The 2024 Baptist Health 200 was the 21st stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the fifth race of the Playoffs, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, a permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. In a fast-paced race, Grant Enfinger, driving for CR7 Motorsports, would take the lead late from Layne Riggs, and dominated the final stages of the race on fuel mileage to earn his 12th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, his second of the season, and his second consecutive win. Corey Heim started on the pole and led a race-high 68 laps, but was unable to catch Enfinger on his pit road strategy and finished 4th. To fill out the podium, Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, and Connor Mosack, driving for Spire Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Report Background
Homestead–Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. The track has since held races on different dates in 2020 (June) and 2021 (February), which were both effected by the COVID-19 pandemic, before being moved back into the Playoffs as the final race of the Round of 8 in 2022, with the date being kept for 2023.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. (P) denotes playoff driver.
#DriverTeamMake1William SawalichTricon GarageToyota02Nathan Byrd (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet2Nick Sanchez (P)Rev RacingChevrolet04Marco AndrettiRoper RacingChevrolet5Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota7Connor MosackSpire MotorsportsChevrolet9Grant Enfinger (P)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet11Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota13Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord15Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota17Taylor Gray (P)Tricon GarageToyota18Tyler Ankrum (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet19Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet22Frankie MunizReaume Brothers RacingFord25Dawson SuttonRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet33Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord38Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord41Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet42Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet43Daniel Dye McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet44Conor Daly (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet45Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet46Justin MondeikYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota66Conner Jones (R)ThorSport RacingFord71Rajah Caruth (P)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet75Connor Zilisch (i)Henderson MotorsportsChevrolet76Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet77Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord91Corey DayMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet98Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord99Ben Rhodes ThorSport RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, October 25, at 2:35 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes. Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.590, and a speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Nick Sanchez (P)Rev RacingChevrolet32.590165.695219Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet32.834164.464317Taylor Gray (P)Tricon GarageToyota32.968163.795Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, October 25, at 3:05 PM EST. Since Homestead–Miami Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.
Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 32.715, and a speed of .
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed111Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota32.715165.062217Taylor Gray (P)Tricon GarageToyota32.789164.689371Rajah Caruth (P)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet32.816164.55442Nick Sanchez (P)Rev RacingChevrolet32.840164.434598Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord32.882164.224645Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet32.907164.099743Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet33.012163.577819Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet33.025163.51299Grant Enfinger (P)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet33.048163.399107Connor MosackSpire MotorsportsChevrolet33.053163.3741141Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet33.073163.2751252Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota33.093163.1771338Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord33.106163.1121425Dawson SuttonRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet33.125163.0191518Tyler Ankrum (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet33.128163.0041675Connor Zilisch (i)Henderson MotorsportsChevrolet33.223162.5381777Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet33.272162.299185Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota33.382161.7641999Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord33.391161.720201William SawalichTricon GarageToyota33.435161.5072191Corey DayMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet33.461161.3822288Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord33.599160.7192366Conner Jones (R)ThorSport RacingFord33.630160.5712442Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet33.646160.4952556Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota33.741160.0432613Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord33.748160.0092733Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord33.790159.8112844Conor Daly (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet34.150158.1262902Nathan Byrd (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet34.406156.9493004Marco AndrettiRoper RacingChevrolet34.453156.7353122Frankie MunizReaume Brothers RacingFord34.619155.984Qualified by owner's points3246Justin MondeikYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet35.011154.2373315Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota––3476Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet––Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts111Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota10245Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet9398Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord8417Taylor Gray (P)Tricon GarageToyota7519Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet669Grant Enfinger (P)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet577Connor MosackSpire MotorsportsChevrolet482Nick Sanchez (P)Rev RacingChevrolet3971Rajah Caruth (P)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet2105Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts19Grant Enfinger (P)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet10211Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota9319Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet8498Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord7545Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet6617Taylor Gray (P)Tricon GarageToyota5743Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet487Connor MosackSpire MotorsportsChevrolet3971Rajah Caruth (P)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet21088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1
Stage 3 Laps: 84 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts199Grant Enfinger (P)CR7 MotorsportsChevrolet13432Running552598Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord1340Running503107Connor MosackSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running414111Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota13468Running5251518Tyler Ankrum (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1340Running3261252Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1340Running317743Daniel DyeMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1340Running348371Rajah Caruth (P)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running339819Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1343Running4210217Taylor Gray (P)Tricon GarageToyota1344Running39112288Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1340Running27121999Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord1340Running251342Nick Sanchez (P)Rev RacingChevrolet1340Running2714645Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1330Running3815185Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota1330Running23162191Corey DayMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1330Running2117201William SawalichTricon GarageToyota1330Running20181675Connor Zilisch (i)Henderson MotorsportsChevrolet1330Running0191425Dawson SuttonRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet1330Running18203315Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota1330Running17212733Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingFord1330Running16221338Layne Riggs (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord13327Running15232556Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota1320Running14242613Jake GarciaThorSport RacingFord1320Running13252366Conner Jones (R)ThorSport RacingFord1320Running12261777Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet1310Running11273476Spencer BoydFreedom Racing EnterprisesChevrolet1310Running10282844Conor Daly (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet1310Running0292902Nathan Byrd (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet1300Running0303004Marco AndrettiRoper RacingChevrolet1270Running7311141Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1250Running6323246Justin MondeikYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1140Running5333122Frankie MunizReaume Brothers RacingFord1050Running4342442Matt MillsNiece MotorsportsChevrolet740Accident3Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Corey Heim 3,130 1 2 Grant Enfinger 3,121 (-9) 1 3 Christian Eckes 3,119 (–11) 4 Ty Majeski 3,103 (–27) 5 Rajah Caruth 3,081 (–49) 6 Taylor Gray 3,079 (–51) 1 7 Tyler Ankrum 3,062 (–68) 1 8 Nick Sanchez 3,060 (–70) 9 Daniel Dye 2,123 (–1,007) 10 Ben Rhodes 2,082 (–1,048)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 785 2 Toyota 736 (-49) 3 Ford 705 (–80) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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