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Christian Eckes will start the Weather Guard Truck Race from pole position at Bristol Motor Speedway. (HHP/Tim Parks photo)

Eckes Lands Pole At Bristol

McAnally-Hilgemann Racing driver Christian Eckes will lead the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series field to the green flag on Saturday night at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. 

Eckes traveled the .533-mile concrete oval in 15.122 seconds at 126.888 mph in his No. 19 Chevrolet. 

Rev Racing’s Nick Sanchez will join Eckes on the front row after qualifying second with a 15.203-second lap (126.212 mph). TRICON Garage driver Taylor Gray was third (15.264 seconds, 125.708 mph) and Kyle Busch was fourth in the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet. 

ThorSport Racing’s Ty Majeski qualified fifth for the Weather Guard Truck Race. 

Rajah Caruth, Zane Smith, Kaden Honeycutt, Tyler Ankrum and Daniel Dye completed the top 10.