Pit Stops

Toyota 200

Saturday, June 1st, 2024

World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, IL

  • 17 Chevrolet
  • 8 Ford
  • 7 Toyota

  • Wednesday, May 29th, 2024
  • NASCAR Wire Service -
‘The Trip’ continues at World Wide Technology Raceway

The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series is returning to World Wide Technology Raceway this weekend for the 24th running of the Toyota 200 and the second race of the Triple Truck Challenge (Saturday, June 2, at 1:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) this season.

The 23 previous races at the 1.25-mile track have produced 21 different race winners and 14 different pole winners. Four races have been won from the pole or first starting position, most recently by Corey Heim in 2022.

Of NASCAR’s three national series, the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series has competed at World Wide Technology Raceway the most. Let’s take a look at the drivers who have carved their names into the track’s record books:

  • Race record:Jack Sprague 113.726mph (05/07/2000)
  • Qualifying record:Grant Enfinger 138.867mph (06/23/2018)
  • Most races:Matt Crafton (20)
  • Most poles:Greg Biffle and Ted Musgrave (2)
  • Most wins:Ted Musgrave and Sheldon Creed (2)
  • Most top fives:Johnny Sauter (9)
  • Most top 10s:Matt Crafton (10)
  • Laps led:Ted Musgrave (382)

The Toyota 200 will be broken up into three stages. The first two stages will be 35 laps each and the final stage will be 90 laps for a race total of 160 laps (200 miles). 

Also, whoever wins this weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway will bank an additional $50,000 thanks to the Triple truck Challenge. Unless your name is Nick Sanchez, who won last weekend’s race at Charlotte taking home the first $50,000 bonus, and if he were to win again this weekend the bonus jumps $150,000.

Practice will begin Friday, May 31 at 6:05 p.m. ET on FS1 and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio followed by Cometic Gasket Pole Qualifying at 6:35 p.m. ET.

Halfway Point: CRAFTSMAN Truck Series talent to watch at WWTR

As the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series hits the halfway mark of the season, the heat is on for the competitors to get their trucks into Victory Lane. Two previous winners are returning to World Wide Technology Raceway this weekend, but there is a plethora of talent among the field in this weekend’s Toyota 200 looking for their first win at World Wide Technology Raceway.

Grant Enfinger:The veteran behind the wheel of the No. 9 CR7 Chevrolet has had his luck turn around as he’s managed to post back-to-back top-five finishes at North Wilkesboro and Charlotte. In seven starts at the 1.25-mile Gateway track, Enfinger’s captured one win, two top fives, four top 10s, and has led 157 laps. The 39-year old is the most recent winner at Gateway (2023).

Corey Heim:Despite a disqualification last weekend, the driver of the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota has had a tremendous season thus far. The Marietta, Georgia native has only made one start at World Wide Technology Raceway where he won the race from the pole (2022). The 21-year old missed last year’s race due to illness.

Christian Eckes:The series’ current points leader, who pilots the No. 19 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet, has consistently ran in the top 10 each week – the only exception being at Atlanta (32nd) due to brake failure. The Middletown, New York native has made six starts at the 1.25-mile track and has posted back-to-back runner-up finishes in 2022 and 2023.

Stewart Friesen:The driver of the No. 52 Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota managed to record his first top five finish of the season last weekend. The 40-year-old will look to carry his momentum to World Wide Technology Raceway. In six starts at the 1.25-mile track, Friesen has posted five top fives, five top 10s, and has led 43 laps. Last season, Friesen finished third.

Nick Sanchez:The 2023 Sunoco Rookie of the Year is having his career-best season – two wins, six top-five, and eight top-10 finishes in eleven races. Although the driver of the No. 2 Rev Racing Chevrolet has only made one start at World Wide Technology Raceway, he posted an eighth-place finish last year. If Sanchez wins this weekend, he will become only the second driver to win two races in the Triple Truck Challenge and the first to win back-to-back.

Ben Rhodes:The reigning 2023 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series champion had a slow start to the year but has been gaining momentum little by little. The driver of the No. 99 ThorSport Racing Ford has made eight starts at Gateway posting one pole (2016), two top-five, and six top-10 finishes. Rhodes finished seventh at the 1.25-mile track last season.

Regular Season Title Watch: Eckes leads point standings with five to go

McAnally-Hilgemann Racing’s Christian Eckes continues to have a breakout year as he holds onto the driver points lead in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series with five races left in the regular season. The 23-year old is currently 30 points up on Corey Heim.

Eckes’ points lead began after a strong showing at Darlington – earning himself a total of 50 points to jump over Heim. The Middletown, New York Native has accumulated two wins, five top-five, and 10 top-10 finishes. He also leads the field with 462 laps led this season.

wins available.

TRICON Garage’s Corey Heim also continues to have an impressive season. The driver of the No. 11 Toyota has collected three wins, seven top fives, nine top 10s and has led 343 laps on the season. The 21-year old was the 2023 Regular Series Champion.

Repeat winners leave six spots available in the Playoffs

Through eleven races this season, four drivers have earned their spot in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs by virtue of their wins – Christian Eckes, Corey Heim, Nick Sanchez and Rajah Caruth – leaving six spots still up for grabs heading into World Wide Technology Raceway.

With only five races in the regular season remaining, the battle for the final postseason transfer spot is heating up.

Following Charlotte, Stewart Friesen is ranked 11th in the Playoff outlook, 32 points back from Ben Rhodes in the 10th and final postseason transfer spot on points. Just behind Friesen is Matt Crafton, 33 points back from the postseason cutoff.

ARCA Menard Series points leader Andres Perez de Lara to make Truck Series career debut –Current ARCA Menards Series points standings leader Andres Perez de Lara, from Mexico City, Mexico, will be attempting to make his NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series career debut this weekend piloting the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.

Perez, a NASCAR Driver for Diversity participant, currently leads the ARCA Menards Series point standings by 16 points over Greg Van Last in second.

2024 Sunoco Rookie of the Year breakdown –Layne Riggs continues his lead in the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings following eleven races in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series.

The driver of the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford now sits 102 points over Connor Jones and 114 points over Thadd Moffitt. Jones, driver of the No. 66 ThorSport Racing Ford was the highest finish rookie at Charlotte (11th).

NCTS Rookies

Points

Awards

Layne Riggs

211

6

Connor Jones

109

3

Thadd Moffitt

97

2

Clint Bowyer to make CRAFTSMAN Truck Series return at Nashville –FOX Sports TV Analyst and former NASCAR driver, Clint Bowyer will pilot the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on June 28, 2024.

Bowyer, who retired from full-time NASCAR Cup Series competition following the 2020 season finale at Phoenix Raceway, is currently an analyst for NASCAR on FOX. He is a 10-time Cup Series race winner who also boasts three Truck Series checkered flags.

The 44-year old will reconnect with crew chief Brian Pattie who guided Bowyer’s Cup Series efforts from 2012-2015. 


“For me, it’s the tie between working with (Brian) Pattie and the good old days,” said Bowyer. “Putting the band back together, so to speak, and having some fun. Nashville is a cool racetrack that has meant a lot to me over the years. Separate from that, it’s about the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. That’s a really fun series. It’s a fun vehicle to drive. There’s a lot of drag and you can drive them hard and get away with it. You can really hustle a truck. This race should be right in my wheelhouse.”

  • Saturday, June 1st, 2024
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Corey Heim rebounds with timely NASCAR Truck win at World Wide Technology Raceway

The early bird got the victory on Saturday afternoon at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.

In a long green-flag run to start the final stage of the Toyota 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race, Corey Heim brought his No. 11 TRICON Garage Tundra to pit road before any of the other top trucks made green-flag stops, and the move paid off with optimum track position.

Heim held the top spot for a restart on Lap 138 of 160 and led the rest of the way, beating runner-up Christian Eckes to the finish line by 1.854 seconds, earning a $50,000 bonus as the winner of the second leg of the Triple Truck Challenge.

The victory was a welcome turnaround after Heim’s truck was disqualified from second place May 24 at Charlotte for three lug nuts not safe and secure. Heim won for the fourth time this season—all within the last eight races—the second time at Gateway and the ninth time in 53 career starts.

“Total team effort today,” Heim asserted. “We struggled a bit yesterday (in practice and qualifying) and worked a bit overnight on it. I have to say the pit crew redeemed themselves. Last week we could have won the race, and they made some mistakes, but they redeemed themselves today, and that’s what it’s all about.”

Heim started ninth and finished fifth in the first two stages. After a quick pit stop at the Stage 2 break, Heim restarted third on Lap 78 and grabbed the lead before the end of the circuit. He held the top spot until he pitted on Lap 115, one lap earlier than pole winner Ty Majeski who was chasing him in second place.

Vicente Salas’ spin on Lap 129 interrupted the cycle of green-flag stops, but Heim regained the lead on Lap 134 when drivers who had not yet pitted brought their trucks to pit road under the caution. Heim battled Majeski on the Lap 138 restart and prevailed.

“Corey was a little bit better, and I knew it,” said Majeski, who swept the first two stages and led 43 laps to Heim’s race-high 65. “I thought if I could get track position on him, maybe I could hold him off. I threw it into Turn 1, and he cleared me off of 2, and I had a couple other opportunities.

“I got into him a little bit. Probably needed a little bit harder for me to get enough of a run to get side-by-side with him down the back. But, yeah, just a little bit short balance-wise. Sometimes when you’re the best truck in the beginning of the race, you’re gun-shy to make changes.”

Majeski faded to fourth in the final 23 laps, losing positions to Eckes and third-place finisher Nick Sanchez on lap 151.

Eckes lost track position with a slow pit stop in the second stage break, restarted 11th on Lap 78 and finished second at Gateway for the third straight year.

“I definitely feel like we let that one slip,” Eckes said. “Disappointing, for sure… It sucks. I thought we had the best truck here.”

Layne Riggs finished fifth, followed by Chase Purdy, reigning series champion Ben Rhodes and Stewart Friesen. Two drivers making their series debuts—Andrés Pérez de Lara and Luke Fenhaus—came home ninth and 10th, respectively.

Note: The start of the race was delayed for two-and-a-half hours by rain… The final Triple Truck Challenge race is scheduled for June 28 at Nashville Superspeedway. Heim and Sanchez, last week’s Charlotte winner, could collect an additional $100,000 as the winners of two of three events in “The Trip.” A $50,000 bonus is available to all other drivers.

  • Drivers Entered: 32
  • Laps Scheduled: 160
  • Margin of Victory: 01.854 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 1 Minutes 27 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 98.806
  • Cautions: 5 for 32 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,352 (10.6 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.
Chris GraythenGetty Images

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
Stewart Friesen 6 8 4 31.242 14 11.568 1 42.810 1 38.535 50.575
Layne Riggs 17 5 4 31.375 17 12.110 2 43.485 2 37.945 48.559
Nicholas Sanchez 3 3 3 30.672 1 13.319 3 43.991 3 38.968 46.578
Tyler Ankrum 12 15 3 31.051 10 14.270 4 45.321 4 39.143 49.060
Ben Rhodes 8 7 3 30.856 9 15.314 6 46.170 5 41.412 48.700
Corey Heim 9 1 3 30.811 7 15.771 7 46.582 6 45.105 49.096
Taylor Gray 7 30 2 31.150 12 15.993 9 47.143 7 46.661 47.625
Chase Purdy 11 6 3 32.797 27 14.346 5 47.143 8 42.491 49.719
Daniel Dye 14 12 3 31.282 15 16.192 10 47.474 9 41.401 51.695
Ty Majeski 1 4 3 30.818 8 17.079 13 47.897 10 47.603 48.059
Bret Holmes 32 21 3 31.062 11 17.049 12 48.111 11 41.439 52.769
Christian Eckes 2 2 3 30.725 4 17.394 15 48.119 12 45.739 51.261
Ty Dillon 22 13 3 32.449 25 15.883 8 48.332 13 43.397 51.153
Tanner Gray 5 11 3 30.676 2 17.661 17 48.337 14 47.118 49.040
Dean Thompson 4 14 3 31.210 13 17.351 14 48.561 15 47.535 49.906
Andres Perez de Lara 16 9 3 31.980 21 16.900 11 48.880 16 46.779 50.770
Grant Enfinger 10 17 3 31.371 16 17.772 18 49.143 17 39.251 59.510
Rajah Caruth 13 16 3 30.713 3 18.506 20 49.219 18 47.267 51.149
Colby Howard 23 32 1 31.404 18 18.218 19 49.622 19 49.622 49.622
Lawless Alan 24 19 3 32.883 28 17.584 16 50.467 20 42.503 54.936
Jake Garcia 15 24 3 32.309 23 18.764 21 51.073 21 49.185 53.412
Timmy Hill 28 18 3 32.464 26 19.241 22 51.705 22 49.572 53.873
Matt Mills 26 23 3 31.969 20 20.302 23 52.270 23 51.070 53.062
Bayley Currey 25 29 2 31.968 19 20.843 24 52.811 24 52.151 53.470
Mason Massey 21 31 3 32.443 24 22.081 27 54.524 25 51.489 57.470
Matt Crafton 19 20 3 32.250 22 22.289 28 54.539 26 51.230 59.136
Luke Fenhaus 27 10 2 30.797 6 24.667 31 55.464 27 54.857 56.070
Keith McGee 30 27 2 34.760 32 21.355 25 56.114 28 54.539 57.689
Vicente Salas 20 25 1 34.740 31 21.655 26 56.395 29 56.395 56.395
Spencer Boyd 29 26 2 33.961 30 24.073 29 58.034 30 56.437 59.630
Thad Moffitt 31 28 2 33.634 29 24.575 30 58.209 31 55.302 61.115
Connor Mosack 18 22 2 30.785 5 29.279 32 60.063 32 59.734 60.392

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 37 37 31.882 7.369 39.251 Right-sides only
Grant Enfinger 72 72 31.685 16.983 48.668 4-wheel change
Grant Enfinger 117 117 30.547 28.963 59.510 4-wheel change
Matt Crafton 132 132 31.110 20.120 51.230 4-wheel change
Matt Crafton 72 72 32.163 21.087 53.250 4-wheel change
Matt Crafton 37 37 33.477 25.659 59.136 4-wheel change
Timmy Hill 132 132 30.987 18.585 49.572 4-wheel change
Timmy Hill 72 72 32.585 19.085 51.670 4-wheel change
Timmy Hill 37 37 33.820 20.053 53.873 4-wheel change
Ty Dillon 37 37 32.386 11.011 43.397 Right-sides only
Ty Dillon 118 117 31.660 18.786 50.446 4-wheel change
Ty Dillon 72 72 33.302 17.851 51.153 4-wheel change
Bayley Currey 72 72 31.021 21.130 52.151 4-wheel change
Bayley Currey 37 37 32.915 20.555 53.470 4-wheel change
Spencer Boyd 72 72 35.083 21.354 56.437 4-wheel change
Spencer Boyd 116 114 32.838 26.792 59.630 4-wheel change
Matt Mills 72 72 31.693 19.377 51.070 4-wheel change
Matt Mills 37 37 32.539 20.140 52.679 4-wheel change
Matt Mills 118 117 31.674 21.388 53.062 4-wheel change
Mason Massey 125 124 32.104 19.385 51.489 4-wheel change
Mason Massey 72 72 31.377 23.235 54.612 4-wheel change
Mason Massey 37 37 33.847 23.623 57.470 4-wheel change
Colby Howard 11 11 31.404 18.218 49.622 4-wheel change
Stewart Friesen 124 123 30.033 8.502 38.535 Right-sides only
Stewart Friesen 132 132 31.497 8.973 40.470 Left-sides only
Stewart Friesen 37 37 32.115 9.543 41.658 Right-sides only
Stewart Friesen 72 72 31.323 19.252 50.575 4-wheel change
Ben Rhodes 37 37 31.712 9.700 41.412 Right-sides only
Ben Rhodes 117 117 30.770 17.629 48.399 4-wheel change
Ben Rhodes 72 72 30.086 18.614 48.700 4-wheel change
Tyler Ankrum 72 72 31.536 7.607 39.143 Right-sides only
Tyler Ankrum 119 119 30.575 17.184 47.759 4-wheel change
Tyler Ankrum 37 37 31.042 18.018 49.060 4-wheel change
Christian Eckes 121 121 30.459 15.280 45.739 4-wheel change
Christian Eckes 37 37 30.842 16.516 47.358 4-wheel change
Christian Eckes 72 72 30.875 20.386 51.261 4-wheel change
Chase Purdy 37 37 32.818 9.673 42.491 Right-sides only
Chase Purdy 72 72 32.937 16.283 49.220 4-wheel change
Chase Purdy 132 132 32.636 17.083 49.719 4-wheel change
Ty Majeski 37 37 30.753 16.850 47.603 4-wheel change
Ty Majeski 116 116 30.492 17.537 48.029 4-wheel change
Ty Majeski 72 72 31.209 16.850 48.059 4-wheel change
Tanner Gray 72 72 30.580 16.538 47.118 4-wheel change
Tanner Gray 11 11 30.491 18.361 48.852 4-wheel change
Tanner Gray 132 132 30.956 18.084 49.040 4-wheel change
Corey Heim 115 115 30.524 14.581 45.105 4-wheel change
Corey Heim 72 72 30.997 14.547 45.544 4-wheel change
Corey Heim 37 37 30.911 18.185 49.096 4-wheel change
Lawless Alan 125 124 32.893 9.610 42.503 Right-sides only
Lawless Alan 72 72 32.675 21.287 53.962 4-wheel change
Lawless Alan 37 37 33.081 21.855 54.936 4-wheel change
Dean Thompson 37 37 31.419 16.116 47.535 4-wheel change
Dean Thompson 72 72 31.390 16.852 48.242 4-wheel change
Dean Thompson 127 127 30.820 19.086 49.906 4-wheel change
Bret Holmes 37 37 30.898 10.541 41.439 Right-sides only
Bret Holmes 72 72 31.173 18.952 50.125 4-wheel change
Bret Holmes 126 125 31.115 21.654 52.769 4-wheel change
Keith McGee 124 122 33.952 20.587 54.539 4-wheel change
Keith McGee 38 38 35.567 22.122 57.689 4-wheel change
Taylor Gray 72 72 30.924 15.737 46.661 4-wheel change
Taylor Gray 37 37 31.376 16.249 47.625 4-wheel change
Thad Moffitt 102 100 33.113 22.189 55.302 4-wheel change
Thad Moffitt 37 37 34.155 26.960 61.115 4-wheel change
Nicholas Sanchez 37 37 30.841 8.127 38.968 Right-sides only
Nicholas Sanchez 126 126 30.313 16.114 46.427 4-wheel change
Nicholas Sanchez 72 72 30.863 15.715 46.578 4-wheel change
Rajah Caruth 72 72 30.618 16.649 47.267 4-wheel change
Rajah Caruth 117 117 30.726 18.516 49.242 4-wheel change
Rajah Caruth 37 37 30.796 20.353 51.149 4-wheel change
Jake Garcia 116 115 31.301 17.884 49.185 4-wheel change
Jake Garcia 72 72 33.439 17.183 50.622 4-wheel change
Jake Garcia 37 37 32.188 21.224 53.412 4-wheel change
Connor Mosack 72 72 30.857 28.877 59.734 4-wheel change
Connor Mosack 117 116 30.712 29.680 60.392 4-wheel change
Layne Riggs 127 127 29.978 7.967 37.945 Right-sides only
Layne Riggs 132 132 31.592 7.908 39.500 Left-sides only
Layne Riggs 72 72 31.821 16.116 47.937 4-wheel change
Layne Riggs 37 37 32.110 16.449 48.559 4-wheel change
Daniel Dye 72 72 31.059 10.342 41.401 Right-sides only
Daniel Dye 118 118 31.346 17.981 49.327 4-wheel change
Daniel Dye 37 37 31.442 20.253 51.695 4-wheel change
Vicente Salas 37 37 34.740 21.655 56.395 4-wheel change
Andres Perez de Lara 127 127 31.642 15.137 46.779 4-wheel change
Andres Perez de Lara 37 37 32.360 16.731 49.091 4-wheel change
Andres Perez de Lara 72 72 31.938 18.832 50.770 4-wheel change
Luke Fenhaus 72 72 31.100 23.757 54.857 4-wheel change
Luke Fenhaus 132 132 30.493 25.577 56.070 4-wheel change