Corey Heim won the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway

Starting from 12th place Truck 11 Corey Heim Safelite Toyota won the Wright Brand 250, his 8th win in 51 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races. This is his 3rd win & 9th Top 10 finish in 2024. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at North Wilkesboro Speedway. 2nd Place Truck 9 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, started from 9th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at North Wilkesboro Speedway. It is his 3rd Top 10 finish in 2024. 3rd Place Rookie Truck 38 Layne Riggs Infinity Communications Group Ford, started from 23rd place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 races at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

Credit: NORTH WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 19: Corey Heim, driver of the #11 Safelite Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Wright Brand 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on May 19, 2024 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

4th Place Truck 1 Brenden Queen Best Repair Company Toyota, started from 26th place followed by 5th place Truck 7 Sammy Smith(i) Pilot Flying J Chevrolet, started from 31st place. 6th Place Truck 19 Christian Eckes Instacoat Premium Products Chevrolet, started from pole followed by 7th place Truck 2 Nick Sanchez Gainbridge/NASCAR Foundation Chevrolet, started from 2nd place. 8th Place Truck 18 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Chevrolet, started from 21st place followed by 9th place Truck 43 Daniel Dye Champion Container Chevrolet, started from 18th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Canadian Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota, in 10th place, started from 11th place. Christian Eckes leads the point standings by 4 points over Corey Heim.

Credit: NORTH WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 19: Corey Heim, driver of the #11 Safelite Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Wright Brand 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on May 19, 2024 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

The race had 7 Caution for 58 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 59 for Precipitation. 2nd Caution on lap 72 for Stage 1 Conclusion [Red Flag 21:06:14]. 3rd Caution on lap 93 for #71, 98 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 117 for #33 Crash in Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 140 for #32 Crash in Turn 2 / Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 178 for #66 Crash in Turn 4. 7th Caution on lap 213 for #2, 5 Crash in Turn 2.

Credit: NORTH WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 19: A general view of racing during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Wright Brand 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on May 19, 2024 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

The race had 7 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; C. Eckes 1-62; T. Majeski 63-85; R. Caruth 86-91; T. Majeski 92-118; C. Heim 119; T. Ankrum 120-145; J. Garcia 146-185; C. Heim 186-250.

Credit: NORTH WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 19: Christian Eckes, driver of the #19 Instacoat Premium Products Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Wright Brand 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on May 19, 2024 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 98, 99, 71, 17, 11, 25, 19, 15, 91, 18
Stage 2 Top 10: 18, 13, 52, 91, 38, 99, 19, 11, 43, 9

Credit: NORTH WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 19: Conner Jones, driver of the #66 Farm Paint Ford, Nick Sanchez, driver of the #2 Gainbridge/NASCAR Foundation Chevrolet, Tanner Gray, driver of the #15 Dead On Tools Toyota, and Brenden Queen, driver of the #1 Best Repair Company Toyota, race during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Wright Brand 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on May 19, 2024 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Credit: NORTH WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 19: Corey Heim, driver of the #11 Safelite Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Wright Brand 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on May 19, 2024 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Number 10
Race Results for the Wright Brand 250 – Saturday, May 18, 2024
North Wilkesboro Speedway – North Wilkesboro, NC – 0.625 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 250 Laps – 156.25 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 5/19/2024 @ 01:02 PM Eastern

Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status

1. 12. Truck 11 Corey Heim Safelite Toyota 250 Running

2. 9. Truck 9 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 250 Running

3. 23. Truck 38 Layne Riggs # Infinity Communications Group Ford 250 Running

4. 26. Truck 1 Brenden Queen Best Repair Company Toyota 250 Running

5. 31. Truck 7 Sammy Smith(i) Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 250 Running

6. 1. Truck 19 Christian Eckes Instacoat Premium Products Chevrolet 250 Running

7. 2. Truck 2 Nick Sanchez Gainbridge/NASCAR Foundation Chevrolet 250 Running

8. 21. Truck 18 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Chevrolet 250 Running

9. 18. Truck 43 Daniel Dye Champion Container Chevrolet 250 Running

10. 11. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota 250 Running – Canadian

11. 4. Truck 98 Ty Majeski Road Ranger Ford 250 Running

12. 17. Truck 91 Jack Wood Cometic Gasket/Klotz Chevrolet 250 Running

13. 5. Truck 17 Taylor Gray SEM Products Toyota 250 Running

14. 24. Truck 71 Rajah Caruth HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 250 Running

15. 3. Truck 45 Ross Chastain(i) NC Governor’s Hwy Safety Program Chevrolet 250 Running

16. 8. Truck 15 Tanner Gray Dead On Tools Toyota 250 Running

17. 33. Truck 75 Stefan Parsons Food Country USA Chevrolet 250 Running

18. 15. Truck 42 Matt Mills J.F. Electric/Utilitra Chevrolet 250 Running

19. 19. Truck 41 Bayley Currey AutoVentive/Precision Chevrolet 250 Running

20. 25. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Jack Links/Menards Ford 250 Running

21. 14. Truck 13 Jake Garcia Quanta Services Ford 250 Running

22. 6. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Campers Inn RV Ford 250 Running

23. 22. Truck 02 Mason Massey RANDCO Industries Chevrolet 250 Running

24. 7. Truck 77 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet 250 Running

25. 10. Truck 25 Ty Dillon Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 250 Running

26. 13. Truck 56 Timmy Hill Coble Enterprises/UNITS Toyota 250 Running

27. 28. Truck 5 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 249 Running

28. 36. Truck 26 Dawson Sutton Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 248 Running

29. 20. Truck 32 Bret Holmes Best Value Carriers Chevrolet 247 Running

30. 16. Truck 33 Lawless Alan AUTOChargit Ford 246 Running

31. 29. Truck 46 Thad Moffitt # Window World Chevrolet 245 Running

32. 27. Truck 76 Spencer Boyd Latitude Aero Chevrolet 245 Running

33. 32. Truck 22 Josh Reaume Matrix CAD Design Ford 245 Running

34. 34. Truck 04 Clayton Green CarQuest Chevrolet 245 Running

35. 30. Truck 66 Conner Jones # Farm Paint Ford 179 Accident 36. 35. Truck 14 Trey Hutchens Quality Roof Seamers Chevrolet 128 Transmission

Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race no trucks dropped to the rear. Failed to Qualify: (1) 16 Aric Almirola(i). Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 53 Mins, 2 Secs. Average Speed: 82.94 MPH. Margin of Victory: 2.474 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 58 laps. Lead Changes: 7 among 6 drivers.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: May 24, 2024 – Charlotte Motor Speedway

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