# 2024 Heart of America 200

The 2024 Heart of America 200 was the 8th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would cruise to a dominating victory, winning the first stage and leading a race-high 79 laps, eventually holding off a charging Zane Smith in the final few laps to earn his seventh career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would finish 3rd, respectively.

## Report
### Background

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 1 | Brett Moffitt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Concrete Supply |
| 02 | Mason Massey | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Randco Industries |
| 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Gainbridge |
| 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Thompson Pipe Group |
| 7 | Connor Mosack | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pinnacle Racing Group |
| 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | Champion Power Equipment |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven2Honor.org |
| 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Safelite |
| 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Quanta Services |
| 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Dead On Tools |
| 17 | Taylor Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | JBL |
| 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | LiUNA! |
| 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | Adaptive One Calipers |
| 22 | Mason Maggio | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | Professional AG Solutions |
| 25 | Ty Dillon | Rackley W.A.R. | Chevrolet | Rackley Roofing |
| 32 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | Best Value Carriers |
| 33 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | AutoParkIt.com |
| 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Love's RV Stops |
| 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | AutoVentive / Precision |
| 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | J. F. Electric / Utilitra |
| 43 | Daniel Dye | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | Race to Stop Suicide |
| 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Niece Products of Kansas |
| 46 | Thad Moffitt (R) | Faction46 | Chevrolet | Safety-Kleen |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | Halmar International |
| 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | Hill Motorsports |
| 66 | Cam Waters | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Tradie |
| 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com |
| 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | FR8 Factory |
| 77 | Chase Purdy | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bama Buggies |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Serta / Menards |
| 91 | Zane Smith (i) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | Instacoat Premium Products |
| 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Road Ranger |
| 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Bommarito Automotive Group |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice was held on Saturday, May 4, at 11:05 AM CST, and would last for 20 minutes. Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.895, and a speed of 174.786 mph (281.291 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.895 | 174.786 |
| 2 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.900 | 174.757 |
| 3 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 30.903 | 174.740 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 4, at 11:35 AM CST. Since Kansas Speedway is an intermediate speedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole.
Chase Purdy, driving for Spire Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.728, and a speed of 175.735 mph (282.818 km/h).
No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.728 | 175.735 |
| 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.732 | 175.713 |
| 3 | 25 | Ty Dillon | Rackley W.A.R. | Chevrolet | 30.830 | 175.154 |
| 4 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.843 | 175.080 |
| 5 | 7 | Connor Mosack | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.859 | 174.989 |
| 6 | 43 | Daniel Dye | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 30.882 | 174.859 |
| 7 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.885 | 174.842 |
| 8 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 30.890 | 174.814 |
| 9 | 91 | Zane Smith (i) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 30.912 | 174.689 |
| 10 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 30.952 | 174.464 |
| 11 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.954 | 174.452 |
| 12 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 30.969 | 174.368 |
| 13 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 30.975 | 174.334 |
| 14 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.979 | 174.312 |
| 15 | 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.044 | 173.947 |
| 16 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.045 | 173.941 |
| 17 | 17 | Taylor Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 31.094 | 173.667 |
| 18 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 31.112 | 173.566 |
| 19 | 1 | Brett Moffitt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 31.139 | 173.416 |
| 20 | 66 | Cam Waters | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.146 | 173.377 |
| 21 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.170 | 173.244 |
| 22 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 31.171 | 173.238 |
| 23 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.174 | 173.221 |
| 24 | 32 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 31.337 | 172.320 |
| 25 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 31.357 | 172.210 |
| 26 | 46 | Thad Moffitt (R) | Faction46 | Chevrolet | 31.575 | 171.021 |
| 27 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 31.592 | 170.929 |
| 28 | 33 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 31.594 | 170.919 |
| 29 | 22 | Mason Maggio | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 32.194 | 167.733 |
| 30 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 32.522 | 166.041 |
| 31 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | – | – |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 32 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | – | – |
| 33 | 02 | Mason Massey | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 91 | Zane Smith (i) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 7 | Connor Mosack | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 25 | Ty Dillon | Rackley W.A.R. | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 43 | Daniel Dye | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 91 | Zane Smith (i) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 2 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Brett Moffitt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | Connor Mosack | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 74
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 13 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 79 | Running | 59 |
| 2 | 9 | 91 | Zane Smith (i) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 29 | Running | 0 |
| 3 | 10 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 11 | Running | 50 |
| 4 | 23 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 1 | Running | 46 |
| 5 | 19 | 1 | Brett Moffitt | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 6 | 31 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 1 | Running | 35 |
| 7 | 18 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 22 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 6 | 43 | Daniel Dye | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 4 | Running | 29 |
| 10 | 14 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 21 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 16 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 4 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 14 | 24 | 32 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 3 | 25 | Ty Dillon | Rackley W.A.R. | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 16 | 11 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 133 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 17 | 7 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 133 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 25 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 133 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 20 | 66 | Cam Waters | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 133 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 12 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 21 | 33 | 02 | Mason Massey | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 2 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 32 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 132 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 15 | 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 26 | 46 | Thad Moffitt (R) | Faction46 | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 8 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 132 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 28 | 33 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 132 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 17 | 17 | Taylor Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 131 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 1 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 131 | 7 | Running | 22 |
| 29 | 29 | 22 | Mason Maggio | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 131 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 5 | 7 | Connor Mosack | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 31 | 27 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 30 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 10 | 0 | DVP | 4 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Corey Heim | 344 |
| 1 | 2 | Christian Eckes | 337 (-7) |
| 1 | 3 | Nick Sanchez | 295 (–49) |
| 1 | 4 | Ty Majeski | 279 (–65) |
| 1 | 5 | Tyler Ankrum | 264 (–80) |
| 1 | 6 | Rajah Caruth | 260 (–84) |
| 2 | 7 | Taylor Gray | 259 (–85) |
| | 8 | Matt Crafton | 222 (–122) |
| | 9 | Tanner Gray | 201 (–143) |
| | 10 | Grant Enfinger | 192 (–152) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 308 |
| 2 | Toyota | 279 (–29) |
| 3 | Ford | 250 (–58) |