2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Charlotte Preview
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The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series kicks off the weekend of racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200. Coverage begins at 8:30PM EST on FS1.
Last year’s race was dominated between Corey Heim and Carson Hocevar, before ultimately being won by Ben Rhodes in his only Truck win of 2023.
Best Bets for Trucks
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Corey Heim +200
Corey Heim enters this weekend as the favorite, winning two of the last three Truck races. On 1.5 mile tracks this season, Heim has finished 3rd at Las Vegas, 2nd at Texas, and won at Kansas, the most recent 1.5 mile race for the Truck Series. He finished 2nd at Charlotte last year, he’ll be looking to improve on that with a win on Friday night.
Christian Eckes +400
The points leader heading into the weekend has finished inside the Top 10 in his last eight races. Christian Eckes has finished inside the Top 10 in his last two starts at Charlotte, where he finished 6th in last year’s race and 4th in 2022, his best finish at the 1.5 mile oval. Look for him to give Corey Heim a run for his money again.
Brett Moffitt +1400
Brett Moffitt returns with TRICON Garage for the weekend, looking to build off his Top 5 finish at Kansas earlier in May. The 2018 Truck Champion has finished 4th two times at Charlotte, in 2018 and 2020. He’s going to be a factor this Friday night.
Ben Rhodes +1800
The winner of last year’s race is in need of a spark to save his season. Ben Rhodes enters only four points above the cutoff line, with only one Top 5 and two Top 10 finishes to his name this season. He’s finished inside the Top 10 in seven straight races at Charlotte, a perfect place for Rhodes to seal his ticket to the Playoffs.
Dean Thompson +6000
One driver with a longshot could still have a huge impact on the season. Dean Thompson finished third in last year’s race, where just hours before he also finished third in the ARCA race. The experience in ARCA has paid big dividends to Thompson, where he finished third in the ARCA race at Kansas, and then finished eighth in the Truck race. Do you believe in miracles?