Christian Eckes

McAnally Hilgermann Racing
2024 Stats
Points
2090
Starts
17
Wins
3
Poles
2
Top 5
11
Top 10
16
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Things seemingly fell into place for Eckes last season. The young talent nabbed his first multi-win season (four) and racked up 10 Top-5 finishes. Eckes would fall short of the Craftsman Truck Series title, but would still finish a very encouraging fifth in the final driver standings. Now the No. 19 MHR team will look to reload and re-fire in their quest to win the championship. Eckes now has 91 starts in this division of NASCAR and that growing experience is beginning to pay off. His qualifying was greatly improved last season, and it resulted in much better finishes. Eckes will once again be paired with veteran chief Charles Denike and the two will look to continue winning races and advancing towards a championship. Read Past Outlooks
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Car No. 19 Chevrolet
Crew Chief Charles Denike
Runner-up Finish at Richmond
Craftsman Truck Series
August 10, 2024
Eckes finished second in the Clean Harbors 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Richmond Raceway Saturday evening.
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Eckes wrapped up the regular season truck series title with a strong performance in the Clean Harbors 250. He would start on the pole and lead 64 laps. Eckes' stage 1 win would give him the bonus points to clinch the regular season championship. Late in the race a caution and restart would give Eckes a shot at the win, but he'd fall short to Ty Majeski. The runner-up finish was his 10th Top 5 of the season.
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2020
Eckes was very competitive and consistent in the No. 98 team last season. He would grab eight Top-5 and 15 Top-10 finishes, but somehow miss the luck or ingredients to capture a win in 2022. Eckes moves on from that team in the upcoming season and settles in with the No. 19 Chevrolet of McAnally-Hilgemann Racing. This team was fairly competitive last season with Derek Kraus behind the wheel (two pole and seven Top-10 finishes) but Eckes is undeniably an upgrade in the driver's seat. This team has lots of potential and Eckes with the help of crew chief Charles Denike should find that potential in 2023. They should be able to challenge for wins and make a drive into the truck series playoffs.
Eckes shared this ride last season with Grant Enfinger. It was pretty much a 50/50 split of the schedule. The 21-year-old would earn his first-career victory and five Top-10 finishes in just 10 starts. It was a pretty successful campaign and in some ways, Eckes out-shined Enfinger in the driver split. He'll get the No. 98 Toyota all to himself in the upcoming season. It will just be Eckes' second full season of competition in this division of NASCAR. This is a very capable team and Eckes is a proven winner (2019 ARCA Menards Series champion) so they should be a very good combination in the 2022 campaign.
Eckes is a free agent driver in 2021.
The 19-year-old Eckes will be taking on his first full season of truck series competition this year, and he will be one of the top contenders to win Rookie of the Year honors. After two seasons of part-time racing for Kyle Busch Motorsports, Eckes will get his first full season ride in the No. 18 KBM Toyota Tundra. The youngster grabbed three poles, three Top-5 and four Top-10 finishes in limited action last season (eight starts), and he's poised to do much more in 2020. Veteran crew chief Rudy Fugle will lead the way and Eckes will be expected to do some big things. The 2019 ARCA Series champion has loads of talent, and this spot in the rankings is really the floor as far as potential to perform this season.
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Grabs Richmond Pole
Craftsman Truck Series
August 10, 2024
Eckes won the pole for Clean Harbors 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Richmond Raceway Saturday afternoon. He turned a fast lap of 118.655 mph.
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Runner-up Finish in TSport 200
Craftsman Truck Series
July 20, 2024
Eckes finished second in the TSport 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park Friday night.
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Third at Pocono
Craftsman Truck Series
July 12, 2024
Eckes finished third in the CRC Brakleen 175 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Pocono Raceway on Friday night.
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Awarded Pocono Truck Pole
Craftsman Truck Series
July 12, 2024
Eckes was awarded the provisional pole for CRC Brakleen 175 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Pocono Raceway Friday afternoon. Rain washed out pole qualifying.
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Leads Pocono Truck Practice
Craftsman Truck Series
July 12, 2024
Eckes was fastest in Happy Hour practice for CRC Brakleen 175 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Pocono Raceway Friday afternoon. He turned a fast lap of 165.697 mph.
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