{"id":47014,"date":"2024-06-28T23:30:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T04:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=47014"},"modified":"2024-06-29T08:12:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T13:12:35","slug":"christian-eckes-dominates-at-nashville-superspeedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/28\/christian-eckes-dominates-at-nashville-superspeedway\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Eckes dominates at Nashville Superspeedway"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Christian Eckes, driver of the #19 Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 28, 2024 in Lebanon, Tennessee. (Photo by James Gilbert\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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By Holly Cain<\/em><\/p>\n

NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

LEBANON, Tenn. \u2013 Christian Eckes absolutely dominated Friday night\u2019s NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series\u2019 Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville Superspeedway, the 23-year old leading all 150 laps \u2013 the first time a driver has led every race lap in 12 years.<\/p>\n

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Christian Eckes, driver of the #19 Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 28, 2024 in Lebanon, Tennessee. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Eckes, driver of the No. 19 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet raced forward from a third place starting position to take the lead from pole winner Stewart Friesen by Turn 2 of the opening lap at the 1.333-mile oval and essentially never looked back. He led by more than three-seconds in the closing laps and ultimately crossed the finish line 2.028-seconds ahead of his teammate Daniel Dye \u2013 the runner-up showing a career best effort for the 20-year-old Floridian.<\/p>\n

It is the third win of the season for Eckes and extends his championship lead to 40 points over TRICON Garage\u2019s Corey Heim, who finished third after passing Spire Motorsports\u2019 Rajah Caruth on the final lap. McAnally-Hilgermann Racing\u2019s Tyler Ankrum was fifth.<\/p>\n

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Christian Eckes, driver of the #19 Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 28, 2024 in Lebanon, Tennessee. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cCan\u2019t say enough about these guys,\u2019\u2019 said Eckes, who has three wins on the season and now eight in his seven seasons in the series. It\u2019s the second time this season (also at Martinsville, Va.) that he has swept both stage wins and claimed the winner\u2019s trophy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were really motivated to get this truck out there. Nice job for the day,\u2019\u2019 added Eckes who says he can\u2019t ever remember leading every lap in any race he\u2019s competed in.<\/p>\n

The win also earned Eckes a $50,000 bonus check for claiming the final leg of the series\u2019 Triple Truck Challenge \u2013 Nick Sanchez and Heim are the other winners in the incentive program.<\/p>\n

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Christian Eckes, driver of the #19 Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet, and Stewart Friesen, driver of the #52 Halmar International Toyota, lead the field during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 28, 2024 in Lebanon, Tennessee. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI saw the 11 (Heim) has four of them [wins] so got a little upset walking in [to Nashville Superspeedway], so now another one to go catch another one,\u2019\u2019 Eckes said.<\/p>\n

Grant Enfinger, Ben Rhodes, Matt Mills, Ty Majeski and Jake Garcia rounded out the top 10 in the finishing order. Rhodes rally was especially impressive considering how he started.<\/p>\n

And while Eckes spent the day up front \u2013 mastering every restart on an evening that saw seven caution flags for 42 laps \u2013 there was plenty of action behind him as the caution count would indicate.  <\/p>\n

On the other hand, Sanchez, who started his No. 2 Rev Racing Chevy from the rear of the 36-car field after hitting the wall in qualifying, rallied to finish 13th<\/sup> and sits third in the championship 89 points behind Eckes.<\/p>\n

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Clint Bowyer, driver of the #7 Rush Truck Centers Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 28, 2024 in Lebanon, Tennessee. (Photo by James Gilbert\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

NASCAR Cup Series star and current FOX Sports NASCAR broadcaster Clint Bowyer finished 17th<\/sup> after his No. 7 Spire truck suffered damage when the field stacked up on the Stage 1 restart. In his typically colorful manner, Bowyer was frank about his night \u2013 the first NASCAR national series race he\u2019s competed in since retiring from fulltime competition in 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe fought loose-in the whole time from the word go, but I know from a lot of years of experience that\u2019s hard to overcome,\u2019\u2019 said Bowyer, a 10-time NASCAR Cup Series winner and the 2012 championship runner-up.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what happened on the [Stage 1] restart, they all checked up in front of me and I crashed,\u2019\u2019 Bowyer said, adding, \u201cI will be back. I promise you there\u2019s no way I\u2019m ending on that.\u201d <\/p>\n

Three races remain to set the 10-driver Playoff field. Currently Tanner Gray, who finished 14th <\/sup>Friday night sits in the 10th<\/sup> place position, 14 points ahead of Dye.<\/p>\n

The CRAFTSMAN Truck Series returns to competition for the CRC Brakleen 175 at Pocono Raceway on July 12 (5:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Kyle Busch is the defending race winner.<\/p>\n

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race – Rackley Roofing 200<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nashville Superspeedway<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nashville, Tennessee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, June 28, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

                   1. (3)  Christian Eckes, Chevrolet, 150.<\/span><\/p>\n

                   2. (9)  Daniel Dye, Chevrolet, 150.<\/span><\/p>\n

                   <\/span>3. (7)  Corey Heim, Toyota, 150.<\/p>\n

                   4. (5)  Rajah Caruth, Chevrolet, 150.<\/p>\n

                   5. (14)  Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, 150.<\/span><\/p>\n

                   6. (2)  Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 150.<\/span><\/p>\n

                   <\/span>7. (26)  Ben Rhodes, Ford, 150.<\/p>\n

                   8. (36)  Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 150.<\/p>\n

                   9. (4)  Ty Majeski, Ford, 150.<\/p>\n

                   10. (17)  Jake Garcia, Ford, 150.<\/p>\n

                   11. (1)  Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 150.<\/p>\n

                   12. (21)  Conner Jones, Ford, 150.<\/p>\n

                   13. (33)  Nick Sanchez, Chevrolet, 150.<\/p>\n

                   14. (34)  Tanner Gray, Toyota, 150.<\/p>\n

                   15. (35)  Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 150.<\/p>\n

                   16. (15)  Jack Wood, Chevrolet, 150.<\/p>\n

                   17. (11)  Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 150.<\/p>\n

                   18. (16)  Dawson Sutton, Chevrolet, 150.<\/span><\/p>\n

                   19. (12)  Brenden Queen, Toyota, 150.<\/span><\/p>\n

                   <\/span>20. (24)  Dawson Cram, Chevrolet, 150.<\/p>\n

                   21. (10)  Chase Purdy, Chevrolet, 149.<\/p>\n

                   22. (23)  Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 149.<\/p>\n

                   23. (19)  Matt Crafton, Ford, 148.<\/p>\n

                   24. (22)  Lawless Alan, Ford, 148.<\/p>\n

                   25. (6)  Layne Riggs #, Ford, 148.<\/p>\n

                   26. (13)  Stefan Parsons, Chevrolet, 148.<\/p>\n

                   27. (25)  Timmy Hill, Toyota, 147.<\/p>\n

                   28. (29)  Dean Thompson, Toyota, 146.<\/p>\n

                   29. (20)  Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 146.<\/p>\n

                   30. (31)  Akinori Ogata, Chevrolet, 144.<\/span><\/p>\n

                   31. (32)  Frankie Muniz, Ford, 130.<\/span><\/p>\n

                   <\/span>32. (27)  Mason Massey, Chevrolet, Brakes, 94.<\/p>\n

                   33. (8)  Kaden Honeycutt, Chevrolet, 84.<\/p>\n

                   34. (18)  Taylor Gray, Toyota, Accident, 53.<\/p>\n

                   35. (28)  Mason Maggio, Ford, Mechanical, 40.<\/p>\n

                   36. (30)  Bret Holmes, Chevrolet, Accident, 10.<\/p>\n

Average Speed of Race Winner:  101.829 mph.<\/p>\n

Time of Race:  1 Hrs, 57 Mins, 33 Secs. Margin of Victory:  2.028 Seconds.<\/p>\n

Caution Flags:  7 for 42 laps.<\/p>\n

Lead Changes:  1 among 1 drivers.<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:   S. Friesen 0;C. Eckes 1-150.<\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Christian Eckes 1 time for 150 laps.<\/p>\n

Stage #1 Top Ten: 19,38,11,9,43,71,52,98,7,18<\/p>\n

Stage #2 Top Ten: 19,11,71,43,9,99,52,88,18,98<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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