2024 Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 22 of 23 of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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| Date | November 1, 2024 | ||
| Official name | 5th Annual Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200 | ||
| Location | Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.526 mi (0.847 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 105 mi (169 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 105 mi (169 km) | ||
| Average speed | 65.613 mph (105.594 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | ||
| Time | 19.556 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | |
| Laps | 187 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2024 Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200 was the 22nd stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the sixth race of the Playoffs, the final race of the Round of 8, and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 1, 2024, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia, a 0.526 mi (0.847 km) permanent paper-clip shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In a controversial ending, Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would make an aggressive move on Taylor Gray and Ben Rhodes in the final five laps, and held off the rest of the field to earn his ninth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his fourth of the season. Following the race, Gray confronted Eckes on the frontstretch, showing his displeasure with the final result.[10][11] Eckes was the class of the field, winning the pole, both stages, and leading a race-high 187 laps. With his win, he would also clinch a spot in the Championship 4.[12] To fill out the podium, Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, and Chase Purdy, driving for Spire Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Following the race, Nick Sanchez, Gray, Rajah Caruth, and Tyler Ankrum were eliminated from playoff contention. Grant Enfinger, Eckes, Ty Majeski, and Corey Heim would advance into the Championship 4.[13]
Report
[edit]Background
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Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
- (P) denotes playoff driver.
Practice
[edit]For practice, drivers were separated into two groups, Group A and B. Both sessions were 15 minutes long, and was held on Friday, November 1, at 1:35 PM EST.[14] Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would set the fastest time between both sessions, with a lap of 20.140, and a speed of 94.022 mph (151.314 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 20.140 | 94.022 |
| 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 20.152 | 93.966 |
| 3 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 20.164 | 93.910 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying was held on Friday, November 1, at 2:10 PM EST.[14] Since Martinsville Speedway is a short track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.[15]
Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 19.556, and a speed of 96.830 mph (155.833 km/h).[16]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Qualifying results
[edit]Race results
[edit]Stage 1 Laps: 50
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 17 | Taylor Gray (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | William Sawalich | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Connor Zilisch (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
Stage 2 Laps: 50
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | William Sawalich | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Grant Enfinger (P) | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 100
| Fin[17] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 187 | Running | 60 |
| 2 | 6 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 200 | 12 | Running | 39 |
| 3 | 8 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | Taylor Gray (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 200 | 1 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 48 |
| 6 | 5 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 7 | 7 | 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 8 | 23 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 9 | 33 | 9 | Grant Enfinger (P) | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 10 | 20 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 11 | 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 44 |
| 12 | 27 | 7 | Connor Zilisch (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 12 | 1 | William Sawalich | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 15 | 24 | 25 | Dawson Sutton | Rackley W.A.R. | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 25 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 17 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 31 | 81 | Corey Day | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 21 | 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 26 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 19 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 198 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 32 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 30 | 33 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 35 | 22 | Clayton Green | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 36 | 90 | Justin Carroll | TC Motorsports | Toyota | 197 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 10 | 91 | Jack Wood | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 22 | 44 | Matt Gould | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 13 | 66 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 194 | 0 | Accident | 9 |
| 29 | 15 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 182 | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| 30 | 28 | 4 | Brett Moffitt | Hettinger Racing | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | Accident | 7 |
| 31 | 11 | 71 | Rajah Caruth (P) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 18 | 43 | Daniel Dye | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | Brakes | 5 |
| 33 | 9 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Accident | 11 |
| 34 | 29 | 02 | Dylan Lupton (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| 35 | 14 | 16 | Landen Lewis | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 82 | 0 | Brakes | 2 |
| 36 | 34 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | Brakes | 1 |
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Standings after the race
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References
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- ^ "2024 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
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