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FR8 208

Saturday, March 18th, 2023

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

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Christian Eckes scores overtime win in wild NASCAR Truck race at Atlanta

Christian Eckes finished where he started Saturday's Fr8 208 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway—with a lot of turmoil in between.

Eckes claimed his second victory in the series in overtime, choosing the bottom lane and front-row position for a restart on lap 136 of 137.

After leading the first 30-lap stage of the race wire-to-wire, however, Eckes sped on pit road and lost track position. He spent the rest of the event working his way back to the front.

In a race that featured a record 11 cautions for 58 laps, the driver of the No. 19 Chevrolet restarted 13th on Lap 103, but three yellow flags later, he was on the inside of the front row beside leader and ultimate runner-up finisher Nick Sanchez for the overtime restart.

Eckes surged ahead, took the white flag in the lead and was out front when NASCAR called the final caution of the race for a wreck in Turn 4 involving Tyler Ankrum, Stewart Friesen and defending series champion Zane Smith.

"It's been a tough offseason," said Eckes, in his first year with owner Bill McAnally after driving for ThorSport Racing in 2022. "I'm driving harder than I ever have—I have a lot to prove. The people know who they are.

"I'm really happy. Thanks to (crew chief) Charles (Denike), everybody on this team. They work so damn hard. This is what makes it all worth it. I'm pumped. It's going to be a really good year."

John Hunter Nemechek ran third after leading a race-high 53 laps to Eckes' 35. Nemechek had the lead for a restart on Lap 121, but was shuffled back in traffic.

Bayley Currey finished fourth, earning his first NASCAR national series top five, and Ben Rhodes came home fifth after giving Eckes a much-needed push to the lead.

Matt DiBenedetto, Chase Purdy, Timmy Hill, Matt Crafton and Jack Wood completed the top 10.

  • Drivers Entered: 34
  • Laps Scheduled: 130
  • Laps Actual: 137 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 17 Minutes 5 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 92.344
  • Cautions: 11 for 58 laps
  • Lead Changes: 17
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,503 (19.0 passes per green flag lap)
Ben Rhodes celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 3, 2023 : Ben Rhodes, driver of the #99 Kubota Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship, finishing first of the Championship 4 drivers in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Craftsman 150 at Phoenix Raceway.
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FR8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Loop Data Box Score results
DRIVER ST MID CLO FIN HI LOW ARP PL DIF GFP GFxP PD QPS % QPS FST % T15 LED % LED LAPS DR TOT PTS
Christian Eckes 4 15 3 1 1 28 10.0 3 70 53 17 52 74.29 4 76.6 35 25.6 137 109.00 50
Nicholas Sanchez 20 23 1 2 1 30 14.5 18 89 56 33 39 43.82 7 51.1 11 8.0 137 99.10 36
John Hunter Nemechek 24 1 5 3 1 24 5.3 21 57 42 15 38 66.67 7 92.7 53 38.7 137 125.60 0
Bayley Currey 30 17 7 4 2 30 12.9 26 67 74 -7 50 74.63 4 65.7 0 0.0 137 84.50 0
Ben Rhodes 3 10 2 5 1 22 6.2 -2 57 52 5 55 96.49 0 98.5 3 2.2 137 107.60 42
Matt DiBenedetto 10 2 9 6 1 23 8.4 4 62 67 -5 46 74.19 4 88.3 0 0.0 137 96.80 37
Chase Purdy 9 7 6 7 2 30 9.4 2 52 54 -2 31 59.62 2 78.1 0 0.0 137 84.40 32
Timmy Hill 18 22 14 8 1 27 20.7 10 25 32 -7 11 44.00 0 16.1 2 1.5 137 60.80 29
Matt Crafton 8 9 20 9 1 26 7.7 -1 44 40 4 31 70.45 0 78.1 29 21.2 137 109.80 45
Jack Wood 17 18 21 10 1 28 16.0 7 55 64 -9 31 56.36 1 43.1 2 1.5 137 69.20 27
Ty Majeski 2 13 12 11 1 19 8.5 -9 43 50 -7 39 90.70 1 97.1 0 0.0 137 101.40 40
Hailie Deegan 32 25 13 12 11 34 20.2 20 53 63 -10 14 26.42 1 24.8 0 0.0 137 58.40 25
Bret Holmes 33 21 15 13 10 33 20.7 20 36 26 10 3 8.33 0 11.0 0 0.0 137 62.20 24
Ryan Vargas 35 27 16 14 13 35 22.3 21 31 31 0 0 0.00 0 4.4 0 0.0 137 54.20 23
Kris Wright 25 26 17 15 1 34 23.7 10 37 12 25 1 2.70 2 2.9 1 0.7 137 54.20 22
Daniel Dye 19 31 18 16 15 33 27.6 3 19 30 -11 1 5.26 1 0.7 0 0.0 137 41.30 21
Akinori Ogata 34 20 22 17 17 35 27.5 17 21 20 1 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 137 46.30 20
Jake Garcia 12 32 28 18 7 34 24.5 -6 22 13 9 12 54.55 2 23.4 0 0.0 137 77.90 20
Grant Enfinger 7 12 29 19 3 29 13.7 -12 55 50 5 32 58.18 4 53.3 0 0.0 137 85.10 29
Zane Smith 1 5 11 20 1 22 8.9 -19 62 68 -6 50 80.65 3 87.6 0 0.0 137 90.00 31
Spencer Boyd 27 24 25 21 18 33 27.4 6 12 36 -24 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 137 38.70 16
Stewart Friesen 14 4 10 22 3 25 11.5 -8 77 58 19 63 81.82 3 80.3 0 0.0 137 81.20 21
Josh Reaume 28 30 26 23 2 34 28.0 5 16 22 -6 0 0.00 0 1.5 0 0.0 137 36.70 14
Tanner Gray 11 29 27 24 3 31 25.4 -13 29 50 -21 14 48.28 3 11.0 0 0.0 137 48.20 13
Rajah Caruth 22 8 4 25 3 26 12.2 -3 64 72 -8 42 65.63 2 76.6 0 0.0 137 72.60 12
Tyler Ankrum 13 6 8 26 2 25 8.8 -13 55 50 5 36 65.45 2 77.4 0 0.0 136 69.90 15
Colby Howard 15 19 23 27 12 29 20.6 -12 39 45 -6 7 17.95 1 12.4 0 0.0 134 64.00 10
Layne Riggs 23 33 31 28 8 34 29.4 -5 24 5 19 4 16.67 5 11.7 0 0.0 134 56.20 9
Mason Massey 26 28 30 29 9 31 26.8 -3 19 36 -17 0 0.00 0 5.8 0 0.0 134 37.80 8
Dean Thompson 16 11 32 30 8 32 19.9 -14 50 51 -1 27 54.00 0 45.3 0 0.0 131 61.00 7
Carson Hocevar 5 14 24 31 2 30 12.6 -26 41 44 -3 35 85.37 0 76.6 0 0.0 127 65.00 6
Lawless Alan 21 16 19 32 7 26 17.2 -11 68 42 26 27 39.71 5 44.5 0 0.0 126 70.40 5
Kaden Honeycutt 29 34 33 33 1 35 28.2 -4 12 46 -34 6 50.00 5 10.2 1 0.8 123 44.50 4
Corey Heim 6 3 34 34 2 24 18.4 -28 35 31 4 30 85.71 0 53.3 0 0.0 83 83.70 9
Mason Maggio 31 35 35 35 29 36 34.9 -4 4 9 -5 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 52 25.30 2
Keith McGee 36 36 36 36 35 36 35.9 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 23.20 1