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The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season is coming to a close. On Friday night, the series heads to Martinsville Speedway for 200 laps around the half-mile track. When the checkered flag flies, the Championship 4 field will be set.
Grant Enfinger has already clinched a spot in the title fight. Who'll join him? Corey Heim, Christian Eckes, and Ty Majeski are currently above the cut line, but Rajah Caruth, Taylor Gray, Tyler Ankrum, and Nick Sanchez are still in the hunt.
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Christian Eckes - $10.5K
Consecutive wins and a Champ 4 berth are on the table for @christianeckes to claim at @MartinsvilleSwy.
No. 19 team Martinsville preview ➡️ https://t.co/cimBfbmstR#NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/8Tqap3O8XR
— Bill McAnally Racing (@BMR_NASCAR) October 31, 2024
Christian Eckes dominated here back in April, leading 133 of 200 laps to take the victory, one of three he's had this season. That was just the second top-5 for Eckes at this track and the second time he's led laps here, but he should still be viewed as a slight favorite.
Ty Majeski - $10.2K
April's race was a two-man show. Eckes and Ty Majeski started on the front row and finished there as well, with Majeski firing off first and finishing second after leading 66 laps. He was fourth here last year.
Corey Heim - $10.6K
Corey Heim won at Martinsville last year, leading 82 of 124 laps, and he was 10th here in April. I think Eckes and Majeski are better positioned to challenge for the win on Friday night, but I'm definitely not counting Heim out of the fight.
Grant Enfinger - $10.0K
Grant Enfinger is peaking at the right moment, winning two consecutive races. He enters Martinsville as the only driver locked into the Championship 4. While he only finished 22nd here earlier this season. he was the 2020 winner here. I don't think he wins three in a row, but with how he's running, you probably want some exposure.
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Layne Riggs - $9.5K
While the last couple of races haven't gone great for Layne Riggs, he had a stretch of five top fives in a row before that, including two wins. One of those wins was at Bristol. He was fifth at IRP. He really seems to be figuring out how to fight for the win at short tracks, and, well...this is a short track.
Nick Sanchez - $9.8K
While Nick Sanchez is on a bad little run here, finishing outside the top 10 in three consecutive races and putting him in a virtually must-win scenario here. He was fourth in the first race at Martinsville earlier this season.
Rajah Caruth - $9.0K
Rajah Caruth is still fighting for a spot in the Championship 4. This is a good spot for him to continue that fight, as he finished seventh back in April. He also had top 10s at Bristol in both visits and at IRP, showcasing his skill on short tracks.
Brett Moffitt - $8.6K
BREAKING NEWS:@chrishettinger and Hettinger Racing have purchased @NASCAR_Trucks team @bretholmes23 Racing and has tapped former series champion @Brett_Moffitt to fill the seat for the final two races of the season. pic.twitter.com/4Lg3e1TLKT
— Short Track Report (@ShortTrackRep) October 29, 2024
Brett Moffitt is back this weekend driving for a new team, the No. 4 for Hettinger Racing, which is essentially just Bret Holmes' team under new ownership. Moffitt is a much better driver than Holmes, so if the truck lacks some speed in qualifying, I'll be all over Moffitt as a place differential play. I likely won't play him if he starts in the top 15.
Tyler Ankrum - $8.4K
Martinsville hasn't been a great track for Tyler Ankrum. Before this year, he had one top-10 in seven starts here. But back in April, he ran really well here in this No. 18 truck, starting ninth and finishing fifth. He has six top fives this season, with half of those coming at short tracks.
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Kaden Honeycutt - $7.7K
Kaden Honeycutt has five top 20s in the past six races. Earlier this year, he was ninth at this track. He's not running quite as fast over the second half of the year as he ran earlier on, but he should still be a contender for a finish in the lower part of the top 10.
Johnny Sauter - $7.5K
#NASCAR: @LandenLewis99 will compete in Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Martinsville, driving the No. 16 for @Hattori_Racing.
Johnny Sauter, originally scheduled to drive the No. 16, will move over to the @ThorSportRacing No. 66.https://t.co/O7fTmdZOCh
— TobyChristie.com (@TobyChristieCom) October 31, 2024
Johnny Sauter was supposed to run the No. 16 for Hattori this weekend, but then NASCAR suspended Conner Jones for the race, and ThorSport asked Sauter to drive the No. 66. Sauter has 27 starts at Martinsville in his Truck Series career, winning four times, and posting 15 top 10s.
Now, Sauter's performance in his four starts this season suggests he's definitely slipped a bit since then, but I'll still take a shot at this price.
Daniel Dye - $7.0K
Daniel Dye enters this race off back-to-back top-10s and has finished in the top 10 in four of the last six races overall. Short tracks aren't his forte, but he was ninth at North Wilkesboro and eighth at Richmond. In April, he finished 13th here with +10 place differential.
Chase Purdy - $6.9K
The last two times Chase Purdy has come to this track, he's finished in the top 10, including a third back in April. While his season as a whole has been disappointing, short tracks have been some of his top races. He was seventh in the second Bristol race and showed speed at North Wilkesboro before fading to a 24th-place finish.
Dawson Sutton - $6.5K
Since taking over the No. 25 from Ty Dillon, Dawson Sutton has a fifth at Kansas, plus top-25s in his other two races. Both times he's started outside the top 20 this season, he's finished with strong place differential numbers.
Landen Lewis - $6.4K
The fallout from the Jones suspension has led Hattori to put Landen Lewis in the No. 16. Lewis ran a pair of races for Roper Racing last year, but most of his experience comes in lower levels on short tracks and dirt tracks. He seems to have some talent and is cheap this weekend, so I'll sprinkle him in a couple of lineups.
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