2024 UNOH 200


The 2024 UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics was the 20th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, a permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Layne Riggs, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would pass Corey Heim late in the race, holding him off in multiple late-race restarts to earn his second career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his second consecutive victory. Riggs would also lead a race-high 80 laps in the event. To fill out the podium, Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, and Rajah Caruth, driving for Spire Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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Background

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list

' denotes rookie driver.
  • ' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.' denotes playoff driver.
  • ' denotes owner's playoff truck.

Practice

For practice, drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and B. Both sessions will be 15 minutes long, and was held on Thursday, September 19, at 3:00 PM EST. Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, would set the fastest time between both sessions, with a lap of 15.889, and a speed of.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Thursday September 19, at 3:35 PM EST. Since Bristol Motor Speedway 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.
Connor Zilisch, driving for Spire Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 15.325, and a speed of.
Two drivers would fail to qualify: Marco Andretti and Justin Carroll.

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 55
Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
171Rajah Caruth 'Spire MotorsportsChevrolet10
211Corey Heim 'Tricon GarageToyota9
319Christian Eckes 'McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet8
47Connor Zilisch Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0
52Nick Sanchez 'Rev RacingChevrolet6
652Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota5
71William SawalichTricon GarageToyota4
838Layne Riggs 'Front Row MotorsportsFord3
977Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet2
1043Daniel Dye 'McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1

Stage 2 Laps: 55
Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
111Corey Heim 'Tricon GarageToyota10
219Christian Eckes 'McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet9
371Rajah Caruth 'Spire MotorsportsChevrolet8
438Layne Riggs 'Front Row MotorsportsFord7
52Nick Sanchez Rev RacingChevrolet6
652Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota5
71William SawalichTricon GarageToyota4
888Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord3
95Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota2
1077Chase PurdySpire MotorsportsChevrolet1

Stage 3 ''Laps: 90''

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
PosManufacturerPoints
1Chevrolet671
2Toyota628
3Ford603

  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.