TC Daily Pit Stop: Nick Sanchez Wins Truck Race at Charlotte, Pockets $50K; Daniel Dye Miffed at Conner Jones; Ankrum, Moffitt Crash Hard; Ty Gibbs, Kyle Busch on Xfinity Front Row
TC Daily Pit Stop: Nick Sanchez Wins Truck Race at Charlotte, Pockets $50K; Daniel Dye Miffed at Conner Jones; Ankrum, Moffitt Crash Hard; Ty Gibbs, Kyle Busch on Xfinity Front Row
TC Daily Pit Stop: Saturday, May 25, 2024
Nick Sanchez Strikes Late for Second Win of 2024; Collects $50k Triple Truck Challenge Bonus
When the pay window opened up in Friday night’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Rev Racing’s Nick Sanchez was there to collect. The 22-year-old driver took the race win and in doing so took home the $50,000 Triple Truck Challenge bonus.
Sanchez defended against Corey Heim, who had led 72 of the race’s 134 laps, for the win. But in the end, Heim would be DQed from the runner-up position when his truck was discovered to have three lug nuts unsecured in post-race inspection.
On fresh tires following the final pit stop, Sanchez emerged as the fastest truck on the final run of the race.
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OFFICIAL RACE RESULTS
Video: Ankrum Goes Head-First into Wall, T-Boned by Moffitt; McGee and Earnhardt Involved
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Daniel Dye Latest Truck Driver Upset with Conner Jones: ‘He’s Been Watching Too Many Dale Sr. YouTube Videos’
Another week, another driver who is upset with Conner Jones. Daniel Dye lamented how he was raced by Jones, who doored him while running for the 19th position in Friday’s truck race at Charlotte. The contact led to a tire going down on Dye’s truck, which resulted in him finishing 20th. Dye had a talk with Jones after the race, and here’s what he said following that:
“He did the same thing and got called to the hauler last week,” Dye recalled. “It’s just tough when you’re racing with guys in the back. He’s young and trying to prove himself, but he’s been young and trying to prove himself for about four years now.”
After the chat with Jones, Dye felt that by the end of the talk that it was a waste of his time.
“He’s a hot head,” Dye explained. “He doesn’t really hear anything constructive, so it’s probably a waste of my time.”
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Cup Regulars Ty Gibbs, Kyle Busch to Lead Xfinity Field to Green at Charlotte
Ty Gibbs, who didn’t know he would be racing the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Xfinity car this week until Wednesday, secured his eighth career NASCAR Xfinity Series pole as he defeated Kyle Busch for the prime starting spot in the field.
Chandler Smith would be the highest Xfinity Series regular in qualifying as he will roll from the third starting spot on Saturday.
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STARTING LINEUP
Video: Ryan Newman Shoves Tommy Baldwin Jr. in Heated Exchange at Franklin County Speedway
After Ryan Newman took exception to how he was raced by Luke Baldwin in Friday night’s SMART Modified Tour event at Franklin County Speedway, Newman attempted to talk to Baldwin about it, but his father Tommy Baldwin Jr. intervened. Newman and the elder Baldwin then got into an altercation, and Newman ended up shoving him.
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