The Craftsman Truck Series caps off a triple header weekend with a rare Sunday afternoon race. After a 14 year absence, the Truck Series returns to the Milwaukee Mile for the Clean Harbor 175.
The second race in the Truck Series playoffs, Ty Majeski knows that he will move on to round two after his race win at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
After some inspection issues and a confiscated tire, Ty Majeski will have to start the race from the back of the field and serve a pass through penalty once the green flag drops.
Thirty-seven teams brought trucks to Milwaukee for 36 starting spots.
Grant Enfinger sits on the pole and will bring the field to the green flag.
Last week, GMS Racing announced that they would suspend operations at the end of the season leaving pole sitter Grant Enfinger, Daniel Dye, and Rajah Caruth without a ride next year.
The starting lineup for the Clean Harbor 175:
Grant Enfinger
Nick Sanchez
Carson Hocevar
Taylor Gray
Daniel Dye
Christian Eckes
Chase Purdy
Corey Heim
Jake Garcia
Ben Rhodes
Tanner Gray
Wiliam Sawalich
Ty Majeski – moved to the back of the field
Bayley Currey
Rajah Caruth
Tyler Ankrum
Hailie Deegan
Zane Smith
Dean Thompson
Lawless Alan
Stewart Friesen
Matt Crafton
Matt DiBenedetto
Colby Howard
Derek Kraus
Matt Mills
Sean Hingorani
Conner Jones
Bret Holmes
Spencer Boyd
Josh Bilicki
Tyler Hill
Derek Lemke
Brad Perez
Josh Reaume
Greg van Last
Dexter Bean failed to qualify for the race.
Stages one and two of the race are 55 laps each with stage three lasting 65 laps for a total of 175 laps around the one mile track. Drivers can run 75 to 80 laps on a single load of fuel. The crews were given a total of five tires for the race.
Grant Enfinger brings the field down for the green flag start of the race from the outside lane with Nick Sanchez alongside. Enfinger edges out for the lead.
Lap two, Nick Sanchez comes up on the inside to battle with Grant Enfinger for the lead; Enfinger holds Sanchez off…so far.
Ty Majeski makes his pass through penalty and stays on the lead lap.
Lap four Grant Enfinger leads the race with Nick Sanchez in second; Taylor Gray, Christian Eckes, and Carson Hocevar round out the top five.
Six of the top 10 drivers are in the playoffs – Gran Enfinger, Nick Sanchez, Christian Eckes, Carson Hocevar, Corey Hiem, and Ben Rhodes.
Lap six, Grant Enfinger has a lead of over half a second on Nick Sanchez. Ty Majeski remains in last place but he is on the lead lap and working his way to close the gap.
Matt DiBenedetto also had to start the race from the back of the field after the crew made some unapproved adjustments to the truck.
Lap 10, Grant Enfinger continues to lead the race with Nick Sanchez in second.
The caution flag comes out on lap 10 when Josh Bilicki hit the wall with a flat tire. Bilicki is on pit road with the hood up.
Grant Enfinger brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 18 with Nick Sanchez on the inside and again gets out in front for the lead with Nick Sanchez in second; Taylor Gray, Christian Eckes, and Carson Hocevar round out the top five.
Ty Majeski restarts the race in 31st place and quicky moves up to 26th.
Josh Bilicki is out of the race.
Lap 20, Gran Enfinger has pulled out to a half second lead on Nick Sanche.
After dominating the ARCA Menards race, 16 year old William Sawalich is running in the top 10 of the Truck Series race.
Lap 24, Grant Enfinger has a lead of over half a second on Nick Sanchez.
Lap 29, Grant Enfinger has a lead over over half a second on Nick Sanchez; Taylor Gray, Carson Hocevar, and Corey Heim round out the top five. Ty Majeski has entered the top 20 in 16th place.
Lap 31, Grant Enfinger’s lead is now over a second on Nick Sanchez.
Lap 33, nine of the 10 of the playoff drivers are in the top 20. Matt DiBenedetto is the only driver not in the top 20 in 21st.
Lap 35, Grant Enfinger continues to increase his lead and is now over a second and a half in front of Nick Sanchez; Taylor Gray, Carson Hocevar, and Corey Heim round out the top five.
Brad Perez is the only driver on the track not on the lead lap.
Lap 40, Grant Enfinger has a lead of over a second and a half on Nick Sanchez and Ty Majeski has moved up to 13th place.
Lap 45, Grant Enfinger’s lead is now over two and a half seconds on Nick Sanchez; but is reporting some handling issues in his truck. Ty Majeski has moved up to 12th. There are 27 trucks on the lead lap.
Ty Majeski in eleventh is the fastest truck on the track.
Lap 49, leader Grant Enfinger continues to lap trucks with just 25 trucks on the lead lap.
Five laps remain in stage one, Grant Enfinger has a lead of over two and a half seconds on Nick Sanchez; Taylor Gray, Carson Hocevar, and Corey Heim round out the top five. Ty Majeski is just outside the top 10 in eleventh with 24 trucks on the lead lap.
With a lead of two seconds, Grant Enfinger wins stage one.
The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Grant Enfinger
Nick Sanchez
Taylor Gray
Corey Heim
Christian Eckes
Carson Hocevar
William Sawalich
Derek Kraus
Chase Purdy
Ben Rhodes
Corey Heim wins the race off of pit road with Grant Enfinger coming out second.
Matt Mills came down pit road before pit road was open and will have to restart the race from the back of the field.
Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two with Grant Enfinger alongside on lap 65. Heim and Enfinger go side by side in a battle for the lead when the caution flag comes out after a wreck with Greg van Last and Brad Perez. Van Last had a flat tire and got into Perez.
After moving all the way up to eleventh place, Ty Majeski had a bad pit stop and restarted the race in 22nd.
Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 72 with Grant Enfinger on the inside. Corey Heim edges out for the lead with Grant Enfinger and Christian Eckes in a battle for second.
Lap 73, the top five are Corey Heim, Grant Enfinger, Christian Eckes, William Sawalich, and Nick Sanchez.
The drivers are getting three wide in a battle for position.
Since the restart, Ty Majeski has move up to 13th place after restarting the stage in 22nd.
Lap 79, Corey Heim has pulled out to a lead of over half a second on Grant Enfinger; Christian Eckes, William Sawalich, and Nick Sanchez round out the top five.
Eighth place driver Mat Crafton reports that the truck is “terrible”.
Lap 85, Grant Enfigner has caught up to leader Corey Heim with the rest of the field over a second back.
Lap 86, Grant Enfinger battles with Corey Heim for the lead.
This is the eleventh race of the season that Corey Heim has led laps in a race.
Lap 89, Ty Majeski enters the top 10 after passin Chase Purdy.
Lap 91, the battle for the lead between Corey Heim and Grant Enfinger continues.
Lap 95, Grant Enfinger finally gets around Corey Heim to retake the lead.
Ten laps remain in stage two with Grant Enfinger leading the race by over half a second on Corey Heim; William Sawalich, Carson Hocevar, and Nick Sanchez round out the top five. Ty Majeski has moved up to seventh.
Lap 105, already a lap down, leader Grant Enfinger is approaching Matt DiBenedetto to put him another lap down.
Four laps remain in stage two, Grant Enfinger has a lead of over two seconds on Corey Heim.
Grant Enfinger wins stage two for the stage sweep.
The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Grant Enfinger
Corey Heim
Christian Eckes
Carson Hocevar
William Sawalich
Nick Sanchez
Ty Majeski
Matt Crafton
Tanner Gray
Zane Smith
Drivers come down pit road for service with Christian Eckes winning the race off of pit road and Carson Hocevar coming out second. Once again Grant Enfinger got blocked in his pit box and had to back up to get out. Ty Majeski also got blocked in his pit box and will restart the race in 10th place.
Christian Eckes brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three on lap 119 with Carson Hocevar alongside. Hocevar jumps out for the lead with Eckes in second; Nick Sanchez, Grant Enfinger, and Tanner Gray round out the top five.
Lap 121, Ty Majeski had moved up to seventh but got loose, taking it wide, and is now in eleventh place.
The top five drivers are all playoff drivers – Carson Hocevar, Christian Eckes, Nick Sanchez, Grant Enfinger, and Ben Rhodes.
There are 24 drivers on the lead lap.
Spencer Boyd brings out the fifth caution flag of the race on lap 125 when he spins out.
Zane Smith reports that this is the worst truck he has ever had; adding that something must be broken.
Matt Mills and Daniel Dye will restart the race from the back of the field after pit road penalties.
Carson Hocevar brings the field down for the green flag restart with 46 laps remaining in the race. Hocevar gets out in front of Christian Eckes for the lead; Nick Sanchez, Grant Enfinger, and Ben Rhodes round out the top five.
Nick Sanchez passes Christian Eckes for second.
With 43 laps to go, Carson Hocevar pulls out to a lead of over half a second on Nick Sanchez; Christian Eckes, Grant Enfinger and Derek Kraus round out the top five.
The caution flag comes out with 41 laps to go when William Sawalich gets into the wall after getting loose.
Some of the drivers came down pit road for service. Ben Rhodes was caught speeding on pit road and will have to restart the race from the back of the field.
After staying out on the track, Carson Hocevar brings the field down for the green flag restart with 36 laps remaining in the race with Derek Kraus alongside. Hocevar jumps out in front for the lead as the drivers get three wide across the track.
Nick Sanchez brings out the caution flag with 34 laps to go after getting into the wall. Sanchez was bumped from behind by Corey Heim when Sanchez slowed to keep from hitting Hailie Deegan.
After having trouble getting the truck moving again, Nick Sanchez is back on the track and on the lead lap.
Carson Hocevar brings the field down for the green flag restart with 28 laps remaining in the race. Hocevar holds on to the lead from the inside lane. Drivers are getting three and four wide across the track.
The top five ae Carson Hocevar, Derek Kraus, Tanner Gray, Christian Eckes, and Grant Enfinger.
Grant Enfinger and Christian Eckes pass Tanner Gray; putting Gray in fifth.
Just 25 laps to go, Carson Hocevar has a third of a second lead on Derek Kraus; Grant Enfinger, Christian Eckes, and Matt Crafton round out the top five.
Grant Enfinger passes Derek Kraus for second with 23 laps to go.
With 22 laps to go, Carson Hocevar has a half second lead on Grant Enfinger; Derek Kraus, Christian Eckes, and Matt Crafton round out the top five.
Twenty to go, Grant Enfinger is closing the gap on leader Carson Hocevar. Christian Eckes has passed Derek Kraus for third.
Matt Crafton passes Derek Kraus for fourth. Ty Majeski is in seventh place.
Just seventeen laps to go, Grant Enfinger has caught leader Carson Hocevar and battles for the lead.
Grant Enfinger passes Carson Hocevar for the lead after a near crash.
Prior to passing Carson Hocevar, Grant Enfinger was running the fastest laps on the track; but since retaking the lead, Enfinger has been unable to pull away and is less than half a second in front.
Twelve to go, Chase Purdy and Ty Majeski battle for seventh.
Ten to go, Grant Enfinger has a lead of over half a second on Carson Hocevar; Christian Eckes, Corey Heim, and Matt Crafton round out the top five. The battle between Ty Majeski and Chase Purdy continues.
Eight to go, Grant Enfinger has a lead of nearly a second on Carson Hocevar.
With six laps remaining in the race, Grant Enfinger has led 90 laps of the race.
Six to go, Grant Enfinger has a lead of a second on Carson Hocevar; Christian Eckes, Corey Heim, and Matt Crafton round out the top five.
Derek Kraus has joined Chase Purdy and Ty Majeski for a battle of sixth place.
Three to go, Grant Enfinger continues to increase his lead on Carson Hocevar.
Grant Enfinger takes the white flag.
With a lead of nearly a second and a half, Grant Enfinger sweeps Milwaukee with the pole and both stages to win the race in dominating fashion.
Grant Enfinger secures himself a spot in the next round of the playoffs. Christian Eckes and Corey Heim have also secured spots in the next round of the playoffs on points. Ben Rhodes and Matt DiBenedetto are in danger of being eliminated in two weeks at Kansas.
The unofficial results of the Clear Harbors 175:
Grant Enfinger
Carson Hocevar
Christian Eckes
Corey Heim
Matt Crafton
Chase Purdy
Ty Majeski
Derek Kraus
Jake Garcia
Bayley Currey
Tanner Gray
Zane Smith
Taylor Gray
Rajah Caruth
Dean Thompson
Ben Rhodes
Colby Howard
Conner Jones
Bret Holmes
Tyler Ankrum
Lawless Alan
Hailie Deegan
Sean Hingorani
Nick Sanchez
Matt Mills
William Sawalich
Matt DiBenedetto
Daniel Dye
Tyler Hill
Stewart Friesen
Derek Lemke
Spencer Boyd
Josh Reaume
Greg van Last
Brad Perez
Josh Bilicki