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grew up in Middletown, New York. He began racing Legends Cars at thirteen years old.  He later moved up to racing late model stock cars and super late models.  In 2015, Eckes began racing late models for JR Motorsports, as well as super late models for LFR Chassis as one of their driver development program drivers.  In April 2016, Eckes made his ARCA Racing Series debut at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway in Tennessee, driving for Venturini Motorsports.  He finished eighth, the only top-ten in four ARCA races that year.  Eckes also made his NASCAR K&N Pro Series East debut at Dominion Raceway.  He won three races in a row to end the season, one at Myrtle Beach Speedway, at Southern National Motorsports Park and the Snowball Derby, at Five Flags Speedway. In December 2016, Eckes and Venturini announced ten ARCA races in 2017.  He posted two runner up finishes; four Top 5s and nine Top 10s. In July 2017, Eckes and Venturini re-signed for an enlarged ARCA schedule in 2018 that included fifteen races.  He triumphed for the first time at Salem Speedway in April 2018.  Eckes kept fellow Venturini Motorsports driver Chandler Smith at bay over the closing portion of the race to secure the victory.  He followed up with wins at Illinois State Fairgrounds and Indianapolis Raceway Park during the year.  In the