The 23-year-old Eckes from Greenville, New York, led a race-high 187 of 200-scheduled laps, swept both stages and bumped Taylor Gray from the lead with five laps remaining to clinch his first Championship 4 berth with a Truck Series victory at Martinsville.
The 21-year-old Retzlaff from Rhinelander, Wisconsin, posted a pole-winning lap at 95.151 mph in 19.901 seconds to claim his second Xfinity Series pole position of the 2024 season and of his career for Saturday's Round of 8 finale.
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.
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 2024 Daytona 500 champion from Charlotte, North Carolina, led a race-high 88 of 415 over-scheduled laps and led a historic 1-2-3 finish/victory in Hendrick Motorsports' 40th anniversary weekend at the Paperclip circuit.
The 40-year-old Almirola from Tampa, Florida, led a race-high 148 of 251 over-scheduled laps and persevered in an overtime shootout to achieve both his first Xfinity victory and claim the first Dash 4 Cash bonus of the 2024 season.
