Starting from 4th place Truck 7 Kyle Busch Realtree Chevrolet won the SpeedyCash.com 250, his 66th win in 174 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races – a winning percentage of 37.9%. This is his 2nd win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2024. This is his 6th win & 11th Top 10 finish in 15 races at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch ties Todd Bodine for the Truck Series most wins at Texas with 6 each. 2nd Place Truck 11 Corey Heim Safelite Toyota, started from 14th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 7th Top 10 finish in 2024. 3rd Place Truck 2 Nick Sanchez Gainbridge Chevrolet, started from pole posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Credit: FORT WORTH, TEXAS – APRIL 12: Kyle Busch, driver of the #7 Realtree Chevrolet, vl the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 12, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
4th Place Truck 19 Christian Eckes Gates Hydraulics Chevrolet, started from 2nd place followed by 5th place Truck 91 Zane Smith SpeedyCash.com Chevrolet, started from 12th place. 6th Place Truck 43 Daniel Dye Champion Container Chevrolet, started from 6th place followed by 7th place Truck 17 Taylor Gray JBL Toyota, started from 9th place. 8th Place Truck 15 Tanner Gray Operation 300 Toyota, started from 34th place followed by 9th place Truck 75 Stefan Parsons Trophy Tractor Chevrolet, started from 25th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 98 Ty Majeski Road Ranger Ford, in 10th place, started from 11th place. Canadian Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Chili’s Toyota in 13th place. Conner Jones (18th) was the highest finishing rookie. Christian Eckes leads the point standings by 2 points over Corey Heim.
Credit: FORT WORTH, TEXAS – APRIL 12: Kyle Busch, driver of the #7 Realtree Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 12, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The race had 7 Cautions for 40 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 3 for #18, 20, 46, 71 Crash on the Backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 13 for #71 Spin Turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 42 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 82 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 132 for #38 Crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 147 for #1, 02, 52 Crash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 152 for #5, 9, 45, 88 Crash in Turn 3.
Credit: FORT WORTH, TEXAS – APRIL 12: Nick Sanchez, driver of the #2 Gainbridge Chevrolet, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 12, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The race had 7 Lead Changes among 4 drivers; N. Sanchez 1-16; C. Eckes 17-37; K. Busch(i) 38-127; C. Eckes 128; Z. Smith(i) 129-136; K. Busch(i) 137-149; C. Eckes 150-158; K. Busch(i) 159-167.
Credit: FORT WORTH, TEXAS – APRIL 12: Christian Eckes, driver of the #19 Gates Hydraulics Chevrolet, Nick Sanchez, driver of the #2 Gainbridge Chevrolet, and Kyle Busch, driver of the #7 Realtree Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 12, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 7, 19, 2, 91, 52, 43, 38, 9, 11, 17
Stage 2 Top 10: 7, 2, 19, 11, 17, 38, 91, 43, 9, 45
Credit: FORT WORTH, TEXAS – APRIL 12: Kyle Busch, driver of the #7 Realtree Chevrolet, and Taylor Gray, driver of the #17 JBL Toyota, race during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 12, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Credit: FORT WORTH, TEXAS – APRIL 12: Christian Eckes, driver of the #19 Gates Hydraulics Chevrolet, and Kyle Busch, driver of the #7 Realtree Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 12, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Number 7
Race Results for the SpeedyCash.com 250 – Friday, April 12, 2024
Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, TX – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 167 Laps – 250.5 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Friday, 4/12/2024 @ 11:26 PM Eastern
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
1. 4. Truck 7 Kyle Busch(i) Realtree Chevrolet 167 Running
2. 14. Truck 11 Corey Heim Safelite Toyota 167 Running
3. 1. Truck 2 Nick Sanchez Gainbridge Chevrolet 167 Running
4. 2. Truck 19 Christian Eckes Gates Hydraulics Chevrolet 167 Running
5. 12. Truck 91 Zane Smith(i) SpeedyCash.com Chevrolet 167 Running
6. 6. Truck 43 Daniel Dye Champion Container Chevrolet 167 Running
7. 9. Truck 17 Taylor Gray JBL Toyota 167 Running
8. 34. Truck 15 Tanner Gray Operation 300 Toyota 167 Running
9. 25. Truck 75 Stefan Parsons Trophy Tractor Chevrolet 167 Running
10. 11. Truck 98 Ty Majeski Road Ranger Ford 167 Running
11. 21. Truck 33 Lawless Alan AUTOChargit Mobile Ford 167 Running
12. 10. Truck 71 Rajah Caruth HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 167 Running
13. 3. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Chili’s Toyota 167 Running – Canadian
14. 8. Truck 41 Bayley Currey AutoVentive/Precision Chevrolet 167 Running
15. 22. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Great Lakes Flooring/Menards Ford 167 Running
16. 17. Truck 5 Dean Thompson McKee Utility Toyota 167 Running
17. 18. Truck 45 Johnny Sauter Karl Chevrolet Chevrolet 167 Running
18. 16. Truck 66 Conner Jones # TSPORT Ford 166 Running
19. 13. Truck 13 Jake Garcia Quanta Services Ford 166 Running
20. 29. Truck 02 Mason Massey RANDCO Chevrolet 166 Running
21. 30. Truck 56 Timmy Hill Coble Enterprises/UNITS Toyota 166 Running
22. 27. Truck 32 Bret Holmes Precision Garage Door Chevrolet 166 Running
23. 24. Truck 25 Ty Dillon Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 166 Running
24. 19. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Kubota Ford 165 Running
25. 15. Truck 77 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet 165 Running
26. 20. Truck 42 Matt Mills J.F. Electric/Utilitra Chevrolet 165 Running
27. 28. Truck 76 Spencer Boyd Tohatsu America Chevrolet 162 Running
28. 32. Truck 22 Keith McGee More Core Ford 159 Running
29. 5. Truck 9 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 151 Accident
30. 26. Truck 1 Kris Wright America’s Auto Auction/Esmark Toyota 145 Accident
31. 7. Truck 38 Layne Riggs # Infinity Communications Group Ford 135 Accident
32. 23. Truck 46 Thad Moffitt # Safety-Kleen Chevrolet 1 Accident
33. 31. Truck 20 Memphis Villarreal Laredo Trailer Supply Chevrolet 1 Accident 34. 33. Truck 18 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Chevrolet 1 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: Nos. 15, 18 (backup truck), Nos. 20, 32 71 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 6 Mins, 52 Secs. Average Speed: 118.471 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.112 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 40 laps. Lead Changes: 7 among 4 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 4, 2024 – Kansas Speedway
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