Christopher Bell emerged victorious in Friday night’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Tennessee Army National Guard 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway, as he was able to hold off Chandler Smith in the closing laps of the event.
Bell crossed the finish line with a margin of victory of 0.330 seconds.
Gio Ruggiero finished third, followed by Ross Chastain, and Christian Eckes.
Tennessee Army National Guard Race Results
| Fin | St | Truck | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 62 | Christopher Bell | Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota | 250 | -- | Running |
| 2 | 16 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports QuickTie Ford | 250 | 0.330 | Running |
| 3 | 10 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero | TRICON Garage First Auto Group Toyota | 250 | 2.482 | Running |
| 4 | 11 | 45 | Ross Chastain | Niece Motorsports J.F. Electric / Utilitra Chevrolet | 250 | 3.364 | Running |
| 5 | 2 | 91 | Christian Eckes | McAnally Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet | 250 | 4.477 | Running |
| 6 | 5 | 98 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing Quanta / Curb Records Ford | 250 | 5.746 | Running |
| 7 | 34 | 26 | Dawson Sutton | Rackley WAR Tennessee VOLS Chevrolet | 250 | 6.580 | Running |
| 8 | 8 | 7 | Kyle Busch | Spire Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 250 | 7.220 | Running |
| 9 | 7 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 250 | 7.565 | Running |
| 10 | 28 | 12 | Brenden Queen | Kaulig Racing Cummins Ram | 250 | 7.880 | Running |
| 11 | 9 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing Bommarito Ford | 250 | 7.998 | Running |
| 12 | 23 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally Hilgemann Racing Arnott Suspension Products Chevrolet | 250 | 8.960 | Running |
| 13 | 20 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally Hilgemann Racing Ullico Chevrolet | 250 | 10.440 | Running |
| 14 | 4 | 5 | Chase Briscoe | TRICON Garage Toyota | 250 | 11.059 | Running |
| 15 | 14 | 16 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing Declaration of Deals Sales Event Ram | 250 | 11.649 | Running |
| 16 | 13 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota | 250 | 12.022 | Running |
| 17 | 27 | 44 | Andres Perez de Lara | Niece Motorsports Telcel Chevrolet | 250 | 12.366 | Running |
| 18 | 36 | 71 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 250 | 12.525 | Running |
| 19 | 26 | 14 | Mini Tyrrell | Kaulig Racing Ram's Race for the Seat Ram | 250 | 12.849 | Running |
| 20 | 22 | 15 | Tanner Gray | TRICON Garage Place of Hope Toyota | 250 | 14.485 | Running |
| 21 | 29 | 25 | Carson Ferguson | Kaulig Racing Ram Trucks Ram | 250 | 15.463 | Running |
| 22 | 3 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | 249 | 1 lap | Running |
| 23 | 6 | 88 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing Paslode / Menards Ford | 248 | 2 laps | Running |
| 24 | 33 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises Desnuda Organic Tequila Chevrolet | 247 | 3 laps | Running |
| 25 | 25 | 81 | Kris Wright | McAnally Hilgemann Racing F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet | 247 | 3 laps | Running |
| 26 | 21 | 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Niece Motorsports Comprehensive Vehicle Logistics Chevrolet | 247 | 2 laps | Running |
| 27 | 18 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports Grant County Mulch Chevrolet | 243 | 7 laps | Running |
| 28 | 17 | 13 | Cole Butcher | ThorSport Racing Ford | 241 | 9 laps | Running |
| 29 | 19 | 10 | Corey LaJoie | Kaulig Racing Mopar Ram | 214 | 36 laps | Out |
| 30 | 12 | 1 | Corey Heim | TRICON Garage Celsius Toyota | 179 | 71 laps | Out |
| 31 | 1 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | TRICON Garage Safelite Toyota | 179 | 71 laps | Out |
| 32 | 30 | 2 | Luke Baldwin | Team Reaume Ford Racing Ford | 178 | 72 laps | Out |
| 33 | 35 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports Toyota | 120 | 130 laps | Out |
| 34 | 24 | 42 | Tyler Reif | Niece Motorsports Precision Vehicle Logistics Chevrolet | 117 | 133 laps | Out |
| 35 | 31 | 33 | Frankie Muniz | Team Reaume Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair Ford | 115 | 135 laps | Out |
| 36 | 32 | 22 | Clayton Green | Team Reaume Ford | 103 | 147 laps | Out |
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