Christian Eckes
| Christian Eckes | |||||||
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Eckes at Daytona International Speedway in 2023 | |||||||
| Born | Christian Donald Eckes November 10, 2000 Middletown, New York, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||
| Achievements | 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Regular Season Champion 2019 ARCA Menards Series Champion 2016 Snowball Derby Winner 2016 Myrtle Beach 400 Winner | ||||||
| Awards | 2016 CARS Late Model Stock Tour Rookie of the Year | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 13 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 16 (Kaulig Racing) | ||||||
| First race | 2025 United Rentals 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2025 Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 (Pocono) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 114 races run over 7 years | |||||||
| 2024 position | 3rd | ||||||
| Best finish | 3rd (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2018 M&M's 200 (Iowa) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (Phoenix) | ||||||
| First win | 2021 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
| Last win | 2024 Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 46 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 1st (2019) | ||||||
| First race | 2016 Music City 200 (Fairgrounds) | ||||||
| Last race | 2019 Kansas ARCA 150 (Kansas) | ||||||
| First win | 2018 Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 (Salem) | ||||||
| Last win | 2019 Kansas ARCA 150 (Kansas) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 31st (2016) | ||||||
| First race | 2016 ComServe Wireless 150 (Dominion) | ||||||
| Last race | 2016 United Site Services 70 (Loudon) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| ARCA West no., team | No. 19 (Bill McAnally Racing) | ||||||
| Statistics up to date as of March 22, 2025. | |||||||
Christian Donald Eckes (pronounced "eck-iss"; born November 10, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet SS for Kaulig Racing, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 19 Chevrolet for Bill McAnally Racing. Eckes is the 2019 ARCA Menards Series champion, won the Snowball Derby in 2016, and was formerly a development driver for JR Motorsports and later Toyota.