2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Talladega Preview
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The Playoffs continue for the Craftsman Truck Series as they roll into the home of ‘The Big One’ at Talladega Superspeedway. Coverage of the ‘Love’s RV Stop 225’ begins at 4:30PM EST on FS1.
Last year’s race was won by Brett Moffitt with a last lap pass in his only Truck start of the season.
Best Bets for Trucks
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Best Bets for Trucks |
Corey Heim +750 | Top 5 +100
Corey Heim enters this weekend as the favorite to win the race and to win the championship. He finished 2nd at Daytona earlier in the year, 3rd in Atlanta, along with a 5th place finish at Talladega last year. Heim is riding on some good momentum after winning last weekend at Kansas, he’ll look to dodge trouble and position himself in a winning spot at the end.
Nick Sanchez +800 | Top 5 +105
Nick Sanchez secured his spot into the Playoffs with a win at Daytona to kick off the season. He finished 5th in Atlanta as well as finishing 7th in his only Talladega start last year. Sanchez enters this next round of the Playoffs +8 points to the cutoff line, he’ll look to a void The Big One and not dig himself in too deep of a hole to climb out of.
Johnny Sauter +1800 | Top 5 +230
Johnny Sauter will look to make his 4th Truck start of the season for Hattori Racing Enterprises. He qualified 2nd at Daytona and 24 laps before getting caught up in a crash that ultimately took him out of contention. While it’s safe to say Sauter is towards the end of his career, he’s still showing that he’s a threat to not take lightly. He’ll look to lock himself in the field and win at ‘Dega for the first time since 2013.
Brett Holmes +3500 | Top 5 +450
Brett Holmes only has one Top 5 finish this season, and that came at Daytona. The 2020 ARCA Menards Series champion has had his fair share of ups and downs on the season but one thing’s for sure, is that he puts himself in a good spot on the superspeedways. He finished 3rd back in 2022, and will look to best that finish with a win on Friday.
Dean Thompson +3500 | Top 5 +450
It seems like at some point Dean Thompson is due for a win, whether that’s in ARCA or the Trucks Series. He’s recorded 6 Top 10’s in 2024, the most he’s had in a single season, one of which was in Atlanta. Not to mention he finished 3rd in last year’s Talladega race, his last Top 5 finish heading into the weekend. Don’t be shocked if he puts himself in a winning position on the final lap.
Dawson Sutton +5000 | Top 5 +650
Dawson Sutton impressed many people last week at Kansas after finishing 5th in his third career Truck Series start. There’s not much to go off of for the 18 year-old out of Lebanon, Tennessee, but there is a trend. His finishes have been improving at the larger tracks, he finished 28th at North Wilkesboro, 18th at Nashville, 5th at Kansas. This will be the biggest track he’s gone to in his career, but will look to make the most of his fourth career Truck start.