Christopher Bell wins NASCAR Truck race at Bristol in April 2026

The NASCAR Truck Series competed at Bristol Motor Speedway and it was a thrilling event. Christian Eckes won Stage 1 while Ben Rhodes won Stage 2; however, neither driver was able to enter victory lane. Instead, it was a Halmar Friesen Racing driver from the NASCAR Cup Series that got it done.

Christopher Bell and the No. 62 team for Halmar Friesen won the Truck Series race at Bristol on Friday night, earning their first victory of the 2026 NASCAR season. Bell, who has been close to victory lane with Halmar Friesen Racing, held off Chandler Smith in the closing laps of the event.

The biggest moment came when Corey Heim wrecked after Christian Eckes misjudged his turn left. Heim, who moved Eckes two times prior to the incident, was looking for his third straight NASCAR win on Friday. Instead, it was Bell and the No. 62 team for Stewart Friesen that got it done at Bristol.

NASCAR results: Truck Series race at Bristol (April 2026)

1. No. 62 Christopher Bell
2. No. 38 Chandler Smith
3. No. 17 Giovanni Ruggiero
4. No. 45 Ross Chastain
5. No. 91 Christian Eckes
6. No. 98 Jake Garcia
7. No. 26 Dawson Sutton
8. No. 7 Kyle Busch
9. No. 77 Carson Hocevar
10. No. 12 Brenden Queen
11. No. 99 Ben Rhodes
12. No. 19 Daniel Hemric
13. No. 18 Tyler Ankrum
14. No. 5 Chase Briscoe
15. No. 16 Justin Haley
16. No. 52 Stewart Friesen
17. No. 44 Andres Perez de Lara
18. No. 71 Daniel Suarez
19. No. 14 Mini Tyrrell
20. No. 15 Tanner Gray
21. No. 25 Carson Ferguson
22. No. 34 Layne Riggs
23. No. 88 Ty Majeski
24. No. 76 Spencer Boyd
25. No. 81 Kris Wright
26. No. 4 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
27. No. 9 Grant Enfinger
28. No. 13 Cole Butcher
29. No. 10 Corey LaJoie
30. No. 1 Corey Heim
31. No. 11 Kaden Honeycutt
32. No. 2 Luke Baldwin
33. No. 56 Timmy Hill
34. No. 42 Tyler Reif
35. No. 33 Frankie Muniz
36. No. 22 Clayton Green

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