In A Nutshell
Grant Enfinger held off Taylor Gray on the final lap as the field wrecked behind them to win his first race of the 2024 Craftsman Truck Series season at Talladega Superspeedway.
With the win, Enfinger becomes the first driver to cement his spot in the Championship 4 as he seeks redemption for the one that got away last year. Enfinger’s first win of the year comes at his home track, and it comes at the same track where he won his very first truck race in 2016.
Enfinger’s triumph also marked the first ever win for CR7 Motorsports. Headed up by team owner Codie Rohrbaugh, the team has spent the last decade or so as an underdog in both the ARCA Menards Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. After all these years, it all paid off with the signing of Enfinger.
The Top Truckers at Talladega Superspeedway
Winner, Stage 2 Winner, Most Laps Led (34 of 85 laps): Grant Enfinger
Polesitter: William Sawalich
Stage 1 Winner: Matt Mills
Biggest Mover: Daniel Dye (started 35th, finished third)
Rookie of the Race: Ryan Reed
Top Storylines of the Race
- With 38 drivers on the entry list, that meant two would be sent home. Shockingly, they were two full-time trucks; the No. 02, driven by Keith McGee, and the No. 56 of Timmy Hill. However, McGee ended up taking over the No. 28 FDNY Racing truck that Bryan Dauzat was supposed to drive. McGee ultimately got caught up in a crash and finished 26th.
- Bayley Currey was the lone retiree of the race via mechanical issues. According to the final results, a rear gear problem forced the No. 41 behind the wall just 17 laps into the event.
- Despite most of the field getting caught up in accidents, 23 of the 36-truck field still managed to finish on the lead lap.
Championship Rundown
Enfinger began the Round of 8 on the outside looking in, 11 points below the cut line. Now, he’s the first driver to punch his ticket into the Championship 4.
A bunch of playoff drivers found trouble throughout the afternoon, but everyone rebounded nicely, with the worst playoff driver finishing 22nd. That was Nick Sanchez, who was wrecked from the lead twice, but rebounded both times. However NASCAR made Sanchez pit coming to the green on the final restart to fix his spoiler, ending any shot at a good finish.
Gray and Tyler Ankrum were involved in a crash earlier in the race, but rebounded to have a shot at finishing 1-2 with momentum on the top. Ankrum got turned in the tri-oval, however,…
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