The 2024 Long John Silver's 200 was the 6th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 5, 2024, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia, a permanent asphalt paperclip-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In an action packed race that produced numerous spins and wrecks, Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would put on a blistering performance, winning both stages and leading a race-high 133 laps to earn his seventh career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his second of the season. Pole sitter Ty Majeski led 66 laps of the race, and was in contention of stealing the win on the final restart, but was unable to hold off Eckes and finished 2nd. To fill out the podium, Chase Purdy, driving for Spire Motorsports, would finish 3rd, respectively.
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Background
Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track on the NASCAR circuit since its beginning in 1948.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake1William SawalichTricon GarageToyota02Mason MasseyYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet5Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota7Sammy Smith (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet9Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet11Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota13Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord15Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota17Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota18Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet19Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet20Blake LothianYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet22Stephen MallozziReaume Brothers RacingFord25Ty DillonRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet32Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet33Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord38Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord41Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet42Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet43Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet45Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet46Thad Moffitt (R)Faction46Chevrolet52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota66Cam WatersThorSport RacingFord71Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet76Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet77Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord90Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota91Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet98Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice Practice was held on Friday, April 5, at 3:05 PM EST. Since Martinsville Speedway is a short track, drivers will be split into two groups, Group A and B, with both sessions being 15 minutes long. Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time between both sessions, with a lap of 19.985, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed198Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord19.98594.751211Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota20.00994.637319Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet20.06794.364Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, April 5, at 3:40 PM EST. Since Martinsville Speedway is a short track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole.
Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a track record lap of 19.417, and a speed of .
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed198Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord19.41797.523219Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet19.43797.422338Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord19.50297.098411Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota19.51797.02352Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet19.55196.854699Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord19.58696.681713Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord19.59596.63785Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota19.59696.632918Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet19.59996.6171091Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet19.61296.5531177Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet19.63996.4201217Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota19.64396.401137Sammy Smith (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet19.67096.2681452Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota19.67096.2681541Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet19.67496.2491671Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet19.71296.0631745Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet19.71296.0631825Ty DillonRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet19.71796.0391915Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota19.73595.951209Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet19.75595.854211William SawalichTricon GarageToyota19.75695.8492266Cam WatersThorSport RacingFord19.76295.8202343Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet19.80295.6272488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord19.80995.5932542Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet19.85195.3912633Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord19.97694.7942756Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota19.98094.7752832Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet20.04794.4582902Mason MasseyYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet20.05794.4113076Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet20.06194.3923122Stephen MallozziReaume Brothers RacingFord20.40392.810Qualified by owner's points3220Blake LothianYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet20.86290.7683346Thad Moffitt (R)Faction46Chevrolet––3490Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota––Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 50 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts119Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet10298Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord9338Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord8411Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota752Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet6699Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord5718Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet4813Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord3945Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet21077Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 50 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts119Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet10218Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet9377Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet8498Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord7545Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet6613Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord575Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota4841Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet3917Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota2101William SawalichTricon GarageToyota1 Stage 3 Laps: 100 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1219Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet200133Running602198Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord20066Running5131177Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running43452Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet2001Running395918Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2000Running4561217Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota2000Running3371671Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running308137Sammy Smith (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running091745Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running3610411Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota2000Running34112902Mason MasseyYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running26122488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord2000Running25132343Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2000Running2414699Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord2000Running2815338Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord2000Running30161915Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota2000Running21171541Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running23181091Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2000Running19191452Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota2000Running18202756Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota2000Running1721713Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord2000Running2422209Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running15231825Ty DillonRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet2000Running14242832Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet2000Running13253076Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet2000Running1226211William SawalichTricon GarageToyota2000Running12273346Thad Moffitt (R)Faction46Chevrolet2000Running10283122Stephen MallozziReaume Brothers RacingFord1980Running9292542Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1930Accident8302266Cam WatersThorSport RacingFord1760Accident7312633Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord1660DVP6323490Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota1580Accident53385Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota1450Accident8343220Blake LothianYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet170Overheating3Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Ty Majeski 248 1 2 Corey Heim 241 (-7) 3 Tyler Ankrum 241 (–7) 2 4 Christian Eckes 237 (–11) 1 5 Taylor Gray 212 (–36) 1 6 Nick Sanchez 209 (–39) 2 7 Rajah Caruth 208 (–40) 8 Matt Crafton 173 (–75) 9 Grant Enfinger 154 (–94) 1 10 Ben Rhodes 148 (–100)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 233 2 Toyota 204 (–29) 3 Ford 196 (–37) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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