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2024 XPEL 225

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2024 XPEL 225
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 5 of 23 of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Date March 23, 2024
Official name 4th Annual XPEL 225
Location Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
3.426 mi (5.514 km)
Distance 46 laps, 156 mi (251 km)
Scheduled Distance 42 laps, 140 mi (226 km)
Average speed 69.492 mph (111.837 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Spire Motorsports
Time 2:11.983
Most laps led
Driver Corey Heim Tricon Garage
Laps 31
Winner
No. 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2024 XPEL 225 was the 4th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 4th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, a 3.426 miles (5.514 km) permanent asphalt road course. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 42 laps, but was increased to 46 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In an action-packed race that featured numerous spins and penalties, Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, was able to stretch out his fuel mileage with two laps to go, and held off the field to earn his sixth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season. Heim was the most dominant driver of the race, leading a race-high 31 laps and winning the second stage.[9] To fill out the podium, Taylor Gray, driving for Tricon Garage, and Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Connor Zilisch, who started on the pole, came back from an early race incident and went through several amounts of adversity, managing to earn a 4th place finish in his series debut.[10]

Report

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Background

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Aerial view of Circuit of the Americas, the circuit where the race will be held.

Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a grade 1 FIA-specification motorsports facility located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Austin, Texas. It features a 3.426-mile (5.514 km) road racing circuit.  The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas, a round of the FIM Road Racing World Championship. It previously hosted the Supercars Championship, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and IndyCar Series.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Jack Hawksworth Tricon Garage Toyota Mobil 1
02 Mason Massey Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Randco Industries
2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet Gainbridge
04 Marco Andretti Roper Racing Chevrolet Group 1001 / Carquest
5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota Thompson Pipe Group
7 Connor Zilisch Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Austin Hatcher Foundation
9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet Champion Power Equipment
11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota Safelite
12 Dale Quarterley Young's Motorsports Toyota Van Dyk Recycling Solutions
13 Jake Garcia ThorSport Racing Ford Quanta Services
15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota ShopTRICON.com
17 Taylor Gray Tricon Garage Toyota JBL
18 Tyler Ankrum McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet LiUNA!
19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet NAPA Auto Care
20 Vicente Salas Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Miramar Financial Group
22 Carter Fartuch Reaume Brothers Racing Ford Skip Barber Racing School
25 Ty Dillon Rackley WAR Chevrolet Rackley Roofing
32 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Bret Holmes Racing
33 Lawless Alan Reaume Brothers Racing Ford AutoChargIt.com
38 Layne Riggs (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford Love's Travel Stops
41 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AutoVentive / Precision
42 Matt Mills Niece Motorsports Chevrolet J. F. Electric / Utilitra
43 Daniel Dye McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet NAPA Nightvision
45 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet TXAPA
46 Thad Moffitt (R) Faction46 Chevrolet Induction Innovations
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Halmar International
56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota Will's Automotive
71 Rajah Caruth Spire Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com
75 Stefan Parsons Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet Trophy Tractor / Springrates
76 Spencer Boyd Freedom Racing Enterprises Chevrolet FR8 Factory
77 Chase Purdy Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Bama Buggies
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Planters / Menards
91 Jack Wood McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Klotz Synthetics / Cometic Gasket
98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford Road Ranger
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford TSport Trucks
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Friday, March 22, at 2:30 PM CST, and would last for 20 minutes.[11] Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 2:14.953, and a speed of 90.965 mph (146.394 km/h).[12]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 2:14.953 90.965
2 7 Connor Zilisch Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.352 90.697
3 45 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.623 90.516
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, March 22, at 3:00 PM CST.[11] Since Circuit of the Americas is a road course, the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. The fastest driver to set a time in that round will win the pole.[13]

Under a 2021 rule change, the timing line in road course qualifying is ''not'' the start-finish line. Instead, the timing line for qualifying will be set at the exit of Istanbul 8. In his first career start, Connor Zilisch, driving for Spire Motorsports, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a track record lap of 2:11.983, and a speed of 93.012 mph (149.688 km/h).[14]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 7 Connor Zilisch Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:12.084 92.941 2:11.983 93.012
2 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 2:13.306 92.089 2:12.697 92.512
3 17 Taylor Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 2:13.486 91.965 2:13.171 92.182
4 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 2:13.143 92.202 2:13.234 92.139
5 45 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 2:13.533 91.932 2:13.738 91.791
6 1 Jack Hawksworth Tricon Garage Toyota 2:14.177 91.491 2:14.188 91.484
7 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 2:14.117 91.532 2:14.506 91.267
8 38 Layne Riggs (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 2:14.518 91.259 2:14.611 91.196
9 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 2:14.134 91.520 2:15.010 90.927
10 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 2:13.966 91.635 2:15.265 90.755
Eliminated from Round 1
11 71 Rajah Caruth Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:14.144 91.514
12 18 Tyler Ankrum McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 2:14.527 91.253
13 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 2:14.694 91.140
14 9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 2:14.774 91.086
15 41 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 2:14.849 91.035
16 77 Chase Purdy Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.075 90.883
17 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 2:15.105 90.863
18 25 Ty Dillon Rackley WAR Chevrolet 2:15.278 90.746
19 75 Stefan Parsons Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.442 90.637
20 33 Lawless Alan Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 2:15.555 90.561
21 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 2:15.986 90.274
22 91 Jack Wood McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 2:16.174 90.149
23 43 Daniel Dye McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 2:16.269 90.087
24 42 Matt Mills Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 2:16.939 89.646
25 13 Jake Garcia ThorSport Racing Ford 2:17.101 89.540
26 32 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 2:17.695 89.154
27 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 2:18.468 88.656
28 04 Marco Andretti Roper Racing Chevrolet 2:18.588 88.579
29 22 Carter Fartuch Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 2:18.822 88.430
30 76 Spencer Boyd Freedom Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 2:19.112 88.245
31 20 Vicente Salas Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2:19.448 88.033
Qualified by owner's points
32 02 Mason Massey Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2:21.253 86.908
33 12 Dale Quarterley Young's Motorsports Toyota 2:25.994 84.086
34 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford
35 46 Thad Moffitt (R) Faction46 Chevrolet
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 12

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 10
2 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 9
3 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 8
4 18 Tyler Ankrum McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 7
5 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 6
6 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 5
7 77 Chase Purdy Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 3
9 91 Jack Wood McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 2
10 25 Ty Dillon Rackley WAR Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 14

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 10
2 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 9
4 1 Jack Hawksworth Tricon Garage Toyota 8
3 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 7
5 17 Taylor Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 6
6 7 Connor Zilisch Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 71 Rajah Caruth Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 18 Tyler Ankrum McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 3
9 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 2
10 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 1

Stage 3 Laps: 20

Fin[15] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 46 31 Running 50
2 3 17 Taylor Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 46 0 Running 41
3 9 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 46 2 Running 52
4 1 7 Connor Zilisch Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 38
5 5 45 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 0
6 6 1 Jack Hawksworth Tricon Garage Toyota 46 1 Running 39
7 34 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 46 0 Running 42
8 10 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 46 1 Running 35
9 17 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 46 0 Running 30
10 7 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 46 4 Running 35
11 18 25 Ty Dillon Rackley WAR Chevrolet 46 0 Running 27
12 14 9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 25
13 22 91 Jack Wood McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 26
14 25 13 Jake Garcia ThorSport Racing Ford 46 0 Running 23
15 11 71 Rajah Caruth Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 26
16 15 41 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 21
17 27 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 46 0 Running 20
18 4 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 46 4 Running 29
19 19 75 Stefan Parsons Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 18
20 13 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 46 2 Running 17
21 29 22 Carter Fartuch Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 46 0 Running 16
22 16 77 Chase Purdy Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 19
23 21 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 46 0 Running 18
24 24 42 Matt Mills Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 13
25 12 18 Tyler Ankrum McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 22
26 33 12 Dale Quarterley Young's Motorsports Toyota 45 0 Running 11
27 8 38 Layne Riggs (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 43 1 Running 10
28 23 43 Daniel Dye McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 42 0 Running 9
29 26 32 Bret Holmes Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 42 0 Running 8
30 30 76 Spencer Boyd Freedom Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 42 0 Running 7
31 28 04 Marco Andretti Roper Racing Chevrolet 40 0 Suspension 6
32 35 46 Thad Moffitt (R) Faction46 Chevrolet 39 0 Running 5
33 20 33 Lawless Alan Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 34 0 Rear Gear 4
34 31 20 Vicente Salas Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 33 0 Transmission 3
35 32 02 Mason Massey Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 32 0 Brakes 2
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Circuit of the Americas". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "Entry list" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "Practice Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "Starting lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  9. ^ Schramm III, Dewey (March 23, 2024). "Corey Heim Wins XPEL 225 Truck Series Race at Circuit of the Americas". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  10. ^ Watson, Wyatt (March 23, 2024). "Connor Zilisch Overcomes Early Miscues, Penalties to Finish 4th in Truck Debut". Frontstretch.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series COTA Race Page". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  12. ^ Christie, Toby (March 22, 2024). "Practice Results: NCTS XPEL 225 at COTA". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  14. ^ Srigley, Joseph (March 22, 2024). "Connor Zilisch Outpaces Field for Pole in Truck Debut at COTA". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  15. ^ "2024 XPEL 225 – Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved March 23, 2024.


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