2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race Twenty Talladega

Trucks in field: 36
Pole: William Sawalich (1)
Outside Pole: Ben Rhodes (99)
Stages: 20-20-45
Weather: Mostly cloudy, 82°F, Feels like 86°, Wind ESE 4 mph, Wind Gusts 7 mph

Matt Mills wins stage one.

Grant Enfinger (9) wins stage two.

Rajah Caruth (71) wins the race off pit road.

Restarting on lap 46 of 85 with Ryan Reed (91), Rajah Caruth (71), Daniel Dye (43), Layne Riggs (38), Dean Thompson up front. Reed did not pit. Rajah pitted for fuel only. Grant Enfinger (9) starts eighth. Daniel Dye has the early lead.

Green flag pit stops for fuel are underway on lap 53 of 85.

William Sawalich (1) penalized for speeding on pit road.

On lap 57 of 85 MRN reports Chase Purdy (77) gets into the wall. TV was showing pit road, so they completely missed the on-track action. They caught the truck moving slowly around the track, then began to show replays of pit stops.

Rajah Caruth (71) penalized for speeding (71).

Caution on lap 61 of 85 for a multi-vehicle accident involving Layne Riggs (38), Tyler Ankrum (18), Dean Thomson (5), Matt Mills (42), William Sawalich (1), Jake Garcia (13), Tanner Gray (15), Connor Zilisch (7), Taylor Gray (17) Stefan Parsons (75)

Restarting on lap 68 of 85 with Kaden Honeycutt (45), Nick Sanchez (2), Grant Enfinger (9), Christian Eckes (19), Stewart Friesen (52) up front. Eckes pushes Honeycutt to the lead then passes him for the lead.

Caution on lap 70 of 85 as Nick Sanchez (2) slides into the infield grass off a bad push by Christian Eckes, Daniel Dye (43) gets collected when Sanchez’s car slides back onto the track in front of him, sending Dye for a slide. Keith McGee (28) crashes into Mason Maggio (21) attempting to avoid the sliding Dye.

MRN reports leader Grant Enfinger (9) has been warned about locking bumpers.

Restarting on lap 76 of 85 with Grant Enfinger (9), Taylor Gray (17), Ryan Reed (91), Christian Eckes (19), Lawless Alan (33), Kaden Honeycutt (45), Tyler Ankrum (18), Cory Roper (04), Stewart Friesen (52), Clay Greenfield (95) up front. Enfinger leads a single-file line of trucks.

On lap 80 of 85 a second line is forming toward the back of the field, but gaining joiners as they circle. Rajah (NBC) or Corey Heim (MRN) – or both – get sideways and drop(s) out of the outside lane which immediately falls apart. They are back single file on lap 82 of 85.

On lap 83 of 85 another attempt at an outside lane forms at the back of the field.

Enfinger takes the white flag.

The outside lane has formed and is making a move toward the front.

Grant Enfinger (9) wins at his home track as they crash behind him.

Corey Heim (11), Daniel Dye (43), Tyler Ankrum (18), Stewart Friesen (52), Ryan Reed (91), Christian Eckes (19), and Ty Majeski (98) were involved in the crash.

Grant Enfinger (9), from Fairhope, Alabama, says he has friends from home and his mom and dad somewhere ‘here’.

Rajah Caruth (71) is angry with himself. he says he took them out of the game.

Get caught up on the latest racing news.

Motorsport News:

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      3. Kansas post-race inspection.
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      7. Hamilton reveals depression battle from ‘early age’.
      8. Danny Bohn returning to Niece Motorsports at Talladega.
      9. Ryan Reed competing in truck race for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing at Talladega.
      10. ‘Full Speed’ to return to Netflix for second season.
      11. Renault to stop making F1 engines after 2025.
      12. Lawson embracing pressure after Ricciardo exit.
      13. Horner: Marko wanted Ricciardo out in June.
      14. Jos Verstappen warns Red Bull: ‘Too many’ exits.
      15. NASCAR to examine rule in offseason that eliminated Josh Berry after Kansas incident.
      16. Ferrari’s improvement has Leclerc dreaming of F1 title fight.
      17. Leclerc keen to compare with Hamilton at Ferrari.
      18. Christian Horner hints Liam Lawson could replace Sergio Perez in 2025.
      19. Niece Motorsports promotes Kaden Honeycutt to full-time NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series ride in 2025.
      20. Dylan Lupton driving final six races of 2024 Xfinity season for AM Racing.
      21. No ticket punched at Kansas for NASCAR Cup Playoff drivers.
      22. NASCAR teams are using their helicopters to help Hurricane Helene victims.
      23. NASCAR official Brad Moran explains why Josh Berry was towed to garage at Kansas after opening lap wreck.
      24. Congratulations to Bubba and Amanda Wallace.
      25. NASCAR implementing aerodynamic changes to Cup cars for Talladega.
      26. Carson Kvapil running full 2025 Xfinity Series season with JR Motorsports.
      27. Kansas penalties: Nos. 9, 97 teams have unsecured lug nuts in Xfinity race.
      28. Did You Notice?: Playoff Teams Are Prioritizing Points, Not Wins.
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      30. 23XI Racing, co-owned by Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports file federal antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR.

Next Race: Homestead

GO 9 & 71!!!!