Entry List

The official 2024 XPEL 225 NASCAR TRUCK Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Circuit of The Americas, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

XPEL 225

Saturday, March 23rd, 2024

Circuit of The Americas, Austin, Texas

  • 8 Toyota
  • 20 Chevrolet
  • 7 Ford

  • Circuit of The Americas
  • XPEL 225
  • Pole Winner: Connor Zilisch
  • Age: 17
  • Team : No. 7 - Austin Hatcher Foundation Chevrolet
  • Owner: Jeff Dickerson
  • Crew Chief: Brian Pattie
  • Connor Zilisch won the Pole Award for the XPEL 225 with a lap of 131.983 seconds, 93.012 mph.
  • This is his first pole in one NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
  • This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2024.
  • This is his first pole in one races at Circuit of The Americas.
  • Corey Heim (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2024 and his first in two races at Circuit of The Americas.
  • Taylor Gray (third) posted his second top-10 start at Circuit of The Americas. It is his second in five races this season.
  • Layne Riggs (eighth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Saturday, March 23rd, 2024
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Corey Heim charges to Victory Lane at the Circuit of The Americas

An afternoon of impressive restarts ultimately handed Corey Heim the winning finish in the XPEL 225 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at the famed Circuit of The Americas (COTA) road course in Austin, Texas Saturday afternoon.

Heim dominated the race – his No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota leading a race best 31 of the 46 laps and prevailing in an overtime finish to convincingly win his first race of 2024 and sixth of his career – by 1.625-seconds over his teammate Taylor Gray.

ThorSport Racing’s Ty Majeski, Spire Motorsports’ Connor Zilisch and NASCAR Cup Series regular Ross Chastain in a Niece Motorsports Chevy rounded out the top five.

“Just prepared so hard for this race,’’ Heim said, adding, “I came into this race last year and struggled really. Finished sixth with a penalty and just all over the place. To put together a solid race like this is just so special and really just shows you how good our trucks are back at the shop”.

Heim has finished sixth or better in all five races this season.

“Just great consistency and that was the name of the game last year to make it as far as we did,’’ he said smiling. “Didn’t have the result at the end [of 2023] but I think this year we can make it back and prove we’re champions. Super excited for the rest of the year, we’re really just getting started and I think our best tracks are in front of us, so really can’t wait.

Certainly Heim’s performance Saturday on the 20-turn, 3.41-mile road course was the afternoon standard, but there was plenty of good racing behind him. There were 14 lead changes among eight drivers, but no one other than Heim led double-digit laps.

Jack Hawksworth, a sportscar and IndyCar driver making his first NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series start certainly proved himself a talent to be reckoned with. He ran top five most of the day and led a lap. He finished sixth.

Reigning series champ Ben Rhodes, Christian Eckes, Dean Thompson and Tanner Gray rounded out the top 10.

The 17-year-old phenom Zilisch started from pole position in his first ever start in one of NASCAR’s premier divisions. Leading the field, he went into the first corner hard, however, relinquishing the lead to Heim immediately. After a pit stop for tires and a motivational reminder from his veteran crew chief Brian Pattie, he returned with vengeance. He and his Spire Motorsports team never gave up, getting him back on the lead lap and then in contention late in the race.

Zilisch was running in fourth place with less than five laps in regulation to go but was given a pass-through penalty for cutting the course. Fortunately, it came just as a caution flew and it only cost the teenager two positions. He opted to pit for gas during the ensuing yellow flag and was able to climb back to that impressive top five finish in his first race.

Nick Sanchez won Stage 1 and Heim claimed Stage 2 – both drivers’ first stage victories of the year.

  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 42
  • Laps Actual: 46 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 01.625 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 15 Minutes 26 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 69.492
  • Cautions: 6 for 10 laps
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,554 (43.2 passes per green flag lap)

  • Circuit of The Americas
  • XPEL 225
  • Race Winner: Corey Heim
  • Age: 21
  • Team : No. 11 - Safelite Toyota
  • Owner: Johnny Gray
  • Crew Chief: Scott Zipadelli
  • Corey Heim won the XPEL 225, his sixth victory in 46 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
  • This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2024.
  • This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Circuit of The Americas.
  • Taylor Gray (second) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Circuit of The Americas. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2024.
  • Ty Majeski (third) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Circuit of The Americas.
  • Layne Riggs (27th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Corey Heim leads the point standings by 10 points over Ty Majeski.
Zane Smith celebrates with a burnout
Austin, Texas - March 25, 2023 : Zane Smith, driver of the #38 Speedco/Peak Ford, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series XPEL 225 at Circuit of The Americas.
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XPEL 225 at Circuit of The Americas Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 12 Dale Quarterley Westfield, MA Jan 25, 1961 63 Toyota TBA Young's Motorsports Andrew Abbott
2 9 Grant Enfinger Fairhope, AL Jan 22, 1985 39 Chevrolet Champion Power Equipment CR7 Motorsports Jeff Stankiewicz
3 88 Matt Crafton Tulare, CA Jun 11, 1976 47 Ford Planters/Menards ThorSport Racing Jeriod Prince
4 56 Timmy Hill Port Tobacco, MD Feb 25, 1993 31 Toyota Will's Automotive Hill Motorsports Terry Elmore
5 25 Ty Dillon Lewisville, NC Feb 27, 1992 32 Chevrolet Rackley Roofing Rackley WAR Shane Wilson
6 45 Ross Chastain Alva, FL Dec 4, 1992 31 Chevrolet TXAPA Niece Motorsports Phil Gould
7 41 Bayley Currey Driftwood, TX Oct 29, 1996 27 Chevrolet AutoVentive/Precision Niece Motorsports Mike Hillman Jr.
8 76 Spencer Boyd Creve Coeur, MO Jun 26, 1995 28 Chevrolet FR8 Factory Freedom Racing Enterprises Jeff Hammond
9 42 Matt Mills Lynchburg, VA Nov 14, 1996 27 Chevrolet J.F. Electric/Utilitra Niece Motorsports Jon Leonard
10 2 Mason Massey Douglasville, GA Jan 24, 1997 27 Chevrolet RANDCO Young's Motorsports Trip Bruce
11 75 Stefan Parsons Cornelius, NC Jun 15, 1998 25 Chevrolet Springrates Henderson Motorsports Chris Carrier
12 1 Jack Hawksworth Bradford, W. Yorkshire, EN Feb 28, 1991 33 Toyota Mobil 1 TRICON Garage Seth Smith
13 52 Stewart Friesen Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Jul 25, 1983 40 Toyota Halmar International Halmar Friesen Racing Jimmy Villeneuve
14 99 Ben Rhodes Louisville, KY Feb 21, 1997 27 Ford TSPORT Trucks ThorSport Racing Rich Lushes
15 18 Tyler Ankrum San Bernardino, CA Mar 6, 2001 23 Chevrolet LiUNA! McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Mark Hillman
16 19 Christian Eckes MIddletown, NY Nov 10, 2000 23 Chevrolet NAPA Auto Care McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Charles Denike
17 77 Chase Purdy Meridian, MS Nov 11, 1999 24 Chevrolet Bama Buggies Spire Motorsports Jason Trinchere
18 98 Ty Majeski Seymour, WI Aug 18, 1994 29 Ford Road Ranger ThorSport Racing Joe Shear
19 15 Tanner Gray Artesia, NM Apr 15, 1999 24 Toyota ShopTRICON.com TRICON Garage Jerame Donley
20 11 Corey Heim Marietta, GA Jul 5, 2002 21 Toyota Safelite TRICON Garage Scott Zipadelli
21 33 Lawless Alan Los Angeles, CA Feb 2, 2000 24 Ford AUTOChargit Reaume Brothers Racing Greg Rayl
22 5 Dean Thompson Anaheim, CA Aug 30, 2001 22 Toyota Thompson Pipe Group TRICON Garage Derek Smith
23 32 Bret Holmes Munford, AL May 5, 1997 26 Chevrolet Bret Holmes Racing Bret Holmes Racing Mike Shiplett
24 91 Jack Wood Loomis, CA Aug 7, 2000 23 Chevrolet Klotz / Cometic Gasket McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Kevin Bellicourt
25 17 Taylor Gray Denver, NC Mar 25, 2005 18 Toyota JBL TRICON Garage Jeff Hensley
26 46 Thad Moffitt Trinity, NC Sep 12, 2000 23 Chevrolet Induction Innovations Faction Motorsports Doug George
27 2 Nicholas Sanchez Miami, FL Jun 10, 2001 22 Chevrolet Gainbridge Rev Racing Bono Manion
28 71 Rajah Caruth Atlanta, GA Jun 11, 2002 21 Chevrolet HendrickCars.com Spire Motorsports Chad Walter
29 13 Jake Garcia Monroe, GA Mar 3, 2005 19 Ford Quanta Services ThorSport Racing Doug Randolph
30 38 Layne Riggs Bahama, NC Jun 11, 2002 21 Ford Love's Travel Stops Front Row Motorsports Dylan Cappello
31 4 Marco Andretti Nazareth, PA Mar 13, 1987 37 Chevrolet Group 1001 / CarQuest Roper Racing Bruce Cook
32 43 Daniel Dye DeLand, Florida Dec 4, 2003 20 Chevrolet NAPA Nightvision McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Blake Bainbridge
33 7 Connor Zilisch Charlotte, NC Jul 21, 2006 17 Chevrolet Austin Hatcher Foundation Spire Motorsports Brian Pattie
34 22 Carter Fartuch Schnecksville, PA Jan 1, 2005 19 Ford TBA Reaume Brothers Racing John Reaume
35 20 Vicente Salas Temecula, CA Aug 20, 2002 21 Chevrolet TBA Young's Motorsports Tyler Young