The Craftsman Truck Series kicks off a triple header weekend in the Music City at the Nashville Superspeedway.
After several weeks off the Truck Series returns for the final race in the Triple Truck Challenge. Nick Sanchez and Corey Heim have each won a Challenge race and a $50,000 prize.
There are only four more races remaining in the regular season for the Truck Series.
Corey Heim, Christian Eckes, Nick Sanchez, and Rajah Caruth have locked in spots in the playoffs with race wins; leaving six spots open and four chances to fill them.
Thirty-nine teams have brought trucks to Nashville including FOX broadcaster Clint Bowyer and actor Frankie Muniz for 36 starting spots in the Rackley Roofing 200.
Dawson Sutton got loose during practice but saved the truck and kept it off the wall.
Matt Mills has an issue with the steering box and will not be making a qualifying run.
Rajah Caruth topped the leaderboard after the 20 minute practice session.
The first driver on the track to make a qualifying run is Dawson Cram who posted a time of 30.014 seconds around the 1.33 mile concrete oval track.
None of the drivers in the field have ever won a Truck Series race at Nashville. Clint Bowyer has won a race in the Xfinity Series.
Dawson Sutton is the first driver to break the 31 second mark with a time of 30.663 seconds.
When the green flag drops, Ben Rhodes will be making Truck Series start number 200.
Clint Bowyer posted a qualifying time of 30.528; putting him in second place of the trucks that have run.
Taylor Gray got loose on his qualifying run but saved the truck and finished the lap.
Dean Thompson was in the green when he got loose and had to chase the truck up the hill but kept the truck off the wall.
Tanner Gray got loose and hits the wall with the back of the truck.
Nick Sanchez gets into the wall on his qualifying run and will have to move to a backup truck.
With a time of 30.117 seconds Stewart Friesen puts his number 52 truck on the pole for his first pole of the season.
Bryan Dauzat, Justin S. Carroll, and Keith McGee all failed to make the race.
The starting lineup for the Rackley Roofing 200:
Stewart Friesen
Gran Enfinger
Christian Eckes
TU Majeski
Rajah Caruth
Layne Riggs
Corey Heim
Kaden Honeycutt
Daniel Dye
Chase Purdy
Clint Bowyer
Brenden Queen
Stefan Parsons
Tyler Ankrum
Jack Wood
Dawson Sutton
Jake Garcia
Taylor Gray
Matt Crafton
Bayley Currey
Conner Jones
Lawless Alan
Spencer Boyd
Dawson Cram
Timmy Hill
Ben Rhodes
Mason Masey
Mason Maggio
Dean Thompson
Bret Holmes
Akinori Ogata
Frankie Muniz
Nick Sanchez
Tanner Gray
Ty Dillon
Matt Mills
Timmy Hill will have to start the race from the back of the field after a transmission change.
Stage one is 45 laps, stage two is 50 laps, and stage three is 55 laps for a total of 150 laps. Drivers can run 60 to 65 laps on a single load of fuel.
Stewart Friesen brings the field down for the green flag start of the race from the inside lane with Grant Enfinger alongside. Friesen edges out in front but Christian Eckes comes up on the inside and blows by for the lead.
Dean Thompson, Mason Massey, Bret Holmes, Timmy Hill and Akinori Ogata gets into a wreck on lap two to bring out the first caution flag of the race. Nick Sanchez threads the needle and gets through the crash. Tanner Gray also has some damage to his truck.
Christian Eckes brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap eight with Stewart Friesen alongside. Eckes holds on to the lead with Friesen in second. Drivers are getting three wide.
Lap nine, the top five are Christian Eckes, Stewart Friesen, Layne Riggs, Ty Majeski, and Grant Enfinger.
Bret Holmes brings out the caution flag on lap 10 and has significant damage to his truck after Holmes spins out and gets into the wall.
The crew pushed Bret Holmes truck to the garage.
Christian Eckes brings the field down for the green flag restart from the inside lane on lap 15 with Stewart Friesen alongside. Eckes holds on to the lead as drivers get three wide.
Layne Riggs and Stewart Friesen battle for second.
Lap 16, the otp five are Christian Eckes, Layne Riggs, Stewart Friesen, Kaden Honeycutt, and Grant Enfinger.
Lap 17, Clint Bowyer enters the top 10.
Lap 20, Christian Eckes has a half second lead on Layne Riggs; Stewart Friesen, Ty Majeski, and Kaden Honeycutt round out the top five.
Ty Majeski has some debris on the grille of his truck.
Lap 26, Christian Eckes has a lead of over half a second on Layne Riggs, Stweart Friesen, Kaden Honeycutt, and Corey Heim round out the top five.
Third place driver Kaden Honeycutt’s truck is smoking. He reports he is smelling gear oil.
Lap 34, Christian Eckes now has a lead of over a second on Layne Riggs; Kaden Honeycutt, Corey Heim, and Stewart Friesen round out the top five.
With 10 laps remaining in stage one, Christian Eckes has a second and a half lead on Layne Riggs; Corey Heim, Stewart Friesen, and Grant Enfinger round out the top five.
Lap 37, Kaden Honeycutt takes his truck to the garage.
There are 29 trucks on the lead lap.
Five laps to go in stage one, Christian Eckes has a lead of over a second on Layne Riggs.
Bret Holmes has been checked and released from the infield care center.
Nick Sanchez gets lapped in 28th place.
With a lead of nearly two seconds, Christian Eckes wins stage one.
The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Christian Eckes
Layne Riggs
Corey Heim
Grant Enfinger
Daniel Dye
Stewart Friesen
Rajah Caruth
Ty Majeski
Clint Bowyer
Tyler Ankrum
Drivers come down pit road with Christian Eckes winning the race off of pit road. Stewart Friesen and Ty Majeski had slow stops of nearly 30 seconds.
Christian Eckes brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two with Corey Heim alongside on lap 53. Drivers spread out across the track with Christian Eckes out in front. Ben Rhodes makes contact with Taylor Gray; spinning into the wall Gray out to bring out the caution flag.
Taylor Gray’s crew pushes the truck to the garage.
Christian Eckes brings the field down from the inside lane with Corey Heim alongside on lap 60. Eckes gets out in front as the drivers spread out across the track. Chase Purdy stacks up the field; causing some damage to Clint Bowyer’s truck and sending Dawson Cram through the grass.
Christian Eckes brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 66 with Layne Riggs alongside. Eckes holds on to the lead from the inside lane. Corey Heim and Layne Riggs battle for second.
The top five are Christian Eckes, Corey Heim, Layne Riggs, Rajah Caruth, and Grant Enfinger.
Daniel Dye passes Grant Enfinger for fifth.
Drivers are getting four and five wide across the track with some of them getting slideways; but the track stays green.
Lap 73, Christian Eckes has a lead of over half a second on Corey Heim; Layne Riggs, Rajah Caruth, and Daniel Dye round out the top five. There are 21 trucks on the lead lap with four drivers out of the race.
With 14 laps remaining in stage two, Christian Eckes has a lead of over a second on Corey Heim; Rajah Caruth, Daneil Dye, and Grant Enfinger.
Layne Riggs is dropping through the field and is now in eighth place; he is reporting an issue with the splitter.
Lap 87, Frankie Muniz is on pit road with the hood up.
With four laps remaining in stage two, Christian Eckes has lead every lap so far.
The caution flag comes out on lap 93 when Layne Riggs spins out Stefan Parsons after multiple hits.
Christian Eckes wins stage two under caution to sweep the stages.
The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Christian Eckes
Corey Heim
Rajah Caruth
Daniel Dye
Grant Enfinger
Ben Rhodes
Stewart Friesen
Matt Crafton
Tyler Ankrum
Ty Majeski
NASCAR holds Layne Riggs two laps for reckless driving.
Drivers come down pit road for service with Christian Eckes winning the race off of pit road. Corey Heim loses several spots after his foot slips on the pedal. Grant Enfinger had a stop of over 30 seconds.
Christian Eckes brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three on lap 103 with Rajah Caruth alongside. Eckes gets out in front as drivers get three and four across the track.
The top five are Christian Eckes, Daniel Dye, Ben Rhodes, Rajah Caruth, and Tyler Ankrum.
Lap 113, the caution flag comes out when Jack Wood spins out after some contact from Conner Jones.
Some of the drivers come down pit road for service. Stewart Friesen had a loose wheel; the caution flag was a lucky break for him.
Christian Eckes brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 119 with Daniel Dye alongside. Eckes gets out in front to hold on to the lead. He has led every lap of the race so far. Daniel Dye holds on to second.
Thirty to go, Christian Eckes has a lead of nearly a second on Daniel Dye; Corey Heim, Rajah Caruth, and Tyler Ankrum round out the top five.
With 22 laps to go, Christian Eckes had a lead of over two seconds on Daniel Dye; Rajah Caruth, Corey Heim, and Tyler Ankrum round out the top five.
Seventeen laps remaining in the race, Christian Eckes has a lead of nearly three seconds on Daniel Dye.
Matt Crafton brings his 88 truck down pit road with complaints of a loose wheel (or something).
Ten to go, Christian Eckes now has a three second lead on Daniel Dye.
Layne Riggs nearly spins out after some contact form Clint Bowyer.
There are 22 trucks on the lead lap.
Matt Crafton did have a loose wheel.
Seven to go, Christian Eckes has a lead of over three seconds on Daniel Dye. Dye has never finished in the top five.
Five to go, Christian Eckes has dominated the race; leading every lap.
Christian Eckes takes the white flag.
With a lead of over two seconds, Christian Eckes led every lap to win the race…and win the final Triple Truck Challenge $50,000 prize.
The unofficial results of the Rackley Roofing 200:
Christian Eckes
Daniel Dye
Corey Heim
Rajah Caruth
Tyler Ankrum
Gran Enfinger
Ben Rhodes
Matt Mills
Ty Majeski
Jake Garcia
Stewart Friesen
Conner Jones
Nick Sanchez
Tanner Gray
Ty Dillon
Jack Wood
Clint Bowyer
Dawson Sutton
Brenden Queen
Dawson Cram
Chase Purdy
Spencer Boyd
Matt Crafton
Lawless Alan
Layne Riggs
Stefan Parsons
Timmy Hill
Dean Thompson
Bayley Currey
Akinori Ogata
Frankie Muniz
Mason Massey
Kaden Honeycutt
Taylor Gray
Mason Maggio
Bret Holmes