It’s been a month since the checkered flag came down on the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season. Looking back, it may have been one of the more entertaining seasons in recent memory.
The racing was measuredly more respectful (save for a few run-ins here and there) than it had been in recent years. Only three races were won by NASCAR Cup Series drivers (two of which were by Kyle Busch, so you could make an argument that his win streak is still technically intact, just not solely in the Cup Series). Stars were born one way or another.
With such a great season in the books, there were plenty of storylines to follow throughout the season. Here are the five best stories to come from the 2024 Truck season.
5. Several First-Time Winners Score Breakthrough Victories
There were some new faces and teams in victory lane, some of which were a long time coming. Others were somewhat unexpected for the time of the season in which they won.
But one thing was for certain: all of them were unsurprising.
It started in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway when Nick Sanchez earned career win No. 1 after he arguably should have won at least once during his rookie season. Two races later, his de facto teammate Rajah Caruth won at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, becoming the third Black driver to win in one of NASCAR’s premier series.
We’d have to wait until the playoffs to find the next first-time winner, when Layne Riggs won back-to-back races to open the playoffs, despite not making the playoffs himself. The regular season was not kind to the rookie or his team, but once things clicked, the team took off and ended the season strong with a Rookie of the Year title to boot.
Well, everything except Riggs’ shoulder finished strong, that is.
Then finally, Grant Enfinger returned to victory lane after winning back-to-back races at Talladega Superspeedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway. Though Enfinger is a known commodity in victory lane, the bigger story was his team, CR7 Motorsports, which signed Enfinger for 2024 after GMS Racing closed and left Enfinger without a ride.
Owned by driver Codie Rohrbaugh, the team was mediocre at best entering 2024. But with Enfinger, the team went from a 15th- to 25th-place team to championship contender. After several chances to seal the deal didn’t go their way, Enfinger and CR7 finally got it done twice in the Round…
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