No. 16 Celsius Chevrolet
Start: 10th
Stage 1 Finish: 10th
Stage 2 Finish: 8th
Finish: 3rd
Firing off slightly free, Christian Eckes focused on the long run ability of the No. 16 and finished the opening stage in 10th place. Following a pit road mishap, he started the second stage from 16th place. It took Eckes only seven laps to make his way back up to 11th place, firing off much better in the second stage. With speeds similar to the top-three cars, he continued the charge forward to finish Stage 2 in eighth place. Following a late-race caution, Eckes had his best restart of the race, going from sixth to third with 12 laps remaining to match his career-best finish of third.
“We came up a little short of a win and a spot in the playoffs, but our No. 16 Celsius Chevy was super fast on the long runs, especially late in the race. We kind of lost the handling and got it back there that last run; we just didn’t quite have enough. We’ve still got quite a few races left this season to continue improving, so we will get ready for Bristol.” – Christian Eckes
No. 11 Action Industries Chevrolet
Start: 17th
Stage 1 Finish: 13th
Stage 2 Finish: 14th
Finish: 7th
During the opening stage of the Nu Way 200, Daniel Hemric gained four spots to finish 13th. Following a quiet second stage, he sat 15th to start Stage 3. On the move to start the final stage, Hemric quickly tracked down the top 10 by lap 91. When a caution came out with 51 laps remaining, the team called Hemric to pit road for tires, fuel, and a double adjustment, hoping for more entry stability in the No. 11 Chevy. The changes proved to be what Hemric needed, as he wasted no time finding the top 10 once again, eventually finishing seventh.
“It was fun to get that call to come back to drive the No. 11 Action Industries Chevy. I appreciate Matt Kaulig, Chris Rice, and everyone that allowed this to come together. I feel like we made the right adjustments towards the end there – just a little too late to really contend. Overall, we earned a decent result and had fun doing it.” – Daniel Hemric
No. 10 Race to Stop Suicide Chevrolet
Start: 11th
Stage 1 Finish: 17th
Stage 2 Finish: 16th
Finish: 10th
Lacking drive in the No. 10 Race to Stop Suicide Chevrolet, Daniel Dye fell to 17th by the end of the opening stage. The team made multiple adjustments during the first stage break and started Stage 2 from 20th place. Dye fired off much stronger in the second stage, finishing 16th. Following a late-race caution in Stage 3, Dye narrowly avoided chaos and sat in the top 10 as the field went back to green with 26 laps remaining. He went on to finish 10th, his eighth top-10 finish of the season.
“It was generally a pretty decent day for us. We got a little behind on some changes and had to fight a little harder than we wanted to there at the end, but ultimately made our way into the top 10 in our No. Race to Stop Suicide Chevy. We had a great day raising awareness for suicide prevention awareness month and handing out Race to Stop Suicide wristbands to the garage. It was a cool moment to see my friend Connor [Zilisch] wearing one in victory lane.” – Daniel Dye
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.
