Starting from 4th place Truck 9 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet won the Love?s RV Stop 225, his 11th win in 193 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races. Enfinger becomes the 1st driver to clinch a spot in the Championship 4. This is his 1st win & 10th Top 10 finish in 2024. This is his 2nd win & 4th Top 10 finish in 11 races at Talladega Superspeedway. 2nd Place Truck 17 Taylor Gray Place of Hope Toyota, started from 5th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 11th Top 10 finish in 2024. 3rd Place Truck 43 Daniel Dye NAPA Nightvision Chevrolet, started from 35th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 04: Grant Enfinger, driver of the #9 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Love’s RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 04, 2024 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
4th Place Truck 71 Rajah Caruth HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 5th place Truck 33 Lawless Alan AUTODockit Ford, started from 16th place. 6th Place Truck 19 Christian Eckes NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet, started from 15th place followed by 7th place Truck 91 Ryan Reed Tandem Diabetes Care Chevrolet, started from 22nd place. 8th Place Truck 75 Stefan Parsons popsells.com Chevrolet, started from 23rd place followed by 9th place Truck 32 Bret Holmes Golden Eagle Chevrolet, started from 19th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 76 Spencer Boyd Tibbetts Lumber Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 20th place. Canadian Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International finished in 13th place. Layne Riggs (28th) was the highest finishing rookie. Corey Heim (P) leads the point standings by 1 points over Christian Eckes (P).
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 04: Grant Enfinger, driver of the #9 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Love’s RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 04, 2024 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
The race had 4 Cautions for 25 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 22 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 39 for #2, 7, 99, 77 Crash on the frontstretch / Stage 2 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 63 for #13, 38, 15, 42, 7, 18, 17, 5 Crash in turn 1. 4th Caution on lap 72 for #28, 21, 2, 19, 43 Crash in turn 4.
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 04: Nick Sanchez, driver of the #2 Gainbridge Chevrolet, spins after an on-track incident ahead of Grant Enfinger, driver of the #9 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, and Connor Zilisch, driver of the #7 Austin Hatcher Foundation Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Love’s RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 04, 2024 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The race had 27 Lead Changes among 12 drivers; W. Sawalich 0; G. Enfinger (P) 1; C. Purdy 2; M. Mills 3; G. Enfinger (P) 4; M. Mills 5-9; G. Enfinger (P) 10-12; M. Mills 13-14; G. Enfinger (P) 15; M. Mills 16-17; G. Enfinger (P) 18-19; M. Mills 20-23; S. Friesen 24; N. Sanchez (P) 25-29; G. Enfinger (P) 30-32; N. Sanchez (P) 33; G. Enfinger (P) 34; N. Sanchez (P) 35; G. Enfinger (P) 36-42; M. Crafton 43; R. Caruth (P) 44-45; D. Dye 46-48; C. Eckes (P) 49-56; D. Sutton 57; J. White 58-64; K. Honeycutt 65-67; N. Sanchez (P) 68-70; G. Enfinger (P) 71-85.
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 04: Grant Enfinger, driver of the #9 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, Matt Mills, driver of the #42 J.F. Electric/Utilitra Chevrolet, William Sawalich, driver of the #1 Starkey/Soundgear Toyota, and Jake Garcia, driver of the #13 Quanta Services Ford, race during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Love’s RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 04, 2024 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 42, 9, 13, 7, 1, 5, 98, 33, 17, 15
Stage 2 Top 10: 9, 13, 33, 19, 5, 71, 11, 15, 32, 38
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 04: Grant Enfinger, driver of the #9 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, leads Taylor Gray, driver of the #17 Place of Hope Toyota, Christian Eckes, driver of the #19 NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet, Ryan Reed, driver of the #91 Tandem Diabetes Care Chevrolet, Tyler Ankrum, driver of the #18 LiUNA! Chevrolet, and Ryan Reed, driver of the #91 Tandem Diabetes Care Chevrolet, to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Love’s RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 04, 2024 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Credit: TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 04: Grant Enfinger, driver of the #9 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, Nick Sanchez, driver of the #2 Gainbridge Chevrolet, Jake Garcia, driver of the #13 Quanta Services Ford, and Ty Majeski, driver of the #98 Road Ranger Ford, race during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Love’s RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 04, 2024 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Number 20
Race Results for the Love?s RV Stop 225 – Friday, October 4, 2024
Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, AL – 2.66 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 85 Laps – 226.1 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Friday, 10/4/2024 @ 07:15 PM Eastern
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
1. 4. Truck 9 Grant Enfinger (P) Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 85 Running
2. 5. Truck 17 Taylor Gray (P) Place of Hope Toyota 85 Running
3. 35. Truck 43 Daniel Dye NAPA Nightvision Chevrolet 85 Running
4. 13. Truck 71 Rajah Caruth (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 85 Running
5. 16. Truck 33 Lawless Alan AUTODockit Ford 85 85 Running
6. 15. Truck 19 Christian Eckes (P) NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet 85 Running
7. 22. Truck 91 Ryan Reed Tandem Diabetes Care Chevrolet 85 Running
8. 23. Truck 75 Stefan Parsons popsells.com Chevrolet 85 Running
9. 19. Truck 32 Bret Holmes Golden Eagle Chevrolet 85 Running
10. 20. Truck 76 Spencer Boyd Tibbetts Lumber Chevrolet 85 Running
11. 9. Truck 11 Corey Heim (P) Safelite Toyota 85 Running
12. 3. Truck 98 Ty Majeski (P) Road Ranger Ford 85 Running
13. 26. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota 85 Running – Canadian
14. 7. Truck 18 Tyler Ankrum (P) LiUNA! Chevrolet 85 Running
15. 21. Truck 95 Clay Greenfield Backyard Blues Pools Chevrolet 85 Running
16. 25. Truck 04 Cory Roper FlyAlliance/CarQuest Chevrolet 85 Running
17. 28. Truck 44 Danny Bohn Rust-Oleum Chevrolet 85 Running
18. 29. Truck 21 Mason Maggio US Off Market Real Estate Toyota 85 Running
19. 18. Truck 45 Kaden Honeycutt Moore’s Venture Foods Chevrolet 85 Running
20. 27. Truck 22 Jason White Powder Ventures Excavations Ford 85 Running
21. 31. Truck 6 Norm Benning Pennsylvania Motor Speedway Chevrolet 85 Running
22. 11. Truck 2 Nick Sanchez (P) Gainbridge Chevrolet 85 Running
23. 17. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Jack Links/Menards Ford 85 Running
24. 30. Truck 25 Dawson Sutton Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 81 Running
25. 6. Truck 77 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet 71 Running
26. 24. Truck 28 Keith McGee FDNY Racing/OB Builders Chevrolet 70 Accident
27. 1. Truck 1 William Sawalich Starkey/Soundgear Toyota 64 Running
28. 33. Truck 38 Layne Riggs # Love’s Travel Stops Ford 61 Accident
29. 10. Truck 13 Jake Garcia Quanta Services Ford 61 Accident
30. 34. Truck 15 Tanner Gray Dead On Tools Toyota 61
31. 8. Truck 42 Matt Mills J.F. Electric/Utilitra Chevrolet 61 Accident
32. 14. Truck 5 Dean Thompson Boot Campaign Toyota 61 Accident
33. 12. Truck 7 Connor Zilisch(i) Austin Hatcher Foundation Chevrolet 61 Accident
34. 36. Truck 16 Johnny Sauter Aflac Toyota Tsusho Toyota 42 DVP
35. 2. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Kubota Ford 38 Accident 36. 32. Truck 41 Bayley Currey DQS Chevrolet 17 Rear Gear
Race Comments: Prior to the green flag, the following trucks dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: No. 41 (engine change), No. 28 (driver change). Failed to Qualify: (2) 56 Timmy Hill, 02 Keith McGee. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 48 Mins, 24 Secs. Average Speed: 125.148 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.041 Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 25 laps. Lead Changes: 27 among 12 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 26, 2024 – Homestead-Miami Speedway
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