2nd race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Motor car race
The 2023 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 was the 2nd stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series , and the 6th iteration of the event . The race was held on Friday, March 3, 2023, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway , a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was contested over 134 laps. Kyle Busch , driving for his own team, Kyle Busch Motorsports , would put on a dominating performance, leading 84 laps for his 63rd NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season.[ 1] To fill out the podium, Zane Smith , driving for Front Row Motorsports , and Ben Rhodes , driving for ThorSport Racing , would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Las Vegas Motor Speedway , located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip , is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. , which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina .
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, March 3, at 1:30 PM PST , and last for 20 minutes.[ 2] Ty Majeski , driving for ThorSport Racing , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.149, and an average speed of 179.110 mph (288.250 km/h).
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, March 3, at 2:00 PM PST .[ 2] Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is an intermediate racetrack , the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.[ 3] Kyle Busch , driving for his team, Kyle Busch Motorsports , would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.222, and an average speed of 178.678 mph (287.554 km/h).[ 4]
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 30
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
38
Zane Smith
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
10
2
98
Ty Majeski
ThorSport Racing
Ford
9
3
25
Matt DiBenedetto
Rackley WAR
Chevrolet
8
4
23
Grant Enfinger
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
7
5
24
Rajah Caruth (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Ford
5
7
99
Ben Rhodes
ThorSport Racing
Ford
4
8
42
Carson Hocevar
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
41
Ross Chastain (i)
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
0
10
15
Tanner Gray
Tricon Garage
Toyota
1
Stage 2 Laps: 30
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
42
Carson Hocevar
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
99
Ben Rhodes
ThorSport Racing
Ford
9
3
25
Matt DiBenedetto
Rackley WAR
Chevrolet
8
4
4
Chase Purdy
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
23
Grant Enfinger
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Ford
5
7
24
Rajah Caruth (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
1
Kaz Grala (i)
Tricon Garage
Toyota
0
9
15
Tanner Gray
Tricon Garage
Toyota
2
10
98
Ty Majeski
ThorSport Racing
Ford
1
Stage 3 Laps: 74
Fin[ 5]
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
1
1
51
Kyle Busch (i)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Chevrolet
134
84
Running
0
2
7
38
Zane Smith
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
134
8
Running
45
3
9
99
Ben Rhodes
ThorSport Racing
Ford
134
2
Running
47
4
15
11
Corey Heim
Tricon Garage
Toyota
134
0
Running
33
5
4
98
Ty Majeski
ThorSport Racing
Ford
134
0
Running
42
6
12
19
Christian Eckes
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
134
0
Running
31
7
8
42
Carson Hocevar
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
134
19
Running
43
8
3
4
Chase Purdy
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Chevrolet
134
0
Running
36
9
17
23
Grant Enfinger
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
134
3
Running
41
10
14
35
Jake Garcia (R)
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
134
0
Running
27
11
11
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Ford
134
0
Running
36
12
19
25
Matt DiBenedetto
Rackley WAR
Chevrolet
133
0
Running
41
13
16
15
Tanner Gray
Tricon Garage
Toyota
133
0
Running
27
14
22
52
Stewart Friesen
Halmar Friesen Racing
Toyota
133
0
Running
23
15
18
16
Tyler Ankrum
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
133
0
Running
22
16
25
5
Dean Thompson
Tricon Garage
Toyota
133
0
Running
21
17
10
1
Kaz Grala (i)
Tricon Garage
Toyota
133
5
Running
0
18
27
9
Colby Howard
CR7 Motorsports
Chevrolet
133
0
Running
19
19
20
43
Daniel Dye (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
132
5
Running
18
20
21
45
Lawless Alan
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
132
0
Running
17
21
30
22
Max Gutiérrez
AM Racing
Ford
131
0
Running
16
22
26
56
Timmy Hill
Hill Motorsports
Toyota
131
0
Running
15
23
31
12
Spencer Boyd
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
130
0
Running
14
24
23
41
Ross Chastain (i)
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
130
0
Running
0
25
29
04
Kaden Honeycutt
Roper Racing
Ford
130
0
Running
12
26
35
20
Matt Mills
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
129
0
Running
11
27
32
33
Mason Massey
Reaume Brothers Racing
Ford
129
0
Running
10
28
28
02
Kris Wright
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
126
0
Running
9
29
24
24
Rajah Caruth (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
122
0
Running
18
30
2
2
Nick Sanchez (R)
Rev Racing
Chevrolet
103
8
Accident
7
31
13
17
John Hunter Nemechek (i)
Tricon Garage
Toyota
98
0
Vibration
0
32
5
13
Hailie Deegan
ThorSport Racing
Ford
59
0
Accident
5
33
34
46
Brennan Poole (i)
G2G Racing
Toyota
20
0
Rear Gear
0
34
6
32
Bret Holmes (R)
Bret Holmes Racing
Chevrolet
16
0
Accident
3
35
33
34
Josh Reaume
Reaume Brothers Racing
Ford
4
0
Transmission
2
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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