Christian Eckes and Ty Majeski dominated last week at Martinsville leading all but 1 of the 200 laps. In the end Eckes won the battle and got the win. Up next is a showdown in the Lone Star State at Texas. I have picked 5 notable drivers to look at, 1 based on 2024 season stats, 1 based on Intermediate stats, 1 based on the last Texas race, 1 based on their Texas 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 6 races since the Playoffs started in 2016. We will also highlight notable streaks accomplished through the year and at Texas, 2023/24 Intermediate (1.3-1.5 mile) statistics and Texas 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: Ty Majeski (3 in a row)
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: Ty Majeski (3 in a row)
2nd in Points – Corey Heim
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 6 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 4.17 | 1st of 32 | T4th of 288 |
| Best Fin. | 1st | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 10th | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 100% | T1st of 32 | T1st of 288 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 84.18% | 3rd of 32 | 35th of 288 |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 107.48 | 2nd of 32 | 18th of 288‡ |
| Wins | 1 | T2nd of 58 | T12th of 571 |
| Poles | 0 | T6th of 58 | T34th of 571 |
| Top 2’s | 2 | T1st of 58 | T10th of 571 |
| Top 3’s | 4 | 1st of 58 | T2nd of 571 |
| Top 5’s | 4 | 1st of 58 | T4th of 571 |
| Top 10’s | 6 | 1st of 58 | T1st of 571 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 0 | T1st of 32 | T1st of 288 |
| DNF’s¹ | 0 | T1st of 32 | T1st of 288 |
| Stage Wins | 1 | T4th of 58 | T24th of 513* |
| Stage T10s | 7 | T4th of 58 | T46th of 513* |
| Stage Pts | 40 | 5th of 58 | T43rd of 513* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 9.08 | 6th of 31 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 6 | T2nd of 58 | T14th of 513* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2016
¹Ranks of drivers to start 43% of races thru 6 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)
- 6 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 Texas Streaks
- 2 straight Top 10 finishes (active streak, tied longest active streak in Truck Series at Texas)
- 4 straight Stage T10’s (active streak, tied longest active streak in Truck Series at Texas and tied 8th longest streak in Truck Series at Texas all-time)
- 2023/24 Intermediate Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Intermediate start, 74 drivers)
- 9 Races, Avg. Finish 4.11(2nd), 94.63% of Laps ran in Top15(4th), Avg. Driver Rating 120.04(2nd), Best 2nd, Worst 8th, Laps Completed 100%, Led 23.36% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 1 Pole, 4 Top 3’s, 7 Top 5’s, 9 Top 10’s, 9 Top 15’s, 0 Finishes out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 4 Stage Wins, 6.78 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Texas Statistics
- 2023 Texas Race
- Finished 7th, Started 4th, Led 0 laps, Finished 7th in Stage 1 and 7th in Stage 2, ran 172 Laps in Top 15(100% of laps ran), had 100.5 Driver Rating (ranked 5th)
- Notable Texas Statistics over last 5 years (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Texas since 2019, 32 drivers)
- 2 Races
- 7.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks 3rd)
- Best Finish: 7th, Worst: 7th
- Completed 100% of laps (% ranks T1st)
- 85.67% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 7th)
- 93.35 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 5th)
- Led 0.31% of laps he’s run (% ranks 14th)
- 0 Top 5’s
- 2 Top 10’s, 100% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 finishes outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 Stage Wins
- 4 Stage T10’s, 100% (% ranks T1st)
- 3.25 Stage Pts Per Stage (Ranks 7th)
Main Points & Outlook
– Corey Heim is notable because of how well he’s done on Intermediate tracks since the start of 2023
– Heim started 4th and finished there in Stage 1 last week at Martinsville, but the rest wasn’t as good as he ended up running only 81% of his laps in the Top 15 and finishing 10th
– Thru 6 races in 2024 he has the best Avg. Finish (4.17), most Top 2’s, Top 3’s, Top 5’s, and Top 10’s; what’s more is his worst 2024 Rank above is just 6th (9.08 Avg. Stage Finish)
– He is currently on a 6 race Top 10 streak and earlier in the year had a 3 race Top 3 streak
– The only streaks he has at Texas are his active 2 race Top 10 streak and 4 straight Stage T10 streak
– He’s been great in the last 9 Intermediate races scoring a 4.11 Avg. Finish with an incredible 120.04 Avg. Driver Rating, 4 Stage Wins, and a worst finish of 8th; but 0 Wins
– At Texas last year Heim finished 7th in every stage of the race and ran every lap in the Top 15, ending with the 5th best Driver Rating (100.5)
– In his 2 career races at Texas he has a modest 93.35 Avg. Driver Rating, has finished in the Top 10 of all 4 stages, and finished 7th in both races
Outlook for this weekend
Corey Heim has been the best driver overall this year in the Truck Series as he is the only driver to finish all 6 races in the Top 10. The news only gets worse for the competition this weekend as we head to an Intermediate track where he’s finished no worse than 8th since the start of 2023, but he also hasn’t won. Furthermore, this weekend is Texas where he only knows how to finish 7th apparently. So, this weekend expect a strong run and good finish from Heim, but don’t expect a Win from him.
– Corey Heim is notable because of how well he’s done on Intermediate tracks since the start of 2023
– Heim started 4th and finished there in Stage 1 last week at Martinsville, but the rest wasn’t as good as he ended up running only 81% of his laps in the Top 15 and finishing 10th
– Thru 6 races in 2024 he has the best Avg. Finish (4.17), most Top 2’s, Top 3’s, Top 5’s, and Top 10’s; what’s more is his worst 2024 Rank above is just 6th (9.08 Avg. Stage Finish)
– He is currently on a 6 race Top 10 streak and earlier in the year had a 3 race Top 3 streak
– The only streaks he has at Texas are his active 2 race Top 10 streak and 4 straight Stage T10 streak
– He’s been great in the last 9 Intermediate races scoring a 4.11 Avg. Finish with an incredible 120.04 Avg. Driver Rating, 4 Stage Wins, and a worst finish of 8th; but 0 Wins
– At Texas last year Heim finished 7th in every stage of the race and ran every lap in the Top 15, ending with the 5th best Driver Rating (100.5)
– In his 2 career races at Texas he has a modest 93.35 Avg. Driver Rating, has finished in the Top 10 of all 4 stages, and finished 7th in both races
Outlook for this weekend
Corey Heim has been the best driver overall this year in the Truck Series as he is the only driver to finish all 6 races in the Top 10. The news only gets worse for the competition this weekend as we head to an Intermediate track where he’s finished no worse than 8th since the start of 2023, but he also hasn’t won. Furthermore, this weekend is Texas where he only knows how to finish 7th apparently. So, this weekend expect a strong run and good finish from Heim, but don’t expect a Win from him.
3rd in Points – Tyler Ankrum
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 6 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 9.17 | 6th of 32 | T31st of 288 |
| Best Fin. | 2nd | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 25th | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 100% | T1st of 32 | T1st of 288 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 94.46% | 2nd of 32 | 10th of 288 |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 101.95 | 5th of 32 | 27th of 288‡ |
| Wins | 0 | T6th of 58 | T42nd of 571 |
| Poles | 0 | T6th of 58 | T34th of 571 |
| Top 2’s | 1 | T5th of 58 | T27th of 571 |
| Top 3’s | 1 | T6th of 58 | T39th of 571 |
| Top 5’s | 3 | T2nd of 58 | T12th of 571 |
| Top 10’s | 4 | T5th of 58 | T22nd of 571 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 1 | T9th of 32 | T47th of 288 |
| DNF’s¹ | 0 | T1st of 32 | T1st of 288 |
| Stage Wins | 1 | T4th of 58 | T24th of 513* |
| Stage T10s | 11 | T2nd of 58 | T4th of 513* |
| Stage Pts | 74 | 2nd of 58 | 7th of 513* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 4.92 | 3rd of 31 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 1 | T6th of 58 | T29th of 513* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2016
¹Ranks of drivers to start 43% of races thru 6 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
- 3 straight Top 10 finishes
- 6 straight Stage T10’s (active streak)
- Notable Texas Streaks
- 3 straight Top 10 finishes (2019.05-2020.08)
- 2 straight Stage T10’s (2019.05 s1&s2 & 2020.08 s1&s1)
- 2023/24 Intermediate Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Intermediate start, 74 drivers)
- 9 Races, Avg. Finish 15.33(24th), 51.18% of Laps ran in Top15(27th), Avg. Driver Rating 72.7(24th), Best 2nd, Worst 28th, Laps Completed 99.07%, Led 0.00% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 0 Poles, 1 Top 3, 1 Top 5, 4 Top 10’s, 6 Top 15’s, 3 Finishes out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 0 Stage Wins, 1.44 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Texas Statistics
- 2023 Texas Race
- Finished 26th, Started 8th, Led 0 laps, ran 43 Laps in Top 15(26.22% of laps ran), had 57.7 Driver Rating (ranked 22nd)
- Notable Texas Statistics over last 5 years (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Texas since 2019, 32 drivers)
- 7 Races
- 14.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks T12th)
- Best Finish: 3rd, Worst: 33rd
- Completed 98.37% of laps (% ranks 15th)
- 72.21% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 14th)
- 84.43 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 12th)
- Led 0.83% of laps he’s run (% ranks 11th)
- 0 Top 2’s
- 1 Top 3, 14.29% (% ranks T8th)
- 4 Top 10’s, 57.14% (% ranks T7th)
- 4 Top 15’s, 57.14% (% ranks T12th)
- 2 finishes outside Top 20, 28.57% (% ranks T16th)
- 1 DNF, 14.29% (% ranks T18th)
- 0 Stage Wins
- 1.57 Stage Pts Per Stage (Ranks 11th)
Main Points & Outlook
– Tyler Ankrum is notable because he’s 3rd in points
– Ankrum had a good race at Martinsville last week picking up 13 Stage Pts, running 93% of his laps in the Top 15 and finishing 5th
– He has a 9.17 Avg. Finish this year but what’s got him 3rd in points are his 2nd best Stage T10’s (11), Stage Pts (74), and 3rd best Avg. Stage Finish (4.92)
– He is currently riding a 6 straight Stage T10 streak, and earlier this year had a 3 race Top 10 streak
– At Texas he’s had a 3 straight Top 10 streak in 2019-20 and a 2 straight Stage T10 streak twice
– Intermediates haven’t been great for him since the start of last year as he has a 15.33 Avg. Finish with only 1 Top 5 in 9 races, and he’s only ran 51% of his laps in the Top 15
– Texas last year was not good for Ankrum as he ran just 26% of his laps in the Top 15 en route to a 26th place finish with 0 Stage Pts
– He’s ran all 7 Texas Truck races since the beginning of 2019 and has a decent 84.43 Avg. Driver Rating with 4 Top 10’s, but also 2 finishes out of the Top 20
Outlook for this weekend
Tyler Ankrum has done well with his new team to start 2024 as he’s especially done well in stages, and is in fact on a 6 straight Stage T10 streak. However, this weekend is an Intermediate where he hasn’t ran well since the start of last year getting just 4 Top 10’s and only running half the laps in the Top 15. One of the worst of these races was at Texas where he ran and finished bad. This isn’t typical of Ankrum at Texas since the start of 2019 as he has 4 Top 10’s in the 7 races. All in all the stats say expect Ankrum to run at least decent this weekend with a finish near or in the Top 10.
– Tyler Ankrum is notable because he’s 3rd in points
– Ankrum had a good race at Martinsville last week picking up 13 Stage Pts, running 93% of his laps in the Top 15 and finishing 5th
– He has a 9.17 Avg. Finish this year but what’s got him 3rd in points are his 2nd best Stage T10’s (11), Stage Pts (74), and 3rd best Avg. Stage Finish (4.92)
– He is currently riding a 6 straight Stage T10 streak, and earlier this year had a 3 race Top 10 streak
– At Texas he’s had a 3 straight Top 10 streak in 2019-20 and a 2 straight Stage T10 streak twice
– Intermediates haven’t been great for him since the start of last year as he has a 15.33 Avg. Finish with only 1 Top 5 in 9 races, and he’s only ran 51% of his laps in the Top 15
– Texas last year was not good for Ankrum as he ran just 26% of his laps in the Top 15 en route to a 26th place finish with 0 Stage Pts
– He’s ran all 7 Texas Truck races since the beginning of 2019 and has a decent 84.43 Avg. Driver Rating with 4 Top 10’s, but also 2 finishes out of the Top 20
Outlook for this weekend
Tyler Ankrum has done well with his new team to start 2024 as he’s especially done well in stages, and is in fact on a 6 straight Stage T10 streak. However, this weekend is an Intermediate where he hasn’t ran well since the start of last year getting just 4 Top 10’s and only running half the laps in the Top 15. One of the worst of these races was at Texas where he ran and finished bad. This isn’t typical of Ankrum at Texas since the start of 2019 as he has 4 Top 10’s in the 7 races. All in all the stats say expect Ankrum to run at least decent this weekend with a finish near or in the Top 10.
4th in Points – Christian Eckes
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 6 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 9.67 | 7th of 32 | T36th of 288 |
| Best Fin. | 1st | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 32nd | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 90.18% | 25th of 32 | 196th of 288 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 80.37% | 6th of 32 | 53rd of 288 |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 105.73 | 3rd of 32 | 23rd of 288‡ |
| Wins | 2 | 1st of 58 | T2nd of 571 |
| Poles | 1 | 2nd of 58 | T6th of 571 |
| Top 2’s | 2 | T1st of 58 | T10th of 571 |
| Top 3’s | 2 | T3rd of 58 | T19th of 571 |
| Top 5’s | 2 | T6th of 58 | T31st of 571 |
| Top 10’s | 5 | T2nd of 58 | T4th of 571 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 1 | T9th of 32 | T47th of 288 |
| DNF’s¹ | 1 | T15th of 32 | T99th of 288 |
| Stage Wins | 3 | T1st of 58 | T7th of 513* |
| Stage T10s | 8 | 3rd of 58 | T29th of 513* |
| Stage Pts | 65 | 3rd of 58 | 10th of 513* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 7.92 | 4th of 31 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 13 | 1st of 58 | T2nd of 513* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2016
¹Ranks of drivers to start 43% of races thru 6 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 Top 10 finishes (active streak)
- 2 straight Stage Wins (active streak, tied longest streak in Truck Series this year and tied 14th longest streak in Truck Series all-time)
- 3 straight Stage T10’s
- Notable Texas Streaks
- 4 straight Stage T10’s (active streak, tied longest active streak in Truck Series at Texas and tied 8th longest streak in Truck Series at Texas all-time)
- 2023/24 Intermediate Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Intermediate start, 74 drivers)
- 9 Races, Avg. Finish 12.0(11th), 90.12% of Laps ran in Top15(5th), Avg. Driver Rating 101.04(6th), Best 1st, Worst 30th, Laps Completed 95.4%, Led 8.08% of laps he ran, 2 Wins, 1 Pole, 2 Top 3’s, 2 Top 5’s, 5 Top 10’s, 6 Top 15’s, 2 Finishes out of Top 20, 1 DNF, 1 Stage Win, 3.22 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Texas Statistics
- 2023 Texas Race
- Finished 15th, Started 6th, Led 2 laps(1.16%), Finished 3rd in Stage 1 and 2nd in Stage 2, ran 172 Laps in Top 15(100% of laps ran), had 108.2 Driver Rating (ranked 2nd)
- Notable Texas Statistics over last 5 years (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Texas since 2019, 32 drivers)
- 4 Races
- 11.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks T6th)
- Best Finish: 2nd, Worst: 25th
- Completed 98.91% of laps (% ranks 12th)
- 100% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks T1st)
- 111.48 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 3rd)
- Led 14.85% of laps he’s run (% ranks 3rd)
- 0 Wins
- 2 Top 2’s, 50.0% (% ranks 2nd)
- 3 Top 15’s, 75.0% (% ranks 8th)
- 1 finish outside Top 20, 25.0% (% ranks T14th)
- 1 DNF, 25.0% (% ranks 23rd)
- 0 Stage Wins
- 8 Stage T10’s, 100% (% ranks T1st)
- 6.0 Stage Pts Per Stage (Ranks 3rd)
Main Points & Outlook
– Christian Eckes is notable because of his 2024 season stats
– Eckes was great last week at Martinsville winning both stages, leading 67% of the laps, running 97% of his laps in the Top 15, and winning the race
– In 2024 he has just a 9.67 Avg. Finish, but he has 2 Wins (also just 2 Top 5’s) with 5 Top 10’s and he’s tied for the most Stage Wins at 3
– He is riding a 2 straight Stage Win streak and a 4 race Top 10 finish streak
– He’s had success at Texas but the best streak he has here is a 4 straight Stage T10 streak in which he is currently on
– In the last 9 Intermediate track races he has 2 Wins and 5 Top 10’s with 2 finishes out of the Top 20, but also just 2 Top 5’s and 1 Stage Win
– Last year at Texas Eckes ran every lap in the Top 15 and had the 2nd best Driver Rating, but he got wrecked battling for the lead on the last lap to finish 15th
– In his 4 races since the start of 2019 at Texas he’s ran 100% of his laps in the Top 15, but even with 2 Top 2 finishes he has just 2 Top 10’s and 0 Wins with 1 DNF
Outlook for this weekend
Christian Eckes became the first driver to technically punch his ticket to the playoffs this year as he now has 2 Wins on the young 2024 season. This bodes well for him as we are heading to an Intermediate track where he’s done well since the start of 2023 scoring 2 Wins and running 90% of his laps in the Top 15. One of these great races was last year at Texas, but he didn’t get the finish he deserved. This kind of goes with him at Texas as he’s ran well in all his races, but has either sank or swam in terms of finish. Overall, watch out for Eckes to be a contender all race this weekend, but he’ll either wreck or finish great.
– Christian Eckes is notable because of his 2024 season stats
– Eckes was great last week at Martinsville winning both stages, leading 67% of the laps, running 97% of his laps in the Top 15, and winning the race
– In 2024 he has just a 9.67 Avg. Finish, but he has 2 Wins (also just 2 Top 5’s) with 5 Top 10’s and he’s tied for the most Stage Wins at 3
– He is riding a 2 straight Stage Win streak and a 4 race Top 10 finish streak
– He’s had success at Texas but the best streak he has here is a 4 straight Stage T10 streak in which he is currently on
– In the last 9 Intermediate track races he has 2 Wins and 5 Top 10’s with 2 finishes out of the Top 20, but also just 2 Top 5’s and 1 Stage Win
– Last year at Texas Eckes ran every lap in the Top 15 and had the 2nd best Driver Rating, but he got wrecked battling for the lead on the last lap to finish 15th
– In his 4 races since the start of 2019 at Texas he’s ran 100% of his laps in the Top 15, but even with 2 Top 2 finishes he has just 2 Top 10’s and 0 Wins with 1 DNF
Outlook for this weekend
Christian Eckes became the first driver to technically punch his ticket to the playoffs this year as he now has 2 Wins on the young 2024 season. This bodes well for him as we are heading to an Intermediate track where he’s done well since the start of 2023 scoring 2 Wins and running 90% of his laps in the Top 15. One of these great races was last year at Texas, but he didn’t get the finish he deserved. This kind of goes with him at Texas as he’s ran well in all his races, but has either sank or swam in terms of finish. Overall, watch out for Eckes to be a contender all race this weekend, but he’ll either wreck or finish great.
5th in Owner Points – Kyle Busch
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 6 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 6.0 | 2nd of 32 | 10th of 288 |
| Best Fin. | 1st | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 15th | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 99.81% | 9th of 32 | T45th of 288 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 96.72% | 1st of 32 | 6th of 288 |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 116.53 | 1st of 32 | 9th of 288‡ |
| Wins | 1 | T2nd of 58 | T12th of 571 |
| Poles | 0 | T6th of 58 | T34th of 571 |
| Top 2’s | 2 | T1st of 58 | T10th of 571 |
| Top 3’s | 2 | T3rd of 58 | T19th of 571 |
| Top 5’s | 2 | T6th of 58 | T31st of 571 |
| Top 10’s | 2 | T9th of 58 | T88th of 571 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 0 | T1st of 32 | T1st of 288 |
| DNF’s¹ | 0 | T1st of 32 | T1st of 288 |
| Stage Wins | 3 | T1st of 58 | T7th of 513* |
| Stage T10s | 6 | T8th of 58 | T59th of 513* |
| Stage Pts | 0 | T27th of 58 | T180th of 513* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 3.83 | 2nd of 31 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 0 | T8th of 58 | T42nd of 513* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2016
¹Ranks of drivers to start 43% of races thru 6 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 Stage Wins (tied longest streak in Truck Series this year and tied 14th longest streak in Truck Series all-time) (active streak of races he’s ran in)
- 6 straight Stage T10’s (active streak of races he’s ran in)
- Notable Texas Streaks
- 2 straight Top 2 finishes (2008.09-2008.23) (tied 2nd longest streak in Truck Series at Texas all-time)
- 2 straight Stage T10’s (2019.05 s1&s2)
- 2023/24 Intermediate Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Intermediate start, 74 drivers)
- 3 Races, Avg. Finish 7.67(6th), 88.28% of Laps ran in Top15(7th), Avg. Driver Rating 116.1(3rd), Best 1st, Worst 15th, Laps Completed 99.75%, Led 26.93% of laps he ran, 1 Win, 1 Pole, 1 Top 3, 1 Top 5, 2 Top 10’s, 3 Top 15’s, 0 Finishes out of Top 20, 0 DNF’s, 1 Stage Win, 3 Stage T10’s
- Texas Statistics
- 2023 Texas Race
- did not race (last race was 2020)
- Notable Texas Statistics over last 5 years (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Texas since 2019, 32 drivers)
- 2 Races
- 1.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks 1st)
- Best Finish: 1st, Worst: 1st
- Completed 100% of laps (% ranks T1st)
- 99.68% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks 3rd)
- 146.7 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 1st)
- Led 53.82% of laps he’s run (% ranks 2nd)
- 2 Wins
- 0 finishes outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 0 DNF’s, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 2 Stage Wins, 50.0% (% ranks 2nd)
- 3 Stage T10’s, 75.0% (% ranks 6th)
Main Points & Outlook
– Kyle Busch is notable because of his Truck stats at Texas since the start of 2019
– In Busch’s last Truck race (Bristol) he won Stage 1 and 2, ran all 250 laps in the Top 15, and led 105 laps; but despite a late charge finished 2nd in the race to Christian Eckes
– He’s had a bit of a sluggish 2024 Truck season as he has just a 6.0 Avg. Finish with only 2 Top 10’s, but 1 Win and 2 Top 2’s in the 3 races he’s ran while having the best Laps in Top 15% and Avg. Driver Rating
– He’s on active 2 straight Stage Win streak and 6 straight Stage T10 streak in races he’s competed in
– In 2008 he finished 2 straight races in the Top 2 at Texas and in the Spring 2019 race finished both stages in the top 10, these are his only streaks here at Texas
– He’s raced in 3 Intermediate Truck races since the start of last year scoring 1 Win, but also just 1 Top 5 and 2 Top 15’s
– Busch did not race in the Texas Truck race last year
– He’s raced 2 Truck races at Texas in the last 5 years winning both races, leading an incredible 54% of the laps, running 99.68% of his laps in the Top 15, and getting an outstanding 146.7 Avg. Driver Rating
Outlook for this weekend
Kyle Busch has had a bit of a slow start to his 2024 Truck campaign, considering he’s Kyle Busch and should win every Truck race he enters. However, since the start of last year he hasn’t exactly dominated Intermediate races, but this is Texas. In his last 2 starts at Texas in the Truck Series Busch has been nothing less than amazing as he’s dominated both races en route to winning both races. Based on these stats Busch is definitely the favorite this weekend despite not all of his stats above being great.
– Kyle Busch is notable because of his Truck stats at Texas since the start of 2019
– In Busch’s last Truck race (Bristol) he won Stage 1 and 2, ran all 250 laps in the Top 15, and led 105 laps; but despite a late charge finished 2nd in the race to Christian Eckes
– He’s had a bit of a sluggish 2024 Truck season as he has just a 6.0 Avg. Finish with only 2 Top 10’s, but 1 Win and 2 Top 2’s in the 3 races he’s ran while having the best Laps in Top 15% and Avg. Driver Rating
– He’s on active 2 straight Stage Win streak and 6 straight Stage T10 streak in races he’s competed in
– In 2008 he finished 2 straight races in the Top 2 at Texas and in the Spring 2019 race finished both stages in the top 10, these are his only streaks here at Texas
– He’s raced in 3 Intermediate Truck races since the start of last year scoring 1 Win, but also just 1 Top 5 and 2 Top 15’s
– Busch did not race in the Texas Truck race last year
– He’s raced 2 Truck races at Texas in the last 5 years winning both races, leading an incredible 54% of the laps, running 99.68% of his laps in the Top 15, and getting an outstanding 146.7 Avg. Driver Rating
Outlook for this weekend
Kyle Busch has had a bit of a slow start to his 2024 Truck campaign, considering he’s Kyle Busch and should win every Truck race he enters. However, since the start of last year he hasn’t exactly dominated Intermediate races, but this is Texas. In his last 2 starts at Texas in the Truck Series Busch has been nothing less than amazing as he’s dominated both races en route to winning both races. Based on these stats Busch is definitely the favorite this weekend despite not all of his stats above being great.
6th in Points – Nick Sanchez
| Category | Statistic | 2024 Rank | ªRank Thru 6 Races |
| Avg. Fin.¹ | 10.33 | 8th of 32 | T48th of 288 |
| Best Fin. | 1st | — | — |
| Worst Fin. | 18th | — | — |
| Completed Laps%¹ | 99.88% | T6th of 32 | T36th of 288 |
| Laps in Top15%¹ | 83.14% | 4th of 32 | 43rd of 288 |
| Avg. Driver Rating¹ | 99.68 | 6th of 32 | 33rd of 288‡ |
| Wins | 1 | T2nd of 58 | T12th of 571 |
| Poles | 0 | T6th of 58 | T34th of 571 |
| Top 2’s | 1 | T5th of 58 | T27th of 571 |
| Top 3’s | 1 | T6th of 58 | T39th of 571 |
| Top 5’s | 3 | T2nd of 58 | T12th of 571 |
| Top 10’s | 3 | T7th of 58 | T41st of 571 |
| Finish out Top 20¹ | 0 | T1st of 32 | T1st of 288 |
| DNF’s¹ | 0 | T1st of 32 | T1st of 288 |
| Stage Wins | 1 | T4th of 58 | T24th of 513* |
| Stage T10s | 7 | T4th of 58 | T46th of 513* |
| Stage Pts | 45 | 4th of 58 | T38th of 513* |
| Avg. Stage Fin.¹ | 8.92 | 5th of 31 | — |
| Playoff Pts² | 6 | T2nd of 58 | T14th of 513* |
ªSince Playoffs started in 2016
¹Ranks of drivers to start 43% of races thru 6 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 Stage T10’s
- Notable Texas Streaks
- 1 straight Pole (active “streak”)
- 2 straight Stage Wins (active streak, tied longest streak in Truck Series at Texas all-time)
- 2 straight Stage T10’s (active streak)
- 2023/24 Intermediate Stats (Avg. Fin. and Driver Rating rank among drivers with 1+ Intermediate start, 74 drivers)
- 9 Races, Avg. Finish 13.0(T15th), 81.84% of Laps ran in Top15(11th), Avg. Driver Rating 98.02(7th), Best 3rd, Worst 30th, Laps Completed 97.35%, Led 21.28% of laps he ran, 0 Wins, 3 Poles, 1 Top 3, 1 Top 5, 4 Top 10’s, 5 Top 15’s, 1 Finish out of Top 20, 2 DNF’s, 3 Stage Wins, 3.83 Stage Pts Per Stage
- Texas Statistics
- 2023 Texas Race
- Finished 16th (crash), Started 1st, Led 168 laps(97.67%), Finished 1st in Stage 1 and 1st in Stage 2, ran 171 Laps in Top 15(100% of laps ran), had 127.3 Driver Rating (ranked 1st)
- Notable Texas Statistics over last 5 years (Ranks are of drivers with 1+ start this year and 1+ start at Texas since 2019, 32 drivers)
- 1 Race
- 16.0 Avg. Finish (Ranks 16th)
- Best Finish: 16th, Worst: 16th
- Completed 99.42% of laps (% ranks 10th)
- 100% of Laps ran in Top15 (% ranks T1st)
- 127.3 Average Driver Rating (Ranks 2nd)
- Led 98.25% of laps he’s run (% ranks 1st)
- 1 Pole, 100% (% ranks 1st)
- 0 Top 15’s
- 0 finishes outside Top 20, 0.00% (% ranks T1st)
- 1 DNF, 100% (% ranks T30th)
- 2 Stage Wins, 100% (% ranks 1st)
- 2 Stage T10’s, 100% (% ranks T1st)
- 10.0 Stage Pts Per Stage (Ranks 1st)
Main Points & Outlook
– Nick Sanchez is notable because of the incredible race he put together at Texas last year
– Sanchez was the only driver to lead a lap last week at Martinsville not named Eckes or Majeski, he also ran 95% of the laps in the Top 15 and finished 4th
– This was his first Top 5 since Atlanta and 3rd on the season. In addition he has an 8.92 Avg. Stage Finish and a 10.33 Avg. race Finish
– The only streaks he has this year were his 2 race Top 5 finish streak at the start of the year and a 4 straight Stage T10 streak
– In terms of Texas streaks he is on a 1 straight Pole “streak” and a 2 straight Stage Win streak
– He’s ran well at Intermediates in the last 9 races having a 98.02 Avg. Driver Rating and 3 Poles, but he has 0 Wins, 1 Top 5, and only 4 Top 10’s also
– Last year at Texas Sanchez dominated leading all but 4 laps in the race, winning both stages, and getting a 127.3 Driver Rating; but a last lap wreck caused him to finish 16th
– This is his only race at Texas in a truck and thus his stats here are amazing in terms of in-race stats, but his finish stats aren’t as great
Outlook for this weekend
Nick Sanchez got off to a great start in the first 2 races of the 2024 season, but it’s been a bit of a lag since then as last week was his first Top 5 in the last 4 races. However, this momentum comes at the right time as he’s ran well on Intermediates since the start of 2023, but he hasn’t always had the finishes to prove it. The best example is last year at Texas where he dominated but got wrecked to finish 16th. This is his only start at Texas and thus based on the stats it seems Sanchez is one of the few Truck drivers that could win this weekend.
– Nick Sanchez is notable because of the incredible race he put together at Texas last year
– Sanchez was the only driver to lead a lap last week at Martinsville not named Eckes or Majeski, he also ran 95% of the laps in the Top 15 and finished 4th
– This was his first Top 5 since Atlanta and 3rd on the season. In addition he has an 8.92 Avg. Stage Finish and a 10.33 Avg. race Finish
– The only streaks he has this year were his 2 race Top 5 finish streak at the start of the year and a 4 straight Stage T10 streak
– In terms of Texas streaks he is on a 1 straight Pole “streak” and a 2 straight Stage Win streak
– He’s ran well at Intermediates in the last 9 races having a 98.02 Avg. Driver Rating and 3 Poles, but he has 0 Wins, 1 Top 5, and only 4 Top 10’s also
– Last year at Texas Sanchez dominated leading all but 4 laps in the race, winning both stages, and getting a 127.3 Driver Rating; but a last lap wreck caused him to finish 16th
– This is his only race at Texas in a truck and thus his stats here are amazing in terms of in-race stats, but his finish stats aren’t as great
Outlook for this weekend
Nick Sanchez got off to a great start in the first 2 races of the 2024 season, but it’s been a bit of a lag since then as last week was his first Top 5 in the last 4 races. However, this momentum comes at the right time as he’s ran well on Intermediates since the start of 2023, but he hasn’t always had the finishes to prove it. The best example is last year at Texas where he dominated but got wrecked to finish 16th. This is his only start at Texas and thus based on the stats it seems Sanchez is one of the few Truck drivers that could win this weekend.
