Pit Stops

Buckle Up South Carolina 200

Friday, May 10th, 2024

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 17 Chevrolet
  • 8 Ford
  • 7 Toyota

  • Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
  • NASCAR Wire Service -
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series to jumpstart Throwback Weekend at Darlington Raceway

After an adrenaline-charged weekend in Kansas, the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series is set to kickoff Throwback Weekend at Darlington Raceway for the Buckle Up South Carolina 200 on Friday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM Radio.

The 1.366-mile track has hosted 11 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races, producing 8 different winners and 7 different pole winners. Two races have been won from the pole or first starting position, most recently by John H. Nemechek in 2022.

Here’s a look at the drivers who have etched their names in the Darlington Raceway record books:

  • Race record: Bobby Hamilton 133.645 mph (03/14/2003)
  • Qualifying record: Cole Whitt 173.933mph (03/12/2011)
  • Most races: Matt Crafton (11)
  • Most poles: Carl Edwards, Jason Leffer, Timothy Peters, Jack Sprague, Cole Whitt, John H. Nemechek, and Corey Heim (1)
  • Most wins: Bobby Hamilton, Kasey Kahne, Sheldon Creed (2)
  • Most top fives: Matt Crafton, Bobby Hamilton, Ted Musgrave, Grant Enfinger, and Carson Hocevar (3)
  • Most top 10s: Matt Crafton (7)
  • Laps led: Sheldon Creed (193)
  • Laps Completed: Matt Crafton (1,624)

The Buckle Up South Carolina 200 will be broken up into three stages. The first two stages will be 45 laps each and the final stage will be 57 laps for a race total of 147 laps (200.8 miles).

Practice will begin Saturday, May 10 at 3:05 p.m. ET on FS1 and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio followed by Cometic Gasket Pole Qualifying at 3:35 p.m. ET.

Plenty of CRAFTSMAN Truck Series drivers to watch at ‘Too Tough to Tame’ track

Two previous winners are entered in this weekend’s Buckle Up South Carolina 200 at Darlington Raceway, but they’re not the only drivers who have had consistently great performances at the ‘Lady in Black’.

Christian Eckes:The breakout star behind the wheel of the No. 19 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet is one of only a handful of drivers who have consistently ran in the top 10 each week this season – the only exception being at Atlanta (32nd) due to brake failure. In three starts at Darlington, Eckes has recorded one win (2023), two top fives, two top 10s, and has led 84 laps. The 23-year old is the most recent Darlington winner.

Ben Rhodes:The reigning 2023 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series champion has had a slow start to the year – collecting only one top-10 finish at COTA. The driver of the No. 99 ThorSport Racing Ford has made five starts at Darlington posting one win (2020), two top-five, and two top-10 finishes. Rhodes finished 18th at the 1.366-mile track last season.

Matt Crafton:The only driver in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series to make all 11 previous Darlington starts knows the ‘Lady in Black’ all too well. In those starts, the driver of the No. 88 ThorSport Ford has posted three top-five and seven top-10 finishes. The 47-year old finished 12th at the ‘Too Tough to Tame’ track in 2023.

Corey Heim:The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series’ most recent winner is on course for another incredible season having finished in the top-10 in all eight races this season. In three starts at the ‘Lady in Black,’ the driver of the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota has recorded one pole (2023) and one top-10 finish. The Marietta, Georgia native has also led 68 laps. Heim finished eighth at the 1.366-mile track last season.

CRAFTSMAN Truck Series celebrate blasts from the past at Darlington

This weekend is NASCAR’s official throwback weekend, and the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series drivers are thrilled to show off their paint schemes at Darlington.

Take a look at some of the paint schemes that have been announced so far:

Christian Eckes’s No. 19 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet will pay tribute to Brownie King, a pioneer driver from the 1950-60’s who raced on the Daytona Beach course and in the inaugural Daytona 500.

Corey Heim’s No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota will pay homage to legend Cale Yarborough and his iconic 1974 Southern 500 scheme.

Taylor Gray’s No. 17 TRICON Garage Toyota will throwback to Mark Green's Hensley Racing Busch Series car, honoring its former Crew Chief and Team Manager, Jeff Hensley.

Tanner Gray’s No. 15 TRICON Garage Toyota will celebrate his 2018 title-winning Gray Motorsports NHRA Pro Stock scheme from when he became the youngest driver to ever become an NHRA Drag Racing champion.

Daniel Dye’s No. 43 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet will pay tribute to Kyle Petty’s 1989 Pontiac Grand Prix which he raced in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Tyler Ankrum’s No. 18 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet is inspired by Russ Wheeler’s car from the 1990 Days of Thunder movie.

Nick Sanchez’s No. 2 Rev Racing Chevrolet will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity Program, paying homage to all those who came before him.

Bayley Currey’s No. 41 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet will give a nod to the team’s General Manager, Cody Efaw’s late father and his 1980’s ZERO Dirt Late Model.

Thadd Moffitt’s No. 46 Faction46 Chevrolet will represent the STP 25th anniversary vehicle Bobby Hamilton debuted while driving for Petty Enterprise’s.

Layne Riggs’ No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford will throw it back to the RC Cola truck that launched his father’s career in the Truck Series.

Stewart Friesen’s No. 52 Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota will pay homage to Jimmie Johnson’s 2010 Coke 600 paint scheme.

Dean Thompson’s No. 5 TRICON Garage Toyota will honor the racer who taught him to drive a stock car, multi-time Irwindale Track Champion and five-time ARCA Menards Series West winner “Flyin” Ryan Partridge.

Jack Wood’s No. 91 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet will celebrate the NASCAR Hall of Famer Tim Flock and his co-driving monkey Jocko Flocko.

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Two NASCAR Cup Drivers pulling double duty at Darlington – Of the 32 entries in this weekend’s Buckle Up South Carolina 200, two NASCAR Cup drivers will attempt double duty.

Kyle Busch, the winningest driver in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, will run his fifth race on his select-tour behind the wheel of the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet this weekend. The three-time NASCAR Cup Series Darlington race winner has never made a start at the ‘Lady in Black’ in the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series.

Ross Chastain will pilot the No. 45 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet. The 32-year old from Alva, Florida has made two previous CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Darlington finishing 13th at the 1.366-mile track in 2023 and 26th in 2022.

Dawson Sutton set to make debut at North Wilkesboro Speedway – Pro Late Model driver Dawson Sutton is set to team up with Rackley W.A.R. at North Wilkesboro Speedway to pilot the No. 26 Rackley W.A.R. Chevrolet.

Stepping into a race car for the first time in 2022 during the U.S. Legends Cars Series to compete nationally on asphalt and dirt, Sutton was a quick study – scoring wins and consistent podium finishes in the series under the direction of Joe Ryan (Joe Ryan Racecars) and Ron Hornaday Jr.’s driver development program.

In his first full-time late model season (2023), Sutton stacked up four pole awards, two wins, and 16 top fives, including five runner-up results. He capped it off with the Pro Late Model Rookie of the Year honors at Nashville’s historic Fairgrounds Speedway in his No. 26 Chevrolet.

“This is no doubt a huge step for Dawson in his driving career and speaks volumes of his development,” said Rackley W.A.R. co-owner Willie Allen.

“He’s wrapped his mind around learning and growing his skillset in the race car, and the entire race team is really pumped to add him to our North Wilkesboro roster with Ty Dillon. We are super excited about the growth of our program. Team Chevrolet has been a huge help in Dawson’s development with us and we are extremely thankful for our relationship with those folks all around.”

  • Friday, May 10th, 2024
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Opportunistic Ross Chastain claims emotional NASCAR Truck Series win at Darlington

Taking advantage of a late caution, Ross Chastain surged ahead during an overtime restart and held off charging Nick Sanchez to win Friday night’s Buckle Up South Carolina 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Darlington Raceway.

Moonlighting from the NASCAR Cup Series in a race delayed more than two hours by rain, Chastain, driving for Niece Motorsports, led only the last three laps after seizing the top spot from Ty Majeski on the overtime restart on Lap 149.

Sanchez finished second, 0.315 seconds behind Chastain. Defending series champion Ben Rhodes was third, followed by Christian Eckes. Majeski, who chose the top lane for the final restart, faded to fifth.

“We have been trying to win at Darlington,” said Chastain, who picked up his fifth Truck Series victory and his first of the year in his second start. “This is where my career changed, my life changed forever.

“It’s so cool—we won Darlington.”

It was at the Lady in Black in 2018 that Chastain first turned heads in the NASCAR world. Driving a handful of NASCAR Xfinity Series races for owner Chip Ganassi, he won the pole at Darlington and swept the first two stages before an accident relegated him to a 25th-place finish.

But at that point, he had made his mark, and on Friday night, Chastain completed the circle.

Sanchez won the pole for Friday’s race but had to start from the rear after his team replaced a right rear hub on his No. 2 Chevrolet. On the final restart, he surged from the inside of the third row into second place but couldn’t catch Chastain before the finish.

Majeski lamented his lane choice after the fact.

“I should have taken the inside,” said Majeski, who held a lead of more than five seconds before Jack Wood hit the outside wall with five laps left to cause the seventh caution and force overtime.

“It sucks when you’re in position to win with a truck like that. We were so good on the long run and not so good on the short run. It would take 10-15 laps for this thing to get going, and then the thing was just lights-out.

“But it came down to a short run, and I didn’t execute like we needed to.”

Corey Heim, the series leader entering the race, swept the first two stages with 77 laps led, but after a Lap 98 restart, the No. 5 Toyota of Dean Thompson broke loose beneath Heim’s No. 11 Tundra at the exit from Turn 2 and ignited a wreck that severely damaged the trucks of Heim, Rajah Caruth, Layne Riggs and Matt Crafton.

Caruth, who was eliminated along with Heim, Thompson and Crafton, had started from the rear after scraping the wall during qualifying earlier in the day but had worked his way up to second by pitting for fresh tires midway through Stage 2.

“It’s real tight there off of (Turn) 2, and the 5 just kind of lost it there,” Caruth said after exiting the infield care center. “We had a really fast truck. We’ll get ‘em next time.”

Heim surrendered the series lead to Eckes and trails by 14 points.

Racing for the first time in a truck at Darlington, Kyle Busch was challenging Heim for the lead on Lap 2 when his No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet snapped loose on the backstretch and nosed into the inside wall.

Busch lost seven laps on pit road as his crew tried to make repairs. After he returned to the action, Busch pounded the Turn 1 wall and exited the race in 32ndplace.

That result marked a dubious distinction for the all-time Truck Series winner with 66 victories to his credit. Before Friday night, Busch had never finished last in a Truck Series race.

“The truck was wrecked—there’s no reason it should have been back on the race track,” Busch told FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass after the second accident.

  • Drivers Entered: 32
  • Laps Scheduled: 147
  • Laps Actual: 150 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.315 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 0 Minutes 33 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 101.983
  • Cautions: 7 for 37 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: 900 (8.0 passes per green flag lap)
Ben Rhodes celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 3, 2023 : Ben Rhodes, driver of the #99 Kubota Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship, finishing first of the Championship 4 drivers in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Craftsman 150 at Phoenix Raceway.
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Pit Stop Summary Report

Summary of each driver's pit stop during the race. Detailed Report is below the Summary Report.

DRIVER ST FIN # STOPS AVG DRV TIME DRV RNK AVG CREW TIME CREW RANK AVG TOT TIME TOT RNK FASTEST STOP SLOWEST STOP
Bayley Currey 17 22 3 35.855 17 14.870 1 50.724 1 44.371 55.828
Layne Riggs 8 21 2 34.578 1 16.283 4 50.861 2 50.798 50.923
Ty Majeski 16 5 3 34.585 2 16.972 11 51.557 3 50.891 51.922
Dean Thompson 13 29 2 35.396 9 16.166 3 51.562 4 51.018 52.105
Corey Heim 2 28 2 35.140 6 16.849 8 51.989 5 51.912 52.065
Lawless Alan 22 12 2 36.834 24 15.199 2 52.033 6 46.587 57.478
Christian Eckes 7 4 3 35.244 8 16.805 7 52.049 7 51.706 52.464
Grant Enfinger 9 16 3 35.173 7 16.916 9 52.090 8 49.537 54.912
Ross Chastain 6 1 3 34.773 3 17.495 15 52.267 9 51.619 53.092
Taylor Gray 3 8 4 35.060 5 17.286 13 52.347 10 49.682 57.968
Jake Garcia 14 20 3 35.867 18 16.638 6 52.505 11 51.227 53.942
Ty Dillon 15 9 3 35.451 10 17.115 12 52.566 12 51.526 53.634
Tyler Ankrum 24 26 2 34.981 4 17.729 16 52.710 13 52.038 53.382
Matt Crafton 20 31 3 35.720 16 17.494 14 53.214 14 52.827 53.561
Jack Wood 23 25 3 36.880 25 16.516 5 53.397 15 50.605 57.044
Matt Mills 25 11 2 35.635 14 18.177 17 53.812 16 52.451 55.172
Tanner Gray 5 10 3 37.180 26 16.950 10 54.130 17 52.178 55.718
Colby Howard 18 7 3 35.524 12 18.785 19 54.309 18 51.295 59.099
Ben Rhodes 12 3 3 35.559 13 19.330 20 54.889 19 52.448 57.740
Chase Purdy 19 6 3 36.687 22 18.585 18 55.272 20 53.929 56.883
Timmy Hill 27 13 2 35.934 20 19.436 21 55.370 21 54.928 55.811
Nicholas Sanchez 1 2 3 35.897 19 19.753 22 55.650 22 50.688 63.714
Rajah Caruth 26 30 3 35.664 15 20.152 25 55.816 23 53.664 57.828
Stewart Friesen 11 14 3 36.187 21 20.008 23 56.195 24 54.294 57.153
Conner Jones 21 24 2 36.728 23 20.148 24 56.876 25 55.259 58.493
Daniel Dye 10 23 3 35.457 11 23.142 28 58.599 26 54.693 61.218
Bret Holmes 28 17 2 38.353 28 20.821 26 59.173 27 55.367 62.979
Thad Moffitt 32 18 2 38.834 29 23.273 29 62.107 28 59.152 65.062
Mason Massey 29 15 3 38.900 30 25.403 30 64.303 29 62.047 65.789
Mason Maggio 31 27 2 37.656 27 27.895 31 65.550 30 63.604 67.496
Spencer Boyd 30 19 3 43.343 31 22.889 27 66.232 31 64.311 68.212

Pit Stop Detailed Report

Each 2- and 4-wheel pit stop during the race.

DRIVER LDR LAP DRV LAP DRV TIME CREW TIME TOT TIME TYPE
Grant Enfinger 92 92 34.857 14.680 49.537 4-wheel change
Grant Enfinger 48 48 35.337 16.483 51.820 4-wheel change
Grant Enfinger 126 126 35.326 19.586 54.912 4-wheel change
Matt Crafton 92 92 35.777 17.050 52.827 4-wheel change
Matt Crafton 48 48 35.804 17.450 53.254 4-wheel change
Matt Crafton 66 66 35.579 17.982 53.561 4-wheel change
Timmy Hill 143 143 36.209 18.719 54.928 4-wheel change
Timmy Hill 48 48 35.658 20.153 55.811 4-wheel change
Ty Dillon 143 143 35.210 16.316 51.526 4-wheel change
Ty Dillon 92 92 34.993 17.544 52.537 4-wheel change
Ty Dillon 48 48 36.150 17.484 53.634 4-wheel change
Ross Chastain 143 143 34.502 17.117 51.619 4-wheel change
Ross Chastain 48 48 34.741 17.350 52.091 4-wheel change
Ross Chastain 92 92 35.075 18.017 53.092 4-wheel change
Bayley Currey 137 136 35.529 8.842 44.371 Right-sides only
Bayley Currey 92 92 35.092 16.882 51.974 4-wheel change
Bayley Currey 48 48 36.943 18.885 55.828 4-wheel change
Spencer Boyd 49 49 43.023 21.288 64.311 4-wheel change
Spencer Boyd 67 66 43.149 23.023 66.172 4-wheel change
Spencer Boyd 92 92 43.856 24.356 68.212 4-wheel change
Matt Mills 143 143 35.201 17.250 52.451 4-wheel change
Matt Mills 92 92 36.068 19.104 55.172 4-wheel change
Mason Massey 93 93 38.023 24.024 62.047 4-wheel change
Mason Massey 144 143 39.816 25.258 65.074 4-wheel change
Mason Massey 49 49 38.862 26.927 65.789 4-wheel change
Colby Howard 143 143 34.612 16.683 51.295 4-wheel change
Colby Howard 92 92 35.884 16.650 52.534 4-wheel change
Colby Howard 48 48 36.076 23.023 59.099 4-wheel change
Stewart Friesen 143 143 36.043 18.251 54.294 4-wheel change
Stewart Friesen 92 92 36.985 20.152 57.137 4-wheel change
Stewart Friesen 48 48 35.532 21.621 57.153 4-wheel change
Ben Rhodes 143 143 34.997 17.451 52.448 4-wheel change
Ben Rhodes 48 48 35.260 19.219 54.479 4-wheel change
Ben Rhodes 92 92 36.420 21.320 57.740 4-wheel change
Tyler Ankrum 129 116 34.231 17.807 52.038 4-wheel change
Tyler Ankrum 48 48 35.731 17.651 53.382 4-wheel change
Christian Eckes 92 92 35.358 16.348 51.706 4-wheel change
Christian Eckes 143 143 35.360 16.616 51.976 4-wheel change
Christian Eckes 48 48 35.013 17.451 52.464 4-wheel change
Chase Purdy 143 143 36.478 17.451 53.929 4-wheel change
Chase Purdy 48 48 36.653 18.351 55.004 4-wheel change
Chase Purdy 92 92 36.931 19.952 56.883 4-wheel change
Ty Majeski 92 92 34.676 16.215 50.891 4-wheel change
Ty Majeski 143 143 34.240 17.617 51.857 4-wheel change
Ty Majeski 48 48 34.838 17.084 51.922 4-wheel change
Tanner Gray 143 143 36.362 15.816 52.178 4-wheel change
Tanner Gray 92 92 37.045 17.449 54.494 4-wheel change
Tanner Gray 48 48 38.134 17.584 55.718 4-wheel change
Corey Heim 48 48 35.296 16.616 51.912 4-wheel change
Corey Heim 92 92 34.983 17.082 52.065 4-wheel change
Lawless Alan 96 95 37.011 9.576 46.587 Left-sides only
Lawless Alan 143 143 36.657 20.821 57.478 4-wheel change
Dean Thompson 92 92 34.936 16.082 51.018 4-wheel change
Dean Thompson 48 48 35.856 16.249 52.105 4-wheel change
Bret Holmes 48 48 38.417 16.950 55.367 4-wheel change
Bret Holmes 92 92 38.288 24.691 62.979 4-wheel change
Jack Wood 66 66 35.123 15.482 50.605 4-wheel change
Jack Wood 92 92 35.658 16.883 52.541 4-wheel change
Jack Wood 48 48 39.860 17.184 57.044 4-wheel change
Taylor Gray 48 48 35.546 14.136 49.682 4-wheel change
Taylor Gray 66 66 35.496 15.193 50.689 4-wheel change
Taylor Gray 143 143 34.688 16.359 51.047 4-wheel change
Taylor Gray 92 92 34.511 23.457 57.968 4-wheel change
Thad Moffitt 92 92 37.030 22.122 59.152 4-wheel change
Thad Moffitt 48 48 40.638 24.424 65.062 4-wheel change
Nicholas Sanchez 143 143 35.273 15.415 50.688 4-wheel change
Nicholas Sanchez 48 48 36.831 15.716 52.547 4-wheel change
Nicholas Sanchez 92 92 35.587 28.127 63.714 4-wheel change
Rajah Caruth 92 92 35.180 18.484 53.664 4-wheel change
Rajah Caruth 48 48 36.270 19.686 55.956 4-wheel change
Rajah Caruth 66 66 35.542 22.286 57.828 4-wheel change
Jake Garcia 143 143 35.878 15.349 51.227 4-wheel change
Jake Garcia 48 48 35.997 16.349 52.346 4-wheel change
Jake Garcia 92 92 35.725 18.217 53.942 4-wheel change
Mason Maggio 48 48 37.411 26.193 63.604 4-wheel change
Mason Maggio 121 120 37.900 29.596 67.496 4-wheel change
Layne Riggs 92 92 34.482 16.316 50.798 4-wheel change
Layne Riggs 48 48 34.674 16.249 50.923 4-wheel change
Daniel Dye 131 129 35.049 19.644 54.693 4-wheel change
Daniel Dye 93 91 35.275 24.611 59.886 4-wheel change
Daniel Dye 41 38 36.047 25.171 61.218 4-wheel change
Conner Jones 92 92 35.605 19.654 55.259 4-wheel change
Conner Jones 49 49 37.851 20.642 58.493 4-wheel change