The 2024 Heart of America 200 was the 8th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, a permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would cruise to a dominating victory, winning the first stage and leading a race-high 79 laps, eventually holding off a charging Zane Smith in the final few laps to earn his seventh career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would finish 3rd, respectively.
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Background
Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake1Brett MoffittTricon GarageToyota02Mason MasseyYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet5Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota7Connor MosackSpire MotorsportsChevrolet9Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet11Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota13Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord15Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota17Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota18Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet19Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet22Mason MaggioReaume 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 RacingFord91Zane Smith (i)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet98Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice was held on Saturday, May 4, at 11:05 AM CST, and would last for 20 minutes. Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.895, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed198Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord30.895174.786299Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord30.900174.757315Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota30.903174.740Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 4, at 11:35 AM CST. Since Kansas Speedway is an intermediate speedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole.
Chase Purdy, driving for Spire Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.728, and a speed of .
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed177Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet30.728175.735298Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord30.732175.713325Ty DillonRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet30.830175.154471Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet30.843175.08057Connor MosackSpire MotorsportsChevrolet30.859174.989643Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet30.882174.859713Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord30.885174.842852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota30.890174.814991Zane Smith (i)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet30.912174.6891019Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet30.952174.4641199Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord30.954174.4521218Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet30.969174.3681311Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota30.975174.3341488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord30.979174.3121542Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet31.044173.947169Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet31.045173.9411717Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota31.094173.6671815Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota31.112173.566191Brett MoffittTricon GarageToyota31.139173.4162066Cam WatersThorSport RacingFord31.146173.3772141Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet31.170173.244225Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota31.171173.2382345Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet31.174173.2212432Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet31.337172.3202538Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord31.357172.2102646Thad Moffitt (R)Faction46Chevrolet31.575171.0212776Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet31.592170.9292833Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord31.594170.9192922Mason MaggioReaume Brothers RacingFord32.194167.7333010Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet32.522166.041312Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet––Qualified by owner's points3256Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota––3302Mason MasseyYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet––Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts111Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota10291Zane Smith (i)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet0319Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet8477Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet7545Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet6699Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord577Connor MosackSpire MotorsportsChevrolet4818Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet3925Ty DillonRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet21043Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts191Zane Smith (i)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet0211Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota9319Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet8445Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet7577Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet661Brett MoffittTricon GarageToyota572Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet4871Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet397Connor MosackSpire MotorsportsChevrolet21099Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord1 Stage 3 Laps: 74 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts11311Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota13479Running592991Zane Smith (i)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet13429Running031019Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet13411Running5042345Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1341Running465191Brett MoffittTricon GarageToyota1340Running376312Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet1341Running3571815Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota1340Running308225Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota1340Running299643Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1344Running29101488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1340Running27112141Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running2612169Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running2513471Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running27142432Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet1340Running2315325Ty DillonRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet1330Running24161199Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord1330Running2717713Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord1330Running20182538Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord1330Running19192066Cam WatersThorSport RacingFord1330Running18201218Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1330Running20213302Mason MasseyYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1332Running16223256Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota1320Running15231542Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1320Running14242646Thad Moffitt (R)Faction46Chevrolet1320Running1325852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1320Running12262833Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord1320Running11271717Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota1310Running1028177Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet1317Running22292922Mason MaggioReaume Brothers RacingFord1310Running83057Connor MosackSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1310Running13312776Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet1290Running6323010Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1280Running533298Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord100DVP4Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Corey Heim 344 1 2 Christian Eckes 337 (-7) 1 3 Nick Sanchez 295 (–49) 1 4 Ty Majeski 279 (–65) 1 5 Tyler Ankrum 264 (–80) 1 6 Rajah Caruth 260 (–84) 2 7 Taylor Gray 259 (–85) 8 Matt Crafton 222 (–122) 9 Tanner Gray 201 (–143) 10 Grant Enfinger 192 (–152)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 308 2 Toyota 279 (–29) 3 Ford 250 (–58) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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