This weekend NASCAR travels to Darlington, South Carolina to take on the Lady in Black.  The Craftsman Truck Series kicks off a triple header weekend as they continue a five week stint of racing with the Buckle Up South Carolina 200.

Thirty-seven teams brought trucks to Darlington to fill 36 spots including Bubba Wallace, Corey LaJoie, William Byron, and Ross Chastain.

On a hot humid afternoon, the Truck Series take to the track for a 20 minute practice session before making qualifying runs for some Friday night racing.

A total of eleven drivers have never driven on the track at Darlington.

Darlington always brings a special time at the race track with throwback paint schemes.

Less than three minutes into the practice session, Nick Sanchez slaps his number two truck into the wall but drives it back to pit road.  But he did post the fastest lap so far.

Chase Purdy was held for a 10 minute penalty after his spotter was supposed to meet with NASCAR officials in Kansas; but never showed.

Lawless Alan is driving Adam Petty’s paint scheme.  It has been 23 years to the day since Adam died at age 18 in a plane crash on his way to a race.

Rajah Caruth is driving the Wendell Scott Talladega paint scheme.

Mother’s Day weekend, Carson Hocevar has his mom’s name on his truck instead of his name.  He is driving the Dale Jarrett UPS scheme.

the first driver on the track to make a qualifying run is Dawson Cram who posted a time of 30.632 seconds.

Colby Howard did not make a qualifying run.

Bubba Wallace is the first driver to break the 30 second mark with a time of 29.653 seconds.

With a time of 29.263 seconds around the mile and a third track, Corey Heim puts his number eleven truck on the pole. This is his first Darlington pole and his first pole of the season.  Last week’s winner Grant Enfinger will start alongside on the front row.

The starting lineup for the Buckle Up South Carolina 200:
Corey Heim
Grant Enfinger
Nick Sanchez
Christian Eckes
Jake Garcia
Stewart Friesen
Matt DiBenedetto
William Byron
Ty Majeski
Chase Purdy
Tanner Gray
Taylor Gray
Rajah Caruth
Ben Rhodes
Bubba Wallace
Ross Chastain
Tyler Ankrum
Carson Hocevar
Matt Crafton
Daniel Dye
Parker Kligerman
Zane Smith
Timmy Hill
Kaden Honeycutt
Dean Thompson
Hailie Deegan
Johnny Sauter
Brennan Poole
Corey LaJoie
Lawless Alan
Dawson Cram
Ryan Vargas
Spencer Boyd
Bret Holmes
Kris Wright
Colby Howard

Josh Reaume failed to make the race.

Racing legend Mario Andretti will join Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip in the FOX broadcast booth for tonight’s race.

Daniel Dye wins the fan vote award for the best paint scheme – a throwback to Richard Petty.

Stages one and two of the race are 45 laps with stage three lasting 57 laps for a total of 147 laps around the mile and a third track.  The drivers can run 55 to 60 laps on a load of fuel but the tires will be worn out long before that.

Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag start of the race from the outside lane with Grant Enfinger on the inside.  Heim edges out in front for the lead.

Lap two, Corey Heim has a narrow lead on Christian Eckes but Grant Enfinger comes up to battle for second.

Lap three, the top five are Corey Heim, Christian Eckes, Grant Enfinger, Stewart Friesen, and William Sanchez.

Lap five, Corey Heim has pulled out to a quarter of a second lead on Christian Eckes.  Ty Majeski reports that he has lost power steering.

Lap seven, the top five are Corey Heim, Christian Eckes, Grant Enfinger, Stewart Friesen, and William Byron.

Lap eight, Corey Heim holds on to a narrow lead on Christian Eckes; Grant Enfinger, William Byron, and Stewart Friesen round out the top five.

Lap 10, Corey Heim has a lead of nearly half a second on Christian Eckes.

Lap 16, Corey Heim has a half second lead on Christian Eckes; Grant Enfinger, William Byron, and Stewart Friesen round out the top five.

Lap 17, Parker Kligerman has a smoking truck and has fallen off the pace.

Lap 18, Christian Eckes has closed the gap on leader Corey Heim to just a quarter of a second; William Byron, Grant Enfinger, and Stewart Friesen round out the top five.

Lap 21, leader Corey Heim has pulled out to a half second lead on Christian Eckes.

Brennan Poole brings his smoking truck down pit road.

Lap 22, the top five are Corey Heim, Christian Eckes, William Byron, Grant Enfinger, and Stewart Friesen.

Lap 26, Corey Heim has led every laps for far and has a narrow lead on Christian Eckes; William Byron, Grant Enfinger, and Stewart Friesen round out the top five.

Lap 27, Christian Eckes has passed Corey Heim to takes the lead; William Byron, Grant Enfinger, and Matt DiBenedetto round out the top five.

Lap 30, Brennan Poole is off the track with 30 trucks on the lead lap.

Chase Purdy reports that he doesn’t have any brakes.

Lap 36, Matt DiBenedetto passes Grant Enfinger for fourth.

Brennan Poole is out of the race.

Lap 37, Christian Eckes has pulled away from the field with a lead of nearly three seconds on Corey Heim; William Byron, Matt DiBenedetto, and Grant Enfinger round out the top five.

Lap 39, Dawson Cram is on pit road.

Lap 40, Christian Eckes has a three and a half second lead on Corey Heim; William Byron, Matt DiBenedetto, and Grant Enfinger round out the top five.

Dawson Cram is off the track.

Lap 42, Christian Eckes has a two and a half second lead on Corey Heim; William Byron, Matt DiBenedetto, and Grant Enfinger round out the top five.

Clean and green, Christian Eckes wins stage one by nearly three seconds for his third stage win of the season.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Christian Eckes
Corey Heim
Matt DiBenedetto
William Byron
Gran Enfinger
Carson Hocevar
Stewart Friesen
Bubba Wallace
Nick Sanchez
Chase Purdy

Drivers come down pit road for service with Timmy Hill winning the race off of pit road.

As stage two begins, racing legend Mario Andretti joins the crew in the FOX broadcast booth.  He notes that the truck bearing his car paint scheme from the 1967 Daytona 500 and driven by Nick Sanchez, is in good hands.

Christian Eckes brings the field down for the green flag sart of stage two on lap 54 from the outside lane.  But it is Corey Heim on the inside that jumps out in front for the lead.

Lap 55, the top five re Corey Heim, Christian Eckes, William Byron, Carson Hocevar, and  Kaz Grala.

Parker Kligerman is off the track with 25 trucks on the lead lap.

Lap 57, William Byron and Christian Eckes battle for second with Corey Heim over half a second out in front.

Ty Majeski is two laps down after getting his power steering issue repaired.

Chase Purdy in 25th place is the leas truck on the lead lap.

Lap 60, Ty Majeski is in the garage with the hood up with continuing power steering issues.

Lap 61, Corey Heim has a lead of over half a second on Christian Eckes; William Byron, Jack Garcia, and Carson Hocevar round out the top five.

Lap 69, Corey Heim holds on to a lead of over half a second on Christian Eckes; William Byron, Jake Garcia, and Carson Hocevar round out the top five.

Parker Kligerman and Dawson Cram are out of the race.

Lap 73, Corey Heim’s lead is down to half a second on Christian Eckes; William Byron, Carson Hocevar, and Jake Garcia round out the top five.

Lap 74, Christian Eckes has caught up to leader Corey Heim and is beginning to challenge for the lead.

Lap 77, Corey Heim holds on to the lead with Christian Eckes on his bumper; William Byron, Carson Hocevar, and Jake Garcia round out the top five.

Lap 79, Matt DiBenedetto is slowed on the track; reporting a fuel issue.

Lap 80, William Byron has caught up to Christian Eckes and battling for second with Corey Heim leading the race.

Lap 82, Corey Heim has increased his lead to over half a second on Christian Eckes as he continues to battle with William Byron for third; Carson Hocevar and Jake Garcia round out the top five.

Lap 84, William Byron gets around Christian Eckes for second.

Lap 85, Bubba Wallace battles with Jake Garcia for fifth.

Lap 86, Corey Heim has just a quarter of a second lead on William Byron; Christian Eckes, Carson Hocevar, and Bubba Wallace round out the top five.

Lap 87, Nick Sanchez has some on track contact but saves the truck.

Lap 88, William Byron passes Corey Heim for the lead.

William Byron wins stage two for his first Truck Series stage win by over a second.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:
William Byron
Corey Heim
Christian Eckes
Carson Hocevar
Bubba Wallace
Jake Garcia
Stewart Friesen
Grant Enfinger
Timmy Hill
Taylor Gray

Drivers come down pit road for service with Corey Heim winning the race off of pit road.  William Byron came off of pit road in third place after stalling the truck on the exit.

Kaden Honeycutt was charged with a safety violation and will have to restart the race from the back of the field.

Corey Heim brings the field down fo the green flag start of stage three with Christian Eckes on the inside on lap 99.  Christian Eckes edges out in front for the lead.

Lap 100, the top five are Christian Eckes, Corey Heim, William Byron, Jake Garcia, and Stewart Friesen.

The first caution flag of the race for an on track incident comes out on lap 101 for a crash involving several trucks.  Chase Purdy was stuck up against the wall and had to climb over the wall to get out of his truck.  Zane Smith, Matt Crafton, and Colby Howard were also involved.

Christian Eckes brings the field down for the green flag restart with Corey Heim alongside with 41 laps remaining in the race.  Eckes jumps out in front for the lead with Corey Heim and Stewart Friesen in a battle for second.

Forty to go, the top five are Christian Eckes, Corey Heim, Stewart Friesen, William Byron, and Taylor Gray.

There are 25 trucks on the lead lap.  Ty Majeski has returned to the track 35 laps down.

With 37 laps remaining in the race, Christian Eckes has pulled out to a lead of over a second on Corey Heim; Stewart Friesen, William Byron, and Taylor Gray round out the top five.  Bubba Wallace and Grant Enfinger battle it out for seventh.

The caution flag comes out with 34 laps to go when Carson Hocevar and Rajah Caruth make contact and spins Hocevar out.

Drivers come down pit road for fresh tires.  Taylor Gray wins the race off of pit road.

After staying out on the track, Corey Heim brings the field down for the green flag restart with just 29 laps remaining in the race with Taylor Gray alongside.  Taylor Gray gets out in front but Christian Eckes comes up to get out in front from the outside lane.  William Byron battles with Taylor Gray for second.

Lap 119, Christian Eckes leads the race with William Byron in second; Taylor Gray, Tanner Gray, and Jake Garcia round out the top five.

With 26 laps to go, Corey Heim has fallen to 21st on old tires.

Twenty-five to go, Christian Eckes had a lead of over half a second on William Byron; Taylor Gray, Tanner Gray, and Jake Garcia round out the top five.

After being mired back in the field all race long, Ross Chastain has entered the top 10.

Jake Garcia falls back in the field with 20 to go.

Lawless Alan brings out the caution flag with 20 to go when he spins out after contact with Hailie Deegan.

Drivers come down pit road for that last set of fresh tires including leader Christian Eckes.  Christian Eckes wins the race off of pit road with William Byron in second.

Hailie Deegan and Colby Howard stayed out on the track.

Hailie Deegan brings the field down for the green flag restart with Colby Howard alongside with 16 laps remaining in the race.  With a four wide battle going into turn one, Christian Eckes gets out in front with William Byron in second; Tanner Gray, Taylor Gray, and Rajah Caruth round out the top five.

Rajah Caruth passes Taylor Gray for fourth.

Just 14 laps to go, Christian Eckes has a third of a second lead on William Byron; Tanner Gray, Rajah Caruth, and Taylor gray round out the top five.

Hailie Deegan nearly spins out but Mat Crafton keeps her straight and the track stays green.

Hailie Deegan has dropped to 19th since the restart.

Ten to go!  Christian Eckes leads the race with William Byron in second;Rajah Caruth, Tanner Gray, and Taylor Gray round out the top five.

Tyler Ankrum is slowed on the track with a smoking truck.

Seven to go, Grant Enfinger passes Taylor Gray for fifth.

William Byron has caught leader Christian Eckes and is challenging for the lead.

Corey LaJoie gets loose but saves the truck and the track stays green.

Five to go, William Byron battles for Christian Eckes for the lead.

Four to go, Rajah Caruth has caught William Byron.

Timmy Hill spins out with just two laps remaining in the race and brings out the caution flag just before leader Christian Eckes takes the white flag.

The race goes into overtime!

Christian Eckes brings the field down for the Overtime Shoootout with William Byron alongside.  Eckes gets out in front for the lead with Stewart Friesen in second.

Jake Garcia spins out and brings out the seventh caution flag of the race and sending the race into a second overtime.

Christian Eckes brings the field down for the second overtime shootout for a win with Stewart Friesen alongside.  Eckes jumps out in front for the lead with Stewart Friesen coming up to second.  Corey Heim passes five trucks on the restart.

Grant Enfinger gets into the wall and brings out the caution flag for a third overtime start.  Nick Sanchez also has damage to his truck.

NASCAR reports that the leader took the white flag giving Christian Eckes the win. He becomes the second driver this season to win more than one race.

The unofficial results of the Buckle Up South Carolina 200:
Christian Eckes
Stewart Friesen
Tanner Gray
William Byron
Carson Hocevar
Rajah Caruth
Bubba Wallace
Corey Heim
Kaden Honeycutt
Dean Thompson
Nick Sanchez
Matt Crafton
Ross Chastain
Tyler Ankrum
Corey LaJoie
Colby Howard
Ben Rhodes
Daniel Dye
Hailie Deegan
Zane Smith
Taylor Gray
Bret Holmes
Grant Enfinger
Timmy Hill
Matt DiBenedetto
Jake Garcia
Ryan Vargas
Johnny Sauter
Kris Wright
Lawless Alan
Ty Majeski
Chase Purdy
Spencer Boyd
Parker Kligerman
Dawson Cram
Brennan Poole