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Victoria's Voice 200

Friday, March 1st, 2024

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV

  • 17 Chevrolet
  • 8 Ford
  • 7 Toyota

  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 presented by Westgate Resorts
  • Pole Winner: Rajah Caruth
  • Age: 21
  • Team : No. 71 - HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
  • Owner: Jeff Dickerson
  • Crew Chief: Chad Walter
  • Rajah Caruth won the Pole Award for the Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 presented by Westgate Resorts with a lap of 30.501 seconds, 177.043 mph.
  • This is his first pole in 30 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
  • This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2024.
  • This is his first pole in two races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Christian Eckes (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2024 and his sixth in eight races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Stewart Friesen (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his first in three races this season.
  • Layne Riggs (21st) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Friday, March 1st, 2024
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Rajah Caruth gets historic NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck victory at Las Vegas

Rajah Caruth made a promise after taking the checkered flag in the Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

“There’s more to come, for sure,” said the 21-year-old Spire Motorsports driver moments after securing his first NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series win from the pole position in Friday night’s race.

An alumnus of NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity program, Caruth is the third African-American driver to win a NASCAR national series race, joining Hall of Famer Wendell Scott and Bubba Wallace.

It was a day for firsts for Caruth, who earlier on Friday won the initial Truck Series pole of his career by 0.001 seconds over Christian Eckes.

But it was Caruth’s pit crew that helped decide the issue. During a 62-lap green-flag run to the finish, crew chief Chad Walter called Caruth’s No. 71 Chevrolet to pit road early in the cycle.

The over-the-wall crew performed a flawless stop, and after other contenders made their stops during the cycle, Caruth inherited the lead on Lap 114 with an advantage over Taylor Gray of nearly two seconds.

That margin enabled Caruth, who led 38 laps, to finish 0.851 seconds in front of fast-closing Tyler Ankrum, who passed Gray for the second spot on Lap 120.

“It’s surreal,” said Caruth. “Thinks so much to (sponsor) HendrickCars.com and Mr. H (Hendrick) for putting me in this thing all year, and with the men and women at Spire.

“So many people have helped me get to this point, and I can’t believe it. I just stayed cool. We lost track position in little portions of the race, and we stayed in the game… My guys got me a great stop, and we just executed.”

A lack of execution ruined the chances of several contenders. Ty Majeski, who led a race-high 40 of the 134 laps and swept the first two stages, drew a penalty for speeding on pit road on Lap 102. So did Daytona winner Nick Sanchez, snuffing out a late rally.

Defending race winner Kyle Busch’s crew was guilty of a tire violation, preventing Caruth’s Spire teammate from contending for the victory. But with Busch winning last week at Atlanta, Spire now has two straight victories.

In the closing laps, Ankrum could see Caruth tantalizingly in front of him, just out of reach.

“I wish we would have had 10 more laps, and I think we could have gotten it,” said Ankrum, who retained his series lead by five points over second-place Majeski. “But we tend to say that a lot in racing. I wish we would have been able to do it, but I think our time is coming.” 

Corey Heim finished third as is seven points behind Ankum in the standings. Caruth climbed one spot from fifth to fourth, 10 points out of the series lead.

Gray ran fourth on Friday, followed by Christopher Bell. Eckes, Matt Crafton, Zane Smith, Grant Enfinger and Majeski completed the top 10. Busch finished 15th, one lap down.

Notes: Chevrolet won its second straight race at the track, after breaking a streak of seven straight Toyota victories last year… Caruth’s win was the 11th from the pole position in 32 Truck races at LVMS—a remarkable percentage of 34.4.

  • Drivers Entered: 32
  • Laps Scheduled: 134
  • Margin of Victory: 0.851 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 32 Minutes 50 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 129.910
  • Cautions: 4 for 19 laps
  • Lead Changes: 19
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,791 (15.6 passes per green flag lap)

  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 presented by Westgate Resorts
  • Race Winner: Rajah Caruth
  • Age: 21
  • Team : No. 71 - HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
  • Owner: Jeff Dickerson
  • Crew Chief: Chad Walter
  • Rajah Caruth won the Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 presented by Westgate Resorts, his first victory in 30 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2024.
  • Caruth becomes the third African American driver to win a NASCAR National Series race, joining Wendell Scott and Bubba Wallace.
  • Tyler Ankrum (second) posted his second top-10 finish in eight races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his second top-10 finish in 2024.
  • Corey Heim (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Conner Jones (14th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Tyler Ankrum leads the point standings by 5 points over Ty Majeski.
Rajah Caruth celebrates with a burnout after winning
Las Vegas, Nevada - March 1, 2024 : Rajah Caruth, driver of the #71 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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Victoria's Voice 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway : Loop Data Box Score results
DRIVER ST MID CLO FIN HI LOW ARP PL DIF GFP GFxP PD QPS % QPS FST % T15 LED % LED LAPS DR TOT PTS
Rajah Caruth 1 7 1 1 1 31 3.3 0 55 51 4 42 76.36 16 98.5 38 28.4 134 135.10 57
Tyler Ankrum 5 8 2 2 2 31 6.4 3 61 54 7 46 75.41 6 99.3 0 0.0 134 110.10 42
Corey Heim 25 5 4 3 1 31 4.7 22 74 47 27 55 74.32 19 98.5 18 13.4 134 122.80 49
Taylor Gray 19 4 3 4 1 31 6.0 15 59 48 11 45 76.27 8 92.5 4 3.0 134 109.60 44
Christopher Bell 14 19 5 5 1 31 11.0 9 84 49 35 49 58.33 18 70.2 2 1.5 134 93.40 0
Christian Eckes 2 16 6 6 1 31 10.9 -4 71 67 4 48 67.61 2 85.8 7 5.2 134 86.10 31
Matt Crafton 15 9 7 7 4 31 9.8 8 62 61 1 42 67.74 1 94.8 0 0.0 134 90.50 32
Zane Smith 7 10 9 8 4 31 10.7 -1 70 70 0 52 74.29 3 91.0 0 0.0 134 84.00 0
Grant Enfinger 10 6 8 9 4 31 9.2 1 45 49 -4 30 66.67 0 95.5 0 0.0 134 89.30 34
Ty Majeski 6 2 12 10 1 31 5.2 -4 58 61 -3 34 58.62 18 91.0 40 29.9 134 119.80 47
Jake Garcia 12 17 11 11 4 31 17.5 1 76 92 -16 26 34.21 1 26.1 0 0.0 134 66.80 26
Bret Holmes 20 22 13 12 3 31 19.0 8 67 75 -8 17 25.37 0 24.6 0 0.0 134 62.20 25
Ben Rhodes 13 11 10 13 5 31 12.5 0 70 68 2 40 57.14 0 73.1 0 0.0 134 70.50 24
Conner Jones 26 21 14 14 5 31 20.0 12 78 73 5 9 11.54 0 15.7 0 0.0 133 60.20 23
Kyle Busch 4 1 16 15 1 31 7.0 -11 59 78 -19 37 62.71 7 89.6 13 9.8 133 94.10 0
Chase Purdy 11 14 19 16 1 31 16.5 -5 74 83 -9 34 45.95 0 23.9 1 0.8 133 60.20 21
Nicholas Sanchez 8 3 17 17 1 31 10.1 -9 56 73 -17 31 55.36 2 74.6 5 3.8 133 84.10 25
Stewart Friesen 3 12 15 18 3 31 12.5 -15 58 66 -8 41 70.69 4 71.6 0 0.0 133 75.50 29
Connor Mosack 18 23 20 19 11 31 22.6 -1 63 62 1 3 4.76 0 0.8 0 0.0 133 47.20 18
Tanner Gray 24 15 22 20 2 31 15.9 4 81 79 2 44 54.32 1 55.2 0 0.0 133 65.00 17
Mason Massey 29 24 21 21 1 31 22.7 8 47 45 2 11 23.40 0 11.2 6 4.5 133 46.30 16
Layne Riggs 21 18 24 22 11 31 20.0 -1 62 59 3 12 19.35 0 23.1 0 0.0 133 56.70 15
Lawless Alan 28 25 23 23 3 31 23.3 5 47 40 7 9 19.15 0 6.0 0 0.0 133 42.20 14
Daniel Dye 9 13 18 24 6 31 16.6 -15 71 90 -19 19 26.76 0 35.1 0 0.0 132 55.50 13
Thad Moffitt 30 30 26 25 3 31 27.1 5 38 40 -2 8 21.05 0 3.7 0 0.0 132 34.80 12
Ty Dillon 16 27 25 26 10 31 24.0 -10 45 54 -9 5 11.11 0 3.7 0 0.0 132 36.80 11
Keith McGee 31 28 27 27 2 31 26.8 4 37 41 -4 3 8.11 0 4.5 0 0.0 131 30.00 10
Bayley Currey 17 32 28 28 11 32 30.1 -11 12 2 10 3 25.00 0 1.5 0 0.0 129 32.70 9
Spencer Boyd 32 31 29 29 20 32 29.8 3 8 7 1 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 128 26.50 8
Dean Thompson 23 29 31 30 9 31 22.5 -7 50 39 11 34 68.00 4 38.8 0 0.0 125 49.50 7
Matt Mills 22 20 30 31 10 32 25.2 -9 36 46 -10 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 125 39.30 6
Timmy Hill 27 26 32 32 22 31 29.0 -5 17 25 -8 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 75 29.50 5