2024 TSport 200
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| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] | |||
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| Race 15 of 23 of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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| Date | July 19, 2024 | ||
| Official name | 3rd Annual TSport 200 | ||
| Location | Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park in Brownsburg, Indiana | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.686 miles (1.104 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 137 mi (220 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 200 laps, 137 mi (220 km) | ||
| Average speed | 82.238 mph (132.349 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Spire Motorsports | ||
| Time | 22.863 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | |
| Laps | 73 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2024 TSport 200 was the 15th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race will be held on Friday, July 19, 2024, in Brownsburg, Indiana at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, a 0.686 miles (1.104 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would overcome from an early race penalty, and took the lead from Christian Eckes late in the race to earn his fourth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, his second consecutive win at IRP, and his first of the season.[8] This was also the first win for Ford in the Truck Series in 2024. Eckes led a race-high 73 laps, before getting passed by Majeski and finishing 2nd. To fill out the podium, Grant Enfinger, driving for CR7 Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
Entry list
Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (formerly Indianapolis Raceway Park, O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, and Lucas Oil Raceway) is an auto racing facility in Brownsburg, Indiana, about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of downtown Indianapolis. It includes a 0.686-mile (1.104 km) oval track, a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) road course (which has fallen into disrepair and is no longer used), and a 4,400-foot (1,300 m) drag strip which is among the premier drag racing venues in the world. The complex receives about 500,000 visitors annually.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
For practice, drivers would be separated into two groups, Group A and B. Both sessions would be 15 minutes long, and was held on Friday, July 19, at 3:30 PM EST.[9] Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time between both groups, with a lap of 23.257, and a speed of 106.187 mph (170.891 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 23.257 | 106.187 |
| 2 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 23.512 | 105.036 |
| 3 | 66 | Luke Fenhaus | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 23.553 | 104.853 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, July 19, at 4:05 PM EST.[9] Since Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park is a short track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.[10]
Rajah Caruth, driving for Spire Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 22.863, and a speed of 108.017 mph (173.837 km/h).[11]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
