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Love's RV Stop 225

Friday, October 4th, 2024

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 8 Toyota
  • 21 Chevrolet
  • 9 Ford

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CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs’ Round of 8 starts now

The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series begins the final three-race Playoff round to set the Championship Four with Friday’s Love’s RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway (4:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Last weekend’s Kansas winner Corey Heim arrives at the 2.66-mile superspeedway now boasting six wins on the season – double that of any other competitor, The 22-year-old TRICON Garage driver scored the win in the final race of the opening round last week when race leader, ThorSport’s Ty Majeski ran out of gas on the final lap. Heim finished just ahead of Front Row Motorsports’ Layne Riggs, who had won the previous two races but is not among the Playoff drivers.

Regular Season Champion , McAnally-Hilgemann’s Christian Eckes, Majeski and REV Racing’s Nick Sanchez sit safely atop the cutoff mark entering the first race of this all-important round. Rajah Caruth trails Sanchez by eight points just outside the Playoff bubble with Tyler Ankrum and Grant Enfinger both -11 points and Taylor Gray -15 points back.

Enfinger is the only current Playoff driver with a previous Talladega win, earning his trophy in 2016. Former series champion Johnny Sauter – the 2013 Talladega trophy winner – will be competing this weekend for Hattori Racing Enterprises. Brett Moffitt is the defending race winner.

There have been eight different winners in the last eight Talladega races. Heim, Eckes and Enfinger (2) are the only Playoff drivers to have scored top-five finishes at the big track.

Among those entered this week, William Sawalich (No. 1 TRICON Garage Toyota) and 18-year-old Connor Zilisch (No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet) are hoping to make their first career superspeedway start. And crowd favorite, veteran Norm Benning is hoping to qualify for his first race of the season. 

Cometic Gasket Qualifying is set for 1 p.m. ET Friday (FS2). Chase Purdy is the defending polesitter.

  • Love's RV Stop 225
  • Pole Winner: William Sawalich
  • Age: 18
  • Team : No 1 - Starkey/Soundgear Toyota
  • Owner: Kevin Ray
  • Crew Chief: Seth Smith
  • William Sawalich won the Pole Award for the Love?s RV Stop 225 with a lap of 54482 seconds, 175764 mph
  • This is his first pole in 13 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races
  • This is his first pole and fourth top-10 start in 2024
  • This is his first pole in one races at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Ben Rhodes (second) posted his sixth top-10 start of 2024 and his fourth in nine races at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Ty Majeski (third) posted his third top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway It is his 17th in 20 races this season
  • Layne Riggs (33rd) was the fastest qualifying rookie

  • Friday, October 4th, 2024
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Enfinger locks up spot in Championship 4 with victory at Talladega

The home crowd favorite, Grant Enfinger claimed the victory in Friday afternoon’s Love’s RV Stop 225 Playoff race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway – the Alabama native’s second NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win at the big track and the most important, as the victory delivers an automatic entry into the season championship finale next month.

Enfinger’s No. 9 CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet led a race best 34 of the 85 laps, won Stage 2 and held the point on the final lap when a caution came out ending the race.

“We knew stuff was going to get dicey,’’ the 39-year old Enfinger said of having to hold the field off following a restart with nine laps remaining to claim his first victory of the season – first ever for the team – and 11th of Enfinger’s career.

“We didn’t make all the perfect decisions today, but we had a Champion Power Equipment Chevy that was fast enough to get it done today, so even though we chose the outside [lane for a restart] once or twice and maybe we shouldn’t have. … it’s just Talladega right there and hopefully all the fans enjoyed it.

“There’s nothing like winning at your home track. Got my family here and first win with my daughter and my son here. On top of that we get to race for a championship in Phoenix.’’

It was a typically wild event on the sport’s biggest track (2.66-mile) with the race once again decided in a final frantic push for the checkered flag – with Enfinger leading fellow Playoff driver, Tricon Garage’s Taylor Gray across the finish line under caution.

Daniel Dye and Tyler Ankrum made contact while running fifth and sixth – causing a multi-car accident spinning about 200 yards before the finish line, bringing out the yellow and checkered flag to officially end the event. The McAnally-Hilgemann driver Dye slid across the line in third, Spire Motorsports’ Rajah Caruth, also a Playoff driver, finished fourth. Reaume Brothers Racing’s Lawless Alan scored a career best fifth place finish.

McAnally-Hilgemann’s Christian Eckes, the regular season champion, finished sixth, followed by Ryan Reed, Stefan Parsons, Bret Holmes and Spencer Boyd.

Playoff drivers, Tricon Garage’s Corey Heim and ThorSport’s Ty Majeski finished 11th and 12th. McAnally-Hilgemann’s Tyler Ankrum was 14th.

“We had a fast truck and made a bad decision,” a frustrated Majeski said. “I hopped out of line and cost ourselves some Stage 2 points, so I don’t know where that puts us in the points, but I guess it could have been worse if we finished 12th. We’ll move on to Homestead.”

Rev Racing’s Nick Sanchez, who led 10 laps, finished 22nd after an eventful day. He was involved in multiple incidents and ultimately called to pit road by NASCAR on that final restart with nine laps remaining for an equipment check.

Enfinger’s win marks the first time in nine Talladega Playoff races that a Playoff driver won the race. He was not Playoff-eligible when he won at the track in 2016. This win lands him one of four positions in the championship race at Phoenix on Nov. 8 – the third time the popular Alabama driver has competed for the championship trophy.

“Obviously we can start focusing on Phoenix right away and that’s a huge advantage I think,’’ Enfinger said. “The way I look at it, we don’t have to worry about points for the next two races.’ … very very proud of what this win means but realistically, we still have a lot to do to prepare for the championship.”

With two races remaining in this Round of 8 to decide which three drivers join Enfinger in the Championship race, Heim leads Eckes by a single point. Majeski is 25 points back but only five points ahead of Caruth.

Gray is 13 points behind Majeski, Sanchez 20 points back and Ankrum 23 points back. A win by any of these seven is the automatic ticket for a shot at the title.

The series has a three-week break before the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoff Race at South Florida’s 1.5-mile Homestead-Miami Speedway. Carson Hocevar is the defending race winner.

  • Drivers Entered: 38 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 85
  • Margin of Victory: 0.041 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 45 Minutes 24 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 125.148
  • Cautions: 4 for 25 laps
  • Lead Changes: 27
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,877 (64.6 passes per green flag lap)

  • Love's RV Stop 225
  • Race Winner: Grant Enfinger
  • Age: 39
  • Team : No 9 - Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet
  • Owner: Larry Berg
  • Crew Chief: Jeff Stankiewicz
  • Grant Enfinger won the Love?s RV Stop 225, his 11th victory in 193 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races Enfinger becomes the first driver to clinch a spot in the Championship 4
  • This is his first victory and 10th top-10 finish in 2024
  • This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in 11 races at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Taylor Gray (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Talladega Superspeedway It is his 11th top-10 finish in 2024
  • Daniel Dye (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Talladega Superspeedway
  • Layne Riggs (28th) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Corey Heim leads the point standings by 1 points over Christian Eckes
Grant Enfinger celebrates in victory lane after winning
Talladega, Alabama - October 4, 2024 : Grant Enfinger, driver of the #9 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Love's RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway.
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Love's RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
34 36 16 Johnny Sauter Toyota 3 3 0 0 42 0 0 0 0 DVP
21 31 6 Norm Benning Chevrolet 16 16 0 0 85 0 0 0 0 Running
1 4 9 Grant Enfinger Chevrolet 65 40 19 6 85 34 9 2 1 Running
23 17 88 Matt Crafton Ford 14 14 0 0 85 1 1 0 0 Running
7 22 91 Ryan Reed Chevrolet 30 30 0 0 85 0 0 0 0 Running
36 32 41 Bayley Currey Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 Rear Gear
10 20 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 27 27 0 0 85 0 0 0 0 Running
31 8 42 Matt Mills Chevrolet 17 6 10 1 61 14 5 1 0 Accident
8 23 75 Stefan Parsons Chevrolet 29 29 0 0 85 0 0 0 0 Running
17 28 44 Danny Bohn Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 85 0 0 0 0 Running
13 26 52 Stewart Friesen Toyota 24 24 0 0 85 1 1 0 0 Running
35 2 99 Ben Rhodes Ford 2 2 0 0 38 0 0 0 0 Accident
15 21 95 Clay Greenfield Chevrolet 22 22 0 0 85 0 0 0 0 Running
14 7 18 Tyler Ankrum Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 85 0 0 0 0 Running
16 25 04 Cory Roper Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 85 0 0 0 0 Running
6 15 19 Christian Eckes Chevrolet 38 31 7 0 85 8 1 0 4 Running
25 6 77 Chase Purdy Chevrolet 12 12 0 0 71 1 1 0 0 Running
12 3 98 Ty Majeski Ford 29 25 4 0 85 0 0 7 0 Running
30 34 15 Tanner Gray Toyota 11 7 4 0 61 0 0 10 8 Accident
11 9 11 Corey Heim Toyota 30 26 4 0 85 0 0 0 7 Running
5 16 33 Lawless Alan Ford 43 32 11 0 85 0 0 8 3 Running
32 14 5 Dean Thompson Toyota 16 5 11 0 61 0 0 6 5 Accident
9 19 32 Bret Holmes Chevrolet 30 28 2 0 85 0 0 0 9 Running
26 24 28 Keith McGee Chevrolet 11 11 0 0 70 0 0 0 0 Accident
2 5 17 Taylor Gray Toyota 37 35 2 0 85 0 0 9 0 Running
22 11 2 Nicholas Sanchez Chevrolet 15 15 0 0 85 10 4 0 0 Running
4 13 71 Rajah Caruth Chevrolet 38 33 5 0 85 2 1 0 6 Running
29 10 13 Jake Garcia Ford 25 8 17 0 61 0 0 3 2 Accident
19 18 45 Kaden Honeycutt Chevrolet 18 18 0 0 85 3 1 0 0 Running
18 29 21 Mason Maggio Toyota 19 19 0 0 85 0 0 0 0 Running
28 33 38 Layne Riggs Ford 10 9 1 0 61 0 0 0 10 Accident
3 35 43 Daniel Dye Chevrolet 34 34 0 0 85 3 1 0 0 Running
20 27 22 Jason M White Ford 17 17 0 0 85 7 1 0 0 Running
27 1 1 William Sawalich Toyota 16 10 6 0 64 0 0 5 0 Running
33 12 7 Connor Zilisch Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 61 0 0 4 0 Accident
24 30 25 Dawson Sutton Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 81 1 1 0 0 Running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Bayley Currey Pre-Race to the Rear Engine Change Tail End 0 0 White
Keith McGee Pre-Race to the Rear Driver Change Tail End 0 0 White
Ben Rhodes Jumping the start Pass Thru 0 2 Green
Ben Rhodes Going above the blend line exiting the pits Pass Thru 3 4 Green
Bayley Currey Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Garage Tail End 17 0 Green/Yellow
William Sawalich Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 23 0 Yellow
William Sawalich Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Garage Tail End 23 0 Yellow
Kaden Honeycutt Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 25 27 Yellow
Taylor Gray Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 26 27 Yellow
Ryan Reed Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 37 46 Yellow
Ryan Reed Speeding on pit road Tail End 37 46 Yellow
Johnny Sauter Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 38 0 Yellow
Connor Zilisch Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 38 46 Yellow
Bryan Dauzat Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 39 46 Yellow
Chase Purdy Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 39 46 Yellow
Mason Maggio Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 42 46 Yellow
Taylor Gray Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 44 46 Yellow
Danny Bohn Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 44 46 Yellow
Dawson Sutton Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 44 46 Yellow
Matt Crafton Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 44 46 Yellow
Kaden Honeycutt Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 44 46 Yellow
Jason M White Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 44 46 Yellow
Keith McGee Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 45 46 Yellow
William Sawalich Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 52 56 Green
Rajah Caruth Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 56 59 Green
Rajah Caruth Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Pass Thru 56 59 Green
Bret Holmes Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 63 68 Yellow
Bret Holmes Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 63 68 Yellow
Chase Purdy Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 65 68 Yellow
Stefan Parsons Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 67 68 Yellow
Dawson Sutton Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 71 76 Yellow
Bryan Dauzat Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 71 76 Yellow
Mason Maggio Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 71 76 Yellow
Daniel Dye Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 71 76 Yellow
William Sawalich Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 72 76 Yellow
Jason M White Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 72 76 Yellow
Mason Maggio Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 73 76 Yellow
Chase Purdy Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 74 0 Yellow
William Sawalich Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Pass Thru 76 81 Green