Nick Sanchez capitalized on fresh tires and a timely pit stop to charge from 10th to the lead in the final nine laps and capture his second career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory in Friday night’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Sanchez crossed the finish line 0.507 seconds ahead of Corey Heim, but Heim’s apparent runner-up finish was rescinded after his No. 11 Toyota failed post-race inspection with three lug nuts not properly secured. Stewart Friesen was elevated to second place after Heim’s disqualification.

“It’s awesome – my No. 2 Gainbridge Chevrolet,” said Sanchez, who also collected a $50,000 bonus as the winner of the first Triple Truck Challenge event. “We started off bad. It didn’t affect us. We went to work and put ourselves in position when it mattered most.”

Sanchez’s crew chief Chris Showalter was celebrating his 700th career Truck Series race with the victory on his birthday.

Heim looked poised to capture his second win of the year after leading 72 laps and winning both stages. However, a jack issue during a pit stop under caution dropped him to 27th before he impressively raced back up to fifth place.

But more misfortune struck on his final pit stop when the right rear tire was not properly secured, costing Heim valuable time on pit road and ultimately the win after NASCAR’s inspection disqualification.

Grant Enfinger, Matt Mills and Ben Rhodes rounded out the top five finishers, while series points leader Christian Eckes overcame an eventful night to finish 10th after having to start from the rear twice.

Kaden Honeycutt, the Stage 1 winner, recovered from his own pit road miscue to finish seventh after leading 21 laps.

The Truck Series moves next week to World Wide Technology Raceway “Gateway” for the second event of the Triple Truck Challenge.