The 2024 Love's RV Stop 225 was the 20th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the first race of the Round of 8, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, October 4, 2024, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, a permanent tri-oval shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 85 laps to complete. In a wild finish, Grant Enfinger, driving for CR7 Motorsports, would hold off a hard-charging field in the final nine laps, and eventually won the race after the caution came out on the frontstretch with one lap to go. This was Enfinger's 11th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, his first of the season, and the first win for CR7 Motorsports as an organization. Enfinger also dominated the majority of the race, leading a race-high 34 laps. Along with the win, he would claim a spot in the Championship 4. To fill out the podium, Taylor Gray, driving for Tricon Garage, and Daniel Dye, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Report Background
Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a tri-oval.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. (P) denotes playoff driver.
#DriverTeamMake1William SawalichTricon GarageToyota02Keith McGeeYoung's MotorsportsFord2Nick Sanchez (P)Rev RacingChevrolet04Cory RoperRoper RacingChevrolet5Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet7Connor Zilisch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet9Grant Enfinger (P)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet11Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota13Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord15Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota16Johnny SauterHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota17Taylor Gray (P)Tricon GarageToyota18Tyler Ankrum (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet19Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet21Mason MaggioFloridian MotorsportsToyota22Jason WhiteReaume Brothers RacingFord25Dawson SuttonRackley WARChevrolet28Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet32Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet33Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord38Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord41Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet42Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet43Daniel Dye McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet44Danny BohnNiece MotorsportsChevrolet45Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota71Rajah Caruth (P)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet75Stefan ParsonsHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet76Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet77Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord91Ryan ReedMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet95Clay GreenfieldGK RacingChevrolet98Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord99Ben Rhodes ThorSport RacingFordOfficial entry list
Notes
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, October 4, at 12:30 PM CST. Since Talladega Superspeedway is a superspeedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to set a time to determine positions 11–36. The fastest ten drivers from the first round move on to the second round to determine positions 1–10. Whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 will win the pole.
William Sawalich, driving for Tricon Garage, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 54.482, and a speed of .
The #46 truck team for Young's Motorsports was planning to make an attempt to race, but the entry list showed that they withdrew from the race. Timmy Hill was the only driver who failed to qualify. Keith McGee had originally failed to qualify in his No. 02 truck, but after Bryan Dauzat gave up his No. 28 FDNY Racing ride, he allowed McGee to take over the truck during the race.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)11William SawalichTricon GarageToyota54.728174.97454.482175.764299Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord54.554175.53254.518175.648398Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord54.588175.42354.539175.58149Grant Enfinger (P)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet54.752174.89854.579175.452517Taylor Gray (P)Tricon GarageToyota54.703175.05454.581175.446677Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet54.679175.13154.656175.205718Tyler Ankrum (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet54.833174.63954.680175.128842Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet54.707175.04254.708175.038911Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota54.707175.04254.770174.8401013Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord54.740174.93654.843174.608Eliminated in Round 1112Nick Sanchez (P)Rev RacingChevrolet54.855174.569——127Connor Zilisch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet54.856174.566——1371Rajah Caruth (P)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet54.862174.547——145Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota54.874174.509——1519Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet54.880174.490——1633Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord54.883174.480——1788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord54.886174.471——1845Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet54.907174.404——1932Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet54.910174.394——2076Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet54.916174.375——2195Clay GreenfieldGK RacingChevrolet54.937174.309——2291Ryan ReedMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet54.992174.134——2375Stefan ParsonsHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet55.023174.036——2428Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet55.032174.008——2504Cory RoperRoper RacingChevrolet55.059173.923——2652Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota55.063173.910——2722Jason WhiteReaume Brothers RacingFord55.113173.752——2844Danny BohnNiece MotorsportsChevrolet55.215173.431——2921Mason MaggioFloridian MotorsportsToyota55.314173.121——3025Dawson SuttonRackley WARChevrolet55.329173.074——316Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet55.418172.796——Qualified by owner's points3241Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet55.556172.367——3338Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord————3415Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota————3543Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet————Past champion provisional3616Johnny SauterHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota55.719171.862——Failed to qualify3756Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota55.701171.918——3802Keith McGeeYoung's MotorsportsFord56.148170.549——Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 20 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts142Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1029Grant Enfinger (P)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet9313Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord857Connor Zilisch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet051William SawalichTricon GarageToyota665Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota5799Ty Majeski (P)ThorSportFord4833Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet3917Taylor Gray (P)Tricon GarageToyota21015Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 20 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts19Grant Enfinger (P)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet10213Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord9333Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet8419Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet755Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota6671Rajah Caruth (P)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet5711Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota4815Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota3918Tyler Ankrum (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet21075Stefan ParsonsHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet1
Stage 3 Laps: 59 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts149Grant Enfinger (P)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet8534Running592517Taylor Gray (P)Tricon GarageToyota850Running3733543Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet853Running3441371Rajah Caruth (P)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet852Running3851633Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord850Running4361519Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet858Running3872291Ryan ReedMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet850Running3082375Stefan ParsonsHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet850Running2991932Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet850Running30102076Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet850Running2711911Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota850Running3012398Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord850Running29132652Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota851Running2414718Tyler Ankrum (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet850Running23152195Clay GreenfieldGK RacingChevrolet850Running22162504Cory RoperRoper RacingChevrolet850Running21172844Danny BohnNiece MotorsportsChevrolet850Running20182921Mason MaggioFloridian MotorsportsToyota850Running19191845Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet853Running18202722Jason WhiteReaume Brothers RacingFord857Running1721316Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet850Running1622112Nick Sanchez (P)Rev RacingChevrolet8510Running15231788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord851Running14243025Dawson SuttonRackley WARChevrolet811Running1325677Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet711Running12262428Keith McGeeFDNY RacingChevrolet700Accident112711William SawalichTricon GarageToyota640Running16283338Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord610Accident10291013Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord610Accident25303415Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota610Accident1131842Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet6114Accident1632145Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota610Accident1633127Connor Zilisch (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet610Accident0343616Johnny SauterHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota420DVP335299Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord380Accident2363241Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet170Rear Gear1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Corey Heim 3,078 2 Christian Eckes 3,077 (-1) 4 3 Grant Enfinger 3,066 (–12) 1 4 Ty Majeski 3,053 (–25) 5 Rajah Caruth 3,048 (–30) 2 6 Taylor Gray 3,040 (–38) 3 7 Nick Sanchez 3,033 (–45) 2 8 Tyler Ankrum 3,030 (–48) 9 Daniel Dye 2,089 (–989) 10 Ben Rhodes 2,057 (–1,021)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 745 2 Toyota 703 (-42) 3 Ford 670 (–75) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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