Taking advantage of a three-wide battle for the win, Christian Eckes guided the No. 19 NASCAR Chevy Silverado RST to victory at Kansas Speedway on September 8th, 2023, outdueling a Ford and a Toyota right to the line.
Eckes stepped into the lead after a late-race restart, but quickly found himself under fire from the No. 11 Toyota TRD Tundra of Corey Heim and the No. 38 Ford F-150 of Zane Smith. Eckes managed to stay ahead of the melee, even when the back end of Smith’s race truck stepped out and caused him to plummet through the back.
“That was wild,” Eckes said after the race. “I didn’t know if I was going to win it or not. We had like a sixth-place truck all day, but when that caution came out, I knew we had a shot at it, and here we are.”
He added, “We haven’t won in a real long time – so I wanted to set a tone. Went all the way to the Round of 10 – second, third, first [in the first three Playoff races]. So can’t beat that. Proud of all these guys.”
Taylor Gray finished second in the No. 17 Tundra, followed by Matt DiBenedetto’s No. 25 Silverado. Heim’s No. 11 Tundra finished four, and Smith’s No. 38 F-150 rounded out the top five.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | PEAK/NAPA Nightvision Chevrolet | 134 | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 2 | 16 | 17 | Taylor Gray # | JBL Toyota | 134 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 3 | 11 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto (P) | Rackley Roofing/WAR Shocks Chevrolet | 134 | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 4 | 15 | 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Safelite Toyota | 134 | 40 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 5 | 14 | 38 | Zane Smith (P) | RTA rtatel.com Ford | 134 | 1 | Ford F-150 |
| 6 | 17 | 42 | Carson Hocevar (P) | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 134 | 32 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 7 | 20 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar International Toyota | 134 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Nick Sanchez # (P) | Gainbridge Chevrolet | 134 | 43 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 9 | 21 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | LiUNA! Toyota | 134 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 10 | 10 | 61 | Jake Drew | Cyclum Truck Stops Toyota | 134 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 11 | 5 | 35 | Jake Garcia # | Quanta Services Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 12 | 19 | 24 | Rajah Caruth # | Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 13 | 9 | 1 | Jesse Love | HomeSmiles Toyota | 134 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 14 | 1 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Bama Buggies Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 15 | 13 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Thompson Pipe Group Toyota | 133 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 16 | 4 | 51 | Jack Wood (P) | High Fives Foundation Chevrolet | 133 | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 17 | 12 | 23 | Grant Enfinger (P) | Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet | 133 | 4 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 18 | 3 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | Bommarito Auto Group/CurbRecords Ford | 133 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 19 | 32 | 9 | Colby Howard | Grant County Mulch Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 20 | 24 | 32 | Bret Holmes # | Precision Garage Doors Chevrolet | 133 | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 21 | 22 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Unishippers Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 22 | 34 | 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Products of Kansas Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 23 | 23 | 43 | Daniel Dye # | Race to Stop Suicide Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 24 | 33 | 56 | Timmy Hill | UNITS Storage Toyota | 132 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 25 | 6 | 99 | Ben Rhodes (P) | Kubota Ford | 132 | 2 | Ford F-150 |
| 26 | 18 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Dead On Tools Toyota | 131 | 4 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 27 | 25 | 2 | Kaden Honeycutt | RANDCO Industries Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 28 | 36 | 33 | Chase Janes | Butlerbuilt Ford | 131 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 29 | 29 | 90 | Justin Carroll | Carroll's Automotive/Duratrain Toyota | 130 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 30 | 7 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | Ford Performance Ford | 130 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 31 | 27 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Workman/Campcowboy.org Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 32 | 28 | 20 | Greg Van Alst | CB Fabricating Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 33 | 31 | 88 | Matt Crafton (P) | Flex Seal/Menards Ford | 125 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 34 | 30 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Concierge Motorsports Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 35 | 26 | 22 | Mason Maggio | Professional AG Services Ford | 117 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 36 | 35 | 4 | Spencer Davis | Carquest Ford | 1 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible
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