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Long John Silver's 200

Friday, April 5th, 2024

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 18 Chevrolet
  • 8 Ford
  • 8 Toyota

  • Martinsville Speedway
  • Long John Silver's 200
  • Pole Winner: Ty Majeski
  • Age: 29
  • Team : No 98 - Soda Sense/Curb Records Ford
  • Owner: Mike Curb
  • Crew Chief: Joe Shear Jr
  • Ty Majeski won the Pole Award for the Long John Silver's 200 with a lap of 19417 seconds, 97523 mph
  • This is his seventh pole in 72 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races
  • This is his second pole and sixth top-10 start in 2024
  • This is his first pole in three races at Martinsville Speedway
  • Christian Eckes (second) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2024 and his fourth in six races at Martinsville Speedway
  • Layne Riggs (third) posted his first top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway It is his second in six races this season
  • Layne Riggs (third) was the fastest qualifying rookie

  • Friday, April 5th, 2024
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
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)

  • Martinsville Speedway
  • Long John Silver's 200
  • Race Winner: Christian Eckes
  • Age: 23
  • Team : No 19 - Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet
  • Owner: Bill McAnally
  • Crew Chief: Charles Denike
  • Christian Eckes won the Long John Silver's 200, his seventh victory in 97 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races
  • This is his second victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2024
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in six races at Martinsville Speedway
  • Ty Majeski (second) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Martinsville Speedway It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2024
  • Chase Purdy (third) posted his second top-10 finish in five races at Martinsville Speedway
  • Layne Riggs (15th) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Ty Majeski leads the point standings by 7 points over Corey Heim
Christian Eckes celebrates in victory lane
Martinsville, Virginia - April 5, 2024 : Christian Eckes, driver of the #19 Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Long John Silver's 200 at Martinsville Speedway.
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Long John Silver's 200 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
22 20 9 Grant Enfinger Chevrolet 15 15 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
12 24 88 Matt Crafton Ford 25 25 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
20 27 56 Timmy Hill Toyota 17 17 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
23 18 25 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
17 15 41 Bayley Currey Chevrolet 23 20 3 0 200 0 0 0 8 Running
25 30 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 12 12 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
29 25 42 Matt Mills Chevrolet 8 8 0 0 193 0 0 0 0 Accident
11 29 02 Mason Massey Chevrolet 26 26 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
19 14 52 Stewart Friesen Toyota 18 18 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
14 6 99 Ben Rhodes Ford 28 23 5 0 200 0 0 6 0 Running
5 9 18 Tyler Ankrum Chevrolet 45 32 13 0 200 0 0 7 2 Running
1 2 19 Christian Eckes Chevrolet 67 40 20 7 200 133 2 1 1 Running
3 11 77 Chase Purdy Chevrolet 43 34 9 0 200 0 0 10 3 Running
2 1 98 Ty Majeski Ford 51 35 16 0 200 66 2 2 4 Running
16 19 15 Tanner Gray Toyota 21 21 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
10 4 11 Corey Heim Toyota 34 27 7 0 200 0 0 4 0 Running
31 26 33 Lawless Alan Ford 6 6 0 0 166 0 0 0 0 DVP
33 8 5 Dean Thompson Toyota 8 4 4 0 145 0 0 0 7 Accident
24 28 32 Bret Holmes Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
18 10 91 Jack Wood Chevrolet 19 19 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
6 12 17 Taylor Gray Toyota 33 31 2 0 200 0 0 0 9 Running
27 33 46 Thad Moffitt Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
4 5 2 Nicholas Sanchez Chevrolet 39 33 6 0 200 1 1 5 0 Running
7 16 71 Rajah Caruth Chevrolet 30 30 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
21 7 13 Jake Garcia Ford 24 16 8 0 200 0 0 8 6 Running
32 34 90 Justin Carroll Toyota 5 5 0 0 158 0 0 0 0 Accident
34 32 20 Blake Lothian Chevrolet 3 3 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 Overheating
9 17 45 Kaden Honeycutt Chevrolet 36 28 8 0 200 0 0 9 5 Running
8 13 7 Sammy Smith Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
28 31 22 Stephen Mallozzi Ford 9 9 0 0 198 0 0 0 0 Running
15 3 38 Layne Riggs Ford 30 22 8 0 200 0 0 3 0 Running
13 23 43 Daniel Dye Chevrolet 24 24 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
26 21 1 William Sawalich Toyota 12 11 1 0 200 0 0 0 10 Running
30 22 66 Cam Waters Ford 7 7 0 0 176 0 0 0 0 Accident

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Dean Thompson Equipment Interference Tail End 31 35 Yellow
Ty Dillon Speeding on pit road Tail End 54 60 Yellow
Stephen Mallozzi Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 55 60 Yellow
Justin Carroll Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 102 108 Yellow
Ty Dillon Safety violation Tail End 103 108 Yellow
Stephen Mallozzi Speeding on pit road Tail End 105 108 Yellow
Justin Carroll Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 158 0 Yellow
Jake Garcia Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 166 172 Yellow
Lawless Alan Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 166 0 Yellow
Jack Wood Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 166 172 Yellow
Spencer Boyd Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 167 172 Yellow
Stephen Mallozzi Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 168 172 Yellow
Timmy Hill Speeding on pit road Tail End 179 183 Yellow
Ty Dillon Jumping the restart Tail End 183 197 Green/Yellow
Matt Mills Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 190 197 Yellow
William Sawalich Speeding on pit road Tail End 191 197 Yellow