Last week we saw old Kyle Busch at new Atlanta in the trucks as he absolutely dominated the final portion of the race and had no competition to pick up the win. This week we head to a track he has dominated in his truck career and will no doubt be the favorite, Las Vegas. I have picked 5 notable drivers to look at, 1 based on 2024 season stats, 1 based on Intermediate stats, 1 based on the last Las Vegas race, 1 based on their Las Vegas stats over the last 5 Truck seasons, and 1 based on the highest in points that wasn’t already picked. Here is a look at those 5 notable drivers 2024 season statistics, along with ranks among drivers in 2024 as well as ranking through 2 races since the Playoffs started in 2016. We will also highlight notable streaks accomplished through the year and at Las Vegas, 2023 Intermediate (1.3-1.5 miles) statistics and Las Vegas statistics from the past 5 Truck seasons.
1st in Points – Tyler Ankrum
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 2 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 9.0 | T8th of 41 | T58th of 379 |
| Best Fin. | 7th | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 11th | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 100% | T1st of 41 | T1st of 379 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 92.8% | 2nd of 41 | 26th of 379 |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 108.5 | 2nd of 41 | 19th of 379‡ |
| Wins | 0 | T3rd of 41 | T18th of 379 |
| Poles | 0 | T3rd of 41 | T17th of 379 |
| Top 2’s | 0 | T5th of 41 | T35th of 379 |
| Top 3’s | 0 | T6th of 41 | T50th of 379 |
| Top 5’s | 0 | T9th of 41 | T83rd of 379 |
| Top 10’s | 1 | T4th of 41 | T29th of 379 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 0 | T1st of 41 | T1st of 379 |
| DNF’s¹ | 0 | T1st of 41 | T1st of 379 |
| Stage Wins | 1 | T1st of 41 | T9th of 340* |
| Stage T10s | 4 | T1st of 41 | T1st of 340* |
| Stage Pts | 35 | 1st of 41 | 1st of 340* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 2.25 | 1st of 41 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 1 | T2nd of 41 | T17th of 340* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2016
¹Ranks of drivers to start 43% of races thru 2 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year/active streaks
- 4 straight Stage T10’s (active streak, tied longest streak in Truck Series this year)
- Notable Las Vegas Streaks
- 3 straight Stage T10’s (2019.19 S1-2020.02 S1)
- 2023 Intermediate Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Intermediate start, 69 drivers)
- 8 Races, Avg. Finish 17.0(T26th), 45.52% of Laps ran in Top15(28th), Avg. Driver Rating 68.03(27th), Best 8th, Worst 28th, Laps Completed 98.96%, Led 0.00% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 0 Top 5’s, 3 Top 10’s, 5 Top 15’s, 3 Finishes out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 0 Stage Wins, 1.19 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Las Vegas Statistics
- 2023 Las Vegas Race
- Finished 15th, Started 18th, Led 0 laps, ran 26 Laps in Top 15(19.55% of laps ran), had 61.2 Driver Rating (ranked 18th)
- Notable Las Vegas Statistics over last 5 years (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Las Vegas since 2019, 31 drivers)
- 7 Races
- 18.71 Avg. Finish (Ranks 15th)
- Best Finish: 10th, Worst: 34th
- Completed 91.79% of laps (% ranks 18th)
- 66.78% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 11th)
- 72.83 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 12th)
- Led 0.00% of laps he’s run
- 0 Top 5’s
- 1 Top 10, 14.29% (% ranks 14th)
- 4 Top 15’s, 57.14% (% ranks 13th)
- 2 finishes outside Top 20, 28.57% (% ranks T13th)
- 2 DNF’s, 28.57% (% ranks 23rd)
- 0 Stage Wins
- 5 Stage T10’s, 35.71% (% ranks 10th)
Main Points & Outlook
– Tyler Ankrum is notable because he’s 1st in points
– At Atlanta last week Ankrum was the only driver to run all 135 laps in the Top 15 and he led the most laps, but he wound up finishing 7th
– Through 2 races he is only tied for the 8th best Avg. Finish, but has the best Avg. Stage Finish this year, 2nd best Avg. Driver Rating, and thru 2 races the most Stage Pts all-time
– He is one of two drivers to finish all 4 stages this year in the Top 10
– His Las Vegas streaks aren’t too impressive as the best he has is a 3 straight Stage T10 streak that ended 4 years ago
– In 8 Intermediate races last year he had an Avg. Finish of only 17.0 with 0 Top 5’s, as many Top 10’s as finishes out of the Top 20 (3), and 0 laps led
– In the 2023 Las Vegas race Ankrum ran just 20% of his laps in the Top 15 and had the 18th best Driver Rating en route to a 15th place finish
– He’s never been great at Las Vegas as in 7 races here since 2019 he has a best finish of only 10th with 0 laps led, but he has ran most of his laps in the Top 15 and has finished most his races in the Top 15
Outlook for this weekend
Tyler Ankrum heads into the 2nd race of the year with the points lead, but this is mostly thanks to his stages as his finishes haven’t been great. Last year at Intermediates he struggled to run or finish good, but still these stats are better than he’s been at Las Vegas in the last 7 races. He’s struggled here and only has 1 Top 10 in 7 starts. Based on all this weekend I wouldn’t bet on Ankrum continuing his early season success this weekend.
– Tyler Ankrum is notable because he’s 1st in points
– At Atlanta last week Ankrum was the only driver to run all 135 laps in the Top 15 and he led the most laps, but he wound up finishing 7th
– Through 2 races he is only tied for the 8th best Avg. Finish, but has the best Avg. Stage Finish this year, 2nd best Avg. Driver Rating, and thru 2 races the most Stage Pts all-time
– He is one of two drivers to finish all 4 stages this year in the Top 10
– His Las Vegas streaks aren’t too impressive as the best he has is a 3 straight Stage T10 streak that ended 4 years ago
– In 8 Intermediate races last year he had an Avg. Finish of only 17.0 with 0 Top 5’s, as many Top 10’s as finishes out of the Top 20 (3), and 0 laps led
– In the 2023 Las Vegas race Ankrum ran just 20% of his laps in the Top 15 and had the 18th best Driver Rating en route to a 15th place finish
– He’s never been great at Las Vegas as in 7 races here since 2019 he has a best finish of only 10th with 0 laps led, but he has ran most of his laps in the Top 15 and has finished most his races in the Top 15
Outlook for this weekend
Tyler Ankrum heads into the 2nd race of the year with the points lead, but this is mostly thanks to his stages as his finishes haven’t been great. Last year at Intermediates he struggled to run or finish good, but still these stats are better than he’s been at Las Vegas in the last 7 races. He’s struggled here and only has 1 Top 10 in 7 starts. Based on all this weekend I wouldn’t bet on Ankrum continuing his early season success this weekend.
3rd in Points – Nick Sanchez
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 2 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 3.0 | 3rd of 41 | 13th of 379 |
| Best Fin. | 1st | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 5th | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 100% | T1st of 41 | T1st of 379 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 77.97% | T6th of 41 | T64th of 379 |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 106.4 | 3rd of 41 | 23rd of 379‡ |
| Wins | 1 | T1st of 41 | T2nd of 379 |
| Poles | 0 | T3rd of 41 | T17th of 379 |
| Top 2’s | 1 | T1st of 41 | T3rd of 379 |
| Top 3’s | 1 | T2nd of 41 | T6th of 379 |
| Top 5’s | 2 | T1st of 41 | T1st of 379 |
| Top 10’s | 2 | T1st of 41 | T1st of 379 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 0 | T1st of 41 | T1st of 379 |
| DNF’s¹ | 0 | T1st of 41 | T1st of 379 |
| Stage Wins | 0 | T5th of 41 | T25th of 340* |
| Stage T10s | 2 | T7th of 41 | T49th of 340* |
| Stage Pts | 7 | T12th of 41 | T77th of 340* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 12.5 | 12th of 41 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 5 | 1st of 41 | T6th of 340* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2016
¹Ranks of drivers to start 43% of races thru 2 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year/active streaks
- 2 straight Top 5 finishes (active streak, tied longest active streak and tied longest streak in Truck Series this year)
- 3 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak, longest active streak in Truck Series)
- Notable Las Vegas Streaks
- none
- 2023 Intermediate Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Intermediate start, 69 drivers)
- 8 Races, Avg. Finish 12.5(T11th), 82.63% of Laps ran in Top15(9th), Avg. Driver Rating 99.76(7th), Best 3rd, Worst 30th, Laps Completed 97.13%, Led 23.37% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 3 Poles, 1 Top 3, 1 Top 5, 4 Top 10’s, 5 Top 15’s, 1 Finish out of Top 20, 2 DNF’s, 3 Stage Wins, 4.0 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Las Vegas Statistics
- 2023 Las Vegas Race
- Finished 30th (crash), Started 2nd, Led 8 laps(5.97%), ran 34 Laps in Top 15(33.01% of laps ran), had 66.7 Driver Rating (ranked 17th)
- Notable Las Vegas Statistics over last 5 years (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Las Vegas since 2019, 31 drivers)
- 1 Race
- 30.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks T28th)
- Best Finish: 30th, Worst: 30th
- Completed 76.87% of laps (% ranks 25th)
- 33.01% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 16th)
- 66.7 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 14th)
- Led 7.77% of laps he’s run (% ranks 2nd)
- 0 Top 15’s
- 1 finish outside Top 20, 100% (% ranks T23rd)
- 1 DNF, 100% (% ranks T29th)
- 0 Stage Wins
- 0 Stage T10’s
Main Points & Outlook
– Nick Sanchez is notable because of his 2024 stats through 2 races
– In Atlanta last week Sanchez ran over 80% of his laps in the Top 15 and got 5 Stage Pts en route to a 5th place finish
– In 2024 Sanchez has the 3rd best Avg. Finish, 3rd best Avg. Driver Rating, and is one of just two drivers to finish both races in the Top 5
– He is on a 2 race Top 5 streak and dating back to last year is on a 3 race Top 10 streak, the longest active Top 10 streak in the Truck Series
– At Las Vegas he has no streaks
– In 8 Intermediate races in 2023 he was tied for the 11th best Avg. Finish, but despite 3 Poles he only had 1 Top 5 finish. However, he did get 3 Stage Wins and had just 1 finish out of the Top 20
– Last year at Las Vegas Sanchez struggled as he ran just 33% of his laps in the Top 15 and had a late crash to end up 30th at the end of the race
– This is his only start here at Las Vegas so naturally his stats here aren’t that great, although he does have the 2nd best Laps Led% of anyone in the last 5 years
Outlook for this weekend
Nick Sanchez is starting off 2024 the way he ended 2023, on a hot streak. This week is the first Intermediate track and last year he did pretty well on them but couldn’t find a way to finish the races as strong as he ran. One somewhat good example is Las Vegas where he didn’t run too bad, but ended up with a 30th place DNF. All in all if Sanchez can avoid a DNF this weekend then the stats say he will run well and probably finish decent.
– Nick Sanchez is notable because of his 2024 stats through 2 races
– In Atlanta last week Sanchez ran over 80% of his laps in the Top 15 and got 5 Stage Pts en route to a 5th place finish
– In 2024 Sanchez has the 3rd best Avg. Finish, 3rd best Avg. Driver Rating, and is one of just two drivers to finish both races in the Top 5
– He is on a 2 race Top 5 streak and dating back to last year is on a 3 race Top 10 streak, the longest active Top 10 streak in the Truck Series
– At Las Vegas he has no streaks
– In 8 Intermediate races in 2023 he was tied for the 11th best Avg. Finish, but despite 3 Poles he only had 1 Top 5 finish. However, he did get 3 Stage Wins and had just 1 finish out of the Top 20
– Last year at Las Vegas Sanchez struggled as he ran just 33% of his laps in the Top 15 and had a late crash to end up 30th at the end of the race
– This is his only start here at Las Vegas so naturally his stats here aren’t that great, although he does have the 2nd best Laps Led% of anyone in the last 5 years
Outlook for this weekend
Nick Sanchez is starting off 2024 the way he ended 2023, on a hot streak. This week is the first Intermediate track and last year he did pretty well on them but couldn’t find a way to finish the races as strong as he ran. One somewhat good example is Las Vegas where he didn’t run too bad, but ended up with a 30th place DNF. All in all if Sanchez can avoid a DNF this weekend then the stats say he will run well and probably finish decent.
4th in Points – Corey Heim
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 2 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 2.5 | 2nd of 41 | T11th of 379 |
| Best Fin. | 2nd | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 3rd | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 100% | T1st of 41 | T1st of 379 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 76.27% | 8th of 41 | 75th of 379 |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 93.45 | 5th of 41 | 54th of 379‡ |
| Wins | 0 | T3rd of 41 | T18th of 379 |
| Poles | 0 | T3rd of 41 | T17th of 379 |
| Top 2’s | 1 | T3rd of 41 | T3rd of 379 |
| Top 3’s | 2 | T1st of 41 | T1st of 379 |
| Top 5’s | 2 | T1st of 41 | T1st of 379 |
| Top 10’s | 2 | T1st of 41 | T1st of 379 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 0 | T1st of 41 | T1st of 379 |
| DNF’s¹ | 0 | T1st of 41 | T1st of 379 |
| Stage Wins | 0 | T5th of 41 | T25th of 340* |
| Stage T10s | 3 | T3rd of 41 | T18th of 340* |
| Stage Pts | 8 | T9th of 41 | T69th of 340* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 9.5 | T6th of 41 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 0 | T5th of 41 | T27th of 340* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2016
¹Ranks of drivers to start 43% of races thru 2 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year/active streaks
- 2 straight Top 3 finishes (active streak, longest active streak and longest streak in Truck Series this year)
- 2 straight Top 5 finishes (active streak, tied longest active streak and tied longest streak in Truck Series this year)
- 2 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak, tied longest streak in Truck series this year)
- 2 straight Stage T10’s
- Notable Las Vegas Streaks
- 1 straight Top 5 finish (active “streak”)
- 2023 Intermediate Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Intermediate start, 69 drivers)
- 8 Races, Avg. Finish 4.25(3rd), 94.17% of Laps ran in Top15(4th), Avg. Driver Rating 119.7(3rd), Best 2nd, Worst 8th, Laps Completed 100%, Led 24.52% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 1 Pole, 3 Top 3’s, 6 Top 5’s, 8 Top 10’s, 8 Top 15’s, 0 Finishes out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 4 Stage Wins, 6.69 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Las Vegas Statistics
- 2023 Las Vegas Race
- Finished 4th, Started 15th, Led 0 laps, ran 114 Laps in Top 15(85.07% of laps ran), had 106.0 Driver Rating (ranked 6th)
- Notable Las Vegas Statistics over last 5 years (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Las Vegas since 2019, 31 drivers)
- 1 Race
- 4.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks 2nd)
- Best Finish: 4th, Worst: 4th
- Completed 100% of laps (% ranks T1st)
- 85.07% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 6th)
- 106.0 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 2nd)
- Led 0.00% of laps he’s run
- 0 Top 3’s
- 1 Top 5, 100% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 finishes outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 Stage Wins
- 0 Stage T10’s
Main Points & Outlook
– Corey Heim is notable because of how well he did on Intermediate tracks in 2023
– At Atlanta Heim did not lead any laps, but he did get 6 Stage Pts and was able to finish 3rd in the race
– So far he has the best Avg. Finish this year of any full-time Truck driver and is the only driver to have 2 Top 3’s. He also has no 2024 Rank worse than T9th
– He is on a 2 race Top 3 finish streak
– His only Las Vegas streak is just a 1 straight (active) Top 5 finish
– He was great on Intermediates last year as he had the 3rd best Avg. Finish, 3rd best Avg. Driver Rating, and 4th best Laps in Top 15%; but despite a worse finish of only 8th he had 0 Wins
– Last year at Las Vegas Heim ran 85% of his laps in the Top 15 and finished 4th, but still he got 0 Stage Pts and led 0 laps
– This is his only start at Las Vegas, but over the last 5 years he has the 2nd best Avg. Finish and 2nd best Avg. Driver Rating
Outlook for this weekend
Corey Heim put the whole Truck Series on notice in 2023 and he’s continuing that in 2024 as he’s started the season with back-to-back Top 3 finishes. What’s even worse for the competition is this week is an Intermediate track where he was great last year, including at Las Vegas where in his only start here he finished 4th. With a couple Cup guys in the field this week a win may be hard, but if any Truck guy could win this weekend it’s Corey Heim.
– Corey Heim is notable because of how well he did on Intermediate tracks in 2023
– At Atlanta Heim did not lead any laps, but he did get 6 Stage Pts and was able to finish 3rd in the race
– So far he has the best Avg. Finish this year of any full-time Truck driver and is the only driver to have 2 Top 3’s. He also has no 2024 Rank worse than T9th
– He is on a 2 race Top 3 finish streak
– His only Las Vegas streak is just a 1 straight (active) Top 5 finish
– He was great on Intermediates last year as he had the 3rd best Avg. Finish, 3rd best Avg. Driver Rating, and 4th best Laps in Top 15%; but despite a worse finish of only 8th he had 0 Wins
– Last year at Las Vegas Heim ran 85% of his laps in the Top 15 and finished 4th, but still he got 0 Stage Pts and led 0 laps
– This is his only start at Las Vegas, but over the last 5 years he has the 2nd best Avg. Finish and 2nd best Avg. Driver Rating
Outlook for this weekend
Corey Heim put the whole Truck Series on notice in 2023 and he’s continuing that in 2024 as he’s started the season with back-to-back Top 3 finishes. What’s even worse for the competition is this week is an Intermediate track where he was great last year, including at Las Vegas where in his only start here he finished 4th. With a couple Cup guys in the field this week a win may be hard, but if any Truck guy could win this weekend it’s Corey Heim.
5th in Owner Points – Kyle Busch
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 2 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 1.0 | 1st of 41 | T1st of 379 |
| Best Fin. | 1st | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 1st | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 100% | T1st of 41 | T1st of 379 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 97.78% | 1st of 41 | 8th of 379 |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 123.7 | 1st of 41 | 8th of 379‡ |
| Wins | 1 | T1st of 41 | T2nd of 379 |
| Poles | 0 | T3rd of 41 | T17th of 379 |
| Top 2’s | 1 | T1st of 41 | T3rd of 379 |
| Top 3’s | 1 | T2nd of 41 | T6th of 379 |
| Top 5’s | 0 | T3rd of 41 | T9th of 379 |
| Top 10’s | 1 | T4th of 41 | T29th of 379 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 0 | T1st of 41 | T1st of 379 |
| DNF’s¹ | 0 | T1st of 41 | T1st of 379 |
| Stage Wins | 1 | T1st of 41 | T9th of 340* |
| Stage T10s | 2 | T7th of 41 | T49th of 340* |
| Stage Pts | 0 | T19th of 41 | T133rd of 340* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 4.0 | 2nd of 41 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 0 | T5th of 41 | T27th of 340* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2016
¹Ranks of drivers to start 43% of races thru 2 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year/active streaks
- 2 straight Stage T10’s (active streak)
- Notable Las Vegas Streaks
- 1 straight Win (active “streak”)
- 1 straight Pole (active “streak”)
- 2 straight Top 2 finishes (active streak, longest active streak and tied 2nd longest streak in Truck Series all-time at Las Vegas)
- 2 straight Top 3 finishes (active streak, longest active streak and tied 4th longest streak in Truck Series all-time at Las Vegas)
- 2 straight Top 5 finishes (active streak, longest active streak in Truck Series at Las Vegas)
- 2 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak, tied longest active streak in Truck Series at Las Vegas)
- 2 straight Stage Wins (2019.03 s1&s2 & 2020.02 s1&s2) (tied longest streak in Truck Series all-time at Las Vegas)
- 2023 Intermediate Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Intermediate start, 69 drivers)
- 2 Races, Avg. Finish 4.0(T1st), 87.31% of Laps ran in Top15(7th), Avg. Driver Rating 127.1(1st), Best 1st, Worst 7th, Laps Completed 100%, Led 35.45% of laps he ran, 1 Win, 1 Pole, 1 Top 3, 1 Top 5, 2 Top 10’s, 2 Top 15’s, 0 Finishes out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 1 Stage Win, 1 Stage T10
- Las Vegas Statistics
- 2023 Las Vegas Race
- Finished 1st, Started 1st, Led 84 laps(62.69%), ran 127 Laps in Top 15(94.78% of laps ran), had 148.8 Driver Rating (ranked 1st)
- Notable Las Vegas Statistics over last 5 years (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Las Vegas since 2019, 31 drivers)
- 5 Races
- 1.4 Avg. Finish (Ranks 1st)
- Best Finish: 1st, Worst: 2nd
- Completed 100% of laps (% ranks T1st)
- 94.93% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 1st)
- 141.16 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 1st)
- Led 52.09% of laps he’s run (% ranks 1st)
- 3 Wins, 60.0% (% ranks 1st)
- 2 Poles, 40.0% (% ranks 1st)
- 5 Top 2’s, 100% (% ranks 1st)
- 0 finishes outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 5 Stage Wins, 50.0% (% ranks 1st)
- 8 Stage T10’s, 80.0% (% ranks 3rd)
Main Points & Outlook
– Kyle Busch is notable because of how he’s done in the last 5 year at Las Vegas in the Truck Series
– Last week Busch ran all but 3 laps in the Top 15 and led the 2nd most laps en route to his 1st Truck victory of the season
– This was his first race of the year, but as you might expect his 2024 stats are great as he has the best Avg. Finish, best Avg. Driver Rating, and 2nd best Avg. Stage Finish
– The only streak he’s on (since he’s not full-time) is a 2 straight Stage T10 streak)
– The Las Vegas streaks are a lot different as he currently rides a 2 straight race Top 2 finish streak and is the only driver to get 2 Top 5’s in the last 2 Vegas races
– He ran just 2 Intermediate races last year but he was tied for the best Avg. Finish, had the best Avg. Driver Rating, 1 Win, and 1 Stage Win
– One of his 2 Intermediate races was here at Las Vegas where despite getting 0 Stage T10’s he had the best Driver Rating, led 63% of the laps, and won the race
– In the last 5 years he’s ran 5 races here and in those races has a worst finish of 2nd. He also has an outstanding 141.16 Avg. Driver Rating and led over half his laps here
Outlook for this weekend
Even a new Atlanta couldn’t beat Kyle Busch in the Truck Series as he still found a way to best the Truck boys and win. This has his stats being pretty darn good in 2024 and what is even worse for the competition this week is an Intermediate track. Last year in his 2 Intermediate starts he was pretty amazing and even worse for the Truck guys is that in his last 5 races at Las Vegas the worst he’s finished is 2nd. Obviously Kyle Busch is the absolute favorite this weekend, but anything could happen I guess.
– Kyle Busch is notable because of how he’s done in the last 5 year at Las Vegas in the Truck Series
– Last week Busch ran all but 3 laps in the Top 15 and led the 2nd most laps en route to his 1st Truck victory of the season
– This was his first race of the year, but as you might expect his 2024 stats are great as he has the best Avg. Finish, best Avg. Driver Rating, and 2nd best Avg. Stage Finish
– The only streak he’s on (since he’s not full-time) is a 2 straight Stage T10 streak)
– The Las Vegas streaks are a lot different as he currently rides a 2 straight race Top 2 finish streak and is the only driver to get 2 Top 5’s in the last 2 Vegas races
– He ran just 2 Intermediate races last year but he was tied for the best Avg. Finish, had the best Avg. Driver Rating, 1 Win, and 1 Stage Win
– One of his 2 Intermediate races was here at Las Vegas where despite getting 0 Stage T10’s he had the best Driver Rating, led 63% of the laps, and won the race
– In the last 5 years he’s ran 5 races here and in those races has a worst finish of 2nd. He also has an outstanding 141.16 Avg. Driver Rating and led over half his laps here
Outlook for this weekend
Even a new Atlanta couldn’t beat Kyle Busch in the Truck Series as he still found a way to best the Truck boys and win. This has his stats being pretty darn good in 2024 and what is even worse for the competition this week is an Intermediate track. Last year in his 2 Intermediate starts he was pretty amazing and even worse for the Truck guys is that in his last 5 races at Las Vegas the worst he’s finished is 2nd. Obviously Kyle Busch is the absolute favorite this weekend, but anything could happen I guess.
21st in Owner Points – Zane Smith
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 2 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | — | — | — |
| Best Fin. | — | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | — | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | — | — | — |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | — | — | — |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | — | — | –‡ |
| Wins | 0 | — | — |
| Poles | 0 | — | — |
| Top 2’s | 0 | — | — |
| Top 3’s | 0 | — | — |
| Top 5’s | 0 | — | — |
| Top 10’s | 0 | — | — |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 0 | — | — |
| DNF’s¹ | 0 | — | — |
| Stage Wins | 0 | — | –* |
| Stage T10s | 0 | — | –* |
| Stage Pts | 0 | — | –* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | — | — | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 0 | — | –* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2016
¹Ranks of drivers to start 43% of races thru 2 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year/active streaks
- none
- Notable Las Vegas Streaks
- 1 straight Top 2 finish (active “streak”)
- 3 straight Top 10 finishes (2020.02-2021.03)
- 2 straight Stage T10’s (2020.18 s1&s2)
- 2023 Intermediate Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Intermediate start, 69 drivers)
- 8 Races, Avg. Finish 13.13(15th), 81.39% of Laps ran in Top15(10th), Avg. Driver Rating 104.74(5th), Best 2nd, Worst 34th, Laps Completed 100%, Led 5.22% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 3 Top 3’s, 4 Top 5’s, 4 Top 10’s, 5 Top 15’s, 3 Finishes out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 2 Stage Wins, 4.88 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Las Vegas Statistics
- 2023 Las Vegas Race
- Finished 2nd, Started 7th, Led 8 laps(5.97%), Finished 1st in Stage 1, ran 128 Laps in Top 15(95.52% of laps ran), had 122.1 Driver Rating (ranked 2nd)
- Notable Las Vegas Statistics over last 5 years (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Las Vegas since 2019, 31 drivers)
- 6 Races
- There are no ranks as he has not ran a race yet this year
- 14.33 Avg. Finish
- Best Finish: 2nd, Worst: 36th
- Completed 97.64% of laps
- 68.66% of Laps ran in Top15
- 98.02 Average Driver Rating
- Led 2.93% of laps he’s run
- 0 Wins
- 1 Top 2, 16.67%
- 4 Top 10’s, 66.67%
- 2 finishes outside Top 20, 33.33%
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00%
- 1 Stage Win, 8.33%
- 4 Stage T10’s, 33.33%
Main Points & Outlook
– Zane Smith is notable because of how he ran in last years Las Vegas Truck race
– The last Truck race that Smith ran in was last Fall at Phoenix where he ran 91% of his laps in the Top 15 only to finish 25th in the mess that was the end of the race
– He has no stats this year as he has not ran any races
– Since he’s ran no races this year he has no streaks either, duh
– In terms of Las Vegas streaks he had 3 straight Top 10 finishes that spanned the 2020 and 2021 seasons
– Last year he ran all 8 Intermediate races, but disappointed in them as he had 0 Wins with the 15th best Avg. Finish and only 4 Top 10’s. However, he did have the 5th best Avg. Driver Rating
– In the 2023 race at Las Vegas Smith ran 96% of his laps in the Top 15, won Stage 1, had the 2nd best Driver Rating, and finished 2nd behind Kyle Busch
– Since 2019 he’s ran 6 Truck races at Las Vegas and in them he has a 2nd place, 4 Top 10’s, and 2 finishes out of the Top 20
Outlook for this weekend
Zane Smith makes his 2024 Truck Series debut this weekend and it’s with a new team for him. Based off the 2023 Intermediate stats Smith will definitely run well, but finishing well may be more of a challenge as he didn’t do that well last year. What’s more he only has 1 Top 5 finish at Las Vegas in his last 6 starts here, so if you’re looking for someone to challenge Kyle Busch this weekend Smith certainly could but he’s not the safest bet.
– Zane Smith is notable because of how he ran in last years Las Vegas Truck race
– The last Truck race that Smith ran in was last Fall at Phoenix where he ran 91% of his laps in the Top 15 only to finish 25th in the mess that was the end of the race
– He has no stats this year as he has not ran any races
– Since he’s ran no races this year he has no streaks either, duh
– In terms of Las Vegas streaks he had 3 straight Top 10 finishes that spanned the 2020 and 2021 seasons
– Last year he ran all 8 Intermediate races, but disappointed in them as he had 0 Wins with the 15th best Avg. Finish and only 4 Top 10’s. However, he did have the 5th best Avg. Driver Rating
– In the 2023 race at Las Vegas Smith ran 96% of his laps in the Top 15, won Stage 1, had the 2nd best Driver Rating, and finished 2nd behind Kyle Busch
– Since 2019 he’s ran 6 Truck races at Las Vegas and in them he has a 2nd place, 4 Top 10’s, and 2 finishes out of the Top 20
Outlook for this weekend
Zane Smith makes his 2024 Truck Series debut this weekend and it’s with a new team for him. Based off the 2023 Intermediate stats Smith will definitely run well, but finishing well may be more of a challenge as he didn’t do that well last year. What’s more he only has 1 Top 5 finish at Las Vegas in his last 6 starts here, so if you’re looking for someone to challenge Kyle Busch this weekend Smith certainly could but he’s not the safest bet.
