The 22-year-old Heim from Marietta, Georgia, led a race-high 64 of 134-scheduled laps and rallied from starting at the rear of the field for an unapproved adjustment to overtake Ty Majeski on the final lap amid a late fuel-mileage battle to score his sixth Truck Series victory of the 2024 season.
Briscoe, Hamlin and Suarez rallied from rocky runs throughout the Playoff's Round of 16 to maintain their championship hopes of the 2024 season through another postseason round spanning the upcoming three weeks, beginning at Kansas Speedway.
A pair of pit road speeding penalties made between Gibbs and Truex prevented both from transferring into the Playoff's Round of 12 following the Round of 16's finale at the Bristol Night Race.
The 2021 Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, led a race-high 462 of 500 laps and secured his spot into the Playoff's Round of 12 with his fifth Cup Series victory of 2024 at Thunder Valley.
The two-time Xfinity Series champion and 15-time Cup Series Most Popular Driver from Kannapolis, North Carolina, posted his 96th career top-10 result in his 147th Xfinity start after rallying from early radio issues and multiple cockpit changes.
The reigning Xfinity Series champion from Ladera Ranch, California, led a race-high 104 of 300 laps and rallied from falling off the pace with a cut tire to notch his second Xfinity victory of the 2024 season and claim his first regular-season title by three points.
The 31-year-old Bowman from Tucson, Arizona, posted a pole-winning lap at 126.720 mph in 15.142 seconds, which was enough to claim his fifth Cup Series pole position and first at Thunder Valley.
The 22-year-old Riggs from Bahama, North Carolina, led the final 80 of 200-scheduled laps en route to becoming the first non-Playoff competitor to win the first two races of a Truck Series Playoffs with his second career victory at Thunder Valley.
Landen Lewis will pay homage to his mentor and close friend, Ron Hornaday, with a special tribute paint scheme on his No. 45 J.F. Electric Chevrolet Silverado on October 30 at Martinsville Speedway.
The NASCAR schedule turns to Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend with its return to the Oval this fall, pivoting from the track’s road-course (the “ROVAL”), this will be the first time since 2017 the NASCAR Cup Series ran the oval at Charlotte twice in the same season.
