# 2024 LiUNA! 175

The 2024 LiUNA! 175 was a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that held on August 25, 2024, at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. Contested over 175 laps on the 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack, it was the 17th race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Layne Riggs, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would take the lead from Ty Majeski late in the race to earn his first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, being the first father and son duo to win in the series since Bob and Brad Keselowski with his dad Scott Riggs. Majeski led a race-high 71 laps. To fill out the podium, Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing and Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Report
### Background

The Milwaukee Mile is a 1.015 mi (1.633 km) oval race track in the central United States, located on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee. Its grandstand and bleachers seats approximately 37,000 spectators. Paved 71 years ago in 1954, it was originally a dirt track. In addition to the oval, there is a 1.800 mi (2.897 km) road circuit located on the infield.
As the oldest operating motor speedway in the world, the Milwaukee Mile has hosted at least one auto race every year from 1903 to 2015 (except during U.S. involvement in World War II). The track has held events sanctioned by major bodies, such as the AAA, USAC, NASCAR, CART/Champ Car World Series, and the IndyCar Series. There have also been many races in regional series such as ARTGO.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
* (P) denotes playoff driver.
* (OP) denotes owner's playoff truck.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 1 | William Sawalich | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Starkey / SoundGear |
| 02 | Dexter Bean (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Badger Environmental |
| 2 | Nick Sanchez (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Gainbridge |
| 04 | Marco Andretti | Roper Racing | Chevrolet | Group 1001 / CarQuest |
| 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Thompson Pipe Group |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | MDIA INC |
| 7 | Sammy Smith (i) (OP) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | Golden Harvest |
| 9 | Grant Enfinger (P) | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | Champion Power Equipment |
| 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Safelite |
| 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Quanta Services |
| 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Dead on Tools |
| 17 | Taylor Gray (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | JBL |
| 18 | Tyler Ankrum (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | LiUNA! |
| 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Care |
| 21 | Jayson Alexander | Floridian Motorsports | Ford | |
| 22 | Mason Maggio | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | Flitz Polish |
| 25 | Ty Dillon | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | Rackley Roofing |
| 32 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | Best Value Carriers |
| 33 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | AUTOChargit |
| 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Zorn Compressor & Equipment |
| 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | AutoVentive/Precision |
| 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | J. F. Electric / Utilitra |
| 43 | Daniel Dye (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | Champion Container |
| 44 | Matt Gould | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Niece |
| 45 | Kaden Honeycutt (OP) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Moore Venture Foods |
| 46 | Thad Moffitt (R) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Petty's Garage |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | Halmar International |
| 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | Coble Enterprises |
| 66 | Conner Jones (R) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | TSPORT |
| 71 | Rajah Caruth (P) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com |
| 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | CampCowboy.org |
| 77 | Chase Purdy | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bama Buggies |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Ideal Door/ Menards |
| 90 | Justin Carroll | TC Motorsports | Toyota | Carroll's Automotive / Duratain |
| 91 | Jack Wood | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | High Fives Foundation / GoPro |
| 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Road Ranger / Soda Sense |
| 99 | Ben Rhodes (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Bommarito Automotive Grou |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, August 24, at 3:00 PM CT and would last for 20 minutes. Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.585, and a speed of 119.470 mph (192.268 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.585 | 119.470 |
| 2 | 17 | Taylor Gray (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 30.608 | 119.381 |
| 3 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 30.624 | 119.318 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 24, at 3:00 PM CT. Since Milwaukee Mile is a mile oval, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.
Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.816, and a speed of 122.552 mph (197.228 km/h).
Norm Benning would fail to qualify.
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 29.815 | 122.552 |
| 2 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 29.836 | 122.469 |
| 3 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 29.997 | 121.812 |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 55
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 25 | Ty Dillon | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 43 | Daniel Dye (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 17 | Taylor Gray (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 55
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 17 | Taylor Gray (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 43 | Daniel Dye (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt (OP) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Grant Enfinger (P) | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 65
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 16 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 175 | 53 | Running | 53 |
| 2 | 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 175 | 71 | Running | 51 |
| 3 | 3 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 175 | 45 | Running | 52 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | Running | 46 |
| 5 | 5 | 17 | Taylor Gray (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 175 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 6 | 9 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 7 | 4 | 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 175 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 10 | 43 | Daniel Dye (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 9 | 10 | 99 | Ben Rhodes (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 175 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 14 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 175 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 2 | 1 | Christian Eckes | 2090 |
| 1 | 2 | Ty Majeski | 2074 (-16) |
| 2 | 3 | Corey Heim | 2071 (–19) |
| | 4 | Nick Sanchez | 2064 (–26) |
| 5 | 5 | Taylor Gray | 2043 (–47) |
| 1 | 6 | Tyler Ankrum | 2043 (–47) |
| 1 | 7 | Daniel Dye | 2039 (–51) |
| 2 | 8 | Grant Enfinger | 2032 (–58) |
| | 9 | Ben Rhodes | 2030 (–60) |
| 5 | 10 | Rajah Caruth | 2028 (–62) |
| [ Official driver's standings] ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 637 |
| 2 | Toyota | 593 (-44) |
| 3 | Ford | 563 (–74) |