Nick Sanchez triumphs at Charlotte for second NASCAR Truck Series win: Nick Sanchez showed what an opportunist can do when the right moment presents itself. Taking advantage of fresh tires and a quick pit stop, Sanchez charged from the 10th position on a restart with nine laps left in Friday night’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and held off Corey Heim to win his second NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race of the season — and of his career.(Read More)(5-24-2024)

#2-Nick Sanchez drove into the lead following a late race restart and won the NC Education Lottery 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway Friday evening. The win was his second of the season, first at Charlotte, and the second Truck Series win of his career.
With the win, #2-Sanchez pocketed an additional $50,000 for winning the first of three races included in the Triple Truck Challenge. The Rev Racing win provided truck chief Chris Showalter a trip to victory lane on his birthday, also marked as the date of his 700th series start. Showalter has been at every race in the series history, dating back to the inaugural event at Phoenix in 1995.
#11- Corey Heim was the man to beat throughout the night, leading 72 of the 134 laps and sweeping the opening stages. Issues on pitroad dropped him in the running order causing him to regain the lost track position. The last pitstop of the night with less than 10 laps remaining, led to a disqualification. Heim initially was credited with finishing second, but in post race inspection, his #11 Toyota was found to have three lug nuts not secure.
#52-Stewart Friesen finished second, his highest showing to date this season. #9-Grant Enfinger, #42-Matt Mills, #99-Ben Rhodes, #13-Jake Garcia, #45-Kaden Honeycutt, #7-Connor Mosack, #5-Dean Thompson, and #19-Christian Eckes were the top-10.
#15-Tanner Gray won the ARCA race earlier in the day and started from the pole. He led 11 laps and finished 17th.
There were eight lead changes among five drivers and five cautions for 31 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 114.132mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report

Race Fast Facts – Charlotte
Nick Sanchez won the North Carolina Education Lottery 200, his second victory in 34 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his second victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2024.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Stewart Friesen (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in eight races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his second top-10 finish in 2024.
Grant Enfinger (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in eight races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Conner Jones (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Christian Eckes leads the point standings by 30 points over Corey Heim.
(NASCAR)(5-24-2024)

Truck Series Driver Playoff Standings after Charlotte:
Race 11 of 16 in the regular season
1) #11-Corey Heim, 3 wins
2) #19-Christian Eckes, 2 wins
3) #2-Nick Sanchez,2 wins
4) #71-Rajah Caruth, 1 win
5) #98-Ty Majeski, 389, +132
6) #17-Taylor Gray, 354, +97
7) #18-Tyler Ankrum,320, +63
8) #15-Tanner Gray, 291, +34
9) #9-Grant Enfinger, 290, +33
10) #99-Ben Rhodes, 289, +32
Outside of the playoffs
11) #52-Stewart Friesen, 257, -32
12) #88-Matt Crafton, 256, -33
13) #43-Daniel Dye, 255, -34
See the Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings

Paint Schemes

Race Updates:
Lap 134: Checked flag for Sanchez. 2nd win of the year as Heim dominates but finises 2nd. Friesen 3rd. Enfinger, Mills, Rhodes, Garcia, Honeycutt, Mosack and Thompson the top-10.
Lap 132: Sanchez has a few truck-lengths lead over Heim. Caught him but can’t seem to pull to him. Friesen, Enfinger, Mills follow.
Lap 128: Heim has caught Sanchez.
Lap 126: Sanchez to the lead. Heim up to 5th from 11th in 1 lap.
Lap 125: Restart as Eckes leads Parsons, chooses the inside lane. Caruth, Majeski, Dillon, Maggio, Thompson, Enfinger, Sanchez, Friesen. Heim lines up 11th.
Lap 121: Eckes stays on track and a huge chunk of the field behind him drops down pitroad. Honeycutt, Heim pit. Honeycutt problems on pitroad. Troubles with his airgun. Heim spins his tires before crew had all lugs tight. Will be a fine for crew chief after the race, but he’s good to resume.
Lap 119: CAUTION 15 to go. From the high lane, Purdy into the wall vying for the second spot with Honeycutt. Eckes leads Honeycutt, Heim, Parsons, Caruth, Friesen, Majeski, Sanchez, Enfinger and Tanner Gray.
Lap 109: 25 to go. Heim is up to 5th. Eckes continues to lead Purdy. Both are questionable on fuel since their last stop.
Lap 100: 34 to go. Eckes leads Purdy, Parsons, Friesen and Honeycutt. Heim is up to 7th after starting mid-pack following the pitroad issue.
Lap 88: Eckes to the lead. Drives by Purdy on the inside with fresher tires. Started at the rear of the field after damage during a practice run-in with Honeycutt.
Lap 87: Restart as Purdy leads. 77 02 75 52 66 76 19 99 45 9
Lap 83: Pitstops including leader Heim. Trouble on his stop with a broken jack. Purdy and a string of trucks stays out and now leads. Heim now showing 27th after pit troubles.
Lap 80: CAUTION Crafton cuts a tire and gets into the wall.
Lap 76: Back to green as Heim leads. Nice jump as Tanner Gray has his hands full to hold onto second from Mosack and Majeski.
Lap 68: CAUTION. Multi-truck wreck. Ankrum appeared to get loose after contact, drives across the track and collect Thad Moffitt with heavy contact. McGee and Earnhardt get collected. Heim maintains the lead.
Lap 67: Restart. Heim and Gray side by side.
Lap 64: Pitstops. Heim and Tanner Gray out first. Honeycutt, Majeski follow. Honeycutt however leaves with the fuel can still attached to the truck. The gasman was trying to pull the can out of the truck as Honeycutt exited and ran with the truck before falling.Team will be penalized for leaving the pitbox with equipment. Crew member appears okay.
Lap 60: Heim wins stage 2. Heim wins it with another 4-second lead over second place Gray. Purdy, Honeycutt, Thompson follow.
Lap 50: Heim has pulled out to a 2.5-second lead over Tanner Gray. 11 15 77 45 5 98 38 7 2 43
Lap 37: As stage 2 goes green, Gray and Heim for the restart.
Lap 42: Heim to the lead from Tanner Gray.
Lap 32: Pitstops. Tanner Gray with the lead on the exit. Friesen and Caruth have issues entering the pits. Friesen missed his stall, Caruth through the grass.
Lap 30: Stage 1 ends with Heim getting the win. He crosses the line 4 seconds ahead of 2nd place Honeycutt. Gray, Caruth, Majeski follow
Lap 20: 10 to go in stage 1. Heim continues to lead. Tanner Gray, Honeycutt, Majeski, Caruth, Riggs, Purdy, Thompson, Rhodes and Mosack the top-10.
Lap 4: Heim to the inside and drives by Gray for the lead. Majeski, Caruth, Riggs follow
Lap 1: Pole-sitter Gray maintains the lead.
8:42pm/et: Engines fired at Charlotte.

To the rear: #18-Ankrum, #19-Eckes, #33-Alan, #67-Earnhardt(unapproved adjustments)

Race Information:
Distance: 134 laps / 201 Miles
Stages: 30 / 60 / 134
Average time of race: 1:43:39
Pit road speed: 45 mph
Caution vehicle speed: 55 mph
Fuel window: 50 laps
Invocation: 8:31:20 p.m.
National Anthem: 8:32:00 p.m.
Command: 8:39:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 8:50:00 p.m.

Pitstall Selections

#15-Tanner Gray won the pole for the NC Education Lottery 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a speed of 178.241mph for his first pole of the season, second at Charlotte, and the second pole of his career.
#11-Corey Heim will start second, followed by #98-Ty Majeski, #71-Raja Caruth, #38-Layne Riggs, #77-Chase Purdy, #7-Connor Mosack, #91-Jack Wood, #45-Kaden Honeycutt, and #41-Bayley Currey in the top-10.
Did not qualify: #10-Jennifer Jo Cobb and #90-Justin Carroll.
See the complete NC Education Lottery 200 Starting Lineup and check out the complete Qualifying Results.

Qualifying Fast Facts – Charlotte:
Tanner Gray won the Pole Award for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 with a lap of 30.296 seconds, 178.241 mph.
This is his second pole in 105 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his first pole and fifth top-10 start in 2024.
This is his second pole in five races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Corey Heim (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2024 and his second in two races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Ty Majeski (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his ninth in 11 races this season.
Layne Riggs (fifth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR)

Crew Rosters

Qualifying Order

Practice for NC Education Lottery 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is over; the top-five, slowest and notes:
#98-Ty Majeski 176.505
#91-Jack Wood 175.982
#19-Christian Eckes 175.959
#15-Tanner Gray 174.825
#38-Layne Riggs
Slowest: #10-Jennifer Jo Cobb 159.485
Most laps run: 23, #15-Tanner Gray, #77-Chase Purdy
Notes: #45-Kaden Honeycutt and #19-Christian Eckes got together on track. Eckes’ truck suffered damage on both side and the team set to work on repairs. He will not make a qualifying attempt.
See complete results on the Practice speeds page.

The entry list for the NC Education Lottery 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway has been released. There are 38 drivers/teams for 36 spots. Some notes: #1-Brett Moffitt, #7-Connor Mosack, #10-Jennifer Jo Cobb, #20-Memphis Villarreal, #21-Mason Maggio, #45-Kaden Honeycutt, #66-Conner Jones, #67-Jeffrey Earnhardt, #90-Justin Carroll. See the complete NC Education Lottery 200 entry list.

Goodyear Tire Notes