Zane Smith, driver of the No. 91 NASCAR Chevy Silverado RST, had every right to be pleased with his second-place finish at Kansas on May 4th, 2024, but at the end of the day, he was more disappointed than anything.
Smith won Stage 2, proving that his No. 91 Chevy race truck had the speed to keep up with the leaders, but a slow pit stop during a caution stripped him of seven spots.
Those seven positions proved difficult to regain, and he fought tooth and nail the rest of the race to get back what he had lost, using up his valuable time and effort before he could challenge eventual race winner Corey Heim for the lead. Thus, he was forced to watch as Heim’s No. 11 Toyota TRD Tundra crossed the line 1.088 seconds ahead of him.
“You can’t lose [seven] spots on Pit Road,” said Smith. “That one got away there.”
Third place belonged to the No. 19 Silverado of Christian Eckes, and Kaden Honeycutt posted his career-best finish by crossing the line fourth in the No. 45 Silverado. Brett Moffitt, driver of the No. 1 Tundra, rounded out the top five.
Heim currently holds the point lead over Eckes by a difference of seven points.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 11 | Corey Heim | Safelite Toyota | 134 | 79 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 2 | 9 | 91 | Zane Smith(i) | Instacoat Premium Products Chevrolet | 134 | 29 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 3 | 10 | 19 | Christian Eckes | Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet | 134 | 11 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 4 | 23 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Niece Products of Kansas Chevrolet | 134 | 1 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 5 | 19 | 1 | Brett Moffitt | Concrete Supply Toyota | 134 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 6 | 31 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Gainbridge Chevrolet | 134 | 1 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 7 | 18 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Dead On Tools Toyota | 134 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 8 | 22 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Thompson Pipe Group Toyota | 134 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 9 | 6 | 43 | Daniel Dye | Race to Stop Suicide Chevrolet | 134 | 4 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 10 | 14 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Serta/Menards Ford | 134 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 11 | 21 | 41 | Bayley Currey | AutoVentive/Precision Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 12 | 16 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 13 | 4 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 14 | 24 | 32 | Bret Holmes | Best Value Carriers Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 15 | 3 | 25 | Ty Dillon | Rackley Roofing Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 16 | 11 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | Bommarito Automotive Group Ford | 133 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 17 | 7 | 13 | Jake Garcia | Quanta Services Ford | 133 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 18 | 25 | 38 | Layne Riggs # | Love's RV Stops Ford | 133 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 19 | 20 | 66 | Cam Waters | TRADIE Ford | 133 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 20 | 12 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | LiUNA! Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 21 | 33 | 02 | Mason Massey | RANDCO Industries Chevrolet | 133 | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 22 | 32 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports Toyota | 132 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 23 | 15 | 42 | Matt Mills | J.F. Electric/Utilitra Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 24 | 26 | 46 | Thad Moffitt # | Safety-Kleen Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 25 | 8 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar International Toyota | 132 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 26 | 28 | 33 | Lawless Alan | AUTOParkit Ford | 132 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 27 | 17 | 17 | Taylor Gray | JBL Toyota | 131 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 28 | 1 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Bama Buggies Chevrolet | 131 | 7 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 29 | 29 | 22 | Mason Maggio | Professional AG Services Inc Ford | 131 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 30 | 5 | 7 | Connor Mosack | Pinnacle Racing Group Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 31 | 27 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | FR8 Factory Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 32 | 30 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Driven2Honor.org Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 33 | 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | Road Ranger Ford | 10 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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