In the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Long John Silver's 200 at Martinsville Speedway, Christian Eckes dominated by winning both Stage 1 and Stage 2 under caution, marking his 11th career stage win, third of the season, and second career stage sweep. Ty Majeski set a track record to secure the pole position for the race, which started at 7:30 p.m. ET, marking his seventh career pole in the series and his first at Martinsville. The race saw multiple cautions, including incidents involving Tanner Gray, Matt Crafton, and Layne Riggs. Australian Supercars driver Cam Waters made his NASCAR debut, qualifying 22nd and showing promising performance during the race. The event was filled with strategic pit stops and intense racing action, setting the stage for an exciting conclusion.
Seventeen trucks stayed out, led by Majeski, Taylor Gray, and Sawalich. Now to see if I'll freeze outside over the last 95 laps. 👋 #NASCAR | #LJS200
Pit stops with 96 to go. Eckes, Honeycutt, Purdy, Currey, and others down. Race off: 19, 18, 5, 7, 13 / 45, 77, 41, 25, 56. #NASCAR | #LJS200
Among those pitting under this caution: Eckes, Purdy, Thompson, Currey, Smith, Alan, Ankrum, Dillon, Boyd, Carrol, Garcia, Honeycutt, Hill. #NASCAR
Martinsville Trucks Stage 2 Christian Eckes 1PP 10CP Tyler Ankrum 9 Chase Purdy 8 Ty Majeski 7 Kaden Honeycutt 6 Jake Garcia 5 Dean Thompson 4 Bayley Currey 3 Taylor Gray 2 William Sawalich 1 -- Ben Rhodes Sammy Smith Nick Sanchez Rajah Caruth Stewart Friesen
It has been a rough night for Layne Riggs. This caution will end the stage. Christian Eckes sweeps Stage 1 and 2 at Martinsville. https://t.co/EtsnZmL009 https://t.co/09q9hFEL7E
Stage 2 end. Christian Eckes wins the stage over Tyler Ankrum, Chase Purdy, Ty Majeski, Kaden Honeycutt, Jake Garcia, Dean Thompson, Bayley Currey, Taylor Gray and William Sawalich. #NASCAR
Top-10 in this stage: Eckes Ankrum Purdy Majeski Honeycutt Garcia Thompson Currey TayGray Sawalich ... then Rhodes SSmith Sanchez Caruth Friesen Enfigner THill TDillon Alan Gray Heim Dye Waters Crafton Mills Holmes Wood Massey Carroll Boyd Moffitt
With that caution, Eckes has secured the Stage 2 win. S2 results: 1. Eckes, 10 pts (1 Playoff Pt) 2. Ankrum, 9 3. Purdy, 8 4. Majeski, 7 5. Honeycutt, 6 6. Garcia, 5 7. Thompson, 4 8. Currey, 3 9. TayGray, 2 10. Sawalich, 1 #NASCAR
Stage 2 winner: @christianeckes. It's his 11th career @NASCAR_Trucks stage win, third of the season, and his second career stage sweep. #NASCAR | #LJS200 https://t.co/ki1iCTRC0v
Caution on lap 98. Spencer Boyd and Layne Riggs both around. This will take us to the break. #NASCAR | #LJS200
98/200 Daniel Dye tags Spencer Boyd who spins into Layne Riggs Riggs into the wall "It's killed." They ask Riggs to shake the truck "Yeah, its bad."
CAUTION 5 -- Lap 98: Layne Riggs and Spencer Boyd spin in Turns 1 and 2 after Boyd gets bumped on entry from Daniel Dye. Riggs into the wall with his left-front wheel. This caution will lead us to the end of Stage 2. #NASCAR
Christian Eckes will win Stage 2 under caution. #NASCAR
Spencer Boyd and Layne Riggs go for a ride. Caution. #NASCAR
Five to go in stage two. #NASCAR | #LJS200
Matt Mills makes some heavy contact with Waters in Turn 1, but the 66 rookie holds onto it. #NASCAR
Everyone has minded their p's and q's so far. I'm betting they won't after this next caution. #NASCAR | #LJS200
Majeski on the move. #NASCAR
Back to green, Lap 84 #NASCAR
Eckes radio: "I think I need to be a little freer on the long run. Really good otherwise." #NASCAR | #LJS200
Choose: 19-77 18-45 13-41 1-98 99-5 56-17 2-7 25-52 #NASCAR | #LJS200
Eckes is committed to trying to get the extra playoff point at the end of stage two before he comes down pit road. #NASCAR | #LJS200
Eckes is committed to trying to get the extra stage point at the end of stage two before he comes down pit road. #NASCAR | #LJS200
Add Layne Riggs (for obvious reasons) to the pit list as well under this yellow. #NASCAR | #LJS200
Heim, Mills, Wood, Holmes, Dye, Waters, Moffitt, Riggs among those pitting under this caution at Lap 80. #NASCAR
Pitting at lap 80: Heim, Waters, Mills, Wood, Holmes. #NASCAR | #LJS200
Here's what happened: #NASCARonFS1 | https://t.co/mRRDpA6iAy https://t.co/eZ1aoJfff7 https://t.co/SSWQvLPTwY
Jack Wood made contact with Riggs. Wood had contact from possibly Sammy Smith. #NASCAR https://t.co/lBky2OLYuX
FREE PASS: @thadmoffitt. #NASCAR | #LJS200
🟡 CAUTION #4 on lap 76 as @LayneRiggs99 is backwards. I forgot to add the stage break in earlier. Oops. #NASCAR | #LJS200
CAUTION 4 -- Lap 76: Layne Riggs around in Turns 1 and 2. An unfortunate product of a poor pit stop earlier for the No. 38 team. Riggs around after contact from Jack Wood. #NASCAR
Layne Riggs is the latest to go for a spin. Caution again. #NASCAR
Cam Waters has climbed to p12 #NASCAR
Back to green lap 74
Choose: 19-77 18-45 13-41 42-1 5-98 56-66 91-11 #NASCAR | #LJS200
Spicy #NASCAR https://t.co/g5lHpRY9jG
Sanchez and Caruth come down pit road coming to lap 70. No one else up front came with them. #NASCAR | #LJS200
Pitting at Lap 68: Sanchez, Caruth, Enfinger, Crafton, Massey, Gray. #NASCAR
FREE PASS: @Justin91Carroll #NASCAR
🟡 CAUTION #2 waves on lap 66 as Matt Crafton gave Tanner Gray a shunt in turn two and Gray went around. Crafton radioed that "the steering locked up" and it was "all on me." #NASCAR | #LJS200
Crafton says his steering locked up, which sent him into Tanner Gray to trigger that incident. #NASCAR
Matt Crafton said his steering appeared to lock up. #NASCAR
Replay shows Crafton got into Turn 1 a little hot to Gray's left, turning the No. 15 truck around. The Nos. 02 and 90 had nowhere to go trying to avoid it. No apparent damage. Crafton: "My steering was locked." #NASCAR https://t.co/FkdIt2KkLW
64/200 Caution Tanner Gray around, contact from Matt Crafton behind him on the outside lane Steering lock up on the 88 Christian Eckes Tyler Ankrum Nick Sanchez Chase Purdy Kaden Honeycutt Jake Garcia Rajah Caruth Bayley Currey Matt Mills William Sawalich Dean Thompson Timmy…
All trucks drive away from the scene of the crime. #NASCAR
Holmes, Rhodes, and Heim were three wide there, that was sketchy, and now we're under caution Incident involving Tanner Gray, Mason Massey, Crafton and maybe Carroll. #NASCAR
Australian @supercars ace @cameron_waters was among those who stayed out at the yellow and runs 14th at lap 65 in his @NASCAR_Trucks debut. #NASCAR | #LJS200
CAUTION 3 -- Lap 66: Tanner Gray around with Matt Crafton, Mason Massey and Justin Carroll involved. #NASCAR
Matt Crafton and Tanner Gray tangle. #NASCAR
Trouble for Layne Riggs on that pit stop drops the No. 38 truck to P24 ahead of the Stage 2 restart after running third all stage. Meanwhile: RESTART 2 -- Lap 61: Eckes and Ankrum leading after staying out with a number of other trucks. Ty Majeski P14, first of those who pit.
Crafton is SHOVING his way forward. #NASCAR
Our kind of Friday night 📎🏁 #NASCAR https://t.co/Ye9PxlZ7BO
Ugly restart and Eckes comes away from it with a really decent lead. #NASCAR
Green flag for start of Stage 2 #NASCAR
Grant Enfinger finds himself back in 28th after making an additional pit stop under this caution. #NASCAR
Choose: 19-2 18-45 13-77 71-41 42-1 56-5 #NASCAR | #LJS200
Looks like top-15 trucks stayed out: Eckes Sanchez Ankrum Garcia Honeycutt Purdy Caruth Mills Currey Hill Waters Sawalich Thompson Holmes Wood ... then Majeski Heim SSmith Dye Rhodes pitted.
Eckes, Sanchez, Ankrum, Garcia, Honeycutt, Purdy, Caruth, Mills amongst those staying out Majeski, Heim, Dye, Rhodes, the Grays, Dillon, Frisen, Riggs, Crafton amongst those pitting Enfinger pits a second time
Stage 1 results: 1. @christianeckes 2. @TyMajeski 3. @LayneRiggs99 4. @CoreyHeim_ 5. @Nicksanchez080 6. @benrhodes 7. @TylerAnkrum 8. @JakeGarcia35 9. @KadenWHoneycutt 10. @chasepurdy12 #NASCAR | #LJS200
Trucks Martinsville Stage 1 Christian Eckes 1PP 10CP Ty Majeski 9 Layne Riggs 8 Corey Heim 7 Nick Sanchez 6 Ben Rhodes 5 Tyler Ankrum 4 Jake Garcia 3 Kaden Honeycutt 2 Chase Purdy 1 -- Sammy Smith Rajah Caruth Stewart Friesen Ty Dillon Taylor Gray Tanner Gray Grant Enfinger Matt…
CAUTION 2 -- Lap 50: Stage 1 end. Christian Eckes scores the stage win over Ty Majeski, Layne Riggs, Corey Heim, Nick Snachez, Ben Rhodes, Tyler Ankrum, Jake Garcia, Kaden Honeycutt and Chase Purdy. Free pass will be Mason Massey in P30. #NASCAR
Stage 1 winner: @christianeckes. It's his 10th career @NASCAR_Trucks stage win and second of the year. He's the 15th driver to win 10 or more stages in the series. #NASCAR | #LJS200 https://t.co/CIBPxWwMGv
Eckes takes the Stage 1 win. S1 results: 1. Eckes, 10 pts (1 Playoff Pt) 2. Majeski, 9 3. Riggs, 8 4. Heim, 7 5. Sanchez, 6 6. Rhodes, 5 7. Ankrum, 4 8. Garcia, 3 9. Honeycutt, 2 10. Purdy, 1 #NASCAR
First stage complete. Top-10: Eckes Majeski Riggs Heim Sanchez Rhodes Ankrum Garcia Honeycutt Purdy ... then SSmith Caruth Friesen Dillon TayGray TanGray Enfinger Mills Crafton Dye
.@christianeckes wins Stage 1. #NASCAR
10 to go in Stage 1. #NASCAR
Back to green, Lap 37 #NASCAR
Dean Thompson, Bayley Currey, Cam Waters, William Sawalich, Timmy Hill, Justin Carroll, Mason Massey, Thas Moffitt and Blake Lothian all pitting under this first caution of the night. #NASCR
29/200 Caution for Thad Moffitt around in Turns 3 and 4 Christian Eckes Ty Majeski Layne Riggs # Corey Heim Nick Sanchez Ben Rhodes Jake Garcia Dean Thompson Tyler Ankrum Chase Purdy Sammy Smith(i) Stewart Friesen Taylor Gray Jack Wood Kaden Honeycutt Rajah Caruth Ty Dillon…
CAUTION 1 — Lap 30: Thad Moffitt has spun in Turns 3 and 4. #NASCAR
Thad Moffitt has spun. Caution. #NASCAR
.@Reporterjamie just said that Cam Waters will make his second career #NASCAR start at Kansas for @ThorSportRacing later this season. He's making his first ever start tonight in the No. 66 (runs P25).
25 laps down, 25 to go in opening stage: Eckes Majeski Riggs Heim Sanchez Rhodes Garcia Thompson Ankrum Purdy SSmith Friesen TayGray Wood Caruth Honeycutt Dillon Currey Enfinger TanGray
.@thadmoffitt has gone a lap down. #NASCAR
.@NASCARONFOX says Supercars star Cam Waters will also do the #NASCAR Truck race at @kansasspeedway for @ThorSportRacing
Green flag is out, Ty Majeski leads the field into Turn 1, but Christian Eckes takes the lead from him, and leads lap 1. #NASCAR
Xfinity Group B Practice Top-10: 1. @AJDinger 2. @Parker79p 3. @sammysmithSS 4. @sheldoncreed 5. @Josh6williams 6. @ColeCuster 7. @TaylorGray17_ 8. @J_Allgaier 9. @BrandonJonesRac 10. @Aric_Almirola #NASCAR
Xfinity Practice is complete.... 16 31 8 18 11 00 19 7 9 20 98 48 26 97 1 21 14 88 51 44 29 91 39 5 92 38 2 4 15 6 07 28 43 42 27 35 74 53 81 #NASCAR
Xfinity Practice ATR: 16 31 8 18 11 00 19 7 9 20 98 48 97 1 21 14 88 29 91 39 5 92 44 38 2 4 15 51 26 6 07 28 43 42 27 35 74 53 81 #NASCAR
Xfinity Group A Practice Top-10: 1. @sheldoncreed 2. @BrandonJonesRac 3. @sam_mayer_ 4. @LoganBearden_ 5. @Carson_Kvapil 6. @BlainePerkins21 7. @RyanSiegRacing 8. @anthonyalfredo 9. @DexBean 10. @mattdracing #NASCAR
Xfinity Group A Practice Top-10: 1. @sheldoncreed 2. @BrandonJonesRac 3. @sam_mayer_ 4. @LoganBearden_ 5. @Carson_Kvapil 6. @BlainePerkins21 7. @RyanSiegRacing 8. @anthonyalfredo 9. @DexterBean 10. @mattdracing #NASCAR
Xfinity Practice Group A: 18 9 1 14 88 29 39 5 92 38 4 15 6 07 28 43 27 35 74 53 #NASCAR
Top-Five Practice ATR: 1. @sheldoncreed 2. @BrandonJonesRac 3. @sam_mayer_ 4. @LoganBearden_ 5. @Carson_Kvapil #NASCAR
NEWS: @TyMajeski set a track record Friday at @MartinsvilleSwy en route to his seventh career @NASCAR_Trucks pole and first at the Paper Clip. #NASCAR Read more: https://t.co/Ow8BPXUoKF
Starting lineup for tonight's Truck race: https://t.co/MtdUCbZy6Z
Ty Majeski on pole for Trucks at Martinsville with a new track record and he really wants a Ridgeway Grandfather Clock https://t.co/BFuHJddXwI
#NASCAR: @TyMajeski will lead the field to green in Friday's Long John Silver's 200 at Martinsville, beating out Christian Eckes and Layne Riggs for the pole. FULL QUALIFYING RESULTS ⤵️⤵️ https://t.co/YsytLkL937
Majeski gets the pole @MartinsvilleSwy for tonight. Eckes, Riggs, Heim, Sanchez, Rhodes, Garcia, Thompson, Ankrum and Wood the top-10 starters
Top-10 Truck Starters: 1. @TyMajeski 2. @christianeckes 3. @LayneRiggs99 4. @CoreyHeim_ 5. @Nicksanchez080 6. @benrhodes 7. @JakeGarcia35 8. @deanthompsonr 9. @TylerAnkrum 10. @DriverJackWood #NASCAR
Ty Majeski wins the pole for the Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET). Majeski and Christain Eckes are on the front row. Australian Supercars driver Cam Waters qualified 22nd for his NASCAR debut.
Trucks Lineup: 98 19 38 11 2 99 13 5 18 91 77 17 7 52 41 71 45 25 15 9 1 66 43 88 42 33 56 32 02 76 22 20 46 90 No Time for 46 (Moffitt) and 90 (Carrol). No DNQs. #NASCAR
Majeski moves to the top spot in truck qualifying. Eckes, Riggs, Sanchez, Rhodes follow so far as the session winds down with just 3 to go.
Majeski on the pole from the truck race tonight at Martinsville. Majeski Eckes Riggs Heim Sanchez Rhodes Garciaa Thompson Ankrum Wood
Ty Majeski is the pole winner for tonight's #NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Long John Silver's 200 at Martinsville Speedway.
Ty Majeski takes the top spot. Corey Heim will be the last driver to take a qualifying run. #NASCAR
#NASCAR: @TyMajeski paced NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice from @MartinsvilleSwy, leading Corey Heim in the 15-minute two-group session. Full Results: https://t.co/IC1qqDwNKl
Trucks Series practice is complete: 1. @TyMajeski 2. @CoreyHeim_ 3. @christianeckes 4. @deanthompsonr 5. @Matt_Crafton 6. @StewartFriesen 7. @mattmillsracing 8. @rajahcaruth_ 9. @tannergray5 10. @KadenWHoneycutt #NASCAR
.@TyMajeski is now quickest at Martinsville. #NASCAR
#NASCAR Truck Series debut weekend for 11-time Supercars race winner, Cam Waters who is driving the No. 66 Ford F-150 for @ThorSportRacing. https://t.co/reFY81X3qH