TC Daily Pit Stop: Christian Eckes Ruffles Feathers on Path to Martinsville Truck win
TC Daily Pit Stop: Saturday, November 2nd, 2024
Taylor Gray was mad at Christian Eckes, but apparently not mad enough to take a swing. Now, the question is; will it spill over into Phoenix?!
Christian Eckes Advances to Championship Four with Controversial Martinsville Win
Christian Eckes led 187 of 200 laps en route to his fourth win of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, but in the closing laps, it looked like he was going to be defeated by Taylor Gray, who was on fresher tires and had gotten around him on a late-race restart.
But Eckes wasn’t going to let his dominant day end without a win. Eckes would punt Gray out of the groove, and nearly outside of the top-five, while Ben Rhodes would squeeze by Eckes for the lead. A lap later, Eckes would punt Rhodes out of the way.
Eckes would hold on to win but would get confronted by Gray after the race. With the win, Eckes is onto the Championship 4 where he’ll battle Grant Enfinger, Corey Heim, and Ty Majeski for the championship.
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