TRICON Garage Finds a Gray Area in Truck Qualifying

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In a repeat of last year, Tanner Gray claimed the pole for Friday’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Charlotte.

Gray, the driver of the No. 15 Tricon Garage Toyota, posted a 30.296-second, 178.241-mile-per-hour lap to score his second career Truck Series pole and his second at Charlotte. Gray – who has seen success on Charlotte’s historic 1.5 mile superspeedway as well as in a dragster at nearby zMAX Dragway – will be joined on the front row by teammate Corey Heim in the No. 11 Tricon Garage Toyota. 

Heim’s second-place result marks his fourth top-10 start of 2024 and his second in two races at Charlotte. 

Ty Majeski, who sits in third place in the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series standings, will take the green from third with Rajah Caruth fourth and Layne Riggs fifth.

Green flag for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 is set for Friday at 8:30 p.m. (FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Practice: North Carolina Education Lottery 200, Charlotte Motor Speedway
Pos, Driver, Truck, Time, Speed, Lap #, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next
1) Ty Majeski, No. 98 Soda Sense/Curb Records Ford, 30.594 sec, 176.505 mph, 2, 20, ---, ---
2) Jack Wood, No. 91 Cometic Gasket/Klotz Chevrolet, 30.685 sec, 175.982 mph, 1, 21, -0.091 sec, -0.091 sec
3) Christian Eckes, No. 19 NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet, 30.689, 175.959, 1, 10, -0.095, -0.004
4) Tanner Gray, No. 15 Dead On Tools Toyota, 30.888, 174.825, 1, 23, -0.294, -0.199
5) Layne Riggs #, No. 38 Infinity Communcations Group Ford, 30.904, 174.735, 1, 18, -0.310, -0.016
6) Daniel Dye, No. 43 Champion Container Chevrolet, 30.921, 174.639, 1, 19, -0.327, -0.017
7) Dean Thompson, No. 5 Thompson Pipe Group Toyota, 30.958, 174.430, 1, 20, -0.364, -0.037
8) Nick Sanchez, No. 2 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 30.964, 174.396, 1, 20, -0.370, -0.006
9) Bayley Currey, No. 41 Foundation for Pops Chevrolet, 30.984, 174.284, 1, 20, -0.390, -0.020
10) Rajah Caruth, No. 71 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 31.008, 174.149, 1, 19, -0.414, -0.024
11) Kaden Honeycutt, No. 45 R.D.C. Shoe Company Chevrolet, 31.034, 174.003, 2, 8, -0.440, -0.026
12) Jake Garcia, No. 13 Quanta Services Ford, 31.043, 173.952, 1, 11, -0.449, -0.009
13) Chase Purdy, No. 77 Bama Buggies Chevrolet, 31.093, 173.673, 2, 23, -0.499, -0.050
14) Matt Mills, No. 42 J.F. Electric/Utilitra Chevrolet, 31.148, 173.366, 2, 15, -0.554, -0.055
15) Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Campers Inn RV Ford, 31.150, 173.355, 1, 18, -0.556, -0.002
16) Taylor Gray, No. 17 JBL Toyota, 31.170, 173.244, 2, 20, -0.576, -0.020
17) Grant Enfinger, No. 9 Grant County Mulch Chevrolet, 31.171, 173.238, 1, 22, -0.577, -0.001
18) Corey Heim, No. 11 Safelite Toyota, 31.190, 173.132, 6, 18, -0.596, -0.019
19) Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar International Toyota, 31.280, 172.634, 2, 20, -0.686, -0.090
20) Matt Crafton, No. 88 Chi Chis/Menards Ford, 31.301, 172.518, 2, 19, -0.707, -0.021
21) Tyler Ankrum, No. 18 LiUNA! Chevrolet, 31.326, 172.381, 2, 17, -0.732, -0.025
22) Brett Moffitt, No. 1 Destiny Homes Toyota, 31.389, 172.035, 3, 16, -0.795, -0.063
23) Conner Jones #, No. 66 TSPORT Ford, 31.582, 170.983, 4, 14, -0.988, -0.193
24) Connor Mosack, No. 7 Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet, 31.615, 170.805, 5, 7, -1.021, -0.033
25) Stefan Parsons, No. 75 Popsells.com Chevrolet, 31.653, 170.600, 2, 18, -1.059, -0.038
26) Ty Dillon, No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, 31.694, 170.379, 6, 17, -1.100, -0.041
27) Lawless Alan, No. 33 AUTOChargit Ford, 31.725, 170.213, 5, 17, -1.131, -0.031
28) Bret Holmes, No. 32 Precision Garage Door Chevrolet, 31.840, 169.598, 1, 14, -1.246, -0.115
29) Mason Maggio, No. 21 US Off Market Real Estate Deals Ford, 31.982, 168.845, 6, 9, -1.388, -0.142
30) Mason Massey, No. 02 RANDCO Chevrolet, 31.989, 168.808, 1, 13, -1.395, -0.007
31) Timmy Hill, No. 56 Coble Enterprises/UNITS Toyota, 32.093, 168.261, 3, 11, -1.499, -0.104
32) Spencer Boyd, No. 76 A&M Premier Roofing Chevrolet, 32.177, 167.822, 1, 3, -1.583, -0.084
33) Thad Moffitt #, No. 46 Customers Bank Chevrolet, 32.217, 167.613, 10, 13, -1.623, -0.040
34) Memphis Villarreal, No. 20 Laredo Trailer Supply Chevrolet, 32.538, 165.960, 5, 11, -1.944, -0.321
35) Keith McGee, No. 22 More Core Drilling Services Ford, 32.612, 165.583, 4, 6, -2.018, -0.074
36) Jeffrey Earnhardt, No. 67 Forgotten Coast K9 Toyota, 32.855, 164.359, 6, 8, -2.261, -0.243
37) Justin Carroll, No. 90 Carroll's Automotive/Duratain Toyota, 32.971, 163.780, 5, 20, -2.377, -0.116
38) Jennifer Jo Cobb, No. 10 Driven2Honor.org Chevrolet, 33.859, 159.485, 11, 15, -3.265, -0.888

Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos, Driver, Truck, From Lap, To Lap, Avg Speed
1) Christian Eckes, No. 19 NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet, 1, 10, 171.344 mph
2) Nick Sanchez, No. 2 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 1, 10, 170.992
3) Jack Wood, No. 91 Cometic Gasket/Klotz Chevrolet, 1, 10, 170.503
4) Matt Mills, No. 42 J.F. Electric/Utilitra Chevrolet, 1, 10, 169.028
5) Layne Riggs #, No. 38 Infinity Communcations Group Ford, 6, 15, 168.781
6) Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar International Toyota, 1, 10, 166.811
7) Matt Crafton, No. 88 Chi Chis/Menards Ford, 10, 19, 166.649
8) Bayley Currey, No. 41 Foundation for Pops Chevrolet, 11, 20, 166.385
9) Grant Enfinger, No. 9 Grant County Mulch Chevrolet, 13, 22, 165.786
Must run 10 consecutive laps on the track

Qualifying: North Carolina Education Lottery 200 - Charlotte Motor Speedway
Pos, Driver, Truck, Time, Speed, -Fastest, -Next
1) Tanner Gray, No. 15 Dead On Tools Toyota, 30.296, 178.241, 0.000, 0.000
2) Corey Heim, No. 11 Safelite Toyota, 30.372, 177.795, 0.076, 0.076
3) Ty Majeski, No. 98 Soda Sense/Curb Records Ford, 30.400, 177.632, 0.104, 0.028
4) Rajah Caruth, No. 71 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 30.467, 177.241, 0.171, 0.067
5) Layne Riggs #, No. 38 Infinity Communcations Group Ford, 30.502, 177.038, 0.206, 0.035
6) Chase Purdy, No. 77 Bama Buggies Chevrolet, 30.522, 176.922, 0.226, 0.020
7) Connor Mosack, No. 7 Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet, 30.582, 176.574, 0.286, 0.060
8) Jack Wood, No. 91 Cometic Gasket/Klotz Chevrolet, 30.601, 176.465, 0.305, 0.019
9) Kaden Honeycutt, No. 45 R.D.C. Shoe Company Chevrolet, 30.602, 176.459, 0.306, 0.001
10) Bayley Currey, No. 41 Foundation for Pops Chevrolet, 30.633, 176.280, 0.337, 0.031
11) Dean Thompson, No. 5 Thompson Pipe Group Toyota, 30.636, 176.263, 0.340, 0.003
12) Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar International Toyota, 30.637, 176.257, 0.341, 0.001
13) Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Campers Inn RV Ford, 30.638, 176.252, 0.342, 0.001
14) Taylor Gray, No. 17 JBL Toyota, 30.649, 176.188, 0.353, 0.011
15) Matt Mills, No. 42 J.F. Electric/Utilitra Chevrolet, 30.673, 176.051, 0.377, 0.024
16) Nick Sanchez, No. 2 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 30.710, 175.838, 0.414, 0.037
17) Grant Enfinger, No. 9 Grant County Mulch Chevrolet, 30.722, 175.770, 0.426, 0.012
18) Jake Garcia, No. 13 Quanta Services Ford, 30.726, 175.747, 0.430, 0.004
19) Brett Moffitt, No. 1 Destiny Homes Toyota, 30.811, 175.262, 0.515, 0.085
20) Ty Dillon, No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, 30.923, 174.627, 0.627, 0.112
21) Lawless Alan, No. 33 AUTOChargit Ford, 31.000, 174.194, 0.704, 0.077
22) Matt Crafton, No. 88 Chi Chis/Menards Ford, 31.084, 173.723, 0.788, 0.084
23) Stefan Parsons, No. 75 Popsells.com Chevrolet, 31.107, 173.594, 0.811, 0.023
24) Mason Maggio, No. 21 US Off Market Real Estate Deals Ford, 31.150, 173.355, 0.854, 0.043
25) Conner Jones #, No. 66 TSPORT Ford, 31.261, 172.739, 0.965, 0.111
26) Timmy Hill, No. 56 Coble Enterprises/UNITS Toyota, 31.395, 172.002, 1.099, 0.134
27) Bret Holmes, No. 32 Precision Garage Door Chevrolet, 31.404, 171.953, 1.108, 0.009
28) Memphis Villarreal, No. 20 Laredo Trailer Supply Chevrolet, 31.687, 170.417, 1.391, 0.283
29) Mason Massey, No. 02 RANDCO Chevrolet, 31.813, 169.742, 1.517, 0.126
30) Spencer Boyd, No. 76 A&M Premier Roofing Chevrolet, 31.869, 169.444, 1.573, 0.056
31) Jeffrey Earnhardt, No. 67 Forgotten Coast K9 Toyota, 32.045, 168.513, 1.749, 0.176
32) Thad Moffitt # (OP), No. 46 Customers Bank Chevrolet, 32.054, 168.466, 1.758, 0.009
33) Keith McGee (OP), No. 22 More Core Drilling Services Ford, 32.356, 166.893, 2.060, 0.302
34) Tyler Ankrum (OP), No. 18 LiUNA! Chevrolet, 50.510, 106.910, 20.214, 18.154
35) Christian Eckes (OP), No. 19 NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet, 0.000, 0.000, -----, -----
36) Daniel Dye (OP), No. 43 Champion Container Chevrolet, 0.000, 0.000, -----, -----
37) Justin Carroll, No. 90 Carroll's Automotive/Duratain Toyota, 32.570, 165.797, 2.274, 32.570
38) Jennifer Jo Cobb, No. 10 Driven2Honor.org Chevrolet, 34.435, 156.817, 4.139, 1.865
(OP) Top 30 in Owner Points, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie
Track Qualifying Record:Kyle Busch, 05/16/14, 29.3841, 183.773 mph