The 2024 CRC Brakleen 175 was the 14th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 15th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, July 12, 2024, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 70 laps to complete. Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would put on another dominating performance in the Truck Series, winning both stages and leading a race-high 55 laps to earn his 10th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his fifth of the season.[8]Christian Eckes started on the pole after qualifying was rained out, he finished 2nd in both stages and led 11 laps to finish 3rd. To fill out the podium, Grant Enfinger, driving for CR7 Motorsports, would finish in 2nd, respectively.
Pocono Raceway is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) oval speedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1970s. Nicknamed "The Tricky Triangle", the speedway has three distinct corners and is known for high speeds along its lengthy straightaways.
From 1982 to 2019, the circuit had two race weekends. In 2020, the circuit was reduced to one race meeting of two races. The first race was moved to World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis starting in 2022.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 12, at 2:25 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes.[9]Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.316, and a speed of 165.697 mph (266.663 km/h).
Qualifying was originally scheduled to be held on Friday, July 12, at 2:30 PM EST.[9] Since Pocono Raceway is a superspeedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole.[10]
Qualifying was cancelled due to inclement weather. The starting lineup would be determined per the NASCAR rule book. As a result, Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would start on the pole.[11]
