.057 km/h).[13]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.594 | 176.505 |
| 2 | 91 | Jack Wood | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 30.685 | 175.982 |
| 3 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 30.689 | 175.959 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Friday, May 24, at 2:05 PM EST.[12] Since Charlotte 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.[14]
Tanner Gray, driving for Tricon Garage, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.296, and a speed of 178.241 mph (286.851 km/h).[15]
Two drivers would fail to qualify: Justin Carroll and Jennifer Jo Cobb.
Qualifying results
editRace results
editStage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | Connor Mosack | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 7 | Connor Mosack | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 43 | Daniel Dye | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Taylor Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 74
| Pos.[16] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 9 | Running | 43 |
| 2 | 12 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 3 | 17 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 4 | 15 | 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 5 | 13 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 6 | 18 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 9 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 48 |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | Connor Mosack | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 9 | 11 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 10 | 35 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 37 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 25 | 66 | Conner Jones (R) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 14 | 17 | Taylor Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 13 | 6 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 5 | Running | 38 |
| 14 | 27 | 32 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 19 | 1 | Brett Moffitt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 4 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 17 | 1 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 11 | Running | 39 |
| 18 | 29 | 02 | Mason Massey | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 36 | 43 | Daniel Dye | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 20 | 30 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 8 | 91 | Jack Wood | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 26 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 3 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 24 | 20 | 25 | Ty Dillon | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 23 | 75 | Stefan Parsons | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 10 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 27 | 24 | 21 | Mason Maggio | Floridian Motorsports | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 5 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 133 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 29 | 28 | 20 | Memphis Villarreal | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 21 | 33 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 120 | 0 | Brakes | 7 |
| 31 | 22 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 119 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 34 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 33 | 32 | 46 | Thad Moffitt (R) | Faction46 | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 34 | 33 | 22 | Keith McGee | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 65 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
| 35 | 31 | 67 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 65 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| DSQ | 2 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 72 | Disqualified | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race
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References
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