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Deadspin | Late charge gives Christopher Bell victory in Trucks race at Bristol  Sep 13, 2025; Bristol, Tennessee, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Christopher Bell (20) wins the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-Imagn Images   BRISTOL, Tenn. — Full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver Christopher Bell was thrilled to have an opportunity to drive the No. 62 Halmar Friesen Toyota on Friday in the Tennessee Army National Guard 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway.  After crossing the finish line first in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event, he had reason to be positively elated.  Corey Heim, on the other hand, had 350,000 reasons to be disappointed, after his dream of completing the Triple Truck Challenge — and earning a 0,000 bonus — ended prematurely against the Turn 1 wall.  Bell grabbed the lead from Christian Eckes on Lap 188 of 250 and held it the rest of the way, with Chandler Smith moving into second after a subsequent restart on Lap 224 and chasing Bell to the checkered flag.  Finishing 0.330 seconds ahead of Smith’s No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford, Bell scored his first Truck Series victory since 2017, his first at the 0.533-mile short track and the eighth of his career.  Bell was enlisted to substitute for injured Stewart Friesen in last year’s Truck Series race at Watkins Glen. On Friday night, he raced as Friesen’s teammate and finished three positions better than he had at the Upstate New York road course.  “Oh, man, that was just so awesome to win a truck race,” Bell said. “It’s been since 2017 that I’ve won one of these things. It’s a lot of fun racing with this group. I got the unfortunate call last year to drive for Stewart when he was hurt, went up to Watkins Glen and almost got it.  “They’ve been working really hard to get to Victory Lane. Just so special for me to be able to race with these guys. These wins, they mean a lot to this team, this organization.”  The most recent Cup Series winner at Thunder Valley, Bell will race Sunday in the Food City 500 (3 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).  Heim’s bid for an extra 0,000 (0,000 total) for a third straight Triple Truck Challenge victory ended abruptly on Lap 180, moments after he had muscled past Eckes to lead his only lap of the race.  Contact from Eckes’ front bumper to the right rear of Heim’s No. 1 TRICON Garage Toyota sent Heim spinning into the outside wall. Pole winner Kaden Honeycutt T-boned into Heim’s Tundra, with the No. 34 Ford of two-time Bristol winner Layne Riggs nosing into Honeycutt’s truck in a chain-reaction collision.  TRICON teammates Heim and Honeycutt exited the race under the resulting red flag. With the single lap led to his credit, Heim has now led the last 30 straight Truck Series races he has entered, but that was no consolation for losing the bonus he would have collected for winning the race.  “I don’t think he did it on purpose or anything,” Heim said graciously of the contact from Eckes’ Chevrolet. “I think the lead was super important to win the race, just having track position and control. Then they had a mix-up on who was starting the race as far as the control truck.  “I had an issue with my transmission sticking into gears, and I had to pack a little bit of air. I don’t think I touched him to get him out of the way. He was already free. I just packed some air and got him free. I think he was trying to get behind me and ship me, which would have been fine because I did it to him. Just misjudged it.  “I’ve been racing him for a long time, and I don’t think he would do that on purpose, so we are all good.”  After losing ground on the final restart, Eckes finished fifth behind Bell, Smith, Giovanni Ruggiero and Cup driver Ross Chastain. Jake Garcia, Dawson Sutton, Kyle Busch, Carson Hocevar and rookie Brenden Queen completed the top 10.  The race featured nine cautions for 76 laps. Eckes led a race-high 132 laps to Bell’s 63 and won the first stage. Ben Rhodes stayed out under caution on Lap 122 and claimed the Stage 2 win.  NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race — Tennessee Army National Guard 250  Bristol Motor Speedway  Bristol, Tennessee  Friday, April 10, 2026     1. (15) Christopher Bell(i), Toyota, 250.     2. (16) Chandler Smith, Ford, 250.     3. (10) Giovanni Ruggiero, Toyota, 250.     4. (11) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 250.     5. (2) Christian Eckes, Chevrolet, 250.     6. (5) Jake Garcia, Ford, 250.     7. (34) Dawson Sutton, Chevrolet, 250.     8. (8) Kyle Busch(i), Chevrolet, 250.     9. (7) Carson Hocevar(i), Chevrolet, 250.     10. (28) Brenden Queen #, RAM, 250.     11. (9) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 250.     12. (23) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 250.      13. (20) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, 250.     14. (4) Chase Briscoe(i), Toyota, 250.     15. (14) Justin Haley, RAM, 250.     16. (13) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 250.     17. (27) Andres Perez De Lara, Chevrolet, 250.     18. (36) Daniel Suarez(i), Chevrolet, 250.     19. (26) Mini Tyrrell #, RAM, 250.     20. (22) Tanner Gray, Toyota, 250.     21. (29) Carson Ferguson, RAM, 250.     22. (3) Layne Riggs, Ford, 249.     23. (6) Ty Majeski, Ford, 248.     24. (33) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 247.     25. (25) Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 247.     26. (21) Ricky Stenhouse Jr(i), Chevrolet, 247.     27. (18) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 243.     28. (17) Cole Butcher #, Ford, 241.     29. (19) Corey LaJoie, RAM, Accident, 214.     30. (12) Corey Heim, Toyota, Accident, 179.     31. (1) Kaden Honeycutt, Toyota, Accident, 179.     32. (30) Luke Baldwin, Ford, Accident, 178.     33. (35) Timmy Hill, Toyota, Accident, 120.     34. (24) Tyler Reif, Chevrolet, Accident, 117.     35. (31) Frankie Muniz, Ford, Accident, 115.     36. (32) Clayton Green, Ford, Too Slow, 103.  Average Speed of Race Winner: 66.644 mph.  Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 59 Mins, 58 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.330 Seconds.  Caution Flags: 9 for 76 laps.  Lead Changes: 7 among 6 drivers.  Lap Leaders: K. Honeycutt 1-2;C. Eckes 3-122;B. Rhodes 123-135;K. Busch(i) 136-174;C. Eckes 175-178;C. Heim 179;C. Eckes 180-187;C. Bell(i) 188-250.  Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Christian Eckes 3 times for 132 laps; Christopher Bell(i) 1 time for 63 laps; Kyle Busch(i) 1 time for 39 laps; Ben Rhodes 1 time for 13 laps; Kaden Honeycutt 1 time for 2 laps; Corey Heim 1 time for 1 lap.  Stage #1 Top Ten: 91,34,11,99,98,77,17,5,45,7  Stage #2 Top Ten: 99,7,16,1,62,91,10,11,98,34  –By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service. Special to Field Level Media.    #Deadspin #Late #charge #Christopher #Bell #victory #Trucks #race #Bristol

Deadspin | Late charge gives Christopher Bell victory in Trucks race at Bristol
Deadspin | Late charge gives Christopher Bell victory in Trucks race at Bristol  Sep 13, 2025; Bristol, Tennessee, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Christopher Bell (20) wins the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-Imagn Images   BRISTOL, Tenn. — Full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver Christopher Bell was thrilled to have an opportunity to drive the No. 62 Halmar Friesen Toyota on Friday in the Tennessee Army National Guard 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway.  After crossing the finish line first in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event, he had reason to be positively elated.  Corey Heim, on the other hand, had 350,000 reasons to be disappointed, after his dream of completing the Triple Truck Challenge — and earning a 0,000 bonus — ended prematurely against the Turn 1 wall.  Bell grabbed the lead from Christian Eckes on Lap 188 of 250 and held it the rest of the way, with Chandler Smith moving into second after a subsequent restart on Lap 224 and chasing Bell to the checkered flag.  Finishing 0.330 seconds ahead of Smith’s No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford, Bell scored his first Truck Series victory since 2017, his first at the 0.533-mile short track and the eighth of his career.  Bell was enlisted to substitute for injured Stewart Friesen in last year’s Truck Series race at Watkins Glen. On Friday night, he raced as Friesen’s teammate and finished three positions better than he had at the Upstate New York road course.  “Oh, man, that was just so awesome to win a truck race,” Bell said. “It’s been since 2017 that I’ve won one of these things. It’s a lot of fun racing with this group. I got the unfortunate call last year to drive for Stewart when he was hurt, went up to Watkins Glen and almost got it.  “They’ve been working really hard to get to Victory Lane. Just so special for me to be able to race with these guys. These wins, they mean a lot to this team, this organization.”  The most recent Cup Series winner at Thunder Valley, Bell will race Sunday in the Food City 500 (3 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).  Heim’s bid for an extra 0,000 (0,000 total) for a third straight Triple Truck Challenge victory ended abruptly on Lap 180, moments after he had muscled past Eckes to lead his only lap of the race.  Contact from Eckes’ front bumper to the right rear of Heim’s No. 1 TRICON Garage Toyota sent Heim spinning into the outside wall. Pole winner Kaden Honeycutt T-boned into Heim’s Tundra, with the No. 34 Ford of two-time Bristol winner Layne Riggs nosing into Honeycutt’s truck in a chain-reaction collision.  TRICON teammates Heim and Honeycutt exited the race under the resulting red flag. With the single lap led to his credit, Heim has now led the last 30 straight Truck Series races he has entered, but that was no consolation for losing the bonus he would have collected for winning the race.  “I don’t think he did it on purpose or anything,” Heim said graciously of the contact from Eckes’ Chevrolet. “I think the lead was super important to win the race, just having track position and control. Then they had a mix-up on who was starting the race as far as the control truck.  “I had an issue with my transmission sticking into gears, and I had to pack a little bit of air. I don’t think I touched him to get him out of the way. He was already free. I just packed some air and got him free. I think he was trying to get behind me and ship me, which would have been fine because I did it to him. Just misjudged it.  “I’ve been racing him for a long time, and I don’t think he would do that on purpose, so we are all good.”  After losing ground on the final restart, Eckes finished fifth behind Bell, Smith, Giovanni Ruggiero and Cup driver Ross Chastain. Jake Garcia, Dawson Sutton, Kyle Busch, Carson Hocevar and rookie Brenden Queen completed the top 10.  The race featured nine cautions for 76 laps. Eckes led a race-high 132 laps to Bell’s 63 and won the first stage. Ben Rhodes stayed out under caution on Lap 122 and claimed the Stage 2 win.  NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race — Tennessee Army National Guard 250  Bristol Motor Speedway  Bristol, Tennessee  Friday, April 10, 2026     1. (15) Christopher Bell(i), Toyota, 250.     2. (16) Chandler Smith, Ford, 250.     3. (10) Giovanni Ruggiero, Toyota, 250.     4. (11) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 250.     5. (2) Christian Eckes, Chevrolet, 250.     6. (5) Jake Garcia, Ford, 250.     7. (34) Dawson Sutton, Chevrolet, 250.     8. (8) Kyle Busch(i), Chevrolet, 250.     9. (7) Carson Hocevar(i), Chevrolet, 250.     10. (28) Brenden Queen #, RAM, 250.     11. (9) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 250.     12. (23) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 250.      13. (20) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, 250.     14. (4) Chase Briscoe(i), Toyota, 250.     15. (14) Justin Haley, RAM, 250.     16. (13) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 250.     17. (27) Andres Perez De Lara, Chevrolet, 250.     18. (36) Daniel Suarez(i), Chevrolet, 250.     19. (26) Mini Tyrrell #, RAM, 250.     20. (22) Tanner Gray, Toyota, 250.     21. (29) Carson Ferguson, RAM, 250.     22. (3) Layne Riggs, Ford, 249.     23. (6) Ty Majeski, Ford, 248.     24. (33) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 247.     25. (25) Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 247.     26. (21) Ricky Stenhouse Jr(i), Chevrolet, 247.     27. (18) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 243.     28. (17) Cole Butcher #, Ford, 241.     29. (19) Corey LaJoie, RAM, Accident, 214.     30. (12) Corey Heim, Toyota, Accident, 179.     31. (1) Kaden Honeycutt, Toyota, Accident, 179.     32. (30) Luke Baldwin, Ford, Accident, 178.     33. (35) Timmy Hill, Toyota, Accident, 120.     34. (24) Tyler Reif, Chevrolet, Accident, 117.     35. (31) Frankie Muniz, Ford, Accident, 115.     36. (32) Clayton Green, Ford, Too Slow, 103.  Average Speed of Race Winner: 66.644 mph.  Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 59 Mins, 58 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.330 Seconds.  Caution Flags: 9 for 76 laps.  Lead Changes: 7 among 6 drivers.  Lap Leaders: K. Honeycutt 1-2;C. Eckes 3-122;B. Rhodes 123-135;K. Busch(i) 136-174;C. Eckes 175-178;C. Heim 179;C. Eckes 180-187;C. Bell(i) 188-250.  Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Christian Eckes 3 times for 132 laps; Christopher Bell(i) 1 time for 63 laps; Kyle Busch(i) 1 time for 39 laps; Ben Rhodes 1 time for 13 laps; Kaden Honeycutt 1 time for 2 laps; Corey Heim 1 time for 1 lap.  Stage #1 Top Ten: 91,34,11,99,98,77,17,5,45,7  Stage #2 Top Ten: 99,7,16,1,62,91,10,11,98,34  –By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service. Special to Field Level Media.    #Deadspin #Late #charge #Christopher #Bell #victory #Trucks #race #BristolSep 13, 2025; Bristol, Tennessee, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Christopher Bell (20) wins the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-Imagn Images

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver Christopher Bell was thrilled to have an opportunity to drive the No. 62 Halmar Friesen Toyota on Friday in the Tennessee Army National Guard 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

After crossing the finish line first in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event, he had reason to be positively elated.

Corey Heim, on the other hand, had 350,000 reasons to be disappointed, after his dream of completing the Triple Truck Challenge — and earning a $350,000 bonus — ended prematurely against the Turn 1 wall.

Bell grabbed the lead from Christian Eckes on Lap 188 of 250 and held it the rest of the way, with Chandler Smith moving into second after a subsequent restart on Lap 224 and chasing Bell to the checkered flag.

Finishing 0.330 seconds ahead of Smith’s No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford, Bell scored his first Truck Series victory since 2017, his first at the 0.533-mile short track and the eighth of his career.

Bell was enlisted to substitute for injured Stewart Friesen in last year’s Truck Series race at Watkins Glen. On Friday night, he raced as Friesen’s teammate and finished three positions better than he had at the Upstate New York road course.

“Oh, man, that was just so awesome to win a truck race,” Bell said. “It’s been since 2017 that I’ve won one of these things. It’s a lot of fun racing with this group. I got the unfortunate call last year to drive for Stewart when he was hurt, went up to Watkins Glen and almost got it.

“They’ve been working really hard to get to Victory Lane. Just so special for me to be able to race with these guys. These wins, they mean a lot to this team, this organization.”

The most recent Cup Series winner at Thunder Valley, Bell will race Sunday in the Food City 500 (3 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Heim’s bid for an extra $350,000 ($500,000 total) for a third straight Triple Truck Challenge victory ended abruptly on Lap 180, moments after he had muscled past Eckes to lead his only lap of the race.

Contact from Eckes’ front bumper to the right rear of Heim’s No. 1 TRICON Garage Toyota sent Heim spinning into the outside wall. Pole winner Kaden Honeycutt T-boned into Heim’s Tundra, with the No. 34 Ford of two-time Bristol winner Layne Riggs nosing into Honeycutt’s truck in a chain-reaction collision.

TRICON teammates Heim and Honeycutt exited the race under the resulting red flag. With the single lap led to his credit, Heim has now led the last 30 straight Truck Series races he has entered, but that was no consolation for losing the bonus he would have collected for winning the race.

“I don’t think he did it on purpose or anything,” Heim said graciously of the contact from Eckes’ Chevrolet. “I think the lead was super important to win the race, just having track position and control. Then they had a mix-up on who was starting the race as far as the control truck.

“I had an issue with my transmission sticking into gears, and I had to pack a little bit of air. I don’t think I touched him to get him out of the way. He was already free. I just packed some air and got him free. I think he was trying to get behind me and ship me, which would have been fine because I did it to him. Just misjudged it.

“I’ve been racing him for a long time, and I don’t think he would do that on purpose, so we are all good.”

After losing ground on the final restart, Eckes finished fifth behind Bell, Smith, Giovanni Ruggiero and Cup driver Ross Chastain. Jake Garcia, Dawson Sutton, Kyle Busch, Carson Hocevar and rookie Brenden Queen completed the top 10.

The race featured nine cautions for 76 laps. Eckes led a race-high 132 laps to Bell’s 63 and won the first stage. Ben Rhodes stayed out under caution on Lap 122 and claimed the Stage 2 win.

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race — Tennessee Army National Guard 250

Bristol Motor Speedway

Bristol, Tennessee

Friday, April 10, 2026

1. (15) Christopher Bell(i), Toyota, 250.

2. (16) Chandler Smith, Ford, 250.

3. (10) Giovanni Ruggiero, Toyota, 250.

4. (11) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 250.

5. (2) Christian Eckes, Chevrolet, 250.

6. (5) Jake Garcia, Ford, 250.

7. (34) Dawson Sutton, Chevrolet, 250.

8. (8) Kyle Busch(i), Chevrolet, 250.

9. (7) Carson Hocevar(i), Chevrolet, 250.

10. (28) Brenden Queen #, RAM, 250.

11. (9) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 250.


12. (23) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 250.

13. (20) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, 250.

14. (4) Chase Briscoe(i), Toyota, 250.

15. (14) Justin Haley, RAM, 250.

16. (13) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 250.

17. (27) Andres Perez De Lara, Chevrolet, 250.

18. (36) Daniel Suarez(i), Chevrolet, 250.

19. (26) Mini Tyrrell #, RAM, 250.

20. (22) Tanner Gray, Toyota, 250.

21. (29) Carson Ferguson, RAM, 250.

22. (3) Layne Riggs, Ford, 249.

23. (6) Ty Majeski, Ford, 248.

24. (33) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 247.

25. (25) Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 247.

26. (21) Ricky Stenhouse Jr(i), Chevrolet, 247.

27. (18) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 243.

28. (17) Cole Butcher #, Ford, 241.

29. (19) Corey LaJoie, RAM, Accident, 214.

30. (12) Corey Heim, Toyota, Accident, 179.

31. (1) Kaden Honeycutt, Toyota, Accident, 179.

32. (30) Luke Baldwin, Ford, Accident, 178.

33. (35) Timmy Hill, Toyota, Accident, 120.

34. (24) Tyler Reif, Chevrolet, Accident, 117.

35. (31) Frankie Muniz, Ford, Accident, 115.

36. (32) Clayton Green, Ford, Too Slow, 103.

Average Speed of Race Winner: 66.644 mph.

Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 59 Mins, 58 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.330 Seconds.

Caution Flags: 9 for 76 laps.

Lead Changes: 7 among 6 drivers.

Lap Leaders: K. Honeycutt 1-2;C. Eckes 3-122;B. Rhodes 123-135;K. Busch(i) 136-174;C. Eckes 175-178;C. Heim 179;C. Eckes 180-187;C. Bell(i) 188-250.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Christian Eckes 3 times for 132 laps; Christopher Bell(i) 1 time for 63 laps; Kyle Busch(i) 1 time for 39 laps; Ben Rhodes 1 time for 13 laps; Kaden Honeycutt 1 time for 2 laps; Corey Heim 1 time for 1 lap.

Stage #1 Top Ten: 91,34,11,99,98,77,17,5,45,7

Stage #2 Top Ten: 99,7,16,1,62,91,10,11,98,34


–By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service. Special to Field Level Media.

#Deadspin #Late #charge #Christopher #Bell #victory #Trucks #race #Bristol

Sep 13, 2025; Bristol, Tennessee, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Christopher Bell (20) wins the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-Imagn Images

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver Christopher Bell was thrilled to have an opportunity to drive the No. 62 Halmar Friesen Toyota on Friday in the Tennessee Army National Guard 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

After crossing the finish line first in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event, he had reason to be positively elated.

Corey Heim, on the other hand, had 350,000 reasons to be disappointed, after his dream of completing the Triple Truck Challenge — and earning a $350,000 bonus — ended prematurely against the Turn 1 wall.

Bell grabbed the lead from Christian Eckes on Lap 188 of 250 and held it the rest of the way, with Chandler Smith moving into second after a subsequent restart on Lap 224 and chasing Bell to the checkered flag.

Finishing 0.330 seconds ahead of Smith’s No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford, Bell scored his first Truck Series victory since 2017, his first at the 0.533-mile short track and the eighth of his career.

Bell was enlisted to substitute for injured Stewart Friesen in last year’s Truck Series race at Watkins Glen. On Friday night, he raced as Friesen’s teammate and finished three positions better than he had at the Upstate New York road course.

“Oh, man, that was just so awesome to win a truck race,” Bell said. “It’s been since 2017 that I’ve won one of these things. It’s a lot of fun racing with this group. I got the unfortunate call last year to drive for Stewart when he was hurt, went up to Watkins Glen and almost got it.

“They’ve been working really hard to get to Victory Lane. Just so special for me to be able to race with these guys. These wins, they mean a lot to this team, this organization.”

The most recent Cup Series winner at Thunder Valley, Bell will race Sunday in the Food City 500 (3 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Heim’s bid for an extra $350,000 ($500,000 total) for a third straight Triple Truck Challenge victory ended abruptly on Lap 180, moments after he had muscled past Eckes to lead his only lap of the race.

Contact from Eckes’ front bumper to the right rear of Heim’s No. 1 TRICON Garage Toyota sent Heim spinning into the outside wall. Pole winner Kaden Honeycutt T-boned into Heim’s Tundra, with the No. 34 Ford of two-time Bristol winner Layne Riggs nosing into Honeycutt’s truck in a chain-reaction collision.

TRICON teammates Heim and Honeycutt exited the race under the resulting red flag. With the single lap led to his credit, Heim has now led the last 30 straight Truck Series races he has entered, but that was no consolation for losing the bonus he would have collected for winning the race.

“I don’t think he did it on purpose or anything,” Heim said graciously of the contact from Eckes’ Chevrolet. “I think the lead was super important to win the race, just having track position and control. Then they had a mix-up on who was starting the race as far as the control truck.

“I had an issue with my transmission sticking into gears, and I had to pack a little bit of air. I don’t think I touched him to get him out of the way. He was already free. I just packed some air and got him free. I think he was trying to get behind me and ship me, which would have been fine because I did it to him. Just misjudged it.

“I’ve been racing him for a long time, and I don’t think he would do that on purpose, so we are all good.”

After losing ground on the final restart, Eckes finished fifth behind Bell, Smith, Giovanni Ruggiero and Cup driver Ross Chastain. Jake Garcia, Dawson Sutton, Kyle Busch, Carson Hocevar and rookie Brenden Queen completed the top 10.

The race featured nine cautions for 76 laps. Eckes led a race-high 132 laps to Bell’s 63 and won the first stage. Ben Rhodes stayed out under caution on Lap 122 and claimed the Stage 2 win.

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race — Tennessee Army National Guard 250

Bristol Motor Speedway

Bristol, Tennessee

Friday, April 10, 2026

1. (15) Christopher Bell(i), Toyota, 250.

2. (16) Chandler Smith, Ford, 250.

3. (10) Giovanni Ruggiero, Toyota, 250.

4. (11) Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 250.

5. (2) Christian Eckes, Chevrolet, 250.

6. (5) Jake Garcia, Ford, 250.

7. (34) Dawson Sutton, Chevrolet, 250.

8. (8) Kyle Busch(i), Chevrolet, 250.

9. (7) Carson Hocevar(i), Chevrolet, 250.

10. (28) Brenden Queen #, RAM, 250.

11. (9) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 250.

12. (23) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 250.

13. (20) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, 250.

14. (4) Chase Briscoe(i), Toyota, 250.

15. (14) Justin Haley, RAM, 250.

16. (13) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 250.

17. (27) Andres Perez De Lara, Chevrolet, 250.

18. (36) Daniel Suarez(i), Chevrolet, 250.

19. (26) Mini Tyrrell #, RAM, 250.

20. (22) Tanner Gray, Toyota, 250.

21. (29) Carson Ferguson, RAM, 250.

22. (3) Layne Riggs, Ford, 249.

23. (6) Ty Majeski, Ford, 248.

24. (33) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 247.

25. (25) Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 247.

26. (21) Ricky Stenhouse Jr(i), Chevrolet, 247.

27. (18) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 243.

28. (17) Cole Butcher #, Ford, 241.

29. (19) Corey LaJoie, RAM, Accident, 214.

30. (12) Corey Heim, Toyota, Accident, 179.

31. (1) Kaden Honeycutt, Toyota, Accident, 179.

32. (30) Luke Baldwin, Ford, Accident, 178.

33. (35) Timmy Hill, Toyota, Accident, 120.

34. (24) Tyler Reif, Chevrolet, Accident, 117.

35. (31) Frankie Muniz, Ford, Accident, 115.

36. (32) Clayton Green, Ford, Too Slow, 103.

Average Speed of Race Winner: 66.644 mph.

Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 59 Mins, 58 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.330 Seconds.

Caution Flags: 9 for 76 laps.

Lead Changes: 7 among 6 drivers.

Lap Leaders: K. Honeycutt 1-2;C. Eckes 3-122;B. Rhodes 123-135;K. Busch(i) 136-174;C. Eckes 175-178;C. Heim 179;C. Eckes 180-187;C. Bell(i) 188-250.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Christian Eckes 3 times for 132 laps; Christopher Bell(i) 1 time for 63 laps; Kyle Busch(i) 1 time for 39 laps; Ben Rhodes 1 time for 13 laps; Kaden Honeycutt 1 time for 2 laps; Corey Heim 1 time for 1 lap.

Stage #1 Top Ten: 91,34,11,99,98,77,17,5,45,7

Stage #2 Top Ten: 99,7,16,1,62,91,10,11,98,34

–By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service. Special to Field Level Media.

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Indian sports wrap, April 11: Jyothi only bright spot in individual events at Archery World Cup Stage-1 <div id="content-body-70851237" itemprop="articleBody"><h4 class="sub_head">ARCHERY</h4><p><b>Indian archers disappoint</b></p><p>Indian archers had a lacklustre show in individual competitions as none could make it to the medal rounds at the Archery World Cup Stage-1 in Puebla, Mexico.</p><p>V. Jyothi Surekha – who toppled World champion and World No.1 Andrea Becerra (146-146, 10*-10, shot closer to the target) of Mexico and World No.2 Ella Gibson of Great Britain in consecutive rounds – was the best among Indians as she made it to the quarterfinals before losing to another Mexican Dafne Quintero 143-149 in compound women’s event.</p><p>Among other notable Indian performers, Atanu Das and B. Dhiraj in recurve and Abhishek Verma and Ojas Deotale in compound reached the fourth round before crashing out.</p><div class="fact-box"><h5 class="main-title"> The results: </h5><h5 class="sub-title">Recurve:</h5><p> Men: Atanu Das bt Raphael Armand (Fra) 6-2 (first round), bt Pablo Cha (Spn) 6-2 (second round), bt Willem Bakker (Ned) 6-2 (third round), lost to Lin Zih-Siang (Tpe) 4-6 (fourth round); Tarundeep Rai got a bye (first round), lost to Berkay Akkoyun (Tur) 2-6 (second round); B. Dhiraj got a bye (first round), bt Yashdeep Bhoge 6-2 (second round), bt Diego Collar (Spn) 6-2 (third round), lost to Matias Grande (Mex) 5-6 (10-10*, shot closer to the target) (fourth round). </p><p> Women: Ankita Bhakat got a bye (first round), bt Olivia Martin (USA) 7-3 (second round), lost to Zhu Jingyi (Chn) 4-6 (third round); Deepika Kumari got a bye (first round), lost to Caroline Lopez (Fra) 5-6 (7-9) (second round); Simranjeet Kaur got a bye (first round), bt Rebeca Rodriguez (Mex) 7-3 (second round), lost to Ana Vazquez (Mex) 2-6 (third round); Kumkum Mohod got a bye (first round), bt Urska Cavic (Slo) 6-0 (second round), lost to Fong You Jhu (Tpe) 2-6 (third round). </p><h5 class="sub-title">Compound:</h5><p> Men: Abhishek Verma got a bye (first round), bt Wu Wei (Tpe) 149-144 (second round), bt James Lutz (USA) 147-147 (10*-10) (third round), lost to Nico Wiener (Aut) 146-146 (9-10) (fourth round); Ojas Deotale got a bye (first round), bt Alvaro Gutierrez (Spn) 149-143 (second round), bt Yen Tzu Hsiang (Tpe) 149-146 (third round), lost to Francois Dubois (Fra) 147-148 (fourth round); Kushal Dalal got a bye (first round), lost to Sebastian Garcia (Mex) 146-149 (second round); Sahil Jadhav got a bye (first round), lost to Julio Aragon (Arg) 147-148 (second round). </p><p> Women: Aditi Swami bt Sofia Paiz (Esa) 146-138 (first round), lost to Paige Pearce (USA) 145-146 (second round); Pragati got a bye (first round), lost to Katharina Raab (Ger) 146-149 (second round); V. Jyothi Surekha got a bye (first round), bt Andrea Becerra (Mex) 146-146 (10*-10) (second round), bt Ella Gibson (GBR) 148-146 (third round), lost to Dafne Quintero (Mex) 143-149 (fourth round); Madhura Dhamangaonkar bt Grace Chappell (Gbr) 143-141 (first round), bt Emine Oguz (Tur) 148-144 (second round), lost to Dafne Quintero (Mex) 145-147 (third round). </p></div><p><i>-Team Sportstar</i></p><p class="publish-time" id="end-of-article">Published on Apr 11, 2026</p></div> #Indian #sports #wrap #April #Jyothi #bright #spot #individual #events #Archery #World #Cup #Stage1

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इंदौर मेट्रो में सफर करने वालों को अब मिलेगा क्यू आर कोड वाला टिकट

“Hammond, Indiana. Okay. If you’ve been to Soldier Field and you’ve been on the lakefront and you are somebody that is a romantic like myself, that’s where football should be played, on the lakefront right in front of those giant skyscrapers, right next to that big, beautiful park with the best coach in football, with one of the best young quarterback. But that ain’t happening. Grow up, Peter Pan. I’m talking to myself. Grow up, Peter Pan.”

“That ain’t happening. Okay. Arlington Heights. One of the most state-of-the-art beautiful property in the north suburbs. Arlington Heights. I don’t know if you’ve ever been there, but they have a racetrack that they demolished there that I said, ‘Oh, it’s a no-brainer. They would never knock down something of such historical significance to Chicago.‘ Well, it didn’t work. Hammond, Indiana is happening. Okay, now let’s let’s not play doom and gloom. Let’s do a little mental health check in and say, what are the positives here? The positives are it’s closer to downtown. It’s closer to downtown than Arlington Heights would be. It’s in fact 30 minutes closer to downtown than where the Bears training facility is on the north side in Lake Forest where I lived. You get the unique opportunity. It’s almost like I’m going to use the phrase, I don’t fully understand it, but I’m going to use the phrase manifest destiny. Okay? Remember when people were just moving west and they’re like, I’m going to put a flag down here.”

“This looks like a nice little hill. This is my hill. I’m going to call it Johnny’s Hill. You know, like I think about all the it’s the American dream. Well, you know what? It didn’t work out in Chicago. So, just follow that coast south down to Hammond, Indiana. And I can promise you this, if they do it the right way, like a number of these teams have done, you get the opportunity to have a state-of-the-art venue for anything that you want. You get the opportunity to own your stadium and the land around it outright. You get to make it exactly how you want to make it. And I’ve heard a lot of things about Hammond, Indiana. More often than not, not good things. But I can guarantee you this. There are people, there are kids, there are generations of Bears fans that are down there that are so excited to welcome you and show you that area with open arms and you get to make it yours.”

“Now, I know that’s a slap in the face to a lot of people, including myself, but it’s time to get to the next level. And they can do that there. Winning to me, what does success look like to me? It looks like a quarterback that’s on schedule in first and second down and continues to do what he does on third down and in the fourth quarter. I think building a defense that can stop the run and rush the passer on third down and got to have it rush downs. That would be great. I think everything is moving in the right direction and I think this Hammond, Indiana thing is a unique opportunity for the Bears to really take the next step.”

“I remember when St. Louis moved to LA, and granted, it was a lot more miles for that move. They become a serious contender overnight and the Bears already are a serious contender. So imagine what happens if you pump some caffeine into that.”

#Kyle #Long #optimistic #Bears #moving #Hammond #Indiana">Kyle Long is trying to be optimistic about the Bears maybe moving to Hammond, Indiana  “Hammond, Indiana. Okay. If you’ve been to Soldier Field and you’ve been on the lakefront and you are somebody that is a romantic like myself, that’s where football should be played, on the lakefront right in front of those giant skyscrapers, right next to that big, beautiful park with the best coach in football, with one of the best young quarterback. But that ain’t happening. Grow up, Peter Pan. I’m talking to myself. Grow up, Peter Pan.”“That ain’t happening. Okay. Arlington Heights. One of the most state-of-the-art beautiful property in the north suburbs. Arlington Heights. I don’t know if you’ve ever been there, but they have a racetrack that they demolished there that I said, ‘Oh, it’s a no-brainer. They would never knock down something of such historical significance to Chicago.‘ Well, it didn’t work. Hammond, Indiana is happening. Okay, now let’s let’s not play doom and gloom. Let’s do a little mental health check in and say, what are the positives here? The positives are it’s closer to downtown. It’s closer to downtown than Arlington Heights would be. It’s in fact 30 minutes closer to downtown than where the Bears training facility is on the north side in Lake Forest where I lived. You get the unique opportunity. It’s almost like I’m going to use the phrase, I don’t fully understand it, but I’m going to use the phrase manifest destiny. Okay? Remember when people were just moving west and they’re like, I’m going to put a flag down here.”“This looks like a nice little hill. This is my hill. I’m going to call it Johnny’s Hill. You know, like I think about all the it’s the American dream. Well, you know what? It didn’t work out in Chicago. So, just follow that coast south down to Hammond, Indiana. And I can promise you this, if they do it the right way, like a number of these teams have done, you get the opportunity to have a state-of-the-art venue for anything that you want. You get the opportunity to own your stadium and the land around it outright. You get to make it exactly how you want to make it. And I’ve heard a lot of things about Hammond, Indiana. More often than not, not good things. But I can guarantee you this. There are people, there are kids, there are generations of Bears fans that are down there that are so excited to welcome you and show you that area with open arms and you get to make it yours.”“Now, I know that’s a slap in the face to a lot of people, including myself, but it’s time to get to the next level. And they can do that there. Winning to me, what does success look like to me? It looks like a quarterback that’s on schedule in first and second down and continues to do what he does on third down and in the fourth quarter. I think building a defense that can stop the run and rush the passer on third down and got to have it rush downs. That would be great. I think everything is moving in the right direction and I think this Hammond, Indiana thing is a unique opportunity for the Bears to really take the next step.”“I remember when St. Louis moved to LA, and granted, it was a lot more miles for that move. They become a serious contender overnight and the Bears already are a serious contender. So imagine what happens if you pump some caffeine into that.”  #Kyle #Long #optimistic #Bears #moving #Hammond #Indiana

Lionel Messi found the net with his third touch in the FIFA World Cup 2026 warm-up match between Argentina and Iceland in Alabama, USA on Tuesday.

Messi marked his return from a muscle strain by scoring from the penalty spot in the 71st minute, just seconds after coming off the bench. The Argentine sent fans into raptures with an emphatic finish from 12 yards.

It was Messi’s 911th career goal for club and country and 117th goal for Argentina and made him the oldest scorer in the country’s football history.

Messi did not play in Argentina’s friendly win over Honduras on Saturday.

Published on Jun 10, 2026

#WATCH #Lionel #Messi #scores #Argentina #Iceland #FIFA #World #Cup #warmup #match">WATCH: Lionel Messi scores in Argentina vs Iceland FIFA World Cup 2026 warm-up match  Lionel Messi found the net with his third touch in the FIFA World Cup 2026 warm-up match between Argentina and Iceland in Alabama, USA on Tuesday.Messi marked his return from a muscle strain by scoring from the penalty spot in the 71st minute, just seconds after coming off the bench. The Argentine sent fans into raptures with an emphatic finish from 12 yards.pic.twitter.com/Y5URIeyx53— Messi World (@MessiWorld101) June 10, 2026It was Messi’s 911th career goal for club and country and 117th goal for Argentina and made him the oldest scorer in the country’s football history.Messi did not play in Argentina’s friendly win over Honduras on Saturday.Published on Jun 10, 2026  #WATCH #Lionel #Messi #scores #Argentina #Iceland #FIFA #World #Cup #warmup #match

It was Messi’s 911th career goal for club and country and 117th goal for Argentina and made him the oldest scorer in the country’s football history.

Messi did not play in Argentina’s friendly win over Honduras on Saturday.

Published on Jun 10, 2026

#WATCH #Lionel #Messi #scores #Argentina #Iceland #FIFA #World #Cup #warmup #match">WATCH: Lionel Messi scores in Argentina vs Iceland FIFA World Cup 2026 warm-up match

Lionel Messi found the net with his third touch in the FIFA World Cup 2026 warm-up match between Argentina and Iceland in Alabama, USA on Tuesday.

Messi marked his return from a muscle strain by scoring from the penalty spot in the 71st minute, just seconds after coming off the bench. The Argentine sent fans into raptures with an emphatic finish from 12 yards.

It was Messi’s 911th career goal for club and country and 117th goal for Argentina and made him the oldest scorer in the country’s football history.

Messi did not play in Argentina’s friendly win over Honduras on Saturday.

Published on Jun 10, 2026

#WATCH #Lionel #Messi #scores #Argentina #Iceland #FIFA #World #Cup #warmup #match

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