Starting from 2nd place Truck 11 Corey Heim Safelite Toyota won the XPEL 225, his 6th win in 46 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races. This is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 2024. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Circuit of The Americas. 2nd Place Truck 17 Taylor Gray JBL Toyota, started from 3rd place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in three races at Circuit of The Americas. It is his 4th Top 10 finish in 2024. 3rd Place Truck 98 Ty Majeski Road Ranger Ford, started from 9th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Circuit of The Americas.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 23: Corey Heim, driver of the #11 Safelite Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series XPEL 225 at Circuit of The Americas on March 23, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
4th Place Truck 7 Connor Zilisch Austin Hatcher Foundation Chevrolet, started from pole followed by 5th place Truck 45 Ross Chastain TXAPA Chevrolet, started from 5th place. 6th Place Truck 1 Jack Hawksworth Mobil 1 Toyota, started from 6th place followed by 7th place Truck 99 Ben Rhodes TSPORT Trucks Ford, started from 6th place. 8th Place Truck 19 Christian Eckes NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet, started from 10th place followed by 9th place Truck 5 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota, started from 17th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 15 Tanner Gray ShopTRICON.com Toyota, in 10th place, started from 7th place. Canadian Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota finished in 20th place. Layne Riggs (27th) was the highest finishing rookie. Corey Heim leads the point standings by 10 points over Ty Majeski.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 23: Corey Heim, driver of the #11 Safelite Toyota, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series XPEL 225 at Circuit of The Americas on March 23, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The race had 6 Cautions for 10 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 4 for Debris (backstretch). 2nd Caution on lap 14 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 23 for #33 Stopped on Track. 4th Caution on lap 28 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 39 for #33 Stopped on Track. 6th Caution on lap 42 for Debris (Turn 11) [Red Flag – 4:35].
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 23: Corey Heim, driver of the #11 Safelite Toyota, Jack Hawksworth, driver of the #1 Mobil 1 Toyota, rJack Hawksworth, driver of the #1 Mobil 1 Toyota, and Dean Thompson, driver of the #5 Thompson Pipe Group Toyota, ace during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series XPEL 225 at Circuit of The Americas on March 23, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The race had 14 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; C. Zilisch 0; T. Gray 1-4; L. Riggs # 5; C. Heim 6-8; N. Sanchez 9-12; C. Eckes 13; C. Heim 14; J. Hawksworth 15; C. Heim 16-22; S. Friesen 23-24; C. Heim 25-27; T. Majeski 28; C. Heim 29-38; T. Majeski 39; C. Heim 40-46.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 23: Corey Heim, driver of the #11 Safelite Toyota, and Jack Hawksworth, driver of the #1 Mobil 1 Toyota, race during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series XPEL 225 at Circuit of The Americas on March 23, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 2, 98, 15, 18, 19, 99, 77, 88, 91, 25
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 98, 1, 99, 17, 7, 71, 18, 5, 88
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 23: Corey Heim, driver of the #11 Safelite Toyota, Jack Hawksworth, driver of the #1 Mobil 1 Toyota, rJack Hawksworth, driver of the #1 Mobil 1 Toyota, and Dean Thompson, driver of the #5 Thompson Pipe Group Toyota, ace during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series XPEL 225 at Circuit of The Americas on March 23, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Number 5
Race Results for the XPEL 225 – Saturday, March 23, 2024
Circuit of The Americas – Austin, TX – 3.41 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 46 Laps – 156.86 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 3/23/2024 @ 04:21 PM Eastern
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
1. 2. Truck 11 Corey Heim Safelite Toyota 46 Running 2. 3. Truck 17 Taylor Gray JBL Toyota 46 Running 3. 9. Truck 98 Ty Majeski Road Ranger Ford 46 Running 4. 1. Truck 7 Connor Zilisch Austin Hatcher Foundation Chevrolet 46 Running 5. 5. Truck 45 Ross Chastain(i) TXAPA Chevrolet 46 Running 6. 6. Truck 1 Jack Hawksworth Mobil 1 Toyota 46 Running 7. 34. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes TSPORT Trucks Ford 46 Running 8. 10. Truck 19 Christian Eckes NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet 46 Running 9. 17. Truck 5 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 46 Running 10. 7. Truck 15 Tanner Gray ShopTRICON.com Toyota 46 Running 11. 18. Truck 25 Ty Dillon Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 46 Running 12. 14. Truck 9 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 46 Running 13. 22. Truck 91 Jack Wood Klotz/Cometic Gasket Chevrolet 46 Running 14. 25. Truck 13 Jake Garcia Quanta Services Ford 46 Running 15. 11. Truck 71 Rajah Caruth HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 46 Running 16. 15. Truck 41 Bayley Currey AutoVentive/Precision Chevrolet 46 Running 17. 27. Truck 56 Timmy Hill Will’s Automotive Toyota 46 Running 18. 4. Truck 2 Nick Sanchez Gainbridge Chevrolet 46 Running 19. 19. Truck 75 Stefan Parsons Springrates Chevrolet 46 Running 20. 13. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota 46 Running – Canadian 21. 29. Truck 22 Carter Fartuch Skip Barber Racing School Ford 46 Running 22. 16. Truck 77 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet 46 Running 23. 21. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Planters/Menards Ford 46 Running 24. 24. Truck 42 Matt Mills J.F. Electric/Utilitra Chevrolet 46 Running 25. 12. Truck 18 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Chevrolet 46 Running 26. 33. Truck 12 Dale Quarterley Van Dyk Recycling Toyota 45 Running 27. 8. Truck 38 Layne Riggs # Love’s Travel Stops Ford 43 Running 28. 23. Truck 43 Daniel Dye NAPA Nightvision Chevrolet 42 Running 29. 26. Truck 32 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 42 Running 30. 30. Truck 76 Spencer Boyd FR8 Factory Chevrolet 42 Running 31. 28. Truck 04 Marco Andretti Group 1001/CarQuest Chevrolet 40 Suspension 32. 35. Truck 46 Thad Moffitt # Induction Innovations Chevrolet 39 Running 33. 20. Truck 33 Lawless Alan AUTOChargit Ford 34 Rear Gear 34. 31. Truck 20 Vicente Salas Miramar Financial Group Chevrolet 33 Transmission 35. 32. Truck 02 Mason Massey RANDCO Chevrolet 32 Brakes
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following trucks dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: #41, 22, 46, 25, 33, 04, 99 (unapproved adjustments) and 19 (transmission change). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 15 Mins, 26 Secs. Average Speed: 69.492 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.625 Seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 10 laps. Lead Changes: 14 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 5, 2024 – Martinsville Speedway
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