The Craftsman Truck Series kicks off an action packed weekend of NASCAR and IndyCar racing as the Truck Series begins their playoffs at Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Zane Smith, Carson Hocevar, Ben Rhodes, Matt Crafton, Corey Heim, Christian Eckes, Grant Enfinger, Ty Majeski, Nick Sanchez, and Matt DiBenedetto will all be completing for the championship trophy.

A total of 39 teams brought trucks to IRP including Chicago Street Race winner and Supercar champion Shane van Gisbergen who is driving the number 41 truck for Niece Motorsports.

The drivers have been divided into two groups who will each have a 15 minute practice session before they will have single truck qualifying.

After crashing into the wall, Tyler Ankrum will have to move to a backup truck and will not make a qualifying run.

Driving the number 44 watermelon truck, Chad Chastain is the first driver on the track to make a qualifying run and posted a time of 23,884 seconds.

Rajah Caruth is the first driver to break the 23 second mark with a time of 22.967 seconds.

Matt DiBenedetto is the first of the playoff drivers to make a qualifying run and posted a time of 23.483 seconds.

With seven of the playoff drivers in the top 10, Christian Eckes put his number 19 truck on the pole with a time of 22.884 seconds for his first pole of the season.

The starting lineup for the TSport 200:
Christian Eckes
Ty Majeski
Corey Heim
Rajah Caruth
Carson Hocevar
Grant Enfinger
Jake Garcia
Zane Smith
Nick Sanchez
William Sawalich
Dean Thompson
Layne Riggs
Matt Crafton
Stewart Friesen
Daniel Dye
Colby Howard
Matt Mills
Conner Jones
Tanner Gray
Jake Drew
Ben Rhodes
Chase Purdy
Jack Wood
Matt DiBenedetto
Hailie Deegan
Logan Bearden
Greg van Alst
Shane van Gisbergen
Landen Lewis
Tyler Hill
Spencer Boyd
Bret Holmes
Chris Hacker
Taylor Gray
Tyler Ankrum
Lawless Alan

Josh Reaume, Chad Chastain, and Armani Williams failed to qualify for the race.

Stages one and two are 60 laps each with stage three lasting 80 laps for a total of 200 laps around the half mile track.  Drivers can run 100 to 110 laps on a single load of fuel.

Zane Smith will have to start the race from the back of the field after the crew made some unapproved adjustments to the truck – changed a flat tire.

Christian Eckes brings the field down for the green flag start of the race under a beautiful sunset from the inside lane with Ty Majeski alongside on the outside.  Eckes jumps out in front for the lead with Corey Heim and Ty Majeski battling for second.

Lap two Christian Eckes leads the race with Ty Majeski in second; Corey Heim, Carson Hocevar, and Grant Enfinger round out the top five.

Lap four, in a battle for the lead Ty Majeski comes up to take the lead but Christian Eckes comes up to side by side in a battle for the lead.

Lap six, seven of the top 10 drivers are playoff drivers.

Lap eight, Ty Majeski leads the race with Corey Heim in second; Carson Hocevar, Christian Eckes, and Gran Enfinger round out the top five.

Christian Eckes passes Carson Hocevar for third.

At 20 years old Carson Hocevar is the youngest playoff driver; while 47 year old Matt Crafton is the oldest.

Lap eleven, Ty Majeski has pulled out to a lead of over a second on Corey Heim; Christian Eckes, Carson Hocevar, and Grant Enfinger round out the top five.  After starting the race from the back of the field, Zane Smith has entered the top 20.

The caution flag comes out on lap 14 when Greg van Last, Landen Lewis, and Hailie Deegan were all involved in a crash.

The first time ever in a truck and on an oval, Shane van Gisbergen reports that he is having a lot of fun.

Ty Majeski brings the field down for the green falg restart on lap 22 with Corey Heim alongside.  Christian Eckes makes it a three wide battle for the lead with Ty Majeski and Corey Hiem going side by side.  Corey Heim takes the lead.

Lap 23, the top five are Coey Heim, Ty Majeski, Christian Eckes, Carson Hocevar, and Grant Enfinger. Ane Smith has moved up to 16th.

Lap 28, Corey Heim has a narrow lead on Ty Majeski; Carson Hocevar, Christian Eckes, and Grant Enfinger round out the top five.  Carson Hocevar and Christian Eckes battle back and forth for third.

Greg van Last is out of the race.

Lap 30 Ty Majeski and Corey Heim battle for the lead with the drivers swapping the lead back and forth.

Lap 34, Corey Heim has the lead with Ty Majeski in second; Christian Eckes, Carson Hocevar, and Grant Enfinger continue to round out the top five.

Lap 38, the battle for the lead continues between Corey Heim and Ty Majeski.  Zane Smith is is just outside the top 10 in eleventh.

Lap 40, Ty Majeski puts a slide job on Corey Heim to take the lead.

Lap 42, there are 32 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 43, Ty Majeski has pulled out to a lead of over a second on Corey Heim; Christian Eckes, Carson Hocevar, and Grant Enfinger round out the top five.

Lap 47, Jake Garcia got loose and gets into Grant Enfinger but the track stays green.

Lap 48, Ty Majeski has a lead of over a second and a half on Corey Heim.

Lap 56, With a lead of over three seconds, Ty Majeski gets into the back of Daniel Dye but the track stays green.

Lap 58, Ty Majeski has a lead of over three and a half seconds on Corey Heim; Christian Eckes, Layne Riggs, and Jake Garcia round out the top five.  Shane van Gisbergen has entered the top 10.

Ty Majeski wins stage one for his fifth stage win of the season.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Ty Majeski
Corey Hiem
Christian Eckes
Layne Riggs
Jake Garcia
Carson Hocevar
Grant Enfinger
Rajah Caruth
Tanner Gray
Zane Smith

Drivers come down pit road for service with Ty Majeski winning the race off of pit road.

Ty Majeski brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two on lap 71 with Corey Heim alongside. Majeski jumps out in front for the lead as drivers get three wide through the field.

The top five are Ty Majeski, Corey Heim, Grant Enfinger, Carson Hocevar, and Christian Eckes.

Lap 75, all 10 of the playoff drivers are in the top 15.

Ty Majeski has pulled out to a one second lead on Corye Hiem.

There are 24 trucks on the lead lap.

Lap 78, Ty Majeski continues to increase his lead on Corey Heim; which is now just under two seconds.

Lap 81, Ty Majeski is running the fastest lap on the track and has a lead of over two seconds on Corey Heim; Grant Enfinger, Carson Hocevar, and Christian Eckes round out the top five.

Lap 95, Ty Majeski is now over three seconds out in front of Corey Heim; Grant Enfinger, Christian Eckes, and Carson Hocevar round out the top five.

Lap 99, Corey Heim and Grant Enfinger battle for second.

Lap 102, Shane van Gisbergen is in 22nd place and still on the lead lap.

Lap 103, Ty Majeski is now four seconds ahead of Corey Heim and Grant Enfinger who continue to battle for second; Christian Eckes and Carson Hocevar round out the top five.

Lap 190, Ty Majeski has pulled out to a lead of nearly six seconds on Corey Heim and continues to lap truck.

Colby Howard is off the track.

There are now just 20 trucks on the lead lap.

Lap 113, the top five are Ty Majeski, Corey Heim, Grant Enfinger, Christian Eckes, and Carson Hocevar.

The caution flag comes out on lap 116 when Chris Hacker spins out and gets into the inside wall.

Stage two ends under caution with Ty Majeski sweeping the stages.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Ty Majeski
Corey Heim
Grant Enfinger
Christian Eckes
Carson Hocevar
William Sawalich
Zane Smith
Tanner Gray
Layne Riggs
Nick Sanchez

Lading everything tonight, Ty Majeski wins the race off of pit road once again.

Corey Heim was charged with too many crewmembers over the wall and Heim will have to restart the race from the back of the field.

Grant Enfinger had to make a second trip down pit road and restarts the race from the middle of the pack.

Ty Majeski brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three with 74 laps remaining in the race.  Back up front, Zane Smith is in second place.

Lap 127, Ty Majeski leads the race with Christian Eckes in second; Zane Smith, Layne Riggs, and Carson Hocevar round out the top five.

Tanner Gray has been black flagged for a restart violation and has to come down pit road for a penalty.

Spencer Boyd and Dean Thompson bring out the caution flag for a wreck.

Ty Majeski brings the field down for the green flag restart with 60 laps remaining in the race.  Majeski holds on to the lead with Christian Eckes in second; Zane Smith, Layne Riggs, and Carson Hocevar round out the top five.

The caution flag comes out for the fifth time when Hailie Deegan gets into the wall with 58 laps to go.

Ty Majeski brings the field down for the green flag restart with only 53 laps remaining in the race.  Majeski holds on to the lead but Christian Eckes is on his bumper.  Drivers are three wide in a battle for position.

The top five are Ty Majeski, Christian Eckes, Carson Hocevar, Layne Riggs, and Zane Smith.

With 47 laps to go, Ty Majeski has a lead of over a second on Christian Eckes; Carson Hocevar, Layne Riggs, and Zane Smith round out the top five.

With 44 laps to go, drivers are bumping and banging for position.  Nick Sanchez, Grant Enfinger, and Matt Crafton make contact but the track stays green.

Forty to go, Shane van Gisbergan is in 15th  as he continues to learn how to handle a truck on a paved oval – something he has never done.

Jut 37 to go, Ty Majeski has a lead of over a second on Christian Eckes; Carson Hocevar, Layne Riggs, and Zane Smith round out the top five.

Lap 168, Ty Majeski continues to dominate the race after not winning any races so far this season; Christian Eckes, Carson Hocevar, Layne Riggs, and Zane Smith round out the top five.

Layne Riggs passes Carson Hocevar for third.

Lap 172, Ty Majeski has a lead of nearly two and a half seconds on Christian Eckes; Layne Riggs, Carson Hocevar, and Zane Smith round out the top five.

Twenty to go, Ty Majeski has a lead of nearly three seconds on Christian Eckes; Layne Riggs, Carson Hocevar, and Zane Smith round out the top five.  There are 21 trucks on the lead lap with six trucks out of the race.

Layne Riggs, William Sawalich, and Rajah Caruth are the only drivers in the top 10 not in the playoffs.

Fifteen to go, Ty Majeski holds on to a near three second lead on Christian Eckes; Layne Riggs, Carson Hocevar, and Zane Smith round out the top five.

Ten to go, Ty Majeski holds on to his near three second lead on Christian Eckes.  He has led all but 30 laps of the race.

With eight laps to go, there are just 18 trucks on the lead lap.

Five to go, Ty Majeski has increased his lead to three and a half seconds on Christian Eckes.

Ty Majeski takes the white flag.

With a lead of over three seconds, Ty Majeski wins his first race of the season and is guaranteed a spot in the next round of the playoffs.  He led 179 of the 200 laps in the race.

The unofficial results of the TSport 200:
Ty Majeski
Christian Eckes
Layne Riggs
Carson Hocevar
Zane Smith
William Sawalich
Raja Caruth
Corey Heim
Matt Crafton
Matt DiBenedetto
Nick Sanchez
Grant Enfinger
Jake Garcia
Chase Purdy
Tanner Gray
Ben Rhodes
Jake Drew
Jack Wood
Shane van Gisbergen
Taylor Gray
Logan Bearden
Daniel Dye
Matt Mills
Lawless Alan
Bret Holmes
Tyler Hill
Conner Jones
Landen Lewis
Chris Hacker
Stewart Friesen
Hailie Deegan
Dean Thomson
Spencer Boyd
Ty Ankrum
Colby Howard
Greg van Alst