Grant Enfinger and the No. 9 group at CR7 Motorsports have been thought as fringe playoff contenders at first of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Collection season, however they is likely to be the collection’ championship favorites after Saturday’s race on the Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Enfinger had already locked up his spot within the Championship 4 after his win at Talladega on Oct. 4, giving him over a month of additional preparation for the championship race at Phoenix. On Saturday, although, Enfinger and crew chief Jeff Stankiewicz pulled a rabbit out of their hat, executing the proper technique to win their second consecutive race.
Enfinger was fast from the opening gun, ending sixth in Stage One and profitable Stage Two, whereas a gutsy name by Stankiewicz to go away his driver on the racetrack with restricted gasoline paid off. With nothing to lose by working out of gasoline, Enfinger nursed his Chevrolet Silverado residence, at the same time as Layne Riggs and Nick Sanchez ran out of gasoline from the top-five within the ultimate laps.
Enfinger crossed the road forward of Ty Majeski, Connor Mosack, Corey Heim and Tyler Ankrum. Stewart Friesen, Daniel Dye, Rajah Caruth, Christian Eckes and Taylor Grey rounded out the top-10.
The win was the second of the season for Enfinger and the No. 9 group, and the query must be requested: Is Enfinger — a 39-year-old driver driving for an underfunded group — the championship favourite?