2024 TSport 200 explained

Type:CUST
Location:Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park in Brownsburg, Indiana
Announcers:Adam Alexander, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Year:2024
Race Name:TSport 200
Scheduled Mi:137
Course Mi:0.686
Scheduled Laps:200
Scheduled Km:220
Avg:82.238mph
Car:98
First Driver:Ty Majeski
First Team:ThorSport Racing
Most Driver:Christian Eckes
Most Laps:73
Most Team:McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Pole Time:22.863
Pole Team:Spire Motorsports
Date:July 19
Network:FS1
Pole Driver:Rajah Caruth
Description:Race 15 of 23 of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Official Name:3rd Annual TSport 200
Course Km:1.104
Radio:MRN
Distance Mi:137
Distance Laps:200
Distance Km:220
Details Ref:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

The 2024 TSport 200 was the 15th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race will be held on Friday, July 19, 2024, in Brownsburg, Indiana at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, a 0.686miles permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would overcome from an early race penalty, and took the lead from Christian Eckes late in the race to earn his fourth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, his second consecutive win at IRP, and his first of the season.[8] This was also the first win for Ford in the Truck Series in 2024. Eckes led a race-high 73 laps, before getting passed by Majeski and finishing 2nd. To fill out the podium, Grant Enfinger, driving for CR7 Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

Report

Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (formerly Indianapolis Raceway Park, O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, and Lucas Oil Raceway) is an auto racing facility in Brownsburg, Indiana, about 10miles northwest of downtown Indianapolis. It includes a 0.686miles oval track, a 2.5miles road course (which has fallen into disrepair and is no longer used), and a 4400feet drag strip which is among the premier drag racing venues in the world. The complex receives about 500,000 visitors annually.

Entry list

DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1William SawalichTricon GarageToyotaStarkey / SoundGear
02Mason MasseyYoung's MotorsportsChevroletBRUNT Workwear
2Nick SanchezRev RacingChevroletGainbridge
04Marco AndrettiRoper RacingChevroletGroup 1001
5Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyotaThompson Pipe Group
7Sammy Smith (i)Spire MotorsportsChevroletGolden Harvest
9Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevroletChampion Power Equipment
11Corey HeimTricon GarageToyotaSafelite
13Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFordQuanta Services
15Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyotaBucket Boss
16Johnny SauterHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaAisin
17Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyotaJBL
18Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevroletLiUNA!
19Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevroletNAPA Auto Care
22Tyler TomassiReaume Brothers RacingFordLevrack
25Ty DillonRackley WARChevroletRackley Roofing
32Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevroletBest Value Carriers
33Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFordAutoChargIt.com
38Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFordLong John Silver's
41Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevroletNiece
42Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevroletJ. F. Electric / Utilitra
43Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevroletBettenhausen Automotive
44Conor Daly (i)Niece MotorsportsChevroletPower Plus
45nowrapRoss Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevroletAlliance Highway Safety
46Thad Moffitt (R)Young's MotorsportsChevroletTasty Duck
52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyotaHalmar International
56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyotaUNITS Storage
66Luke FenhausThorSport RacingFordSoda Sense
71Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevroletHendrickCars.com
76Spencer BoydnowrapFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevroletKIR Ammo.com
77Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevroletBama Buggies
88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFordDutch Boy / Menards
91Jack Wood (i)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevroletChildren's Museum Indianapolis
98Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFordRoad Ranger
99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordCampers Inn RV
Official entry list

Practice

For practice, drivers would be separated into two groups, Group A and B. Both sessions would be 15 minutes long, and was held on Friday, July 19, at 3:30 PM EST.[9] Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time between both groups, with a lap of 23.257, and a speed of 106.187mph.

Pos.DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
198Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord23.257106.187
238Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord23.512105.036
366Luke FenhausThorSport RacingFord23.553104.853
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, July 19, at 4:05 PM EST. Since Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park 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.[10]

Rajah Caruth, driving for Spire Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 22.863, and a speed of 108.017mph.[11]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Pos.DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
171Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet22.863108.017
29Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet22.880107.937
318Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet22.912107.786
498Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord22.924107.730
588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord23.013107.313
619Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet23.016107.299
743Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet23.043107.174
852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota23.054107.122
911Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota23.069107.053
1077Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet23.078107.011
112Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet23.096106.928
127Sammy Smith (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet23.119106.821
1317Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota23.131106.766
1466Luke FenhausThorSport RacingFord23.169106.591
1599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord23.174106.586
1645Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet23.181106.536
1738Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord23.195106.471
1813Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord23.258106.183
195Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota23.261106.169
2025Ty DillonRackley WARChevrolet23.266106.146
2115Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota23.283106.069
2241Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet23.292106.028
2391Jack Wood (i)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet23.358105.728
2433Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord23.375105.651
2556Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota23.462105.260
261William SawalichTricon GarageToyota23.487105.148
2702Mason MasseyYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet23.555104.844
2816Johnny SauterHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota23.559104.826
2904Roper RacingChevrolet23.593104.675
3032Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet23.670104.335
3122Tyler TomassiReaume Brothers RacingFord23.770103.896
Qualified by owner's points
3276Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet23.810103.721
3346Thad Moffitt (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet24.292101.663
3442Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet
3544Conor Daly (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet
Official qualifying results

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 60

Pos.DriverTeamMakePts
119Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet10
29Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet9
311Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota8
418Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet7
571Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet6
645Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet0
72Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet4
85Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota3
97Sammy Smith (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0
1043Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1
Stage 2 Laps: 60
Pos.DriverTeamMakePts
119Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet10
211Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota9
398Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord8
488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord7
518Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet6
645Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet0
738Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord4
85Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota3
971Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet2
102Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet1

Stage 3 Laps: 80

Pos.[12] StDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1498Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord20056Running48
2619Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet20073Running55
329Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet20071Running43
4318Tyler AnkrumMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2000Running46
51738Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord2000Running36
6127Sammy Smith (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running0
71466Luke FenhausThorSport RacingFord2000Running30
8171Rajah CaruthSpire MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running37
9195Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota2000Running34
10112Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet2000Running32
111645Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running0
12261William SawalichTricon GarageToyota2000Running25
131077Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running24
142241Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1990Running23
152391Jack WoodMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1990Running22
161317Taylor GrayTricon GarageToyota1990Running21
17911Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota1990Running37
182025Ty DillonRackley WARChevrolet1990Running19
192556Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota1990Running18
202115Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota1990Running17
211599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord1990Running16
223442Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1990Running15
232816Johnny SauterHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1990Running14
24588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1990Running20
252904Marco AndrettiRoper RacingChevrolet1990Running12
263032Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet1990Running11
27743Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1980Running11
282433Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord1980Running9
293544Conor Daly (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet1970Running0
301813Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord1970Running7
313122Tyler TomassiReaume Brothers RacingFord1970Running6
323346Thad Moffitt (R)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet1950Running5
33852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1940Running4
343276Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet1640Running3
352702Mason MasseyYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet440Accident2
Official race results

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1Christian Eckes673
2Corey Heim623 (-50)
13Ty Majeski538 (–135)
14Nick Sanchez537 (–136)
5Rajah Caruth467 (–206)
6Tyler Ankrum460 (–213)
7Grant Enfinger454 (–219)
8Taylor Gray425 (–248)
9Ben Rhodes399 (–274)
110Tanner Gray382 (–291)
Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
PosManufacturerPoints
1Chevrolet568
2Toyota526 (-42)
3Ford482 (–86)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024 schedule . Jayski.com. . July 8, 2024.
  2. Web site: Entry list . Jayski.com . . July 11, 2024 . July 20, 2024.
  3. Web site: Practice Results . Jayski.com . . July 19, 2024 . July 20, 2024.
  4. Web site: Qualifying Results . Jayski.com . . July 19, 2024 . July 20, 2024.
  5. Web site: Starting lineup . Jayski.com . . July 19, 2024 . July 20, 2024.
  6. Web site: Race Results . Jayski.com . . July 19, 2024 . July 20, 2024.
  7. Web site: Points standings . Jayski.com . . July 19, 2024 . July 20, 2024.
  8. Web site: July 19, 2024 . Ty Majeski mounts successful defense of victory at Indianapolis short track . July 20, 2024 . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site.
  9. Web site: 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Indianapolis Race Page . July 8, 2024 . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures . August 7, 2023 . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . en-US.
  11. Web site: Srigley . Joseph . July 19, 2024 . Rajah Caruth Earns Second Truck Series Pole at IRP . July 20, 2024 . TobyChristie.com.
  12. Web site: 2024 TSport 200 - Racing Reference . July 20, 2024 . Racing-Reference.info.