# 2024 Kubota Tractor 200

The 2024 Kubota Tractor 200 was the 19th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the final race of the Round of 12, and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 27, 2024, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. In a close race with a wild finish, Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would steal the win on the final lap after Ty Majeski ran out of fuel while leading. Heim dominated the race in general, starting from the rear, winning the second stage, and leading a race-high 64 laps to earn his 11th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his sixth of the season. To fill out the podium, Layne Riggs, driving for Front Row Motorsports, and Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Following the race, Ben Rhodes and Daniel Dye were eliminated from playoff contention. Heim, Eckes, Majeski, Nick Sanchez, Rajah Caruth, Grant Enfinger, Tyler Ankrum, and Taylor Gray would advance into the Round of 8.

## 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 it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also raced at here 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.
* (P) denotes playoff driver.
* (OP) denotes owner's playoff truck.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 1 | Brenden Queen | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Best Repair Company |
| 02 | Nathan Byrd (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | CleanCore Solutions |
| 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Gainbridge |
| 04 | Marco Andretti | Roper Racing | Chevrolet | Group 1001 / Carquest |
| 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Thompson Pipe Group |
| 7 | Connor Mosack (OP) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | MKS Pipe and Valve |
| 9 | Grant Enfinger (P) | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | Champion Power Equipment |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven2Honor.org |
| 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Safelite |
| 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Quanta Services |
| 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Operation 300 |
| 17 | Taylor Gray (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Place of Hope |
| 18 | Tyler Ankrum (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | LiUNA! |
| 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | Gates Hydraulics |
| 22 | Frankie Muniz | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | Levrack |
| 25 | Dawson Sutton | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | Rackley Roofing |
| 32 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | Beshears Tractor & Equipment |
| 33 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | AutoChargIt.com |
| 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Infinity Communication Group |
| 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Masked Owl Technologies |
| 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | J. F. Electric / Utilitra |
| 43 | Daniel Dye (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | NAPA Nightvision |
| 44 | Conor Daly (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Polkadot |
| 45 | Kaden Honeycutt (OP) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | AutoVenture / Precision |
| 46 | Justin Mondeik | Young’s Motorsports | Chevrolet | El Bandido Yankee Tequila |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | Halmar International |
| 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | Coble Enterprises / UNITS |
| 71 | Rajah Caruth (P) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com |
| 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | Sesh Nicotine Pouches |
| 77 | Chase Purdy | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bama Buggies |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Flex Seal / Menards |
| 91 | Corey Day | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com |
| 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Soda Sense / Curb Records |
| 99 | Ben Rhodes (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Kubota |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, September 27, at 2:00 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes. Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.133, and a speed of 173.449 mph (279.139 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 31.133 | 173.449 |
| 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.171 | 173.238 |
| 3 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 31.237 | 172.872 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, September 27, at 2:30 PM EST. Since Kansas Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, 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, and 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 30.853, and a speed of 175.023 mph (281.672 km/h).
No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.853 | 175.023 |
| 2 | 7 | Connor Mosack (OP) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.934 | 174.565 |
| 3 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 30.949 | 174.481 |
| 4 | 99 | Ben Rhodes (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.963 | 174.402 |
| 5 | 25 | Dawson Sutton | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 30.970 | 174.362 |
| 6 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt (OP) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.013 | 174.121 |
| 7 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 31.026 | 174.048 |
| 8 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 31.085 | 173.717 |
| 9 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.123 | 173.505 |
| 10 | 43 | Daniel Dye (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 31.125 | 173.494 |
| 11 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 31.125 | 173.494 |
| 12 | 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.125 | 173.494 |
| 13 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 31.127 | 173.483 |
| 14 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 31.136 | 173.433 |
| 15 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.156 | 173.321 |
| 16 | 71 | Rajah Caruth (P) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.170 | 173.244 |
| 17 | 17 | Taylor Gray (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 31.187 | 173.149 |
| 18 | 91 | Corey Day | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 31.189 | 173.138 |
| 19 | 9 | Grant Enfinger (P) | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.243 | 172.839 |
| 20 | 32 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 31.295 | 172.552 |
| 21 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 31.306 | 172.491 |
| 22 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.309 | 172.474 |
| 23 | 1 | Brenden Queen | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 31.347 | 172.265 |
| 24 | 33 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 31.365 | 172.166 |
| 25 | 04 | Marco Andretti | Cook Racing Technologies | Chevrolet | 31.440 | 171.756 |
| 26 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.797 | 169.827 |
| 27 | 46 | Justin Mondeik | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.923 | 169.157 |
| 28 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 31.969 | 168.914 |
| 29 | 44 | Conor Daly (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.063 | 168.418 |
| 30 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 32.180 | 167.806 |
| 31 | 22 | Frankie Muniz | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 32.209 | 167.655 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 32 | 02 | Nathan Byrd (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.348 | 166.935 |
| 33 | 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | – | – |
| 34 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt (OP) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 17 | Taylor Gray (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Connor Mosack (OP) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 17 | Taylor Gray (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt (OP) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 71 | Rajah Caruth (P) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 74
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 33 | 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 64 | Running | 58 |
| 2 | 13 | 38 | Layne Riggs (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 50 |
| 3 | 3 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 19 | Running | 51 |
| 4 | 6 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt (OP) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 43 |
| 5 | 5 | 25 | Dawson Sutton | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 21 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 16 | 71 | Rajah Caruth (P) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 8 | 22 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 9 | 19 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Connor Mosack (OP) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 11 | 15 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 13 | 11 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 14 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 51 | Running | 39 |
| 16 | 20 | 32 | Bret Holmes | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 29 | 44 | Conor Daly (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 18 | 17 | 17 | Taylor Gray (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 133 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 19 | 32 | 02 | Nathan Byrd (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 1 | Brenden Queen | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 133 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 9 | 13 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 133 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 4 | 99 | Ben Rhodes (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 133 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 30 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 132 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 8 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 132 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 25 | 26 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 132 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 27 | 46 | Justin Mondeik | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 10 | 43 | Daniel Dye (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 28 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 31 | 22 | Frankie Muniz | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 129 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 24 | 33 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 128 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 34 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | Electrical | 6 |
| 32 | 18 | 91 | Corey Day | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 33 | 12 | 42 | Matt Mills | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 34 | 25 | 04 | Marco Andretti | Roper Racing | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | Brakes | 3 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Corey Heim | 3,041 |
| 1 | 2 | Christian Eckes | 3,038 (-3) |
| | 3 | Ty Majeski | 3,023 (–18) |
| | 4 | Nick Sanchez | 3,018 (–23) |
| | 5 | Rajah Caruth | 3,009 (–32) |
| 2 | 6 | Grant Enfinger | 3,007 (–34) |
| 1 | 7 | Tyler Ankrum | 3,007 (–34) |
| | 8 | Taylor Gray | 3,003 (–38) |
| | 9 | Ben Rhodes | 2,055 (–986) |
| | 10 | Daniel Dye | 2,055 (–986) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 705 |
| 2 | Toyota | 668 (-37) |
| 3 | Ford | 638 (–67) |