The 2024 Buckle Up South Carolina 200 was the 9th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 5th iteration of the event. The majority of the race was held on Friday, May 10, 2024, and would end shortly after midnight on Saturday, May 11, due to constant rain showers that delayed the start. The race was held in Darlington, South Carolina at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 miles (2.198 km) permanent asphalt egg-shaped speedway. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 147 laps, but was increased to 150 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a wild and action packed race, Ross Chastain, driving for Niece Motorsports, would steal the win after taking the lead on the final restart, and held off a fast charging field to earn his fifth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season.[9] Corey Heim, who started second, was the most dominant driver of the race, winning both stages and leading a race-high 77 laps, but finished 28th after being involved in a late race incident.[10] To fill out the podium, Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, and Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
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| Race 9 of 23 of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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| Date | May 10–11, 2024 | ||
| Official name | 5th Annual Buckle Up South Carolina 200 | ||
| Location | Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km) | ||
| Distance | 150 laps, 205 mi (330 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 147 laps, 200 mi (323 km) | ||
| Average speed | 101.983 mph (164.126 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Rev Racing | ||
| Time | 29.288 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | |
| Laps | 77 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 45 | Ross Chastain | Niece Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
Report
editBackground
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Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
Since 2015, the race has hosted NASCAR's Throwback weekend, which features cars sporting paint schemes that pay homage to past teams and drivers. (The lineage of this race includes races billed as the Southern 500 from 2005 to 2020.)[11]
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
editThe first and only practice was held on Friday, May 10, at 3:05 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes.[20] Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.540, and a speed of 166.473 mph (267.912 km/h).[21]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 29.540 | 166.473 |
| 2 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 29.807 | 164.981 |
| 3 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.894 | 164.501 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Friday, May 10, at 3:35 PM EST.[20] Since Darlington Raceway is an intermediate speedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-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.[22]
Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.288, and a speed of 167.905 mph (270.217 km/h).[23]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Qualifying results
editRace results
editStage 1 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 17 | Taylor Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 7 |
| 4 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 6 |
| 5 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 4 |
| 7 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | Taylor Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 60
| Pos.[24] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 45 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 3 | Running | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 3 | 12 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 4 | 7 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 15 | Running | 50 |
| 5 | 16 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 150 | 36 | Running | 47 |
| 6 | 19 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 18 | 1 | Colby Howard | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 3 | 17 | Taylor Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 150 | 16 | Running | 38 |
| 9 | 15 | 25 | Ty Dillon | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 5 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 25 | 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 22 | 33 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 27 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 11 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 15 | 29 | 02 | Mason Massey | Young’s Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 9 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 3 | Running | 28 |
| 17 | 28 | 32 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 32 | 46 | Thad Moffitt (R) | Faction46 | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 30 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 14 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 21 | 8 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 148 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 22 | 17 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 10 | 43 | Daniel Dye | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 21 | 66 | Connor Jones (R) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 145 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 23 | 91 | Jack Wood | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | Accident | 12 |
| 26 | 24 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 136 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 31 | 22 | Mason Maggio | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 121 | 0 | Brakes | 10 |
| 28 | 2 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 105 | 77 | Accident | 29 |
| 29 | 13 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 97 | 0 | Accident | 12 |
| 30 | 26 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | Accident | 16 |
| 31 | 20 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 97 | 0 | Accident | 11 |
| 32 | 4 | 7 | Kyle Busch (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
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Standing after the race
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