• Friday’s NORTH CAROLINA EDUCATION LOTTERY 200, Charlotte

CONCORD, N.C. — Nick Sanchez led just the final nine laps to win Friday night’s race at Charlotte.

The victory is Sanchez’s second of the season and first since the season opener at Daytona. Sanchez’s triumph also wins him a $50,000 bonus as part of the Triple Truck Challenge. If Sanchez wins two of the three designated races in “The Trip,” the bonus increases to $150,000. And should he win all three, the bonus grows to $500,000.

Corey Heim, who led 72 laps and swept the opening stages, finished second after rebounding from multiple pit woes. Stewart Friesen scored a season-best third-place finish, while Grant Enfinger and Matt Mills completed the top five.

Defending series champ Ben Rhodes was sixth ahead of Jake Garcia, Kaden Honeycutt, Connor Mosack and Dean Thompson, rounding out top 10.

Christian Eckes entered series points leader but contact from Honeycutt during practice led to body repair ahead of race, sending Eckes to the rear for the start. A late caution set up a restart with 10 laps remaining with Eckes in the lead. But after electing to stay out and conserve track position, Sanchez, Heim and others rallied past Eckes on fresher tires, relegating Eckes to an 11th-place finish.