The No. 19 NASCAR Chevy Silverado RST of Christian Eckes led the most laps at the Milwaukee Mile on August 25th, 2024, but he didn’t have a victory to show for it when the checkered flag waved. He was credited with a third-place finish when it was all said and done.
Eckes’ No. 19 NASCAR Chevy Silverado showed the way for 71 laps, winning Stage 2, marking his ninth stage win of the season – the best of the field. He surrendered the lead when the race restarted for Stage 3, and try as he might, he couldn’t track down the Fords of Layne Riggs and Ty Majeski as the laps ticked down. It was his sixth consecutive top-three finish, but he was understandably disappointed in himself after scoring yet another podium finish instead of a victory.
“I was leading on the bottom and it shot up the race track and just couldn’t recover, I was way too tight,” said Eckes. “Proud of everybody, but a pretty big missed opportunity.”
Nick Sanchez finished fourth in the No. 2 NASCAR Chevy Silverado, followed by Taylor Gray’s No. 17 Toyota TRD Tundra. Riggs guided the No. 38 Ford F-150 to Victory Lane for his first division win. However, he was so excited about his victory that he dislocated his shoulder while celebrating, prompting his crew to pop it back into the socket on the racetrack.
Eckes currently holds the points lead, 16 points ahead of Majeski and 19 points ahead of Corey Heim, driver of the No. 11 Tundra. The race at Milwaukee marked the first of the Truck Series Playoffs, with six races left in the season.
Finish,Start,Car Number,Driver,Team,Laps Run,Laps Led,Car
1,16,38,Layne Riggs #,Zorn Compressor & Equipment Ford,175,53,Ford F-150
2,1,98,Ty Majeski (P),Road Ranger/Soda Sense Ford,175,45,Ford F-150
3,3,19,Christian Eckes (P),NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet,175,71,Chevrolet Silverado RST
4,5,2,Nick Sanchez (P),Gainbridge Chevrolet,175,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
5,11,17,Taylor Gray (P),JBL Toyota,175,0,Toyota TRD Tundra
6,9,18,Tyler Ankrum (P),LiUNA! Chevrolet,175,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
7,4,11,Corey Heim (P),Safelite Toyota,175,0,Toyota TRD Tundra
8,10,43,Daniel Dye (P),Champion Container Chevrolet,175,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
9,18,99,Ben Rhodes (P),Bommarito Automotive Group Ford,175,0,Ford F-150
10,14,88,Matt Crafton,Ideal Door/Menards Ford,175,0,Ford F-150
11,2,15,Tanner Gray,Dead On Tools Toyota,175,0,Toyota TRD Tundra
12,7,45,Kaden Honeycutt (P),Moore’s Venture Foods Chevrolet,175,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
13,12,9,Grant Enfinger (P),Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet,175,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
14,6,1,William Sawalich,Starkey/Soundgear Toyota,175,0,Toyota TRD Tundra
15,25,91,Jack Wood,High Fives Foundation/GoPro Chevrolet,175,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
16,15,25,Ty Dillon,Rackley Roofing Chevrolet,175,6,Chevrolet Silverado RST
17,19,7,Sammy Smith(i) (P),Golden Harvest Chevrolet,175,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
18,8,71,Rajah Caruth (P),HendrickCars.com Chevrolet,175,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
19,22,5,Dean Thompson,Thompson Pipe Group Toyota,175,0,Toyota TRD Tundra
20,23,52,Stewart Friesen,Halmar International Toyota,175,0,Toyota TRD Tundra
21,20,13,Jake Garcia,Quanta Services Ford,174,0,Ford F-150
22,26,66,Conner Jones #,TSPORT Ford,174,0,Ford F-150
23,21,77,Chase Purdy,Bama Buggies Chevrolet,173,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
24,17,42,Matt Mills,Utilitra/J.F. Electric Chevrolet,173,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
25,27,56,Timmy Hill,Consolidation Coach Toyota,173,0,Toyota TRD Tundra
26,28,32,Bret Holmes,Best Value Carriers Chevrolet,173,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
27,29,22,Mason Maggio,Flitz Polish Ford,173,0,Ford F-150
28,34,76,Spencer Boyd,CampCowboy.org Chevrolet,172,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
29,13,41,Bayley Currey,AutoVentive/Precision Chevrolet,172,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
30,32,02,Dexter Bean(i),Badger Environmental Chevrolet,172,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
31,24,04,Marco Andretti,Group 1001/CarQuest Chevrolet,170,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
32,33,46,Thad Moffitt #,Petty’s Garage Chevrolet,169,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
33,31,44,Matthew Gould,Niece Chevrolet,169,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
34,35,90,Justin Carroll,Carroll’s Automotive/Duratain Toyota,167,0,Toyota TRD Tundra
35,30,33,Lawless Alan,AUTOChargit Ford,162,0,Ford F-150
36,36,21,Jayson Alexander,Ford,45,0,Ford F-150
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible
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By Alexandra Purcell
Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.
