Christian Eckes, driver of the No. 19 NASCAR Chevy Silverado RST, outran quite a few cautions to win at Martinsville Speedway on April 5th, 2024. He’s now the first Truck Series driver to have two wins this season, hot off his win at Bristol earlier this year.
Eckes led the first 104 laps of the race, sweeping Stage 1 and 2. After pitting during the Stage 2 break, Eckes restarted 19th and had to fight his way back through the field. He swept into the lead for the final time on Lap 172 of 200, outdueling Ty Majeski, driver of the No. 98 Ford F-150, as the laps ticked down.
“Something really special,” Eckes said, praising the No. 19 NASCAR Chevy truck. “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.”
Majeski finished second, followed by Chase Purdy’s No. 77 Silverado in third. Nick Sanchez took fourth in the No. 2 Silverado, and Tyler Ankrum’s No. 18 Silverado rounded out the top five.
All told, there were 11 caution periods, accounting for 81 laps of racing.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 19 | Christian Eckes | Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet | 200 | 133 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 2 | 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski | Soda Sense/Curb Records Ford | 200 | 66 | Ford F-150 |
| 3 | 11 | 77 | Chase Purdy | Bama Buggies Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Gainbridge Chevrolet | 200 | 1 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 5 | 9 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | LiUNA! Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 6 | 12 | 17 | Taylor Gray | JBL Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 7 | 16 | 71 | Rajah Caruth | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 8 | 13 | 7 | Sammy Smith(i) | TMC Transportation Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 9 | 17 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt | Chevy Accessories Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 10 | 4 | 11 | Corey Heim | Safelite Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 11 | 29 | 02 | Mason Massey | BRUNT Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 12 | 24 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Ideal Door/Menards Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 13 | 23 | 43 | Daniel Dye | Champion Container Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 14 | 6 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | TSPORT Trucks Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 15 | 3 | 38 | Layne Riggs # | Infinity Communications Group Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 16 | 19 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Dead On Tools Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 17 | 15 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Sparco Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 18 | 10 | 91 | Jack Wood | Instacoat Premium Products Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 19 | 14 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Aim Autism/Halmar Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 20 | 27 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Coble Enterprises/UNITS Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 21 | 7 | 13 | Jake Garcia | Quanta Services Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 22 | 20 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | Grant County Mulch Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 23 | 18 | 25 | Ty Dillon | Rackley Roofing Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 24 | 28 | 32 | Bret Holmes | Best Value Carriers Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 25 | 30 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Warranty Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 26 | 21 | 1 | William Sawalich | Starkey/Soundgear Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 27 | 33 | 46 | Thad Moffitt # | Induction Innovations Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 28 | 31 | 22 | Stephen Mallozzi | Ozark Rods Ford | 198 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 29 | 25 | 42 | Matt Mills | J.F. Electric/Utilitra Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 30 | 22 | 66 | Cam Waters | Tradie Ford | 176 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 31 | 26 | 33 | Lawless Alan | AUTOChargit Mobile Ford | 166 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 32 | 34 | 90 | Justin Carroll | Carroll's Automotive/Duratain Toyota | 158 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 33 | 8 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Thompson Pipe Group Toyota | 145 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 34 | 32 | 20 | Blake Lothian | GGT Energy Solutions Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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