6th race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Motor car race
The 2023 Weather Guard Truck Race on Dirt was the 6th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series , and the 3rd iteration of the event . The race was held on Saturday, April 8, 2023, at a dirt version of Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee , a 0.553 miles (0.890 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. In a wreck-filled race that brought numerous cautions, Joey Logano , driving for ThorSport Racing , would put on a dominating performance, winning both stages, leading 138 of the 150 laps, and earning his second career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, along with his first of the season.[ 1] To fill out the podium, Ty Majeski , driving for ThorSport Racing , and William Byron , driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports , would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol , Tennessee . Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads , and stadium -like seating.
In 2021, the race shifted to a dirt surface version of the track and was renamed the Pinty's Truck Race on Dirt.[ 2] On January 25, 2021, NASCAR announced the stage lengths of all events in all three series. According to the stage lengths, it states the race will consist of 150 laps.
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. Practice was originally scheduled to be held on Friday, April 7, at 5:35 PM EST , and 8:02 PM EST , but was cancelled due to rain showers. Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 8, at 4:30 PM EST . For qualifying, drivers will be split into four different 15 lap heat races, and their finishing position will determine the starting lineup.[ 3] [ 4] Ben Rhodes , Stewart Friesen , Joey Logano , and Matt Crafton would win the four heat races, and Zane Smith would earn the pole.[ 5]
Fin[ 6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status 1 3 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 15 14 Running 2 6 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 15 0 Running 3 2 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 15 1 Running 4 1 20 Stefan Parsons (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 Running 5 11 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 15 0 Running 6 9 33 Mason Massey Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 15 0 Running 7 8 7 Jonathan Davenport (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 Running 8 5 34 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 15 0 Running 9 10 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 13 0 Running 10 7 02 Kris Wright Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 11 0 Accident 11 4 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 11 0 Running Official Race 1 results
Fin[ 6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status 1 4 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 15 15 Running 2 10 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 15 0 Running 3 6 22 Chase Briscoe (i) AM Racing Ford 15 0 Running 4 3 75 Parker Kligerman (i) Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 Running 5 8 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 15 0 Running 6 2 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 15 0 Running 7 7 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 15 0 Running 8 9 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 15 0 Running 9 5 62 Jessica Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 15 0 Running 10 1 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 0 0 Accident Official Race 2 results
Fin[ 6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status 1 5 66 Joey Logano (i) ThorSport Racing Ford 15 8 Running 2 9 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 15 0 Running 3 2 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 15 7 Running 4 7 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 15 0 Running 5 8 51 William Byron (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 Running 6 1 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 15 0 Running 7 3 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 15 0 Running 8 4 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 15 0 Running 9 10 30 Tanner Carrick On Point Motorsports Toyota 3 0 Accident 10 6 46 Jerry Bohlman G2G Racing Toyota 0 0 Accident Official Race 3 results
Fin[ 6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status 1 3 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 15 9 Running 2 2 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 15 6 Running 3 10 04 Kaden Honeycutt Roper Racing Ford 15 0 Running 4 7 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 15 0 Running 5 5 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 15 1 Running 6 8 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 15 0 Running 7 6 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 Running 8 9 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 15 0 Running 9 4 41 Tyler Carpenter Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 Running 10 1 47 Andrew Gordon (i) G2G Racing Ford 14 0 Running Official Race 4 results
Pos. # Driver Team Make 1 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 2 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 3 04 Kaden Honeycutt Roper Racing Ford 4 66 Joey Logano (i) ThorSport Racing Ford 5 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 6 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 7 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 8 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 9 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 10 22 Chase Briscoe (i) AM Racing Ford 11 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 12 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 13 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 14 51 William Byron (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 15 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 16 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 17 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 18 33 Mason Massey Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 19 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 20 20 Stefan Parsons (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 21 75 Parker Kligerman (i) Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 22 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 23 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 24 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 25 7 Jonathan Davenport (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 26 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 27 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 28 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Ford 29 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 30 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 31 30 Tanner Carrick On Point Motorsports Toyota Qualified by owner's points 32 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 33 41 Tyler Carpenter Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 34 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 35 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 36 02 Kris Wright Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Failed to qualify 37 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 38 34 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 39 62 Jessica Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 40 46 Jerry Bohlman G2G Racing Toyota 41 47 Andrew Gordon (i) G2G Racing Ford Official starting lineup
Stage 1 Laps: 40
Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts 1 66 Joey Logano (i) ThorSport Racing Ford 0 2 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 9 3 51 William Byron (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 0 4 04 Kaden Honeycutt Roper Racing Ford 7 5 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 6 6 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 5 7 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 4 8 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 3 9 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 2 10 75 Parker Kligerman (i) Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 0
Stage 2 Laps: 50
Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts 1 66 Joey Logano (i) ThorSport Racing Ford 0 2 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 9 3 51 William Byron (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 0 4 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 7 5 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 6 6 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 5 7 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 4 8 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 3 9 22 Chase Briscoe (i) AM Racing Ford 0 10 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 1
Stage 3 Laps: 60
Fin[ 7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts 1 4 66 Joey Logano (i) ThorSport Racing Ford 150 138 Running 0 2 2 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 150 1 Running 53 3 14 51 William Byron (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 150 0 Running 0 4 8 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 150 0 Running 43 5 11 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 150 0 Running 36 6 26 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 150 0 Running 31 7 10 22 Chase Briscoe (i) AM Racing Ford 150 0 Running 0 8 34 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 150 0 Running 34 9 3 04 Kaden Honeycutt Roper Racing Ford 150 0 Running 35 10 24 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 150 11 Running 33 11 15 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 150 0 Running 26 12 29 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 150 0 Running 25 13 6 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 150 0 Running 29 14 25 7 Jonathan Davenport (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 150 0 Running 0 15 12 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 150 0 Running 22 16 22 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 150 0 Running 21 17 27 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 150 0 Running 20 18 17 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 150 0 Running 19 19 7 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 150 0 Running 18 20 19 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 150 0 Running 18 21 1 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 150 0 Running 22 22 32 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 150 0 Running 15 23 5 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 150 0 Running 23 24 30 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 150 0 Running 13 25 28 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 148 0 Running 12 26 31 30 Tanner Carrick On Point Motorsports Toyota 147 0 Running 11 27 35 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 147 0 Running 10 28 16 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 147 0 Running 9 29 33 41 Tyler Carpenter Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 117 0 Accident 8 30 13 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 96 0 Accident 7 31 21 75 Parker Kligerman (i) Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 85 0 Accident 0 32 36 02 Kris Wright Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 75 0 Accident 5 33 23 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 25 0 Accident 4 34 9 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 8 0 Accident 3 35 18 33 Mason Massey Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 7 0 Accident 2 36 20 20 Stefan Parsons (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 7 0 Accident 0 Official race results
Standings after the race [ edit ] Drivers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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