Christian Eckes steals victory in NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck elimination race at Kansas: Christian Eckes grabbed the lead on the final restart and stole a victory in Friday night’s Kansas Lottery 200, the Round of 10 elimination race in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. In a three-wide battle for the lead against Corey Heim and Zane Smith, Eckes led only the final two laps to secure his third victory of the season, his first at Kansas Speedway and the fourth of his career.(Read More)(9-8-2023)

#19-Christian Eckes won the Kansas Lottery 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway in dramatic fashion on Friday night. Following a restart with just two laps remaining, Eckes took it three-wide with #11-Corey Heim and #38-Zane Smith and came out on top to score his third win of the season. It was his fourth career Truck Series win.
#17-Taylor Gray finished second, ahead of #25-Matt DiBenedetto, #11-Heim, and #38-Smith.
The race was the cutoff for the next round of the playoffs, the Round of 8. Despite finishing third, it wasn’t enough for #25-DiBenedetto, who missed the next round by just five points behind #99-Ben Rhodes. Rhodes had a rough final stage and had to pit under green twice for a vibration. He finished 25th. Teammate and three-time past champion #88-Matt Crafton’s night was even worse. Crafton began the race at the rear of the field after an incident in practice forced the team to a backup. He worked his way through the field but bounced off of the wall and had to make multiple pitstops for repairs. He ended the night 33rd, and failed to advance to the next round.
#42-Carson Hocevar won stage 2 and finished sixth. #52-Stewart Friesen, #2-Nick Sanchez, who won the opening stage, #16-Tyler Ankrum, and #61-Jake Drew closed out the top-10.
Pole-sitter #4-Chase Purdy finished 14th, one lap down, after pitting under green for a vibration.
There were 18 lead changes among 11 drivers and five cautions for 34 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 111.960 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report

Race Fast Facts – Kansas Speedway
Christian Eckes (P) won the Kansas Lottery 200, his fourth victory in 87 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his third victory and 11th top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in eight races at Kansas Speedway.
Taylor Gray # (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Kansas Speedway. It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2023.
Matt DiBenedetto (P) (third) posted his second top-10 finish in four races at Kansas Speedway.
Taylor Gray (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
Matt DiBenedetto (P) and Matt Crafton (P) did not advance out of the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs’ Round of 10.
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Reset Truck Series Playoff Driver Point Standings after Kansas:
1) #11-Corey Heim, 2 wins, 3030
2) #19-Christian Eckes, 3 wins, -6
3) #23-Grant Enfinger, 3 wins, -6
4) #42-Carson Hocevar, 3 wins, -8
5) #38-Zane Smith, 2 wins, -8
6) #98-Ty Majeski, 1 win, -14
7) #99-Ben Rhodes, 1 win, -17
8) #2-Nick Sanchez, -24
See the Reset Driver Point Standings, Reset Owner Point Standings and see the Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings prior to the reset.

Paint Schemes

To the rear: 33-Janes, 04-Davis, 56-Hill, 45-Alan (unapproved adjustments), 88-Crafton, 9-Howard(backup trucks)

Pitstall Selections

#4-Chase Purdy won the pole for the Kansas Lottery 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway with a speed of 172.292 mph for his first pole of the season, the first pole of his career.
#2-Nick Sanchez will start second, followed by #98-Ty Majeski, #51-Jack Wood, #35-Jake Garcia, #99-Ben Rhodes, #13-Hailie Deegan, #19-Christian Eckes, #1-Jesse Love and #61-Jake Drew.
Playoff drivers not in the top-10: #25-Matt DiBenedetto, 11th
#23-Grant Enfinger, 12th
#38-Zane Smith, 14th
#11-Corey Heim, 15th
#42-Carson Hocevar, 17th
#88-Matt Crafton, 31st, after a practice incident.
Friday night is the cutoff race for the Round of 8 in the championship. Enfinger, Majeski, Heim, and Eckes are already locked in on either wins, or points. Rhodes and DiBenedetto enter the race in the ninth and tenth positions outside of the playoff cutline.
36 trucks entered, so all made the race.
See the complete Kansas Lottery 200 Starting Lineup and check out the complete Qualifying Results.

Qualifying Fast Facts – Kansas:
Chase Purdy won the Pole Award for the Kansas Lottery 200 with a lap of 30.631 seconds, 176.292 mph.
This is his first pole in 71 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his first pole and 11th top-10 start in 2023.
This is his first pole in seven races at Kansas Speedway.
Nick Sanchez # (P) (second) posted his 13th top-10 start of 2023 and his second in two races at Kansas Speedway.
Ty Majeski (P) (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Kansas Speedway. It is his 15th in 19 races this season.
Nick Sanchez (P) (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
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Practice for Kansas Lottery 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway is over; the top-five, slowest and notes:
#99-Rhodes 173.371
#4-Purdy 173.321
#98-Majeski 173.266
#17-Gray 173.193
#35-Garcia 172.972
Slowest: #90-Carroll 155.867
Most laps run: 25, #19-Eckes
Notes: Playoff contender #88-Matt Crafton was in an incident during the session, hitting debris that caused damage to his Ford, and moved to a back-up truck. #9-Colby Howard and #04-Spencer Davis also had issues.
See complete results on the Practice speeds page.(9-8-2023)

Crew Rosters

Qualifying Order

Goodyear Tire Notes

The entry list for the Kansas Lottery 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway has been released. There are 36 drivers/teams for 36 spots. Some notes: #20-Greg VanAlst, #22-Mason Maggio, #33-Chase Janes, #51-Jack Wood, #61-Jake Drew, #90-Justin Carroll. See the complete Entry List page.

TandemDraft Stats – Kansas Trucks

Goodyear Tire Notes

Weekend Event Schedule