Christian Eckes clinched victory in the Weather Guard Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, outpacing Kyle Busch in a thrilling finish. The Saturday night event marked Eckes' first win of the season. Following the race, the No. 19 team was officially declared the winners after a post-race inspection, which revealed no significant issues except for Zane Smith's truck having one lug nut not securely fastened, leading to a monetary fine for the crew chief. The race featured discussions about the track's use of resin instead of the traditional traction compound, with mixed opinions from drivers like Eckes, Busch, Zane Smith, and Matt Crafton on its effectiveness. The competition also witnessed heated exchanges on pit road between Nick Sanchez and Stewart Friesen.
From the Truck Series race at Bristol: Christian Eckes on out-dueling Kyle Busch and the difference the resin made versus traction compound previously used. https://t.co/gSvJJbIw3n
#NASCAR Inspection Complete: @DennyHamlin and the No. 11 @JoeGibbsRacing team have officially been named the winners of Sunday's #FoodCity500 at Bristol. No issues in tech, no cars to R&D: https://t.co/yq1s8J8r5O
#NASCAR Inspection Complete: @DennyHamlin and the No. 11 @JoeGibbsRacing team have officially be named the winners of Sunday's #FoodCity500 at Bristol. No issues in tech, no cars to R&D: https://t.co/yq1s8J8r5O
NEWS: Post-race inspection is complete at @ItsBristolBaby. @dennyhamlin's win is official! 🏁 https://t.co/rqkDTsqGr1
Post-race inspection in the #NASCAR Cup garage at Bristol is complete. No issues. No cars back to the R&D Center for teardown inspection. Denny Hamlin is the winner.
Cup Series inspection at Bristol is complete with no issues and no cars to the R&D Center
Inspection is clear at Bristol. No issues, no cars to R&D. Hamlin is the winner.
Post-race inspection in the #NASCAR Cup Series garage at Bristol Motor Speedway is complete. There were no issues. No cars back to the NASCAR R&D Center for teardown inspection.
Cup tech complete. Hamlin is the winner. No issues. No cars to R&D.
Inspection is complete at Bristol. No issues for Hamlin. He is officially the winner. No cars back to the NASCAR R&D Center for teardown inspection.
Cup owner points after Bristol: https://t.co/Gn6vve8DNb
Cup race results from Bristol: https://t.co/jkDkewhEH0
Cup results at Bristol: https://t.co/jsHdkwHZp1 https://t.co/fG287VXn9o
ECKES GETS REDEMPTION AT BRISTOL @ChristianEckes scored the victory in Saturday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Bristol, earning redemption for last Fall's near-miss. #NASCAR https://t.co/r00Bl0f8NO
RECAP: @christianeckes outdueled @KyleBusch in a thriller on the concrete high banks of @ItsBristolBaby Saturday night, collecting his first @NASCAR_Trucks win of the season in the process. #NASCAR 📸: @ScotteSprinkle My story for @Motors_Hotspot: https://t.co/lJPvXXs8Ba
It's official, Eckes wins tonight's NASCAR truck Race at Bristol. Only issue in tech was one unsecured lug nut on the No. 91 truck, that will result in a monetary fine for the crew chief. https://t.co/7MhnV12AnL
#NASCAR Inspection Complete: @christianeckes and the No. 19 @BMR_NASCAR team have been declared the official winners of Saturday night's Weather Guard Truck Race at Bristol: https://t.co/Nkno28hW2e
Post-race inspection in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series garage is complete. There were no issues. Eckes is officially the winner. 91-Smith had 1 lug nut not secure
Truck tech complete. Eckes is the winner. Only issue was ZSmith truck one lug nut loose/missing (monetary fine to crew chief).
#NASCAR News: @christianeckes scored the win in Saturday's @NASCAR_Trucks race at Bristol in a hotly contested race against Kyle Busch. As Eckes did his burnout, there were tempers flying on pit road between Nick Sanchez and Stewart Friesen. Race Recap: https://t.co/0xJTxK9Owy
Christian Eckes finds redemption in NASCAR Truck Series win at Bristol https://t.co/FlhoRBGDXp
Kyle Busch, Zane Smith and Matt Crafton didn’t see a huge impact from what resin was left on the Bristol track for the truck race. And some mixed views on whether NASCAR should apply additional resin for the Cup cars Sunday. https://t.co/rxHCGqxp73
Eckes with the win over Busch at @ItsBristolBaby. Full results: https://t.co/3tQvlrYv72
Truck results from Bristol: https://t.co/YdzlRG70Fp
REPORT - @christianeckes held off a charging @KyleBusch to win the @NASCAR_Trucks race at Bristol Motor Speedway. #NASCAR https://t.co/eztW9fXvdv