2024 Weather Guard Truck Race
4th race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2024 Weather Guard Truck Race was the 4th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 4th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent asphalt oval shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. Throughout the entirety of the event, the race was known for an intense and exciting battle between Christian Eckes and Kyle Busch. Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, took over the lead from Busch on the final restart, and held him off in the final few laps to earn his sixth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season.[9] Eckes won the pole and led a race-high 144 laps. Busch led 105 laps and won both stages, but spun his tires on the final restart and ultimately finished 2nd. To fill out the podium, Busch, driving for Spire Motorsports, and Zane Smith, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
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Race 4 of 23 of the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
Date | March 16, 2024 | ||
Official name | 4th Annual Weather Guard Truck Race | ||
Location | Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.858 km) | ||
Distance | 250 laps, 133 mi (214 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 250 laps, 133 mi (214 km) | ||
Average speed | 80.017 mph (128.775 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | ||
Time | 15.122 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | |
Laps | 144 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | FS1 | ||
Announcers | Adam Alexander, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN |