The 23-year-old Eckes from Greenville, New York, posted a pole-winning lap at 196.830 mph in 19.556 seconds as he will lead the field to the start of the Truck Series' Round of 8 finale at the Paperclip-shaped venue.
NASCAR heads to Martinsville Speedway for the final races in the Round of 8 to determine the four drivers in each series who will contend for the 2024 Championship.
NASCAR travels to Martinsville Speedway for the final races in the Round of 8 this weekend. Four drivers in each series will advance to contend for the coveted 2024 championship title at Phoenix Raceway.
Denike, who is in his second consecutive full-time season as a crew chief in the Craftsman Truck Series for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, will replace veteran Bootie Barker as Bubba Wallace's No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota crew chief for the 2025 Cup Series season.
A one-race suspension issued to Conner Jones, an L1-level penalty levied to Layne Riggs' No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford team and three Xfinity crew chiefs fined for lug nut violations highlight this past weekend's NASCAR penalty report at Homestead.
The 2021 Daytona 500 champion from Glendale, Arizona, is scheduled to achieve a milestone start in his seventh and final full-time season with Front Row Motorsports while competing in NASCAR's premier series.
The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 8 continued this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway as Tyler Reddick won in a thrilling final-lap shootout with Ryan Blaney to capture the checkered flag and claim a spot in the Championship 4.
Keith Rodden Named Vice President of Competition; John Klausmeier Joins RCR as Technical Director and Richard Boswell Named Crew Chief of the No. 3 Chevrolet
The 2021 Xfinity Series champion from Kannapolis, North Carolina, returns as a full-time Truck Series competitor for the first time since 2016 after campaigning in the Cup Series in 2024.
The 25-year-old Herbst from Las Vegas, Nevada, will pilot the No. 35 Toyota sponsored by Monster Energy for his first full-time campaign in NASCAR's premier series and in 23XI Racing's first season fielding three full-time entries.
