2024 LiUNA! 175
{{Infobox NASCAR race report
| Type = CUST
| Description = Race 17 of 23 in the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
| Race Name = LiUNA! 175
| Details ref = {{cite web |title=2024 schedule |url=https://www.jayski.com/truck-series/2024-nascar-craftsman-truck-series-schedule/|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |accessdate=June 28, 2024}}
| Fulldate = {{Start date|2024|08|25}}
| Year = 2024
| Image = The Milwaukee Mile.svg
| Location = Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin
| Course_mi = 1
| Course_km = 1.6
| Distance_laps = 175
| Distance_mi = 175
| Distance_km = 281
| Avg = {{convert|97.537|mph|km/h}}
| Pole_Driver = Ty Majeski
| Pole_Team = ThorSport Racing
| Pole_Time = 29.815
| Most_Driver = Ty Majeski
| Most_Team = ThorSport Racing
| Most_laps = 71
| Car = 38
| First_Driver = Layne Riggs
| First_Team = Front Row Motorsports
| Network = FS1
| Announcers = Adam Alexander, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
}}
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 {{Convert|1|mi|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.{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2024/08/25/layne-riggs-spoils-truck-playoffs-opener-at-milwaukee-claims-first-career-win/ |title=Layne Riggs spoils Truck Playoffs opener at Milwaukee, claims first career win |website=NASCAR |date=August 25, 2024 |access-date=August 26, 2024}} 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.
File:Layne Riggs Win at Milwaukee.jpg with his crew after winning.]]
Report
= Background =
File:2024 Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s 079 (Milwaukee Mile).jpg, the track where the race was held.]]
The Milwaukee Mile is a {{cvt|1.015|mi|km|abbr=on}} 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 {{Years or months ago|1954}} in 1954, it was originally a dirt track. In addition to the oval, there is a {{cvt|1.800|mi|km|abbr=on}} 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.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor |
| 1
|Starkey / SoundGear |
| 02
|Dexter Bean (i) |Badger Environmental |
| 2
|Nick Sanchez (P) |Gainbridge |
| 04
|Group 1001 / CarQuest |
| 5
|Thompson Pipe Group |
| 6
|MDIA INC |
| 7
|Sammy Smith (i) (OP) |Golden Harvest |
| 9
|Grant Enfinger (P) |Champion Power Equipment |
| 11
|Corey Heim (P) |
| 13
|Ford |
| 15
|Dead on Tools |
| 17
|Taylor Gray (P) |JBL |
| 18
|Tyler Ankrum (P) |
| 19
|Christian Eckes (P) |
| 21
|Ford |CWR LLC. |
| 22
|Ford |Flitz Polish |
| 25
|Rackley Roofing |
| 32
|Best Value Carriers |
| 33
|Ford |AUTOChargit |
| 38
|Layne Riggs (R) |Ford |nowrap|Zorn Compressor & Equipment |
| 41
|AutoVentive/Precision |
| 42
|J. F. Electric / Utilitra |
| 43
|Daniel Dye (P) |Champion Container |
| 44
|Niece |
| 45
|nowrap|Kaden Honeycutt (OP) |Moore Venture Foods |
| 46
|Thad Moffitt (R) |Petty's Garage |
| 52
|Halmar International |
| 56
|Coble Enterprises |
| 66
|Conner Jones (R) |Ford |TSPORT |
| 71
|Rajah Caruth (P) |HendrickCars.com |
| 76
|nowrap|Freedom Racing Enterprises |CampCowboy.org |
| 77
|Bama Buggies |
| 88
|Ford |Ideal Door/ Menards |
| 90
|Carroll's Automotive / Duratain |
| 91
|High Fives Foundation / GoPro |
| 98
|Ty Majeski (P) |Ford |Road Ranger / Soda Sense |
| 99
|Ben Rhodes (P) |Ford |Bommarito Automotive Grou |
| colspan="5" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2024/8/19/32417_PREENTNUM.pdf 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.{{Cite web |title=2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Milwaukee Race Page |url=https://www.jayski.com/truck-series/2024-nascar-craftsman-truck-series-milwaukee-race-page/ |access-date=August 23, 2024 |website=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site |language=en-US}} Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.585, and a speed of {{Convert|119.470|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|98 |Ty Majeski (P) |Ford |30.585 |119.470 |
|---|
| 2
|17 |Taylor Gray (P) |30.608 |119.381 |
| 3
|19 |Christian Eckes (P) |30.624 |119.318 |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2024/8/24/32417_PRACFINAL.pdf 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. {{Cite web |title=2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures |url=https://www.jayski.com/nascar-cup-series/cup-qualifying-procedures/ |access-date=July 13, 2024 |website=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site |language=en-US}}
Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.816, and a speed of {{Convert|122.552|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.
Norm Benning would fail to qualify.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|98 |Ty Majeski (P) |Ford |29.815 |122.552 |
|---|
| 2
|15 |29.836 |122.469 |
| 3
|19 |Christian Eckes (P) |29.997 |121.812 |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2024/8/24/32417_QUALRES.pdf Official qualifying results] |
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 55
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!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
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!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
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!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 |
| colspan="10" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2024/8/25/32417_UNOFFRES.pdf Official race results] |
Standings after the race
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! Pos
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2090 |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 2074 (-16) |
| align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 2071 (–19) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 2064 (–26) |
| align="left"| 10px 5
| style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 2043 (–47) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 2043 (–47) |
| align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 2039 (–51) |
| align="left"| 10px 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 2032 (–58) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 2030 (–60) |
| align="left"| 10px 5
| style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 2028 (–62) |
| class="sortbottom"
!colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2024/8/25/32417_UNOFFDRIVPTS.pdf Official driver's standings] |
{{col-2}}
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! Pos
! Manufacturer ! Points |
|---|
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 637 |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Toyota | style="text-align:center;"| 593 (-44) |
| align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 3 | Ford | style="text-align:center;"| 563 (–74) |
| class="sortbottom" |
- Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
{{col-end}}
References
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