{"id":1597974,"date":"2024-10-04T22:37:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T02:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/?p=1597974"},"modified":"2024-10-04T22:37:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T02:37:42","slug":"nascar-truck-series-fans-respond-to-grant-enfinger-avoiding-last-lap-crash-opening-round-of-8-with-loves-rv-stop-225-victory-at-talladega-superspeedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/news\/nascar-truck-series-fans-respond-to-grant-enfinger-avoiding-last-lap-crash-opening-round-of-8-with-loves-rv-stop-225-victory-at-talladega-superspeedway\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Truck Series Fans Respond To Grant Enfinger Avoiding Last-Lap Crash, Opening Round of 8 With Love\u2019s RV Stop 225 Victory At Talladega Superspeedway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At his home state track, NASCAR Truck Series driver Grant Enfinger earned an invitation to compete in next month\u2019s Championship 4 event by eluding a last-lap crash and capturing Friday\u2019s Love\u2019s RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After leading for an event-best 34 of 85 rotations, Enfinger was positioned perfectly when a trailing tri-oval accident involved Tyler Ankrum, Daniel Dye, Christian Eckes, Stewart Friesen, Corey Heim, Ty Majeski and Ryan Reed.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With a Round of 8-opening trip to Victory Lane, Enfinger earned his 11<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> career win and the circuit\u2019s first invitation to next month\u2019s Championship 4 race.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe knew stuff was going to get dicey,\u201d Enfinger said, per The Associated Press. He alluded to the final restart on Lap 77 in which the 39-year-old pilot elected the inside lane and held off Taylor Gray (P2) and Christian Eckes (P6) over the final eight laps.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">X (Twitter) users responded to Enfinger earning his first win of the season and the first victory for the No. 9 Chevrolet team &#8230;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to the Championship Four, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrantEnfinger?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GrantEnfinger<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wvceKuDU4I\">pic.twitter.com\/wvceKuDU4I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASCARONFOX\/status\/1842336428295860516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So, you dream of racing at the iconic 2.66-mile tri-oval? &#8230;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This view is INSANE. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HjllBoffyT\">pic.twitter.com\/HjllBoffyT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASCAR_Trucks\/status\/1842317113983160818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After claiming the pole position earlier Friday, one day after his 18<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> birthday, William Sawalich became the circuit\u2019s youngest pole sitter at Talladega and joined some youthful company &#8230;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Youngest NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Pole Winners:<\/p>\n<p>Cole Custer &#8211; 16Y, 4M, 22D<br \/>Chase Elliott &#8211; 17Y, 8M, 24D<br \/>Connor Zilisch &#8211; 17Y, 8M, 1D<br \/>WILLIAM SAWALICH &#8211; 18Y, 0M, 1D (\ud83d\udcf8)<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NASCAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NASCAR<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASCAR_Trucks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NASCAR_Trucks<\/a> | \ud83d\udcf8: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tysongifford91?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tysongifford91<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KlnVQoyU6h\">pic.twitter.com\/KlnVQoyU6h<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joseph Srigley (@joe_srigley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joe_srigley\/status\/1842275562372403583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here&#8217;s a look at the last-lap mele. It\u2019s Talladega, right? &#8230;\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I accidentally played this video on FULL volume in class and my teacher asked &quot;is that Lawless Alan first top 5 in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series?&quot; so I said yes and she said \u201cGray should\u2019ve pushed him&quot; and the whole class clapped omfg I\u2019m cryinggg \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aQNC8V0NCu\">pic.twitter.com\/aQNC8V0NCu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EpicGreenThunder (@Texachev) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Texachev\/status\/1842339090504487235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Heim, who entered Friday leading the series points standings, and Rajah Caruth collided exiting Turn 2. The outside land dissolved on Lap 82. Caruth ended up P4 after rallying from a speeding penalty &#8230;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rajah Caruth&#39;s pit road avail was a bit of a trip. Crew guy dropped an F bomb right next to him and then he  stopped to go to congratulate Grant Enfinger <\/p>\n<p>Caruth was mad at himself for his speeding penalty but fought back to finish 4th. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y8uzBJq4BD\">pic.twitter.com\/Y8uzBJq4BD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steven Taranto (@STaranto92) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/STaranto92\/status\/1842353488988139684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bumped by Eckes on Lap 71, Nick Sanchez (2) went sideways, forcing Dawson Sutton (25) and Mason Maggio (21) into spins. Maggio ended up striking Keith McGee as Daniel Dye slid through the infield grass without sustaining significant damage. McGee was a last-minute substitution for Bryan Dauzat and finished P26. Dye ended up placing P3 ..<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nick Sanchez on being crashed from the front twice but also an issue with race control approving and then calling him back down pit road <\/p>\n<p>If not for that Sanchez thinks he could have a shot <\/p>\n<p>He has some work to do at Homestead and Martinsville now <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8glFYfKCH9\">pic.twitter.com\/8glFYfKCH9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Weaver (@MattWeaverRA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWeaverRA\/status\/1842350214713151900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ignited by Stefan Parsons (75) making contact with the bumper of Jake Garcia (13) as the duo entered Turn 1 on Lap 62. Garcia\u2019s machine struck Layne Riggs (38) and the two ended up collecting Tyler Ankrum, Taylor Gray, Tannor Gray, Dean Thompson and Connor Zilisch &#8230;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The first big one of the weekend! \ud83d\udca5 <\/p>\n<p>Jake Garcia, Layne Riggs, Dean Thompson, Tanner Gray,  Matt Mills, Stefan Parsons, Connor Zilisch, Tyler Ankrum, and Taylor Gray are all involved!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NASCAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NASCAR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TalladegaSuperspeedway?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TalladegaSuperspeedway<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dew2nSbo0J\">pic.twitter.com\/dew2nSbo0J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Last Lap Insider. (@LastLapInsider) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LastLapInsider\/status\/1842327978401038347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Matt Mills takes Stage 1 &#8230;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Matt Mills has earned his first stage win in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Mills won Stage 1 in the Love&#39;s RV Stop 225 at Talladega. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NASCAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NASCAR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/caAORcUfto\">pic.twitter.com\/caAORcUfto<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Racing Experts (@TheRacnExperts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRacnExperts\/status\/1842312966064206090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With his 18<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> consecutive top-10 finish, Eckes continues climbing the charts &#8230; <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here are the 10 longest top 10 streaks in 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