{"id":5676,"date":"2024-11-01T19:57:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T23:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/?p=5676"},"modified":"2024-11-01T23:13:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T03:13:27","slug":"2024-nascar-craftsman-truck-series-race-twenty-two-martinsville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briari.net\/blog\/2024\/11\/2024-nascar-craftsman-truck-series-race-twenty-two-martinsville\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race Twenty-Two Martinsville"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cars in field: 36
\nPole: Christian Eckes (19)
\nOutside Pole: Ty Majeski (98)
\nStages: 50-50-100
\nWeather: Cloudy, 70\u00b0F, Feels like: 69\u00b0, Wind WSW 3 mph, Wind Gusts 9 mph<\/p>\n

Congrats to MRN’s lead announcer Jeff Striegle who is in Michigan tonight, instead of Martinsville, getting inducted into the Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

Mike ‘BagMan’ Bagley is sitting in for Jeff Striegle. Astoundingly he just did a bit on turning the clocks back for the end of Daylight Saving Time.<\/p>\n

Matthew Gould (44) is creeping around the race track on lap 34 of 200. On lap 36 of 200 the caution flag is displayed as Matthew Gould’s truck finally stops moving.<\/p>\n

MRN’s Alex Hayden keeps chuckling as Bagley fumbles and bumbles his way through things.<\/p>\n

Restarting on lap 42 of 200 with Eckes and Majeski on the front row. Matt Crafton (88) starts at the tail end of the field due to speeding on pit road. The television broadcast is bored and showing the track surface and under-carriages of the trucks; back to the Christmas movie I’m watching instead of the terrible NASCAR coverages.<\/p>\n

Rajah Caruth (71) tags the wall on lap 49 of 200 and slowly continues around the track.<\/p>\n

Christian Eckes (19) wins stage one.<\/p>\n

Caruth has a tire down, but doesn’t seem to have suspension damage.<\/p>\n

Restarting on lap 60 of 200 with Eckes (19), Majeski (98), Nick Sanchez (2) and Corey Heim (11) up front having stayed out during that pit sequence.<\/p>\n

MRN is calling lots of hard racing action on lap 65 of 200. FS1 is showing the track surface and the rear wheels of trucks.<\/p>\n

Caution on lap 97 of 200 for a spin and crash by Dylan Lupton (02).<\/p>\n

Landon Lewis (16) is in the garage area.<\/p>\n

Christian Eckes (19) wins stage two under caution.<\/p>\n

“Left front brake is gone for Rajah Caruth. They’re going to replace it, but the left front brake is gone,” MRN’s Steve ‘Postie\/Postman’ Post.<\/p>\n

Restarting on lap 110 of 200 with Ben Rhodes (99) and Christian Eckes (19) up front.<\/p>\n

On lap 157 of 200 leader Christian Eckes (19) is 6.394 seconds ahead of second place Nick Sanchez (2).<\/p>\n

Caution on lap 162 of 200 for Kaden Honeycutt (45) getting into the wall after losing a front right tire.<\/p>\n

Daniel Dye (43) pits before pit road is open. The team opens his hood and begins furiously working in the engine compartment.<\/p>\n

Restarting on lap 171 of 200 with Eckes, Nick Sanchez (2), Ty Majeski (98), Stewart Friesen (52), Tyler Ankrum (18), and William Sawalich (1) up front.<\/p>\n

Bret Moffitt (4), and Corey Day (81) bring out the caution on lap 181 of 200. The 5 of Dean Thompson runs the 15 of Tanner Graya into the back of the 4 sending Brett Moffitt (4) spinning into the outside wall.<\/p>\n

Restarting on lap 188 of 200 with Christian Eckes (19), Nick Sanchez (2), Taylor Gray (17), Ty Majeski (98), Ben Rhodes (99), Stewart Friesen (52), Grant Enfinger (9) And Corey Heim (11) up front.<\/p>\n

Eckes again drives away from the field to the lead. Taylor Gray catches up to Eckes.<\/p>\n

Caution is out on lap 188 of 200 for a spin by Stewart Friesen (52) assistance from Grant Enfinger (9) who was sent into Friesen’s rear by the 7 of Connor Zilisch. Johnny Sauter (66) is on pit road getting a right front tire.<\/p>\n

MRN reports Christian Eckes (19) has led 182 of 193 laps.<\/p>\n

Restarting on lap 195 of 200 with Christian Eckes (19), Taylor Gray (17), Nick Sanchez (2), Ben Rhodes (99), Ty Majeski (98), Chase Purdy (77), Grant Enfinger (9), Connor Zilisch (7), Corey Heim (11), Stewart Friesen (52) up front.<\/p>\n

Taylor Gray (17) takes the lead. Eckes (19) runs him up the racetrack and takes it back.<\/p>\n

Ben Rhodes (99) does a bump and run on Eckes on lap 196 of 200 and takes the lead.<\/p>\n

Eckes (19) takes the lead back on lap 197 of 200<\/p>\n

White flag.<\/p>\n

Christian Eckes wins (19).<\/p>\n

Taylor Gray (17) is shoving Christian Eckes around the track on the cool-down lap.<\/p>\n

MRN called an exciting race. Television showed the track surface a lot and occasionally some racing<\/p>\n

Eliminated from the play-offs:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n