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30th season of third-tier NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Christian Eckes , the current points leader.
The 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is the 30th season of the
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series , a
stock car racing series sanctioned by
NASCAR in the United States. The season started on February 16 with the
Fresh From Florida 250 at
Daytona International Speedway and will end with the
Craftsman 150 on November 8 at
Phoenix Raceway .
Ben Rhodes of
ThorSport Racing enters the season as the defending
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion.
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Teams and drivers
Complete schedule
Limited schedule
Notes
Other confirmed changes
Teams
Drivers
Matt DiBenedetto will not return to the
Rackley WAR No. 25 in 2024, after being with the team full-time in 2022 and 2023.
[88] After he was eliminated from the 2023 playoffs and had already announced his plans not to return to the team in 2024, Rackley WAR removed DiBenedetto from the No. 25 early.
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Hailie Deegan will move to the Xfinity Series full-time in 2024 driving for
AM Racing .
[90]
Colby Howard will not return to the
CR7 Motorsports No. 9 truck in 2024.
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Crew chiefs
On November 4, 2023, Wally Rogers announced his retirement from crew chiefing in NASCAR after working for numerous teams in the Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series for over 20 years. He worked for
Niece Motorsports since partway through the 2020 season and crew chiefed their No. 45 truck driven by
Lawless Alan in 2023. His replacement has yet to be announced.
[92]
On December 29, 2023,
Rackley WAR announced that crew chief Chad Kendrick would not return to the team in 2024, with
Ty Dillon , who will drive for the team in 2024, indicating that Kendrick is looking to step up into the Xfinity Series.
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Interim crew chiefs
Schedule
The entire schedule was released on October 4, 2023 and consists of 22 ovals and 1 road course, no dirt tracks will appear on the schedule for the first time since 2020.
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Notes: Race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2024. For the races where a 2024 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the title sponsors/names of those races in 2023 are listed.
No
Race title
Track
Location
Date
TV
Radio
1
Fresh From Florida 250
O
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida
February 16
FS1
MRN
2
Fr8 208
O
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Hampton, Georgia
February 24
3
Victoria's Voice Foundation 200
O
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas, Nevada
March 1
4
Weather Guard Truck Race
O
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol, Tennessee
March 16
5
XPEL 225
R
Circuit of the Americas
Austin, Texas
March 23
6
Long John Silver's 200
O
Martinsville Speedway
Ridgeway, Virginia
April 5
7
SpeedyCash.com 250
O
Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth, Texas
April 12
8
Heart of America 200
O
Kansas Speedway
Kansas City, Kansas
May 4
9
Buckle Up South Carolina 200
O
Darlington Raceway
Darlington, South Carolina
May 10
10
Wright Brand 250
O
North Wilkesboro Speedway
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
May 18
11
North Carolina Education Lottery 200
O
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord, North Carolina
May 24
12
Toyota 200
O
World Wide Technology Raceway
Madison, Illinois
June 1
Fox
13
Rackley Roofing 200
O
Nashville Superspeedway
Lebanon, Tennessee
June 28
FS2
14
CRC Brakleen 175
O
Pocono Raceway
Long Pond, Pennsylvania
July 12
FS1
15
TSport 200
O
Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park
Brownsburg, Indiana
July 19
16
Clean Harbors 250
O
Richmond Raceway
Richmond, Virginia
August 10
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs
Round of 10
17
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoff Race at Milwaukee Mile
O
Milwaukee Mile
West Allis, Wisconsin
August 25
FS1
MRN
18
UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics
O
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol, Tennessee
September 19
19
Kansas Lottery 200
O
Kansas Speedway
Kansas City, Kansas
September 27
Round of 8
20
Love's RV Stop 250
O
Talladega Superspeedway
Lincoln, Alabama
October 4
FS1
MRN
21
Baptist Health Cancer Care 200
O
Homestead–Miami Speedway
Homestead, Florida
October 26
22
United Rentals 200
O
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville, Virginia
November 1
Championship 4
23
Craftsman 150
O
Phoenix Raceway
Avondale, Arizona
November 8
FS1
MRN
O Oval track
R Road course
Results and standings
Race results
Drivers' championship
(
key ) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner.
Owners' championship (Top 15)
(
key ) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner.
Manufacturers' championship
After 7 of 23 races
See also
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