No. 16 Action Industries Chevrolet
Start: 15th
Stage 1 Finish: 11th
Stage 2 Finish: 9th
Finish: 4th
Capitalizing on the long-run speed of the No. 16 Action Industries Chevrolet, Eckes gained four spots during the opening stage to finish 11th. During Stage 2, He entered the top 10 by lap 36 and consistently clicked off top-three speeds throughout the segment. Eckes finished Stage 2 in ninth place, radioing that despite firing off tight, the No. 16 Chevy built freer as the run went on. He started the final stage from 10th place and continued running top-three lap times. When a late-race caution came out with four laps remaining, Eckes sat sixth. Following an overtime attempt, Eckes finished fourth, earning his fourth top-five result of the season.
“I’m proud of Kaulig Racing for fighting hard today. We had a really good No. 16 Action Industries Chevy; once we got going, I felt like we were easily a top-five car. We tried a couple things differently this race, and we feel like we made some gains, so we’ll take those into the ROVAL and move on to Gateway next week with one more shot at the playoffs.” – Christian Eckes
No. 10 Race to Stop Suicide Chevrolet
Start: 26th
Stage 1 Finish: 20th
Stage 2 Finish: 25th
Finish: 11th
Happy with the fire off of the No. 10 Race to Stop Suicide Chevrolet, Daniel Dye finished Stage 1 in 20th place. He continued the charge forward during the opening laps of the second stage, finding his way to 14th place in just five laps. In the closing laps of Stage 2, Dye was assessed with a pass-thru penalty after short-cutting the course. He went on to finish the stage in 25th. Confident in the capability and speed of the No. 10 Chevy, crew chief Kevin Walter told Dye to remain focused. After starting the final stage from 24th, Dye sat 17th when the caution flag came out with 12 laps remaining. After chaos on the restart, Dye saw himself in 12th, when a late-race caution fell with four laps to go. Following one overtime attempt, Dye finished 11th.
“This was definitely one of our better road-course races. Our No. 10 Race to Stop Suicide Chevy had top-15 speed all day. I made a mistake and had to do a pass-thru, which set us back a bit. I think we maybe could have gotten a top 10 otherwise, but overall not a bad result.” – Daniel Dye
No. 11 MobileX Chevrolet
Start: 27th
Stage 1 Finish: 28th
Stage 2 Finish: 31st
Finish: 35th
Will Brown started the Pacific Office Automation 147 at the rear, due to unapproved adjustments to change the transmission of the No. 11 MobileX Chevrolet. Learning the car more and more each lap, Brown gained multiple spots to finish the opening Stage in 28th. Continuing to trend positively, Brown entered the top 20 in just a handful of laps to start Stage 2. Coming to the final lap of the stage, Brown was forced to pit road, radioing that something was broken on the No. 11 Chevy. The team assessed that the right-side track bar mount was broken. Brown’s race ended early; he was scored 35th.
“Not how we wanted today to end. It felt like the car wasn’t driving right for the last few laps there before I felt something broken in the rear end. I hate it for the Kaulig crew, because I know they really wanted to have a good run this weekend. I’m super thankful to everyone for bringing me back and giving me another opportunity.” – Will Brown
About Kaulig Racing
Kaulig Racing™ is a full-time, multi-car NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) team, owned by award winning entrepreneur, Matt Kaulig. Established in 2016, Kaulig Racing™ has earned 27 NXS wins, made the NXS Playoffs consecutively each season since the playoff system started, and won two regular-season championships. In 2021, the team competed in select NCS events, before expanding to a two-car, full-time NCS team in 2022 and adding a third, part-time entry during the 2023 season. Since its first NCS start in 2021, the team has earned two wins. Kaulig Racing is currently fielding two full-time entries in the NCS and continues to field three full-time NXS entries. To learn more about the team, visit kauligracing.com.
