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Long John Silver's 200

Friday, April 5th, 2024

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

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Christian Eckes claims masterful Martinsville victory in NASCAR Trucks

It was indeed a special night for NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series driver Christian Eckes, who dominated Friday night’s Long John Silver’s 200 at Martinsville Speedway.

Eschewing a trip to pit road between the first and second stages at the 0.526-mile short track, Eckes led the first 104 laps, swept the stages and worked his way back through the field from 19th after pitting at the Stage 2 break.

Undeterred by the chaos that produced 11 cautions for 81 laps, Eckes took the lead for the final time on Lap 172 in a side-by-side battle against pole winner Ty Majeski, who regained the top spot when Eckes came to pit road for the only time during the 200-lap event.

“Something really special,” Eckes said of the effort of his No. 19 McAnally Hilgemann Racing team and the quality of his Chevrolet. “We came here last year, and we weren’t really that great… we were maybe a sixth-place truck (started sixth and finished 15th).

“And we worked really hard on it, and here we are in Victory Lane. So just super proud of this entire team.”

The victory was the second of the season for Eckes, who won from the pole at Bristol last month. It was his first triumph at Martinsville and the seventh of his career.

Starting from the top spot on the grid, Majeski gave up the lead on the first lap as Eckes powered past him.

“The 19 (Eckes) was tough tonight,” Majeski said. “He was just a little but better than us. He had better tires (in the final stage), and I just could not launch on restarts…

“But I think we left here with the points lead today. Really solid day. Obviously, you want to win. I wanted that grandfather clock (trophy), but I’m super proud of this team. We’ve been working hard at getting our trucks better, and just a little but short tonight.”

Majeski leaves Martinsville as the series leader, with a seven-point edge over Corey Heim and Tyler Ankrum.

Chase Purdy ran third to post his fourth top-five finish in 81 Truck Series starts. Nick Sanchez was fourth, followed by Ankrum, Taylor Gray, Rajah Caruth, Sammy Smith, Kaden Honeycutt and Heim.

Australian Supercars star Cam Waters finished 30th in his NASCAR debut, a casualty of a chain-reaction collision on Lap 177 that left his No. 66 ThorSport Racing Ford spewing hot vapor like a geyser.

“I had so much fun tonight and all day today,” Waters said. “It is totally different racing from what I usually do, and I just wanted to learn. I learned so much.

“There at the end I just had nowhere to go and knocked the radiator out of it. It is a shame, but I was having fun and learning and had some awesome battles, too.”

  • Drivers Entered: 34
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 0.644 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 52 Minutes 54 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 55.908
  • Cautions: 11 for 81 laps
  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,107 (9.3 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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Pit Stop Summary Report

Summary of each driver's pit stop during the race. Detailed Report is below the Summary Report.

DRIVER ST FIN # STOPS AVG DRV TIME DRV RNK AVG CREW TIME CREW RANK AVG TOT TIME TOT RNK FASTEST STOP SLOWEST STOP
Matt Crafton 24 12 3 34.302 4 16.249 2 50.552 1 44.092 55.231
Sammy Smith 13 8 3 34.207 3 16.508 3 50.715 2 49.499 52.128
Taylor Gray 12 6 1 35.358 15 16.183 1 51.541 3 51.541 51.541
Tyler Ankrum 9 5 1 34.564 6 17.651 4 52.215 4 52.215 52.215
Christian Eckes 2 1 1 34.139 1 18.685 9 52.824 5 52.824 52.824
Dean Thompson 8 33 2 35.351 14 17.734 5 53.085 6 52.993 53.176
Nicholas Sanchez 5 4 1 34.853 9 18.452 8 53.305 7 53.305 53.305
Tanner Gray 19 16 2 35.630 18 17.751 6 53.381 8 53.367 53.395
Ty Majeski 1 2 1 35.145 12 18.244 7 53.389 9 53.389 53.389
Grant Enfinger 20 22 2 34.174 2 19.737 12 53.910 10 52.037 55.783
Corey Heim 4 10 2 36.251 21 18.702 10 54.953 11 54.358 55.548
Daniel Dye 23 13 1 36.191 20 19.686 11 55.877 12 55.877 55.877
Rajah Caruth 16 7 1 36.018 19 20.354 14 56.372 13 56.372 56.372
Ben Rhodes 6 14 2 34.354 5 22.306 19 56.660 14 55.672 57.647
Ty Dillon 18 23 3 36.252 22 20.504 15 56.756 15 54.891 59.865
Jake Garcia 7 21 2 37.727 29 20.237 13 57.963 16 55.135 60.791
Timmy Hill 27 20 2 34.777 8 23.390 23 58.166 17 56.688 59.644
Thad Moffitt 33 27 3 35.584 17 22.922 21 58.506 18 56.795 60.058
Cam Waters 22 30 3 37.902 30 20.988 16 58.890 19 56.905 60.454
Jack Wood 10 18 1 37.378 27 21.854 17 59.232 20 59.232 59.232
Mason Massey 29 11 3 37.048 26 22.666 20 59.715 21 56.419 61.815
Bayley Currey 15 17 3 36.672 23 23.178 22 59.850 22 55.547 64.508
Stewart Friesen 14 19 2 35.003 10 25.215 26 60.217 23 56.720 63.714
Lawless Alan 26 31 3 36.736 24 23.492 24 60.228 24 56.698 63.368
Chase Purdy 11 3 1 35.324 13 25.730 27 61.054 25 61.054 61.054
Spencer Boyd 30 25 1 39.077 31 22.089 18 61.166 26 61.166 61.166
Kaden Honeycutt 17 9 2 34.591 7 26.726 29 61.317 27 58.512 64.122
Bret Holmes 28 24 4 36.787 25 24.624 25 61.411 28 59.217 62.415
Layne Riggs 3 15 3 35.382 16 26.304 28 61.686 29 55.764 64.939
William Sawalich 21 26 2 35.125 11 27.961 31 63.086 30 60.827 65.345
Stephen Mallozzi 31 28 2 37.658 28 26.871 30 64.528 31 62.391 66.665

Pit Stop Detailed Report

Each 2- and 4-wheel pit stop during the race.

DRIVER LDR LAP DRV LAP DRV TIME CREW TIME TOT TIME TYPE
Grant Enfinger 57 56 34.286 17.751 52.037 4-wheel change
Grant Enfinger 54 54 34.061 21.722 55.783 4-wheel change
Matt Crafton 81 80 33.782 10.310 44.092 Left-sides only
Matt Crafton 135 135 33.747 18.585 52.332 4-wheel change
Matt Crafton 54 54 35.378 19.853 55.231 4-wheel change
Timmy Hill 103 103 35.267 21.421 56.688 4-wheel change
Timmy Hill 32 31 34.286 25.358 59.644 4-wheel change
Ty Dillon 103 103 36.688 18.203 54.891 4-wheel change
Ty Dillon 54 54 35.559 19.953 55.512 4-wheel change
Ty Dillon 191 191 36.509 23.356 59.865 4-wheel change
Bayley Currey 31 31 37.930 17.617 55.547 4-wheel change
Bayley Currey 103 103 35.471 24.024 59.495 4-wheel change
Bayley Currey 179 179 36.614 27.894 64.508 4-wheel change
Spencer Boyd 104 103 39.077 22.089 61.166 4-wheel change
Mason Massey 55 55 36.500 19.919 56.419 4-wheel change
Mason Massey 135 135 37.487 23.423 60.910 4-wheel change
Mason Massey 32 31 37.158 24.657 61.815 4-wheel change
Stewart Friesen 54 54 34.469 22.251 56.720 4-wheel change
Stewart Friesen 191 191 35.536 28.178 63.714 4-wheel change
Ben Rhodes 135 135 34.150 21.522 55.672 4-wheel change
Ben Rhodes 54 54 34.557 23.090 57.647 4-wheel change
Tyler Ankrum 103 103 34.564 17.651 52.215 4-wheel change
Christian Eckes 103 103 34.139 18.685 52.824 4-wheel change
Chase Purdy 103 103 35.324 25.730 61.054 4-wheel change
Ty Majeski 54 54 35.145 18.244 53.389 4-wheel change
Tanner Gray 54 54 35.416 17.951 53.367 4-wheel change
Tanner Gray 191 191 35.844 17.551 53.395 4-wheel change
Corey Heim 78 78 36.774 17.584 54.358 4-wheel change
Corey Heim 54 54 35.728 19.820 55.548 4-wheel change
Lawless Alan 137 137 37.146 19.552 56.698 4-wheel change
Lawless Alan 103 103 37.290 23.328 60.618 4-wheel change
Lawless Alan 54 54 35.773 27.595 63.368 4-wheel change
Dean Thompson 103 103 35.309 17.684 52.993 4-wheel change
Dean Thompson 31 31 35.392 17.784 53.176 4-wheel change
Bret Holmes 78 78 36.395 22.822 59.217 4-wheel change
Bret Holmes 135 135 36.630 25.225 61.855 4-wheel change
Bret Holmes 160 159 36.331 25.825 62.156 4-wheel change
Bret Holmes 33 32 37.792 24.623 62.415 4-wheel change
Jack Wood 78 78 37.378 21.854 59.232 4-wheel change
Taylor Gray 54 54 35.358 16.183 51.541 4-wheel change
Thad Moffitt 79 78 35.241 21.554 56.795 4-wheel change
Thad Moffitt 136 135 35.510 23.156 58.666 4-wheel change
Thad Moffitt 55 54 36.001 24.057 60.058 4-wheel change
Nicholas Sanchez 68 68 34.853 18.452 53.305 4-wheel change
Rajah Caruth 68 68 36.018 20.354 56.372 4-wheel change
Jake Garcia 103 103 36.217 18.918 55.135 4-wheel change
Jake Garcia 181 179 39.236 21.555 60.791 4-wheel change
Kaden Honeycutt 103 103 34.789 23.723 58.512 4-wheel change
Kaden Honeycutt 136 135 34.393 29.729 64.122 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 135 135 33.642 15.857 49.499 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 103 103 33.935 16.583 50.518 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 54 54 35.044 17.084 52.128 4-wheel change
Stephen Mallozzi 105 103 36.866 25.525 62.391 4-wheel change
Stephen Mallozzi 181 178 38.449 28.216 66.665 4-wheel change
Layne Riggs 79 78 35.544 20.220 55.764 4-wheel change
Layne Riggs 54 54 34.892 29.463 64.355 4-wheel change
Layne Riggs 136 136 35.711 29.228 64.939 4-wheel change
Daniel Dye 78 78 36.191 19.686 55.877 4-wheel change
William Sawalich 32 31 34.901 25.926 60.827 4-wheel change
William Sawalich 191 191 35.349 29.996 65.345 4-wheel change
Cam Waters 135 135 37.652 19.253 56.905 4-wheel change
Cam Waters 32 31 38.056 21.255 59.311 4-wheel change
Cam Waters 78 78 37.999 22.455 60.454 4-wheel change