The 2024 LiUNA! 175 was a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that held on August 25, 2024, at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. Contested over 175 laps on the permanent oval shaped racetrack, it was the 17th race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Layne Riggs, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would take the lead from Ty Majeski late in the race to earn his first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, being the first father and son duo to win in the series since Bob and Brad Keselowski with his dad Scott Riggs. Majeski led a race-high 71 laps. To fill out the podium, Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing and Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
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Background
The Milwaukee Mile is a oval race track in the central United States, located on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee. Its grandstand and bleachers seats approximately 37,000 spectators. Paved in 1954, it was originally a dirt track. In addition to the oval, there is a road circuit located on the infield.
As the oldest operating motor speedway in the world, the Milwaukee Mile has hosted at least one auto race every year from 1903 to 2015 (except during U.S. involvement in World War II). The track has held events sanctioned by major bodies, such as the AAA, USAC, NASCAR, CART/Champ Car World Series, and the IndyCar Series. There have also been many races in regional series such as ARTGO. Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. (P) denotes playoff driver. (OP) denotes owner's playoff truck.
#DriverTeamMake1William SawalichTricon GarageToyota02Dexter Bean (i) Young's MotorsportsChevrolet2Nick Sanchez (P)Rev RacingChevrolet04Marco AndrettiRoper RacingChevrolet5Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet7Sammy Smith (i) (OP)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet9Grant Enfinger (P)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet11Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota13Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord15Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota17Taylor Gray (P)Tricon GarageToyota18Tyler Ankrum (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet19Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet21Jayson AlexanderFloridian MotorsportsFord22Mason MaggioReaume Brothers RacingFord25Ty DillonRackley WARChevrolet32Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet33Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord38Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord41Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet42Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet43Daniel Dye (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet44Matt GouldNiece MotorsportsChevrolet45Kaden Honeycutt (OP)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet46Thad Moffitt (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota66Conner Jones (R)ThorSport RacingFord71Rajah Caruth (P)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet76Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet77Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord90Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota91Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet98Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord99Ben Rhodes (P)ThorSport RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, August 24, at 3:00 PM CT and would last for 20 minutes. Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.585, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed198Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord30.585119.470217Taylor Gray (P)Tricon GarageToyota30.608119.381319Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet30.624119.318Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 24, at 3:00 PM CT. Since Milwaukee Mile is a mile oval, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.
Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.816, and a speed of .
Norm Benning would fail to qualify.
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed198Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord29.815122.552215Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota29.836122.469319Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet29.997121.812411Corey HeimTRICON GarageToyota30.007121.77252Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet30.098121.40361William SawalichTRICON GarageToyota30.136121.250745Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet30.143121.222871Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet30.165121.134918Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet30.181121.0701043Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet30.205120.9731117Taylor GrayTRICON GarageToyota30.235120.853129Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet30.236120.8491341Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet30.271120.7101488Matt CraftonThorsport RacingFord30.292 120.6261525Ty DillonRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet30.307120.5661638Layne RiggsFront Row MotorsportsFord30.338120.4431742Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet30.430 120.0791899Ben RhodesThorsport RacingFord30.446120.016197Sammy SmithSpire MotorsportsChevrolet30.466119.9372013Jake GarciaThorsport RacingFord30.490119.8432177Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet30.492119.835225Dean ThompsonTRICON GarageToyota30.526119.7012352Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota30.636119.2712404Marco AndrettiRoper RacingFord30.670119.1392591Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet30.743118.8562666Conner JonesThorsport RacingFord30.744118.8522756Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota30.813118.5862832Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet30.880118.3292922Mason MaggioReaume Brothers RacingFord30.887118.3023033Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord30.888 118.2983144Matthew GouldNiece MotorsportsChevrolet31.047117.693Qualified by owner's points3202Dexter BeanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet31.144117.3263346Thad MoffittYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet31.276116.8313476Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet31.361116.5143590Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota31.998114.1953621Jayson AlexanderFloridian MotorsportsFord32.345112.970 Failed to qualify376Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet34.037107.354Official qualifying results
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 55 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts125Ty DillonRackley WARChevrolet10213Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord9319Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet8498Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord752Nick Sanchez (P)Rev RacingChevrolet6638Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord5743Daniel Dye (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet4815Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota3917Taylor Gray (P)Tricon GarageToyota21018Tyler Ankrum (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 55 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts119Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet10298Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord9338Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord842Nick Sanchez (P)Rev RacingChevrolet7517Taylor Gray (P)Tricon GarageToyota6643Daniel Dye (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet5718Tyler Ankrum (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet4888Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord3945Kaden Honeycutt (OP)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet2109Grant Enfinger (P)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1
Stage 3 Laps: 65 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts11638Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord17553Running532198Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord17571Running513319Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet17545Running52452Nick Sanchez (P)Rev RacingChevrolet1750Running465517Taylor Gray (P)Tricon GarageToyota1750Running406918Tyler Ankrum (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1750Running367411Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota1750Running3081043Daniel Dye (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1750Running3891099Ben Rhodes (P)ThorSport RacingFord1750Running28101488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1750Running30Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 2 1 Christian Eckes 2090 1 2 Ty Majeski 2074 (-16) 2 3 Corey Heim 2071 (–19) 4 Nick Sanchez 2064 (–26) 5 5 Taylor Gray 2043 (–47) 1 6 Tyler Ankrum 2043 (–47) 1 7 Daniel Dye 2039 (–51) 2 8 Grant Enfinger 2032 (–58) 9 Ben Rhodes 2030 (–60) 5 10 Rajah Caruth 2028 (–62)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 637 2 Toyota 593 (-44) 3 Ford 563 (–74) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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