The NASCAR Truck Series always puts on a show at Kansas Speedway and Friday night was not any different. It was another race with a late-race restart as the field took the green flag with two laps to go. Zane Smith, Corey Heim, and [autotag]Christian Eckes[/autotag] had a wicked two-lap battle while three wide. Unfortunately for Smith and Heim, they didn’t cross the line first.

Eckes seized the day for his third Truck Series victory of the 2023 NASCAR season. The driver of the No. 19 truck already clinched a spot in the Round of 8 but this solidifies his status as a championship contender. Meanwhile, Matt DiBenedetto and Matt Crafton failed to make the Round of 8 after not earning enough points compared to Ben Rhodes.

The Truck Series now goes to Bristol Motor Speedway next week for the first race of the Round of 8. It will be wild as eight drivers look to clinch a spot in the Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway.

THREE WIDE FOR THE LEAD! Repost to congratulate Christian Eckes on his @NASCAR_Trucks WIN at Kansas. pic.twitter.com/5DAgNakmaH

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Kansas Lottery 200 top-10 finishing order:

1. No. 19 Christian Eckes
2. No. 17 Taylor Gray
3. No. 25 Matt DiBenedetto
4. No. 11 Corey Heim
5. No. 38 Zane Smith
6. No. 42 Carson Hocevar
7. No. 52 Stewart Friesen
8. No. 2 Nick Sanchez
9. No. 1 Jesse Love
10. No. 16 Tyler Ankrum