2023 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200

2023 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200
Race details
Race 2 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Date March 3, 2023
Official name 6th Annual Victoria's Voice Foundation 200
Location Las Vegas Motor Speedway, North Las Vegas, Nevada
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 134 laps, 201 mi (323 km)
Scheduled Distance 134 laps, 201 mi (323 km)
Average speed 118.293 mph (190.374 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 30.222
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps 84
Winner
No. 51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

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

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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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Kaz Grala (i) Tricon Garage Toyota Ruedebusch Development
02 Kris Wright Young's Motorsports Chevrolet FNB Corporation
2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Gainbridge
04 Kaden Honeycutt Roper Racing Ford Carquest
4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet Bama Buggies
5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota Thompson Pipe Group
9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet Grant County Mulch
11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota Safelite
12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Nor-Cal Equipment Rentals
13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford Pennzoil Screen to Speed
15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota Dead On Tools
16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota LiUNA!
17 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Tricon Garage Toyota Berry's Manufacturing
19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet NAPA Auto Care
20 Matt Mills (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet J. F. Electric
22 Max Gutiérrez AM Racing Ford Bolsa DX
23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet Champion Power Equipment
24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Wendell Scott Foundation
25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet Rackley Roofing
32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Pate Holdings
33 Mason Massey Reaume Brothers Racing Ford Reaume Brothers Racing
34 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Ford Reaume Brothers Racing
35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Quanta Services
38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford Speedco
41 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Worldwide Express
42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Worldwide Express
43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Halifax Health
45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AutoParkIt.com
46 Brennan Poole (i) G2G Racing Toyota South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet Zariz Transport
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Halmar International
56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota UNITS Storage
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Slim Jim, Menards
98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford Curb Records
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford Kubota
Official entry list

Practice

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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).

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 30.149 179.110
2 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 30.311 178.153
3 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.315 178.130
Full practice results

Qualifying

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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]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.222 178.678
2 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 30.404 177.608
3 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 30.404 177.608
4 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 30.524 176.910
5 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 30.567 176.661
6 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 30.648 176.194
7 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.709 175.844
8 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 30.710 175.838
9 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 30.743 175.650
10 1 Kaz Grala (i) Tricon Garage Toyota 30.785 175.410
11 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 30.814 175.245
12 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 30.829 175.160
13 17 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Tricon Garage Toyota 30.856 175.006
14 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 30.869 174.933
15 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 30.875 174.899
16 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 30.879 174.876
17 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.893 174.797
18 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 30.912 174.689
19 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 30.937 174.548
20 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.953 174.458
21 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 30.964 174.396
22 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 30.972 174.351
23 41 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 30.983 174.289
24 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.984 174.284
25 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 31.008 174.149
26 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 31.055 173.885
27 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 31.108 173.589
28 02 Kris Wright Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 31.110 173.578
29 04 Kaden Honeycutt Roper Racing Ford 31.331 172.353
30 22 Max Gutiérrez AM Racing Ford 31.447 171.717
31 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 31.614 170.810
Qualified by owner's points
32 33 Mason Massey Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 31.700 170.347
33 34 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 32.227 167.561
34 46 Brennan Poole (i) G2G Racing Toyota
35 20 Matt Mills Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Watson, Wyatt (March 3, 2023). "Return of Rowdy: Kyle Busch Wins Truck Race at Las Vegas". Frontstretch. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Las Vegas Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  4. ^ Watson, Wyatt (March 3, 2023). "Kyle Busch Tops Truck Series Qualifying". Frontstretch. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 – Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved March 3, 2023.


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