2024 Clean Harbors 250
The 2024 Clean Harbors 250 was the 16th stock car race of the 2024 [NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series], the final race of the regular season, and the 5th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia, a permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would take the lead from Christian Eckes late in the race to earn his fifth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and won back to back races. Grant Enfinger led a race-high 98 laps. To fill out the podium, Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing and Taylor Gray, driving for Tricon Garage, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
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Background
Richmond Raceway, formerly known as Richmond International Raceway, is a 3/4-mile, D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the IndyCar series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted two USAC sprint car races.Entry list
' denotes rookie driver.- '
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, August 10, at 2:30 PM EST and would last for 20 minutes. Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.685, and a speed of.Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, August 10, at 3:00 PM EST. Since Richmond Raceway 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 in that round will win the pole.Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 22.755, and a speed of.
Trey Hutchens was the only driver who failed to qualify.
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 70| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 17 | Taylor Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 38 | Layne Riggs ' | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 43 | Daniel Dye | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 70
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 43 | Daniel Dye | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 38 | Layne Riggs ' | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 17 | Taylor Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 66 | Conner Jones | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 ''Laps: 110''
Standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings;Manufacturers' Championship standings
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points | |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 603 | |
| 2 | Toyota | 560 | |
| 3 | Ford | 522 |
- Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.