The NASCAR Truck Series arrived at Bristol Motor Speedway for its first short track race of the 2024 season after Nick Sanchez, Kyle Busch, and Rajah Caruth started the new campaign with victories. It was a fun and exciting night at Bristol; however, the race was about redemption for one specific driver.

[autotag]Christian Eckes[/autotag] held off a hard-charging Busch in the final laps to secure the victory in the Truck Series race at Bristol. Eckes’ victory is redemption after he lost the race to Corey Heim in the closing laps at Bristol in 2023. The McAnally-Hilgemann Racing driver’s loss meant he eventually missed the Championship 4. Busch won Stages 1 and 2 but didn’t have enough.

CHRISTIAN ECKES HOLDS OFF KYLE BUSCH TO WIN AT BRISTOL! pic.twitter.com/SK6CTejdTf

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It is an accomplishment to beat Busch at Bristol, and Eckes needed it after a rough start to the 2024 season. The No. 19 team has shown speed, but unfortunate luck has plagued the organization. Now, Eckes can focus on winning races and earning playoff points until the playoffs.

Weather Guard Truck Race finishing order:

1. No. 19 Christian Eckes
2. No. 7 Kyle Busch
3. No. 91 Zane Smith
4. No. 88 Matt Crafton
5. No. 18 Tyler Ankrum
6. No. 11 Corey Heim
7. No. 17 Taylor Gray
8. No. 71 Rajah Caruth
9. No. 9 Grant Enfinger
10. No. 38 Layne Riggs
11. No. 41 Bayley Currey
12. No. 45 Kaden Honeycutt
13. No. 43 Daniel Dye
14. No. 13 Jake Garcia
15. No. 15 Tanner Gray
16. No. 99 Ben Rhodes
17. No. 2 Nick Sanchez
18. No. 75 Stefan Parsons
19. No. 66 Conner Jones
20. No. 25 Ty Dillon
21. No. 1 William Sawalich
22. No. 52 Stewart Friesen
23. No. 5 Dean Thompson
24. No. 56 Timmy Hill
25. No. 42 Matt Mills
26. No. 46 Thad Moffitt
27. No. 33 Lawless Alan
28. No. 02 Mason Massey
29. No. 21 Mason Maggio
30. No. 76 Spencer Boyd
31. No. 32 Bret Holmes
32. No. 22 Keith McGee
33. No. 77 Chase Purdy
34. No. 98 Ty Majeski
35. No. 14 Trey Hutchens III
36. No. 90 Justin S Carroll