It’s officially race week for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and it heads to the Milwaukee Mile on Sunday (Aug. 25) for the first race of the 2024 Truck Series playoffs.
10 drivers are in the chase for the title. Last week, we introduced the first five drivers in playoff seeding. This week, let’s meet the back half of this year’s playoff field as the series gets ready to head to America’s Dairyland. None of these guys have wins on the season, but they are all just as capable of coming away with the crown.
No. 6 — Grant Enfinger
Points: 2007
Wins: 0
Best points finish: 2nd (2023)
Last season, Grant Enfinger was just a few laps away from finally collecting his first Truck Series championship in what could’ve been the greatest walk-off win for GMS Racing’s final start. However, that never materialized, and through 29 additional laps of overtime, Enfinger found himself one spot short of the title.
This season, Enfinger jumped ship to CR7 Motorsports, a team that hasn’t finished better than 24th in points. Largely an underdog team since infancy, CR7 signed Enfinger, formed an alliance with McAnally-Hilgemann Racing and acquired some of GMS’ equipment. Now the team has seen measured improvement, with Enfinger nearly capturing the team’s first win on several occasions.
Now guaranteed a spot no worse than 10th in points, CR7 and Enfinger now look to complete a redemption story and an underdog story all in one season. The team has had speed, with Enfinger riding a streak of three top fives and four top 10s going into the playoffs. If they can just crack victory lane even once in the playoffs, that could be the tipping point for a championship run.
And what a story that would be.
No. 7 — Tyler Ankrum
Points: 2007
Wins: 0
Best points finish: 8th (2019)
Signing with McAnally-Hilgemann Racing may have been the best thing to happen to Tyler Ankrum. While still winless on the year, Ankrum has shown insane improvement from years past, making the playoffs for the first time since 2020 and for just the third time in his career.
Ankrum is still searching for his first win since 2019, when his only career win came at Kentucky Speedway. The 2018 K&N Pro Series East (now ARCA Menards Series East) champion has found new life with MHR, boasting a career-high in top fives with seven races still to go. A small drop in finishes in April and early May arguably prevented Ankrum from being seeded higher in the…
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