Truckin’ Thursdays: Christian Eckes Carrying Late 2023 Momentum Into 2024 Title Run
Eckes just missed out on a chance for the 2023 title, but he has used that late season momentum to run it back for 2024.
Anthony Damcott joined Frontstretch in March 2022. Currently, he is an editor and co-authors Fire on Fridays (Fridays); he is also the primary Truck Series reporter/writer and serves as an at-track reporter. He has also assisted with short track content and social media, among other duties he takes/has taken on for the site. In 2025, he became an official member of the National Motorsports Press Association. A proud West Virginia Wesleyan College alum from Akron, Ohio, Anthony is now a grad student. He is a theatre actor and fight coordinator in his free time.
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Eckes just missed out on a chance for the 2023 title, but he has used that late season momentum to run it back for 2024.
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