The 2024 Kubota Tractor 200 was the 19th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the final race of the Round of 12, and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 27, 2024, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, a permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. In a close race with a wild finish, Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would steal the win on the final lap after Ty Majeski ran out of fuel while leading. Heim dominated the race in general, starting from the rear, winning the second stage, and leading a race-high 64 laps to earn his 11th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his sixth of the season. To fill out the podium, Layne Riggs, driving for Front Row Motorsports, and Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Following the race, Ben Rhodes and Daniel Dye were eliminated from playoff contention. Heim, Eckes, Majeski, Nick Sanchez, Rajah Caruth, Grant Enfinger, Tyler Ankrum, and Taylor Gray would advance into the Round of 8.
Report Background
Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also raced at here 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. (P) denotes playoff driver. (OP) denotes owner's playoff truck.
#DriverTeamMake1Brenden QueenTricon GarageToyota02Nathan Byrd (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet2Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet04Marco AndrettiRoper RacingChevrolet5Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota7Connor Mosack (OP)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet9Grant Enfinger (P)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet11Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota13Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord15Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota17Taylor Gray (P)Tricon GarageToyota18Tyler Ankrum (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet19Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet22Frankie MunizReaume Brothers RacingFord25Dawson SuttonRackley WARChevrolet32Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet33Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord38Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord41Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet42Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet43Daniel Dye (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet44Conor Daly (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet45Kaden Honeycutt (OP)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet46Justin MondeikYoung’s MotorsportsChevrolet52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota71Rajah Caruth (P)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet76Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet77Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord91Corey DayMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet98Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord99Ben Rhodes (P)ThorSport RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, September 27, at 2:00 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes. Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.133, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Nick Sanchez (P)Rev RacingChevrolet31.133173.449298Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord31.171173.238338Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord31.237172.872Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, September 27, at 2:30 PM EST. Since Kansas Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, 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, and 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 30.853, and a speed of .
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed198Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord30.853175.02327Connor Mosack (OP)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet30.934174.565319Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet30.949174.481499Ben Rhodes (P)ThorSport RacingFord30.963174.402525Dawson SuttonRackley WARChevrolet30.970174.362645Kaden Honeycutt (OP)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet31.013174.12172Nick Sanchez (P)Rev RacingChevrolet31.026174.048852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota31.085173.717913Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord31.123173.5051043Daniel Dye (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet31.125173.494115Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota31.125173.4941242Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet31.125173.4941338Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord31.127173.4831418Tyler Ankrum (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet31.136173.4331577Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet31.156173.3211671Rajah Caruth (P)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet31.170173.2441717Taylor Gray (P)Tricon GarageToyota31.187173.1491891Corey DayMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet31.189173.138199Grant Enfinger (P)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet31.243172.8392032Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet31.295172.5522115Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota31.306172.4912241Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet31.309172.474231Brenden QueenTricon GarageToyota31.347172.2652433Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord31.365172.1662504Marco AndrettiCook Racing TechnologiesChevrolet31.440171.7562688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord31.797169.8272746Justin MondeikYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet31.923169.1572876Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet31.969168.9142944Conor Daly (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet32.063168.4183056Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota32.180167.8063122Frankie MunizReaume Brothers RacingFord32.209167.655Qualified by owner's points3202Nathan Byrd (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet32.348166.9353311Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota––3410Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet––Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts198Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord10219Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet9311Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota8445Kaden Honeycutt (OP)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet7538Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord662Nick Sanchez (P)Rev RacingChevrolet5717Taylor Gray (P)Tricon GarageToyota4815Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota3952Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota2107Connor Mosack (OP)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts111Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota10238Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord9319Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet8498Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord7517Taylor Gray (P)Tricon GarageToyota662Nick Sanchez (P)Rev RacingChevrolet5715Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota4845Kaden Honeycutt (OP)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet3941Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet21071Rajah Caruth (P)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1
Stage 3 Laps: 74 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts13311Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota13464Running5821338Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord1340Running503319Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet13419Running514645Kaden Honeycutt (OP)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running435525Dawson SuttonRackley WARChevrolet1340Running3262115Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota1340Running3871671Rajah Caruth (P)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running3182241Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running319199Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running281027Connor Mosack (OP)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running28111577Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running261272Nick Sanchez (P)Rev RacingChevrolet1340Running3513115Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota1340Running24141418Tyler Ankrum (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1340Running2315198Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord13451Running39162032Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet1330Running21172944Conor Daly (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet1330Running0181717Taylor Gray (P)Tricon GarageToyota1330Running29193202Nathan Byrd (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet1330Running020231Brenden QueenTricon GarageToyota1330Running1721913Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord1330Running1622499Ben Rhodes (P)ThorSport RacingFord1330Running15233056Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota1320Running1424852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1320Running15252688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1320Running12262746Justin MondeikYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1310Running11271043Daniel Dye (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1310Running10282876Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet1290Running9293122Frankie MunizReaume Brothers RacingFord1290Running8302433Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord1280Running7313410Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet890Electrical6321891Corey DayMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet750Accident5331242Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet750Accident4342504Marco AndrettiRoper RacingChevrolet430Brakes3 Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Corey Heim 3,041 1 2 Christian Eckes 3,038 (-3) 3 Ty Majeski 3,023 (–18) 4 Nick Sanchez 3,018 (–23) 5 Rajah Caruth 3,009 (–32) 2 6 Grant Enfinger 3,007 (–34) 1 7 Tyler Ankrum 3,007 (–34) 8 Taylor Gray 3,003 (–38) 9 Ben Rhodes 2,055 (–986) 10 Daniel Dye 2,055 (–986)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 705 2 Toyota 668 (-37) 3 Ford 638 (–67) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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