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The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series heads to Kansas Speedway this weekend for the final race of the Round of 10. With non-playoff driver Layne Riggs winning the first two races of the round, the battle to make the next round is wide open.
Entering the weekend, Daniel Dye and Ben Rhodes are the two drivers below the cut line, but Grant Enfinger isn't far ahead of either. This battle is likely to go down to the wire on Friday night.
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Top Drivers
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Corey Heim - $10.5K
Corey Heim comes into this race as the favorite because of how well he's run at Kansas Speedway in his career. The winner here in May, Heim has led double-digit laps in four of his five Truck Series starts here, including 79 laps in the win.
Corey Heim wins the truck series race at Kansas.@AlwaysRaceDay pic.twitter.com/x3rhbBqcuu
— Matthew (@HildenbrandMa) May 5, 2024
Heim's also dominated here in ARCA, leading 101 of 105 laps to win the Sept. 2022 race at the track, his second ARCA win here. Across all 12 races he's run here in ARCA, Trucks, and Cup, Heim's average finis is 8.08, which is dragged down by a 22nd in May in a Cup start when Legacy Motor Club needed him to sub for Erik Jones.
Christian Eckes - $10.3K
We have another shot to see the two dominant drivers of the season battle for the win on Friday night. Eckes hasn't led nearly as many laps at Kansas as Heim, but he won this race last fall and has the third-place finisher back in May.
He's only led double-digit laps here twice in the Truck Series, but he's spent at least some time at the front of the field in eight of his nine Truck Series starts here.
Ty Majeski - $10.0K
Ty Majeski doesn't have the track record here of the top two, as he's finished outside the top 10 in three consecutive Kansas starts. He does have a runner-up finish here in the series though, as well as a top 10 here in Xfinity back in 2018.
He does come into the weekend on a strong run though, posting four top 10s in a row, with three of those finishes being even first or second.
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Nick Sanchez - $9.8K
Nick Sanchez has run well at these 1.5-mile intermediate tracks this season, picking up a win at Charlotte while also finishing third at Texas and sixth in the first Kansas race of the season. He'll be a major threat to upset the top three drivers this weekend.
Rajah Caruth - $9.0K
Rajah Caruth has run well at 1.5-mile tracks this season, including a win at Vegas earlier this season that saw him win the pole and lead 38 laps.
Rajah Caruth takes his first truck win at Las Vegas!@AlwaysRaceDay pic.twitter.com/mo9DGRm2zR
— Matthew (@HildenbrandMa) March 2, 2024
Caruth was also a top-15 finisher at Texas and the first Kansas race, and he finished fourth at Nashville, a 1.33-mile trioval that shares some similarities with the 1.5-mile tracks.
Layne Riggs - $9.3K
Can Layne Riggs make it three wins in a row in this No. 38 truck? It'll be tough since intermediate tracks aren't his strong suit, but Riggs has been on fire lately. Still, I'm hesitant to go all-in on him considering he hasn't finished better than 18th on a mile-and-a-half track in 2024. That finish happened to be in the first Kansas race.
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Kaden Honeycutt - $7.2K
Kaden Honeycutt was impressive here in May, starting 23rd but finishing fourth in this Niece Motorsports truck. It was another in a strong series of races for Honeycutt this season. In his part-time schedule, the driver has four top 10s in nine races, with three of those coming on 1.5-mile tracks. I expect another strong result on Friday.
Tanner Gray - $7.8K
While he isn't as impressive as his brother Taylor, Tanner Gray has some solid results at Kansas under his belt, posting two top 10s here in the Truck Series including a seventh back in May. He knows how to get around this place.
Back in May, Chase Purdy was on the pole here and led seven laps, but he ultimately finished just 28th. That was the third race in a row at Kansas that Purdy qualified third or better but finished outside the top 10. At some point, he'll put together a race here that matches the speed he's shown at the track.
Daniel Dye - $7.5K
Daniel Dye is priced pretty low for a playoff driver, right? He has seven top 10s this season, including a ninth at Kansas and top 10s at Texas and Nashville as well.
Brenden Queen - $7.0K
In Brenden Queen's Truck Series debut at North Wilkesboro, the short-track ace finished fourth. But at Nashville, he could only manage a finish of 19th, with a -7 in place differential. The value of this play comes entirely down to how he qualifies. If Queen starts outside the top 20 in this quick No. 1 truck, he has value. If not, I'll fade him.
Conor Daly - $6.1K
Alright, all those guys above are in the $7K range. What if you want to go cheaper? Maybe Conor Daly will be in play, though I'd need him to start outside the top 20 for me to trust him as an option.
Conor Daly finishes 14th. His best finish in any NASCAR race he's ever competed in
He actually felt while he was running in the Top 10 that he was better than the cars that were in front of him. Too tight on two tires on the last run pic.twitter.com/vYmRP8BcW1
— Steven Taranto (@STaranto92) July 20, 2024
Daly is mostly an IndyCar guy, including making five starts in that series this year, but he makes occasional forays in stock cars. They admittedly haven't been great, but he's in a decent truck and is better on ovals than road courses. While he hasn't raced here, it's the kind of track that suits him.
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