NASCAR returns after a break for the Olympics in Paris with a double header at Richmond Raceway.  The Craftsman Truck Series gets the weekend started with the Clean Harbors 250 for some short track Saturday night racing.

A total of 37 teams have brought trucks to Richmond including Cars Series driver Connor Hall who is making his Truck Series debut for 36 starting spots for the final race in the regular season.

Hurricane Debby has moved through and left hot sunny skies behind.  Air temperatures are in the 90’s with track temps well over 100 degrees for the 20 minute practice session and qualifying before the drivers race under the lights.

Ben Rhodes topped the leaderboard after practice with teammates Ty Majeski right behind him.

The first driver on the track to make a qualifying run is Trey Hutchens who posted a time of 24.458 seconds.  He got a bit loose on his first lap but saved the truck.

Jerry Bohlman spins out on his qualifying lap and kept it off the wall.

The King Richard Petty is the Grand Marshall for tonight’s race and will give the command to start engines.

Layne Riggs was the first driver to break the 23 second mark with a time of 22.946 seconds.

With a time of 22.755 seconds, Christian Eckes put his number 19 truck on the pole with Ty Majeski starting alongside on the front row.

Trey Hutchens failed to qualify for the race.

The lineup for the Clean Harbors 250:
Christian Eckes
Ty Majeski
Grant Enfinger
Layne Riggs
William Sawalich
Corey Heim
Taylor Gray
Kaden Honeycutt
Nicholas Sanchez
Tyler Ankrum
Ben Rhodes
Stewart Friesen
Daniel Dye
Dean Thompson
Bayley Currey
Rajah Caruth
Matt Crafton
Matt Mills
Ty Dillon
Chase Purdy
Connor Hall
Bret Holmes
Jake Garcia
Timmy Hill
Lawless Alan
Tanner Gray
Connor Zilisch
Connor Jones
Stefan Parsons
Thad Moffitt
Mason Massey
Spencer boyd
Mason Maggio
Justin S Carroll
Keith McGee
Jerry Bohlman

Stages one and two are 70 laps each with stage three lasting 110 laps for a total of 250 laps.  The drivers can run 100 to 110 laps on a single load of fuel.

Christian Eckes brings the field down for the green flag start of the race from the inside lane with Ty Majeski alongside.  Eckes gets out in front for the lead with Grant Efinger taking second.

Drivers are already getting three wide in a battle for position.

Christian Eckes has led at least one lap in every race this season.

Ben Rhodes and Nick Sanchez make contact but the track stays green.

Lap four, Christian Eckes has a one second lead on ty Majeski; Grant Enfinger, Taylor Gray, and Layne Riggs round out the top five.

Three time Truck Series champion Matt Crafton has been in the playoffs every season in the playoff era but is below the cut line this season.

Lap eight, Christian Eckes has a lead of over half a second on Ty Majeski; Grant Enfinger, Taylor Gray, and Layne Riggs round out the top five.

Lap eleven, Ty Majeski continues to close the gap on leader Christian Eckes and is now just a third of a second back.

Lap 13, Ty Majeski passes Christian Eckes for the lead; Gran Enfinger, Taylor Gray, and Layne Riggs round out the top five.

Lap 18, ty Majeski has pulled out to a lead of over a second on Christian Eckes.

Lap 20, leader ty Majeski has begun to lap slower traffic.

Lap 25, ty Majeski has pulled out to a lead of nearly a second and a half on Christian Eckes; Grant Enfinger, Taylor Gray, and Layne Riggs round out the top five.  There are 32 trucks on the lead lap with Jerry Bohlman off the track.

Lap 30, there are now 30 trucks on the lead lap with Ty Majeski leading the way nearly two seconds out in front.

Lap 38, Ty Majeski now has a lead of nearly three seconds on Christian Eckes; Grant Enfinger, Taylor Gray, and Layne Riggs continue to round out the top five.

Lap 41, Ty Majeski has a near three second lead on Christian Eckes with 26 trucks on the lead lap.

Lap 45, Ty Majeski’s lead is down to under two and a half seconds but is amid a lot of traffic.  There are 24 trucks on the lead lap.

Lap 48, Ty Majeski’s lead is now under two seconds on Christian Eckes.

Lap 50, Taylor Gray passes Grant Enfinger for third.

Lap 56 Matt Mills gets into the wall to bring out the first caution flag of the race.

Lead lap drivers come down pit road for service with leader Ty Majeski staying out on the track.  Christian Eckes wins the race off of pit road.

Ty Majeski brings the field down for the green flag restart with just seven laps remaining in stage one with Tyler Ankrum alongside.  Christian Eckes passes Ty Majeski for the lead as drivers get four wide across the track.

Five to go; Christian Eckes leads the race with Taylor Gray in second; Grant Enfinger, Ben Rhodes, and Layne Riggs round out the top five.  Ty Majeski has dropped out of the top 10 and is now in 18th after staying out on the track during the caution flag.

Christian Eckes wins stage one for his eighth stage win of the season.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Christian Eckes
Taylor Gray
Grant Enfinger
Ben Rhodes
Layne Riggs
Daniel Dye
Matt Crafton
Corey Heim
Nick Sanchez
Rajah Caruth

During his pit stop, ty Majeski was charged with an uncontrolled tire and will have to restart the race from the back of the field.

Christian Eckes has been named the champion of the regular season.  He earns 15 points for the win.

Taylor Gray has clinched one of the three remaining playoff spots.

Christian Eckes brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two on lap with Taylor Gray alongside.  Eckes gets out in front for the lead on lap 80.

The top five are Christian Eckes, Grant Enfinger, Taylor Gray, Layne Riggs, and Ben Rhodes round out the top five.

Ty Majeski is in 22nd, the last truck on the lead lap. 

Lap 84, Christian Eckes has a lead of over half a second on Grant Enfinger.

Lap 89, Christian Eckes has a near one second lead on Grant Enfinger; Taylor gray, Layne Riggs, and Ben Rhodes round out the top five.

Lap 92, Christian Eckes has pulled out to a lead of over a second on Grant Enfinger.  Ty Majeski has entered the top 20.

Lap 102, Grant Enfinger has caught leader Christian Eckes and is battling for the lead; Taylor Gray, Layne Riggs, and Ben Rhodes round out the top five.

Grant Enfinger is the only driver in the field who has won a race at Richmond.

Lap 109, after holding off Grant Enfinger, Christian Eckes has pulled out to a lead of over half a second.  Ty Majeski is now in the top 15.

Matt Mills and Jerry Bohlman are out of the race.

Lap 114, Christian Eckes is again in a battle for the lead with Grant Enfinger as they encounter slower traffic.  Taylor Gray makes it a three way battle with Grant Enfinger getting out in front.

Lap 124, Grant Enfinger has a third of a second lead on Taylor Gray; Christian Eckes, Layne Riggs, and Tyler Ankrum round out the top five..  Ty Majeski enters the top 10.

Lap 126, Taylor Gray passes Grant Enfinger for the lead.

Lap 128, Matt Crafton spins out and touches the wall to bring out the caution flag.

Several of the drivers come down pit road for service on lap 130.  Grant Enfinger leads the race off of pit road.  Drivers who make a pit stop now will have to make another stop to make it to the end of the race.

After staying out on the track, Ty Dillon brings the field down for the green flag restart with just six laps remaining in stage two.  Drivers get four wide in a battle for the lead with Grant Enfinger getting out in front for the lead.

The top five are Grant Enfinger, Christian Eckes, Daniel Dye, Layne Riggs, and Corey Heim.

Grant Enfinger wins stage two.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Grant Enfinger
Christian Eckes
Daniel Dye
Layne Riggs
Corey Heim
Ben Rhodes
Rajah Caruth
Tyler Ankrum
Taylor Gray
Connor Jones

Grant Enfinger brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three on lap 150.  Grant Enfinger holds on to the lead with Christian Eckes in second.

Dean Thompson and Ty Dillon make contact sending Thompson around and brings out the caution flag. Thompson collects several drivers – Mason Massey, Thad Moffitt, Keith McGee, and Matt Crafton were also involved.

Grant Enfinger brings the field down for the green falg restart on lap 166 and gets out in front for the lead as drivers get four wide across the track.

The top five are Grant Enfinger, Ben Rhodes, Christian Eckes, Layne Riggs, and Tyler Ankrum.

Lap 168, Lawless Alan brings out the caution flag when he spins out and makes contact with Bayley Currey.

Grant Enfinger brings the field down for the green flag restart with Ben Rhodes alongside on lap 178.  Drivers spread out across the track in a battle for position.

Grant Enfinger leads the race with Christian Eckes taking second; Ben Rhodes, Layne Riggs, and Tyler Ankrum round out the top five.

Connor Zilisch was charged with a restart violation and will have to serve a pass through penalty.

Connor Jones is slowed on the track and brings out the seventh caution flag of the race.  He is down on power and was just short of making pit road.

Not yet serving his pass through penalty, Connor Zilisch will not have to restart the race from the tail end of the longest line.

Some of the drivers come down pit road for fresh tires.

Grant Enfinger brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 188 with Christian Eckes alongside.  Drivers spread out across the track with Grant Enfinger in the lead.

The top five are Grant Enfinger, Ben Rhodes, Christian Eckes, Tyler Ankrum, and Layne Riggs.

Lap 192, Grant Enfinger has a lead of over a second on Ben Rhodes; Christian Eckes, Corey Heim, and Tyler Ankrum round out the top five.

Lap 200, Grant Enfinger has a lead of over two seconds on Corey Heim; Ben Rhodes, Christian Eckes, and Ty Majeski round out the top five.

Lap 202, Corey Heim has closed the gap on leader Grant Enfinger to under two seconds; Ben Rhodes, Ty Majeski, and Christian Eckes round out the top five.

Lap 204, Ty Majeski passes Ben Rhodes for third.

Lap 208, Corey Heim has closed the gap on Grant Enfinger to under a second.

Lap 212, nearly three and a half seconds out of the lead, Ty Majeski is running the fastest laps on the track.

With 36 laps remaining in the race, there are 23 trucks on the lead lap with five trucks off the track.

Lap 216, Grant Enfinger is just two tenths of a second in front of Corey Heim with Ty Majeski in third less than three seconds back.

Lap 217, Grant Enfinger and Corey Heim battle for the lead.

Lap 220, Corey Heim takes the lead.

The top five are Corey Heim, Grant Enfinger, Ty Majeski, Layne Riggs, and William Sawalich.

Lap 224, Kaden Honeycutt spins out and gets into the wall to bring out the caution flag.  Stewart Friesen is running slow on the track.

Drivers come down pit road  for fresh tires with William Sawalich taking only two tires and wins the race off of pit road.

Nick Sanches is stopped at the entrance of pit road and needs a push to his pit box.  He is reporting some clutch issues.

William Sawalich brings the field down for the green flag restart with Grant Enfinger alongside with 20 to go; but it is Ty Majeski who comes up and takes the elad.

The top five are Ty Majeski, Grant Enfinger, Layne Riggs, Christian Eckes, and Tyler Ankrum.

Just 16 laps to go, Ty Majeski has a lead of over a second on Grant Enfinger and Layne Riggs.

Connor Zilisch gets into the wall and brings out the ninth caution flag of the race with 13 laps to go.  Chase Purdy makes contact with Bret Holmes; who then makes contact with Zilisch, sending him spinning.

Ty Majeski brings the field down for the green flag restart with just eight laps remaining in the race.  Grant Enfinger gets out in front as drivers get four wide.  Ty Majeski comes up in a four way battle to retake the lead.

Six to go, the top five are Ty Majeski, Grant Enfinger, Christian Eckes, Taylor Gray, and Layne Riggs.

Christian Eckes passes Grant Enfinger for second; Layne Riggs and Taylor Gray battle for fourth.

Ty Majeski takes the white flag.

For the second race in a row, Ty Majeski wins the race to give Ford a second race win.

Ben Rhodes and Daniel Dye earn the final two spots in the playoffs on points.  Daniel Dye is the first driver to work his way into the playoffs on the final race of the regular season.

The unofficial results of the Clean Harbors 250:
Ty Majeski
Christian Eckes
Taylor Gray
Grant Enfinger
Layne Riggs
Tyler Ankrum
Ben Rhodes

Daniel Dye
Ty Dillon
Connor Hall
Stefan Parsons
Tanner Gray
Jake Garcia
Kaden Honeycutt
Matt Crafton
Corey Heim
Rajah Caruth
Lawless Alan
Timmy Hill
Chase Purdy
Bret Holmes
William Sawalich
Bayley Currey
Spencer Boyd
Stewart Friesen
Mason Massey
Justin S Carroll
Mason Maggio
Connor Zilisch
Nick Sanchez
Connor Jones
Dean Thompson
Thad Moffitt
Keith McGee
Matt Mills
Jerry Bohlman


The 10 playoff drivers for the Craftsman Truck Series are:
Corey Heim
Christian Eckes
Ty Majeski
Nick Sanchez
Rajah Caruth
Grant Enfinger
Tyler Ankrum
Taylor gray
Ben Rhodes
Daniel Dye