The 2024 CRC Brakleen 175 was the 14th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 15th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, July 12, 2024, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, a permanent triangular-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 70 laps to complete. Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would put on another dominating performance in the Truck Series, winning both stages and leading a race-high 55 laps to earn his 10th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his fifth of the season. Christian Eckes started on the pole after qualifying was rained out, he finished 2nd in both stages and led 11 laps to finish 3rd. To fill out the podium, Grant Enfinger, driving for CR7 Motorsports, would finish in 2nd, respectively.
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Background Pocono Raceway is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) oval speedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1970s. Nicknamed "The Tricky Triangle", the speedway has three distinct corners and is known for high speeds along its lengthy straightaways.
From 1982 to 2019, the circuit had two race weekends. In 2020, the circuit was reduced to one race meeting of two races. The first race was moved to World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis starting in 2022.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake1Kris WrightTricon GarageToyota02Mason MasseyYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet5Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota7Connor Mosack Spire MotorsportsChevrolet9Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet11Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota13Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord15Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota17Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota18Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet19Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet21Sage Karam (i)Floridian MotorsportsFord22Mason MaggioReaume Brothers RacingFord25Ty DillonRackley WARChevrolet27Stephen Mallozzi (i)Reaume Brothers RacingFord28Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet32Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet33Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord38Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord41Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet42Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet43Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet45Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet46Thad Moffitt (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota66Luke FenhausThorSport RacingFord71Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet76Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet77Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord90Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota91Zane Smith (i)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet98Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 12, at 2:25 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes. Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.316, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed119Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet54.316165.697211Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota54.321165.98239Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet54.335165.639Full practice results
Starting lineup Qualifying was originally scheduled to be held on Friday, July 12, at 2:30 PM EST.
Pocono Raceway is the only oval in the Truck Series with a road course-style rule. While the system is a single-truck system with only one lap, drivers will exit pit lane and run down the Long Pond Straight into Turn 2 before starting their timed lap at the exit to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole.
Qualifying was cancelled due to inclement weather, with the starting lineup based on the pandemic formula. As a result, Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would start on the pole.
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Starting lineup Pos.#DriverTeamMake119Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet211Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota371Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet418Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet543Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet698Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord799Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord89Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet92Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet1052Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1115Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota1213Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord1342Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1425Ty DillonRackley WARChevrolet1588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1677Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet1738Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord187Connor MosackSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1917Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota2041Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2191Zane Smith (i)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet225Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota2376Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet2433Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord2556Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota261Kris WrightTricon GarageToyota2745Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet2866Luke FenhausThorSport RacingFord2902Mason MasseyYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet3032Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet3146Thad Moffitt (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet3222Mason MaggioReaume Brothers RacingFord3321Sage Karam (i)Floridian MotorsportsFord3428Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet3527Stephen Mallozzi (i)Reaume Brothers RacingFord3690Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyotaOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 15 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts111Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota10219Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet9318Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet8443Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet759Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet6698Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord572Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet4817Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota3952Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota21015Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 15 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts111Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota10219Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet9343Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet849Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet7518Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet6698Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord5745Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet0852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota3915Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota21042Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 30 Pos.St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1211Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota7055Running60289Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet700Running483119Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet7011Running5241917Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota700Running3652745Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet700Running061677Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet700Running3171052Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota700Running3581588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord700Running299225Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota700Running2810371Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet700Running27111342Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet700Running27123032Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet700Running251392Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet700Running2814418Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet700Running3715187Connor MosackSpire MotorsportsChevrolet700Running2216543Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet700Running36172041Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet700Running2018799Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord700Running19191115Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota700Running21202191Zane Smith (i)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet700Running0211213Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord704Running16222866Luke FenhausThorSport RacingFord700Running15232556Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota700Running14242902Mason MasseyYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet700Running13251425Ty DillonRackley WARChevrolet700Running1226261Kris WrightTricon GarageToyota700Running11273222Mason MaggioReaume Brothers RacingFord700Running10283690Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota700Running9293146Thad Moffitt (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet700Running8301738Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord690Running731698Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord680Running16322433Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord680Running5333321Sage Karam (i)Floridian MotorsportsFord670Running0343428Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet650Running3353527Stephen Mallozzi (i)Reaume Brothers RacingFord220Transmission0362376Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet50Hub1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Christian Eckes 618 2 Corey Heim 586 (-32) 3 Nick Sanchez 505 (–113) 4 Ty Majeski 490 (–128) 5 Rajah Caruth 430 (–188) 6 Tyler Ankrum 414 (–204) 2 7 Grant Enfinger 411 (–207) 1 8 Taylor Gray 404 (–214) 1 9 Ben Rhodes 383 (–235) 1 10 Daniel Dye 366 (–252)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 533 2 Toyota 498 (-35) 3 Ford 442 (–91) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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