Christopher Bell, driving for Halmar‑Friesen Racing, won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway after taking and extending the lead on a late restart, earning his eighth career NCTS victory.
Chandler Smith finished second in the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford and Gio Ruggiero was third, with Ross Chastain fourth and Christian Eckes fifth; the top ten also included Jake Garcia, Dawson Sutton, Kyle Busch, Carson Hocevar and Brenden Queen.
Christian Eckes led early and won Stage 1, and Rhodes won Stage 2 after a late caution set up a sprint finish. Andrés Pérez spun with only minor damage, and Frankie Muniz's Malcolm in the Middle paint scheme was heavily damaged after contact with Tyler Reif.
Kyle Busch briefly led on fuel strategy but his No. 7 Chevrolet failed to restart under caution and he fell back to tenth; Christopher Bell praised the Halmar‑Friesen Racing team after the victory, calling the win "so special."
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