In the last Truck race at COTA we saw something unusual as Marco Andretti’s rear end housing failed causing an overtime finish. However, in the end it was Corey Heim who ended up in victory lane. This week we head to Martinsville for the first of two times this year. I have picked 5 notable drivers to look at, 1 based on 2024 season stats, 1 based on Short track stats, 1 based on the last Martinsville race, 1 based on their Martinsville stats over the last 5 Truck seasons, and 1 based on the highest in points that wasn’t already picked. Here is a look at those 5 notable drivers 2024 season statistics, along with ranks among drivers in 2024 as well as ranking through 5 races since the Playoffs started in 2016. We will also highlight notable streaks accomplished through the year and at Martinsville, 2023/24 Short track (under 1 mile) statistics and Martinsville statistics from the past 5 Truck seasons.
Note: any driver in 3 straight Truck outlook articles is not in consideration for the next two, or any driver in 3 of 4 Truck outlook articles is not in consideration for the next one. This resets after they are put back into consideration.
This week not in consideration: Tyler Ankrum (3 in a row, 2nd week), Nick Sanchez (3 of 4)
Note: any driver in 3 straight Truck outlook articles is not in consideration for the next two, or any driver in 3 of 4 Truck outlook articles is not in consideration for the next one. This resets after they are put back into consideration.
This week not in consideration: Tyler Ankrum (3 in a row, 2nd week), Nick Sanchez (3 of 4)
1st in Points – Corey Heim
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 5 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 3.0 | 1st of 31 | 3rd of 268 |
| Best Fin. | 1st | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 6th | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 100% | T1st of 31 | T1st of 268 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 85.14% | 4th of 31 | 33rd of 268 |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 108.0 | 2nd of 31 | 16th of 268‡ |
| Wins | 1 | T1st of 54 | T9th of 533 |
| Poles | 0 | T6th of 54 | T30th of 533 |
| Top 2’s | 2 | T1st of 54 | T7th of 533 |
| Top 3’s | 4 | 1st of 54 | T1st of 533 |
| Top 5’s | 4 | 1st of 54 | T1st of 533 |
| Top 10’s | 5 | 1st of 54 | T1st of 533 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 0 | T1st of 31 | T1st of 268 |
| DNF’s¹ | 0 | T1st of 31 | T1st of 268 |
| Stage Wins | 1 | T3rd of 54 | T20th of 476* |
| Stage T10s | 6 | T3rd of 54 | T42nd of 476* |
| Stage Pts | 33 | 5th of 54 | T44th of 476* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 8.4 | 4th of 31 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 6 | T1st of 54 | T9th of 476* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2016
¹Ranks of drivers to start 43% of races thru 5 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year/active streaks
- 3 straight Top 3 finishes (longest streak in Truck Series this year)
- 3 straight Top 5 finishes (longest streak in Truck Series this year)
- 5 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak, longest active streak in Truck Series and longest streak in Truck Series this year)
- 3 straight Stage T10’s
- Notable Martinsville Streaks
- 1 straight Win (active “streak”)
- 2 straight Stage Wins (active streak, tied longest streak in Truck Series at Martinsville all-time)
- 2023/24 Short track Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Short track start, 67 drivers)
- 6 Races, Avg. Finish 4.67(3rd), 95.61% of Laps ran in Top15(3rd), Avg. Driver Rating 118.83(3rd), Best 1st, Worst 8th, Laps Completed 100%, Led 14.89% of laps he ran, 2 Wins, 1 Pole, 2 Top 3’s, 2 Top 5’s, 6 Top 10’s, 6 Top 15’s, 0 Finishes out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 3 Stage Wins, 6.75 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Martinsville Statistics
- 2023 Martinsville Race
- Finished 1st, Started 4th, Led 82 laps(66.13%), Finished 1st in Stage 1 and 1st in Stage 2, ran 124 Laps in Top 15(100% of laps ran), had 148.4 Driver Rating (ranked 1st)
- Notable Martinsville Statistics over last 5 years (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Martinsville since 2019, 32 drivers)
- 2 Races
- 6.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks T3rd)
- Best Finish: 1st, Worst: 11th
- Completed 100% of laps (% ranks T1st)
- 76.83% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 12th)
- 115.2 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 3rd)
- Led 25.0% of laps he’s run (% ranks 2nd)
- 1 Win, 50.0% (% ranks 1st)
- 1 Top 10, 50.0% (% ranks T10th)
- 2 Top 15’s, 100% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 finishes outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 2 Stage Wins, 50.0% (% ranks 1st)
- 2 Stage T10’s, 50.0% (% ranks T9th)
- 5.0 Stage Pts Per Stage (Ranks 4th)
Main Points & Outlook
– Corey Heim could be notable because of any reason but he is notable because of how he dominated the 2023 Martinsville race
– In the COTA Truck race two weeks ago Heim won Stage 2, ran all but 1 lap in the Top 15, led 67% of the race, and finished 1st
– Thru 5 races, since the playoffs started in 2016, he has the 3rd best Avg. Finish and is tied for most Top 3’s, Top 5’s, and Top 10’s
– This year he has had a 3 straight Top 3 finish streak and is currently on a 5 race Top 10 streak
– The only streaks he has at Martinsville are from last year, so 1 straight Win and 2 straight Stage Wins
– In 6 Short track races since the start of 2023 he has the 3rd best Avg. Finish, Laps in Top 15%, and Avg. Driver Rating with 3 Stage Wins and a worst finish of 8th
– Heim dominated the Martinsville race last year running every lap in the Top 15, leading 66% of the laps, winning both stages, and winning the race
– He’s ran 2 races here at Martinsville since the start of 2019 and has finishes of 11th and 1st with the 3rd best Avg. Driver Rating among active drivers
Outlook for this weekend
Corey Heim is showing why he should have won the championship last year as he’s off to a great start this year. What’s even worse for the competition is that he won the last Truck race and we are heading to a Short track this weekend where he’s been great in the last 6 races. What’s worse? Well, we are heading to Martinsville where he dominated last year and has overall not been bad in his 2 starts here. Overall, Corey Heim is the absolute favorite for the win this weekend and it seems a Top 10 at worst is a lock.
– Corey Heim could be notable because of any reason but he is notable because of how he dominated the 2023 Martinsville race
– In the COTA Truck race two weeks ago Heim won Stage 2, ran all but 1 lap in the Top 15, led 67% of the race, and finished 1st
– Thru 5 races, since the playoffs started in 2016, he has the 3rd best Avg. Finish and is tied for most Top 3’s, Top 5’s, and Top 10’s
– This year he has had a 3 straight Top 3 finish streak and is currently on a 5 race Top 10 streak
– The only streaks he has at Martinsville are from last year, so 1 straight Win and 2 straight Stage Wins
– In 6 Short track races since the start of 2023 he has the 3rd best Avg. Finish, Laps in Top 15%, and Avg. Driver Rating with 3 Stage Wins and a worst finish of 8th
– Heim dominated the Martinsville race last year running every lap in the Top 15, leading 66% of the laps, winning both stages, and winning the race
– He’s ran 2 races here at Martinsville since the start of 2019 and has finishes of 11th and 1st with the 3rd best Avg. Driver Rating among active drivers
Outlook for this weekend
Corey Heim is showing why he should have won the championship last year as he’s off to a great start this year. What’s even worse for the competition is that he won the last Truck race and we are heading to a Short track this weekend where he’s been great in the last 6 races. What’s worse? Well, we are heading to Martinsville where he dominated last year and has overall not been bad in his 2 starts here. Overall, Corey Heim is the absolute favorite for the win this weekend and it seems a Top 10 at worst is a lock.
2nd in Points – Ty Majeski
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 5 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 13.0 | 9th of 31 | T74th of 268 |
| Best Fin. | 2nd | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 34th | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 87.99% | 24th of 31 | 205th of 268 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 73.12% | 9th of 31 | 78th of 268 |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 99.46 | 4th of 31 | 26th of 268‡ |
| Wins | 0 | T6th of 54 | T36th of 533 |
| Poles | 1 | T1st of 54 | T4th of 533 |
| Top 2’s | 1 | T3rd of 54 | T17th of 533 |
| Top 3’s | 2 | T2nd of 54 | T12th of 533 |
| Top 5’s | 2 | T3rd of 54 | T21st of 533 |
| Top 10’s | 3 | T5th of 54 | T29th of 533 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 1 | T8th of 31 | T46th of 268 |
| DNF’s¹ | 1 | T15th of 31 | T107th of 268 |
| Stage Wins | 2 | 2nd of 54 | T12th of 476* |
| Stage T10s | 10 | 1st of 54 | T1st of 476* |
| Stage Pts | 77 | 1st of 54 | 2nd of 476* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 3.3 | 1st of 31 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 2 | 5th of 54 | T23rd of 476* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2016
¹Ranks of drivers to start 43% of races thru 5 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year/active streaks
- 2 straight Top 10 finishes
- 2 straight Stage Wins (tied longest streak in Truck Series this year and tied 14th longest streak in Truck Series all-time)
- 16 straight Stage T10’s (active streak, longest active streak in Truck Series and tied 8th longest streak in Truck Series all-time)
- 10 straight Stage T10’s this year (active streak, longest streak in Truck Series this year)
- Notable Martinsville Streaks
- 1 straight Top 5 finish (active “streak”)
- 3 straight Stage T10’s (active streak)
- 2023/24 Short track Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Short track start, 67 drivers)
- 6 Races, Avg. Finish 10.33(10th), 85.2% of Laps ran in Top15(9th), Avg. Driver Rating 110.4(5th), Best 1st, Worst 34th, Laps Completed 93.73%, Led 29.01% of laps he ran, 1 Win, 1 Pole, 3 Top 3’s, 4 Top 5’s, 4 Top 10’s, 4 Top 15’s, 1 Finish out of Top 20, 1 DNF, 4 Stage Wins, 5.92 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Martinsville Statistics
- 2023 Martinsville Race
- Finished 4th, Started 12th, Led 0 laps, Finished 7th in Stage 1 and 6th in Stage 2, ran 124 Laps in Top 15(100% of laps ran), had 103.6 Driver Rating (ranked 5th)
- Notable Martinsville Statistics over last 5 years (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Martinsville since 2019, 32 drivers)
- 2 Races
- 7.5 Avg. Finish (Ranks 6th)
- Best Finish: 4th, Worst: 11th
- Completed 100% of laps (% ranks T1st)
- 83.02% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 8th)
- 93.05 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 8th)
- Led 0.00% of laps he’s run
- 0 Top 3’s
- 1 Top 5, 50.0% (% ranks T4th)
- 2 Top 15’s, 100% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 finishes outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 Stage Wins
- 3 Stage T10’s, 75.0% (% ranks T5th)
- 3.5 Stage Pts Per Stage (Ranks T7th)
Main Points & Outlook
– Ty Majeski is notable because he’s 2nd in points thru 5 races
– At COTA Majeski finished 2nd in both stages, ran all but 2 laps in the Top 15, led 2 laps, and finished 3rd in the race
– He’s been great in stages this year as he has a Top 10 in all 10 stages and has the best Avg. Stage Finish 3.3, but he has the 9th best Avg. Finish with 3 Top 10’s
– He’s had a 2 straight Stage Win streak this year and he is currently on an impressive 16 straight Stage T10 streak dating back to last year
– The only Martinsville streaks he has are his active 1 race Top 5 “streak” and 3 straight Stage T10’s
– In the last 6 Short track races he has a 10.33 Avg. Finish with a 110.4 Avg. Driver Rating, but even with 3 Top 3’s he only has 4 Top 15’s
– At Martinsville last year Majeski got 9 Stage Pts, ran every lap in the Top 15, and finished 4th in the race
– He’s ran 2 races at Martinsville in the Truck Series with finishes of 11th and 4th, and in the races he’s ran 83% of his laps in the Top 15
Outlook for this weekend
Ty Majeski has had a bit of an up and down start to 2024, but he’s been consistently great in stages. That may continue this weekend as he’s been good in stages at Short tracks, and when he’s not finishing out of the Top 15 on these tracks he’s usually in the Top 3. Another good thing for Majeski is that he’s done well at Martinsville in his 2 starts here including a 4th place finish last year. Based on the stats Majeski should have a good race at Martinsville this weekend, but a win is anything but a guarantee.
– Ty Majeski is notable because he’s 2nd in points thru 5 races
– At COTA Majeski finished 2nd in both stages, ran all but 2 laps in the Top 15, led 2 laps, and finished 3rd in the race
– He’s been great in stages this year as he has a Top 10 in all 10 stages and has the best Avg. Stage Finish 3.3, but he has the 9th best Avg. Finish with 3 Top 10’s
– He’s had a 2 straight Stage Win streak this year and he is currently on an impressive 16 straight Stage T10 streak dating back to last year
– The only Martinsville streaks he has are his active 1 race Top 5 “streak” and 3 straight Stage T10’s
– In the last 6 Short track races he has a 10.33 Avg. Finish with a 110.4 Avg. Driver Rating, but even with 3 Top 3’s he only has 4 Top 15’s
– At Martinsville last year Majeski got 9 Stage Pts, ran every lap in the Top 15, and finished 4th in the race
– He’s ran 2 races at Martinsville in the Truck Series with finishes of 11th and 4th, and in the races he’s ran 83% of his laps in the Top 15
Outlook for this weekend
Ty Majeski has had a bit of an up and down start to 2024, but he’s been consistently great in stages. That may continue this weekend as he’s been good in stages at Short tracks, and when he’s not finishing out of the Top 15 on these tracks he’s usually in the Top 3. Another good thing for Majeski is that he’s done well at Martinsville in his 2 starts here including a 4th place finish last year. Based on the stats Majeski should have a good race at Martinsville this weekend, but a win is anything but a guarantee.
4th in Points – Taylor Gray
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 5 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 7.2 | 4th of 31 | 17th of 268 |
| Best Fin. | 2nd | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 19th | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 99.85% | T5th of 31 | T37th of 268 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 78.38% | 7th of 31 | 59th of 268 |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 95.36 | 7th of 31 | 40th of 268‡ |
| Wins | 0 | T6th of 54 | T36th of 533 |
| Poles | 0 | T6th of 54 | T30th of 533 |
| Top 2’s | 1 | T3rd of 54 | T17th of 533 |
| Top 3’s | 1 | T5th of 54 | T31st of 533 |
| Top 5’s | 3 | 2nd of 54 | T7th of 533 |
| Top 10’s | 4 | T2nd of 54 | T5th of 533 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 0 | T1st of 31 | T1st of 268 |
| DNF’s¹ | 1 | T15th of 31 | T107th of 268 |
| Stage Wins | 0 | T8th of 54 | T43rd of 476* |
| Stage T10s | 6 | T3rd of 54 | T42nd of 476* |
| Stage Pts | 30 | 6th of 54 | 50th of 476* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 12.2 | 11th of 31 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 0 | T8th of 54 | T37th of 476* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2016
¹Ranks of drivers to start 43% of races thru 5 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year/active streaks
- 2 straight Top 5 finishes
- 4 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak)
- 4 straight Stage T10’s
- Notable Martinsville Streaks
- 1 straight Top 10 finish (active “streak”)
- 2023/24 Short track Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Short track start, 67 drivers)
- 6 Races, Avg. Finish 12.5(16th), 56.44% of Laps ran in Top15(19th), Avg. Driver Rating 77.85(21st), Best 5th, Worst 21st, Laps Completed 99.84%, Led 0.00% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 1 Top 5, 3 Top 10’s, 4 Top 15’s, 1 Finish out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 0 Stage Wins, 1.17 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Martinsville Statistics
- 2023 Martinsville Race
- Finished 8th, Started 24th, Led 0 laps, got 0 Stage T10’s, ran 57 Laps in Top 15(45.97% of laps ran), had 75.5 Driver Rating (ranked 14th)
- Notable Martinsville Statistics over last 5 years (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Martinsville since 2019, 32 drivers)
- 3 Races
- 14.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks 15th)
- Best Finish: 8th, Worst: 26th
- Completed 99.62% of laps (% ranks 17th)
- 42.59% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 17th)
- 67.13 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 18th)
- Led 0.00% of laps he’s run
- 0 Top 5’s
- 2 Top 10’s, 66.67% (% ranks T5th)
- 2 Top 15’s, 66.67% (% ranks T12th)
- 1 finish outside Top 20, 33.33% (% ranks T14th)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 Stage Wins
- 2 Stage T10’s, 33.33% (% ranks 13th)
Main Points & Outlook
– Taylor Gray is notable because of his 2024 stats
– Gray only ran 63% of his laps in the Top 15 at COTA two weeks ago and he had just an 84.3 Driver Rating, but he found a way to finish 2nd
– On the year he has the 4th best Avg. Finish (7.2), 7th best Laps in Top 15% (78.38%), and 7th best Avg. Driver Rating (95.36); but just the 11th best Avg. Stage Finish (12.2)
– He’s been on a 2 race Top 5 finish streak this year and is currently on a 4 race Top 10 finish streak
– The only streaks he has at Martinsville are 1 straight and his only active streak is a 1 straight Top 10 finish “streak”
– In the last 6 Short track Truck races he has a decent 12.5 Avg. Finish with 3 Top 10’s, but he’s only ran 56% of his laps in the Top 15 and has just 1 Top 5 finish
– At Martinsville last year Gray ran just 46% of his laps in the Top 15 and got 0 Stage T10’s, but he ended up in the Top 10 at the finish, finishing 8th
– He’s ran 3 Truck races at Martinsville with a best finish of 8th, only 2 Stage T10s, and he’s ran just 43% of his laps in the Top 15
Outlook for this weekend
Taylor Gray has had a pleasantly surprising start to 2024 as he’s running decent and finishing good. In fact, he’s on a 4 race Top 10 streak and that may continue this weekend as he’s gotten a Top 10 in half of the Short track races since the start of 2023. However, both his Martinsville and Short track stats say he’s not going to do well in stages, and his Martinsville stats say Top 15 laps may not be prevalent for him this weekend either. Based on the stats look for Gray to run okay this weekend, but end up with a finish better than how he runs.
– Taylor Gray is notable because of his 2024 stats
– Gray only ran 63% of his laps in the Top 15 at COTA two weeks ago and he had just an 84.3 Driver Rating, but he found a way to finish 2nd
– On the year he has the 4th best Avg. Finish (7.2), 7th best Laps in Top 15% (78.38%), and 7th best Avg. Driver Rating (95.36); but just the 11th best Avg. Stage Finish (12.2)
– He’s been on a 2 race Top 5 finish streak this year and is currently on a 4 race Top 10 finish streak
– The only streaks he has at Martinsville are 1 straight and his only active streak is a 1 straight Top 10 finish “streak”
– In the last 6 Short track Truck races he has a decent 12.5 Avg. Finish with 3 Top 10’s, but he’s only ran 56% of his laps in the Top 15 and has just 1 Top 5 finish
– At Martinsville last year Gray ran just 46% of his laps in the Top 15 and got 0 Stage T10’s, but he ended up in the Top 10 at the finish, finishing 8th
– He’s ran 3 Truck races at Martinsville with a best finish of 8th, only 2 Stage T10s, and he’s ran just 43% of his laps in the Top 15
Outlook for this weekend
Taylor Gray has had a pleasantly surprising start to 2024 as he’s running decent and finishing good. In fact, he’s on a 4 race Top 10 streak and that may continue this weekend as he’s gotten a Top 10 in half of the Short track races since the start of 2023. However, both his Martinsville and Short track stats say he’s not going to do well in stages, and his Martinsville stats say Top 15 laps may not be prevalent for him this weekend either. Based on the stats look for Gray to run okay this weekend, but end up with a finish better than how he runs.
6th in Points – Christian Eckes
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 5 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 11.4 | 7th of 31 | 54th of 268 |
| Best Fin. | 1st | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 32nd | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 87.24% | 25th of 31 | 207th of 268 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 75.53% | 8th of 31 | 68th of 268 |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 98.02 | 5th of 31 | T33rd of 268‡ |
| Wins | 1 | T1st of 54 | T9th of 533 |
| Poles | 1 | T1st of 54 | T4th of 533 |
| Top 2’s | 1 | T3rd of 54 | T17th of 533 |
| Top 3’s | 1 | T5th of 54 | T31st of 533 |
| Top 5’s | 1 | T8th of 54 | T59th of 533 |
| Top 10’s | 4 | T2nd of 54 | T5th of 533 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 1 | T8th of 31 | T46th of 268 |
| DNF’s¹ | 1 | T15th of 31 | T107th of 268 |
| Stage Wins | 1 | T3rd of 54 | T20th of 476* |
| Stage T10s | 6 | T3rd of 54 | T42nd of 476* |
| Stage Pts | 45 | 3rd of 54 | T24th of 476* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 9.3 | 6th of 31 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 6 | T1st of 54 | T9th of 476* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2016
¹Ranks of drivers to start 43% of races thru 5 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year/active streaks
- 3 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak)
- 3 straight Stage T10’s
- Notable Martinsville Streaks
- 4 straight Stage T10’s (active streak)
- 2023/24 Short track Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Short track start, 67 drivers)
- 6 Races, Avg. Finish 9.33(6th), 88.63% of Laps ran in Top15(8th), Avg. Driver Rating 112.37(4th), Best 1st, Worst 25th, Laps Completed 99.92%, Led 23.29% of laps he ran, 1 Win, 3 Poles, 3 Top 3’s, 3 Top 5’s, 3 Top 10’s, 5 Top 15’s, 1 Finish out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 2 Stage Wins, 6.58 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Martinsville Statistics
- 2023 Martinsville Race
- Finished 15th, Started 6th, Led 0 laps, Finished 5th in Stage 1 and 4th in Stage 2, ran 110 Laps in Top 15(88.71% of laps ran), had 101.3 Driver Rating (ranked 7th)
- Notable Martinsville Statistics over last 5 years (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Martinsville since 2019, 32 drivers)
- 4 Races
- 12.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks 10th)
- Best Finish: 4th, Worst: 17th
- Completed 100% of laps (% ranks T1st)
- 97.79% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 2nd)
- 99.45 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 5th)
- Led 0.28% of laps he’s run (% ranks 10th)
- 1 Pole, 25.0% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 Top 3’s
- 1 Top 5, 25.0% (% ranks 11th)
- 3 Top 15’s, 75.0% (% ranks 11th)
- 0 finishes outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 Stage Wins
- 8 Stage T10’s, 100% (% ranks T1st)
- 6.25 Stage Pts Per Stage (Ranks 1st)
Main Points & Outlook
– Christian Eckes is notable because of how he’s done in the last 6 Short track Truck races
– At COTA Eckes was able to collect 6 Stage Pts, but he only ran 70% of his laps in the Top 15 en route to an 8th place finish
– His 2024 hasn’t been bad as he has the 7th best Avg. Finish and 4 Top 10’s with the 3rd most Stage Pts (45), but he only has 1 Top 5 (a Win)
– He is currently on a 3 race Top 10 finish streak
– The only streak he has at Martinsville is his 4 straight Stage T10 streak he is currently on
– In the last 6 Short track races he has a Win with 3 Poles, 3 Top 3’s, and 6.58 Stage Pts Per Stage; but he also has just 3 Top 10’s and 1 finish out of the Top 20
– Eckes ran 89% of his laps at Martinsville last year in the Top 15 and got 13 Stage Pts, but a late pit stop cost him as he was 15th when the rain came
– In his 4 Martinsville starts since the start of 2019 he has just 1 Top 10, but he’s ran 98% of his laps in the Top 15 and has finished in the Top 10 of all 8 stages
Outlook for this weekend
Christian Eckes hasn’t exactly been great this year, but he hasn’t been bad either as he’s finished most of his races in the Top 10. According to his recent Short track stats his Top 10 finishes may continue this weekend and a Top 15 is almost a lock. However, this is Martinsville where the stats say he’s more likely to finish Top 15 than Top 10, but is for sure going to run well. Overall expect Eckes to run pretty good this weekend, but don’t be surprised if he doesn’t finish as well as he runs.
– Christian Eckes is notable because of how he’s done in the last 6 Short track Truck races
– At COTA Eckes was able to collect 6 Stage Pts, but he only ran 70% of his laps in the Top 15 en route to an 8th place finish
– His 2024 hasn’t been bad as he has the 7th best Avg. Finish and 4 Top 10’s with the 3rd most Stage Pts (45), but he only has 1 Top 5 (a Win)
– He is currently on a 3 race Top 10 finish streak
– The only streak he has at Martinsville is his 4 straight Stage T10 streak he is currently on
– In the last 6 Short track races he has a Win with 3 Poles, 3 Top 3’s, and 6.58 Stage Pts Per Stage; but he also has just 3 Top 10’s and 1 finish out of the Top 20
– Eckes ran 89% of his laps at Martinsville last year in the Top 15 and got 13 Stage Pts, but a late pit stop cost him as he was 15th when the rain came
– In his 4 Martinsville starts since the start of 2019 he has just 1 Top 10, but he’s ran 98% of his laps in the Top 15 and has finished in the Top 10 of all 8 stages
Outlook for this weekend
Christian Eckes hasn’t exactly been great this year, but he hasn’t been bad either as he’s finished most of his races in the Top 10. According to his recent Short track stats his Top 10 finishes may continue this weekend and a Top 15 is almost a lock. However, this is Martinsville where the stats say he’s more likely to finish Top 15 than Top 10, but is for sure going to run well. Overall expect Eckes to run pretty good this weekend, but don’t be surprised if he doesn’t finish as well as he runs.
11th in Points – Ben Rhodes
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 5 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 18.8 | 15th of 31 | T159th of 268 |
| Best Fin. | 7th | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 30th | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 94.74% | 20th of 31 | T151st of 268 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 58.86% | 12th of 31 | 113th of 268 |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 73.28 | 11th of 31 | 123rd of 268‡ |
| Wins | 0 | T6th of 54 | T36th of 533 |
| Poles | 0 | T6th of 54 | T30th of 533 |
| Top 2’s | 0 | T9th of 54 | T68th of 533 |
| Top 3’s | 0 | T10th of 54 | T91st of 533 |
| Top 5’s | 0 | T16th of 54 | T142nd of 533 |
| Top 10’s | 1 | T13th of 54 | T128th of 533 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 2 | T16th of 31 | T133rd of 268 |
| DNF’s¹ | 1 | T15th of 31 | T107th of 268 |
| Stage Wins | 0 | T8th of 54 | T43rd of 476* |
| Stage T10s | 6 | T3rd of 54 | T42nd of 476* |
| Stage Pts | 29 | 7th of 54 | T51st of 476* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 9.5 | 7th of 31 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 0 | T8th of 54 | T37th of 476* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2016
¹Ranks of drivers to start 43% of races thru 5 races
²Earned from races only, does not reflect penalties
*Stage racing started in 2017
‡Max Driver Rating is 150.0
- Notable Streaks this year/active streaks
- 4 straight Stage T10’s (active streak)
- Notable Martinsville Streaks
- 2 straight Top 5 finishes (2018.20-2019.04)
- 4 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak, tied longest active streak in Truck Series at Martinsville and tied 12th longest Truck Series streak at Martinsville all-time)
- 2 straight Stage Wins (2018.04 s1&s2) (tied longest streak in Truck Series at Martinsville all-time)
- 8 straight Stage T10’s (active streak, longest active streak in Truck Series at Martinsville and 4th longest streak in Truck Series at Martinsville all-time)
- 2023/24 Short track Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Short track start, 67 drivers)
- 6 Races, Avg. Finish 15.0(20th), 80.73% of Laps ran in Top15(12th), Avg. Driver Rating 86.83(14th), Best 6th, Worst 33rd, Laps Completed 96.0%, Led 0.73% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 0 Top 3’s, 0 Top 5’s, 2 Top 10’s, 3 Top 15’s, 1 Finish out of Top 20, 1 DNF, 0 Stage Wins, 2.83 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Martinsville Statistics
- 2023 Martinsville Race
- Finished 6th, Started 3rd, Led 0 laps, Finished 6th in Stage 1 and 7th in Stage 2, ran 123 Laps in Top 15(99.19% of laps ran), had 102.0 Driver Rating (ranked 6th)
- Notable Martinsville Statistics over last 5 years (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Martinsville since 2019, 32 drivers)
- 6 Races
- 6.33 Avg. Finish (Ranks 5th)
- Best Finish: 2nd, Worst: 16th
- Completed 100% of laps (% ranks T1st)
- 89.91% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 7th)
- 106.6 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 4th)
- Led 4.07% of laps he’s run (% ranks 6th)
- 0 Win
- 2 Top 2’s, 33.33% (% ranks T3rd)
- 3 Top 5’s, 50.0% (% ranks T4th)
- 5 Top 15’s, 83.33% (% ranks 4th)
- 0 finishes outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 1 Stage Win, 8.33% (% ranks T5th)
- 10 Stage T10’s, 83.33% (% ranks 3rd)
- 5.25 Stage Pts Per Stage (Ranks 3rd)
Main Points & Outlook
– Ben Rhodes is notable because of his stats at Martinsville since 2019
– After starting 34th at COTA Rhodes found a way to run 80% of his laps in the Top 15 and finish 7th
– This was his 1st Top 10 of the year, but he still has more finishes out of the Top 20 (2) than Top 10’s; and he’s only run 59% of the laps this year in the Top 15
– The only streak he has this year is his active 4 straight Stage T10 streak
– At Martinsville he is on a 4 race Top 10 streak and an 8 straight Stage T10 streak
– In the last 6 Short track races he’s ran 80% of his laps in the Top 15, but he only has 3 Top 15’s with a best finish of 6th
– His 6th place finish came at Martinsville last year after he ran all but 1 lap in the Top 15 and got 9 Stage Pts
– He’s ran all 6 Truck races at Martinsville since the start of 2019 and in them has 2 Top 2’s and 3 Top 5’s with an impressive 106.6 Avg. Driver Rating and 10 Stage T10’s
Outlook for this weekend
Ben Rhodes was finally able to get a good finish last week at COTA and his 1st Top 10 of the year. This gives him good momentum heading into a track style he’s struggled at of recent as he only has 2 Top 10’s in the last 6 Short track races. However, this is Martinsville where he’s rarely been bad over the last 5 years as half of his finishes have been Top 5’s. In all it seems Rhodes may be done with his bad start to the year and based on the stats he probably finishes in the Top 10 this weekend.
– Ben Rhodes is notable because of his stats at Martinsville since 2019
– After starting 34th at COTA Rhodes found a way to run 80% of his laps in the Top 15 and finish 7th
– This was his 1st Top 10 of the year, but he still has more finishes out of the Top 20 (2) than Top 10’s; and he’s only run 59% of the laps this year in the Top 15
– The only streak he has this year is his active 4 straight Stage T10 streak
– At Martinsville he is on a 4 race Top 10 streak and an 8 straight Stage T10 streak
– In the last 6 Short track races he’s ran 80% of his laps in the Top 15, but he only has 3 Top 15’s with a best finish of 6th
– His 6th place finish came at Martinsville last year after he ran all but 1 lap in the Top 15 and got 9 Stage Pts
– He’s ran all 6 Truck races at Martinsville since the start of 2019 and in them has 2 Top 2’s and 3 Top 5’s with an impressive 106.6 Avg. Driver Rating and 10 Stage T10’s
Outlook for this weekend
Ben Rhodes was finally able to get a good finish last week at COTA and his 1st Top 10 of the year. This gives him good momentum heading into a track style he’s struggled at of recent as he only has 2 Top 10’s in the last 6 Short track races. However, this is Martinsville where he’s rarely been bad over the last 5 years as half of his finishes have been Top 5’s. In all it seems Rhodes may be done with his bad start to the year and based on the stats he probably finishes in the Top 10 this weekend.
