Ben Rhodes, the defending Truck Series champion.

The 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will be the 30th season of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season will start on February 16 with the Fresh From Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway and will end with the Craftsman 150 on November 8 at Phoenix Raceway.[1][2]

Confirmed teams and drivers

Full-time teams

Manufacturer Team No. Driver Crew chief Notes
Chevrolet McAnally-Hilgemann Racing 19 Christian Eckes[3] Charles Denike[3] Eckes will return for a second year and Charles Denike will return as crew chief.[3]
43 Daniel Dye TBA Dye, who drove for the closed GMS Racing team in 2023, will drive for MHR in 2024 and will continue to use the No. 43.[4]
Niece Motorsports 41 Bayley Currey TBA Currey, who has driven part-time for the team each year since 2019, will return to the No. 41 truck full-time in 2024. It will be his first full season driving for Niece.[5]
42 Matt Mills TBA Mills will drive the No. 42 truck full-time in 2024, replacing Carson Hocevar, who will move to the Cup Series.[6]
Rev Racing 2 Nick Sanchez TBA Sanchez will return to Rev Racing in 2024. The team will have an alliance with Spire Motorsports the same way they had one with Kyle Busch Motorsports before the team was bought by Spire.[7][8] Sanchez will have a new crew chief in 2024 as Danny Stockman Jr. left to return to Richard Childress Racing to crew chief their No. 2 car in the Xfinity Series driven by Jesse Love.[9]
Spire Motorsports TBA Chase Purdy TBA Purdy had a contract to return to Kyle Busch Motorsports before the team was sold to Spire.[10][8] He will continue with the team in 2024.[11] Purdy will have a new crew chief in 2024 as Jimmy Villeneuve left to go to Halmar Friesen Racing as the No. 52 truck crew chief.
TBA Kyle Busch 5 TBA Busch will run five races in 2024 for Spire Motorsports.[12] The truck will be driven by multiple drivers, the rest of whom have yet to be announced.[11]
TBA 18
Ford Front Row Motorsports 38 TBA TBA FRM stated that they will continue to field the No. 38 truck in 2024.[13] Zane Smith, the driver of the truck in 2023, will move up to the Cup Series full-time in 2024.[14]
ThorSport Racing TBA Jake Garcia TBA Garcia left McAnally-Hilgemann Racing after the end of the 2023 season[15] and will drive full-time for ThorSport in 2024. His number has yet to be announced.[16]
Toyota Halmar Friesen Racing 52 Stewart Friesen Jimmy Villeneuve Friesen will run full-time for his own team again in 2024. Jimmy Villeneuve, who was Chase Purdy's crew chief at KBM in 2023, will be Friesen's new crew chief in 2024, replacing Bob Heilbrun.[17]
Tricon Garage 5 Dean Thompson TBA Thompson will return to the No. 5 truck in 2024.[18]
11 Corey Heim TBA Heim will return to the No. 11 truck in 2024.[19]
15 Tanner Gray TBA Tanner Gray will return to the No. 15 truck in 2024.[20]
17 Taylor Gray TBA Taylor Gray will return to the No. 17 truck in 2024.[21]

All other teams that ran full-time in the Truck Series in 2023 have yet to announce their 2024 plans.

Part-time teams

Limited schedule

Manufacturer Team No. Driver Races Notes
Chevrolet TBA[N 1] TBA Shane van Gisbergen TBA On September 14, 2023, Trackhouse Racing and van Gisbergen signed a contract for him to drive part-time all three of NASCAR's national series in 2024. The team he will drive for in the Truck Series and the races he will run have yet to be announced.[22]
Ford Reaume Brothers Racing TBA Keith McGee 6[23] McGee will drive six races for Reaume Brothers Racing.[23]
Toyota TBA TBA William Sawalich TBA[24] Sawalich, the 2023 ARCA Menards Series East champion, stated in an interview with Frontstretch that he would run part-time in the Truck Series again in 2024. Although he drove for Tricon Garage in 2023, the team he will drive for in the series in 2024 has yet to be determined.[24]

Notes

  1. ↑ Entry will be fielded in a collaboration with Trackhouse Racing.

Other confirmed changes

Teams

Drivers

  • Matt DiBenedetto will not return to the Rackley WAR No. 25 in 2024, after being with the team full-time in 2022 and 2023.[26] After he was eliminated from the 2023 playoffs and had already announced his plans not to return to the team in 2024, Rackley WAR removed DiBenedetto from the No. 25 early.[27]
  • Hailie Deegan will move to the Xfinity Series full-time in 2024 driving for AM Racing.[28]
  • Colby Howard will not return to the CR7 Motorsports No. 9 truck in 2024.[29]

Crew chiefs

  • On November 4, 2023, Wally Rogers announced his retirement from crew chiefing in NASCAR after working for numerous teams in the Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series for over 20 years. He worked for Niece Motorsports since partway through the 2020 season and crew chiefed their No. 45 truck driven by Lawless Alan in 2023. His replacement has yet to be announced.[30]

Schedule

The entire schedule was released on October 4, 2023.[31]

Notes: Race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2024. For the races where a 2024 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the title sponsors/names of those races in 2023 are listed.

No Race title Track Location Date TV Radio
1 Fresh From Florida 250  O  Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida February 16 FS1 MRN
2 Fr8Auctions 208  O  Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Georgia February 24
3 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200  O  Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nevada March 1
4 Weather Guard Truck Race  O  Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tennessee March 16
5 XPEL 225  R  Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas March 23
6 Long John Silver's 200  O  Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia April 5
7 SpeedyCash.com 250  O  Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas April 12
8 Heart of America 200  O  Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kansas May 4
9 Buckle Up South Carolina 200  O  Darlington Raceway Darlington, South Carolina May 10
10 Tyson 250  O  North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina May 18
11 North Carolina Education Lottery 200  O  Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina May 24
12 Toyota 200 presented by CK Power  O  World Wide Technology Raceway Madison, Illinois June 1
13 Rackley Roofing 200  O  Nashville Superspeedway Lebanon, Tennessee June 28
14 CRC Brakleen 150  O  Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania July 12
15 TSport 200  O  Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park Brownsburg, Indiana July 19
16 Worldwide Express 250 for Carrier Appreciation  O  Richmond Raceway Richmond, Virginia August 10
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs
Round of 10
17 Clean Harbors 175  O  Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin August 25 FS1 MRN
18 UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics  O  Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tennessee September 19
19 Kansas Lottery 200  O  Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kansas September 27
Round of 8
20 Love's RV Stop 250  O  Talladega Superspeedway Lincoln, Alabama October 4 FS1 MRN
21 Baptist Health Cancer Care 200  O  Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Florida October 26
22 United Rentals 200  O  Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, Virginia November 1
Championship 4
23 Craftsman 150  O  Phoenix Raceway Avondale, Arizona November 8 FS1 MRN
O Oval track
R Road course

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tickets now on sale for 2024 Daytona 500". NASCAR. July 7, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ "NASCAR Championship Weekend to return to Phoenix in 2024". KNXV-TV. ABC. May 31, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Srigley, Joseph (October 18, 2023). "Christian Eckes Returning to McAnally-Hilgemann Racing in 2024". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ Christie, Toby (September 27, 2023). "Daniel Dye to Drive For McAnally-Hilgemann Racing in 2024". TobyChristie.com.
  5. ↑ Christie, Toby (October 26, 2023). "Bayley Currey to Run Full 2024 NASCAR Truck Season With Niece Motorsports". TobyChristie.com.
  6. ↑ "Matt Mills joins Niece Motorsports full time in 2024". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. October 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Bob Pockrass. November 17, 2023.
  8. 1 2 Srigley, Joseph (August 8, 2023). "Chase Purdy, Nick Sanchez Returning to Kyle Busch Motorsports Network in 2024". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  9. ↑ Christie, Toby (October 26, 2023). "RCR Pairs Danny Stockman With Jesse Love For 2024 Xfinity Season". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  10. ↑ Stern, Adam (September 27, 2023). "Spire Motorsports buys Kyle Busch Motorsports". Sports Business Journal.
  11. 1 2 Christie, Toby (November 15, 2023). "Zane Smith to Pilot No. 71 Car For Spire Motorsports in 2024; Truck Roster Coming Together". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Kyle Busch will run five Truck races for Spire in 2024". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 30, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Front Row Motorsports exercises options on McDowell, Gilliland". NASCAR. August 9, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Trackhouse Racing signs Zane Smith to multi-year deal; will run full 2024 Cup schedule with Spire Motorsports". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 16, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Jake Garcia leaving McAnally-Hilgemann Racing at season's end". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  16. ↑ Christie, Toby (November 15, 2023). "Jake Garcia Moves to ThorSport Racing for 2024 NASCAR Truck Season". TobyChristie.com.
  17. ↑ "Halmar Friesen Racing announces Jimmy Villeneuve as Stewart Friesen crew chief". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 14, 2023.
  18. ↑ Srigley, Joseph (October 23, 2023). "Dean Thompson Returning for Second Season at TRICON Garage in 2024". TobyChristie.com.
  19. ↑ Srigley, Joseph (October 16, 2023). "Corey Heim Returning to TRICON Garage No. 11 in 2024". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  20. ↑ Srigley, Joseph (November 9, 2023). "Tanner Gray Returning to TRICON Garage No. 15 in 2024". TobyChristie.com.
  21. ↑ Srigley, Joseph (November 10, 2023). "Taylor Gray to Continue in Truck Series with TRICON Garage in 2024". TobyChristie.com.
  22. ↑ Fryer, Jenna (September 14, 2023). "Shane van Gisbergen to leave Australia and run NASCAR development program for Trackhouse in 2024". Associated Press. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  23. 1 2 Christie, Toby (November 11, 2023). "Keith McGee Returns to Reaume Brothers Racing for Six Races in 2024". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  24. 1 2 Kristl, Mark (September 26, 2023). "William Sawalich Expanding Racing Schedule in 2024". Fronstretch. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  25. ↑ "GMS Racing announces 2023 will be its last season". NASCAR. August 23, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  26. ↑ Srigley, Joseph (August 30, 2023). "Matt DiBenedetto Not Returning to Rackley WAR in 2024". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  27. ↑ DeGroot, Nick (September 19, 2023). "Rackley W.A.R. team to replace DiBenedetto for final three races". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  28. ↑ "Hailie Deegan moves to Xfinity Series with AM Racing in 2024". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 5, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  29. ↑ "Colby Howard, CR7 Motorsports parting ways for 2024". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  30. ↑ Christie, Toby (November 4, 2023). "Veteran Crew Chief Wally Rogers Announces Retirement After Phoenix Race". TobyChristie.com.
  31. ↑ "NASCAR unveils full Craftsman Truck Series schedule for 2024". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 4, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
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