2023 TSport 200

2023 TSport 200
Race details
Race 17 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Date August 11, 2023
Official name 2nd Annual TSport 200
Location Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Brownsburg, Indiana
Course Permanent racing facility
0.686 mi (1.104 km)
Distance 200 laps, 137 mi (220 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 137 mi (220 km)
Average speed 75.075 mph (120.822 km/h)
Pole position
Driver McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Time 22.884
Most laps led
Driver Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing
Laps 179
Winner
No. 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2023 TSport 200 was the 17th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the first race of the Round of 10, and the 2nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, August 11, 2023, in Brownsburg, Indiana at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, a 0.686 miles (1.104 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In a dominating performance, Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would win both stages and lead a race-high 179 laps, earning his third career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season. He would also earn a spot in the next round of the playoffs.[1] To fill out the podium, Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, and Layne Riggs, driving for Spire Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

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Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (formerly Indianapolis Raceway Park, O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, and Lucas Oil Raceway) is an auto racing facility in Brownsburg, Indiana, about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of downtown Indianapolis. It includes a 0.686-mile (1.104 km) oval track, a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) road course (which has fallen into disrepair and is no longer used), and a 4,400-foot (1,300 m) drag strip which is among the premier drag racing venues in the world. The complex receives about 500,000 visitors annually.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
  • (P) denotes playoff driver.
  • (OP) denotes owner’s playoff truck.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 William Sawalich Tricon Garage Toyota Starkey, SoundGear
02 Matt Mills Young's Motorsports Chevrolet J. F. Electric
2 Nick Sanchez (R) (P) Rev Racing Chevrolet Gainbridge
04 Landen Lewis Roper Racing Chevrolet Carquest
4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet Bama Buggies
5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota Thompson Pipe Group
7 Layne Riggs Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Infinity Communications Group
9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet Grant County Mulch
11 Corey Heim (P) Tricon Garage Toyota Safelite
12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Freedom Warranty
13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford Ford Performance
15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota DSM Precision Manufacturing
16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota LiUNA!
17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota JBL
19 Christian Eckes (P) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet NAPA Auto Care
20 Greg Van Alst Young's Motorsports Chevrolet CB Fabricating
22 Logan Bearden AM Racing Ford Bearden Automotive
23 Grant Enfinger (P) GMS Racing Chevrolet Champion Power Equipment
24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Born Driven
25 Matt DiBenedetto (P) Rackley WAR Chevrolet Rackley Roofing
30 Chris Hacker On Point Motorsports Toyota UBPN and Morgan & Morgan
32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Precision Garage Doors
33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Ford JAG Metals
35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Quanta Services
38 Zane Smith (P) Front Row Motorsports Ford Boot Barn
41 Shane van Gisbergen Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Worldwide Express
42 Carson Hocevar (P) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Worldwide Express
43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Bettenhausenauto.com
44 Chad Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Eat Illiana Watermelon
45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AUTOChargIt
46 Armani Williams G2G Racing Toyota CU Autism Network
51 Jack Wood (OP) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet Rowdy Manufacturing
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Halmar International
56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota HairClub
61 Jake Drew Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Aisin
66 Conner Jones ThorSport Racing Ford TSport
88 Matt Crafton (P) ThorSport Racing Ford Generac, Menards
98 Ty Majeski (P) ThorSport Racing Ford Road Ranger
99 Ben Rhodes (P) ThorSport Racing Ford Farm Paint
Official entry list

Practice

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For practice, drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and B. Both sessions will be 15 minutes long, and was held on Friday, August 11, at 3:30 PM EST.[2] Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would set the fastest time between both groups, with a lap of 23.299, and an average speed of 105.996 mph (170.584 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 11 Corey Heim (P) Tricon Garage Toyota 23.299 105.996
2 88 Matt Crafton (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 23.344 105.792
3 98 Ty Majeski (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 23.252 105.755
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, August 11, at 4:05 PM EST.[2] Since Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park is a short track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.[4] Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 22.884, and an average speed of 107.918 mph (173.677 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 19 Christian Eckes (P) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 22.884 107.918
2 98 Ty Majeski (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 22.922 107.739
3 11 Corey Heim (P) Tricon Garage Toyota 22.963 107.547
4 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 22.967 107.528
5 42 Carson Hocevar (P) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 22.968 107.524
6 23 Grant Enfinger (P) GMS Racing Chevrolet 22.969 107.519
7 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 22.992 107.411
8 38 Zane Smith (P) Front Row Motorsports Ford 23.049 107.146
9 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 23.111 106.858
10 1 William Sawalich Tricon Garage Toyota 23.114 106.844
11 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 23.149 106.683
12 7 Layne Riggs Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 23.166 106.605
13 88 Matt Crafton (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 23.181 106.536
14 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 23.202 106.439
15 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.207 106.416
16 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 23.287 106.051
17 02 Matt Mills Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 23.288 106.046
18 66 Conner Jones ThorSport Racing Ford 23.321 105.896
19 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 23.363 105.706
20 61 Jake Drew Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 23.371 105.669
21 99 Ben Rhodes (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 23.385 105.606
22 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 23.388 105.593
23 51 Jack Wood (OP) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 23.393 105.570
24 25 Matt DiBenedetto (P) Rackley WAR Chevrolet 23.423 105.435
25 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 23.436 105.376
26 22 Logan Bearden AM Racing Ford 23.440 105.358
27 20 Greg Van Alst Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 23.491 105.130
28 41 Shane van Gisbergen Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 23.527 104.969
29 04 Landen Lewis Roper Racing Chevrolet 23.673 104.321
30 56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 23.680 104.291
31 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 23.733 104.058
Qualified by owner's points
32 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 23.814 103.704
33 30 Chris Hacker On Point Motorsports Toyota 23.833 103.621
34 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 23.912 103.279
35 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota
36 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
Failed to qualify
37 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 23.758 103.948
38 44 Chad Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 23.884 103.400
39 46 Armani Williams G2G Racing Toyota 24.511 100.755
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 60

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 98 Ty Majeski (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 10
2 11 Corey Heim (P) Tricon Garage Toyota 9
3 19 Christian Eckes (P) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 8
4 7 Layne Riggs Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 6
6 42 Carson Hocevar (P) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 23 Grant Enfinger (P) GMS Racing Chevrolet 4
8 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 3
9 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 2
10 38 Zane Smith (P) Front Row Motorsports Ford 1

Stage 2 Laps: 60

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 98 Ty Majeski (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 10
2 11 Corey Heim (P) Tricon Garage Toyota 9
3 23 Grant Enfinger (P) GMS Racing Chevrolet 8
4 19 Christian Eckes (P) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 7
5 42 Carson Hocevar (P) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 1 William Sawalich Tricon Garage Toyota 5
7 38 Zane Smith (P) Front Row Motorsports Ford 4
8 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 3
9 7 Layne Riggs Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 2 Nick Sanchez (R) (P) Rev Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 80

Fin[6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 98 Ty Majeski (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 200 179 Running 60
2 1 19 Christian Eckes (P) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 200 3 Running 50
3 12 7 Layne Riggs Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 Running 43
4 5 42 Carson Hocevar (P) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 Running 44
5 8 38 Zane Smith (P) Front Row Motorsports Ford 200 0 Running 37
6 10 1 William Sawalich Tricon Garage Toyota 200 0 Running 36
7 4 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 33
8 3 11 Corey Heim (P) Tricon Garage Toyota 200 18 Running 47
9 13 88 Matt Crafton (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 200 0 Running 28
10 24 25 Matt DiBenedetto (P) Rackley WAR Chevrolet 200 0 Running 27
11 9 2 Nick Sanchez (R) (P) Rev Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 27
12 6 23 Grant Enfinger (P) GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 37
13 7 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 30
14 22 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 Running 23
15 19 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 200 0 Running 27
16 21 99 Ben Rhodes (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 200 0 Running 21
17 20 61 Jake Drew Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 200 0 Running 20
18 23 51 Jack Wood (OP) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 Running 19
19 28 41 Shane van Gisbergen Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 Running 18
20 34 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 199 0 Running 17
21 26 22 Logan Bearden AM Racing Ford 199 0 Running 16
22 15 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 199 0 Running 15
23 17 02 Matt Mills Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 Running 14
24 36 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 Running 13
25 32 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 197 0 Running 12
26 30 56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 197 0 Running 11
27 18 66 Conner Jones ThorSport Racing Ford 196 0 Running 10
28 29 04 Landen Lewis Roper Racing Chevrolet 196 0 Running 9
29 33 30 Chris Hacker On Point Motorsports Toyota 195 0 Running 8
30 14 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 183 0 Running 7
31 25 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 140 0 Accident 6
32 11 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 130 0 Accident 5
33 31 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 128 0 Accident 4
34 35 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 127 0 Electrical 3
35 16 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 79 0 Suspension 2
36 27 20 Greg Van Alst Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 14 0 Accident 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Watson, Wyatt (August 11, 2023). "Ty Majeski Dominates at IRP, Advances in Playoffs". Frontstretch. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Indianapolis Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Practice Results: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series TSport 200 at IRP". TobyChristie.com. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  5. ^ Watson, Wyatt (August 11, 2023). "Christian Eckes Tops Qualifying Charts at IRP". Frontstretch. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 TSport 200 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved August 11, 2023.


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