2023 Toyota 200
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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| Date | June 3, 2023 | ||
| Official name | 10th Annual Toyota 200 | ||
| Location | Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison, Illinois | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.25 mi (2.01 km) | ||
| Distance | 162 laps, 202 mi (325 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 160 laps, 200 mi (321 km) | ||
| Average speed | 80.740 mph (129.938 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | ThorSport Racing | ||
| Time | 32.569 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | |
| Laps | 65 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS 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 Toyota 200 presented by CK Power was the 12th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 10th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Madison, Illinois at Gateway Motorsports Park, a 1.25 miles (2.01 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 160 to 162 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Grant Enfinger, driving for GMS Racing, would take advantage of the lead on the final restart with two laps to go, and earned his ninth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his second of the season. Enfinger and Ty Majeski both dominated the entire race, leading 65 and 55 laps.[1] To fill out the podium, Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, and Stewart Friesen, driving for Halmar Friesen Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background[edit]
World Wide Technology Raceway (formerly Gateway International Raceway and Gateway Motorsports Park) is a motorsport racing facility in Madison, Illinois, just east of St. Louis, Missouri, United States, close to the Gateway Arch. It features a 1.25-mile (2 kilometer) oval that hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the NTT IndyCar Series, a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) infield road course used by the SCCA, Porsche Club of America, and various car clubs, and a quarter-mile drag strip that hosts the annual NHRA Midwest Nationals event.
Entry list[edit]
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice[edit]
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 2, at 5:00 PM CST, and would last for 20 minutes.[2] Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 33.466, and an average speed of 134.465 mph (216.400 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 33.466 | 134.465 |
| 2 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 33.590 | 133.968 |
| 3 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 33.686 | 133.587 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying[edit]
Qualifying was held on Friday, June 2, at 5:30 PM CST.[2] Since Gateway Motorsports Park is a quad-oval racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.[4] Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 32.569, and an average speed of 138.168 mph (222.360 km/h).[5]
Race results[edit]
Stage 1 Laps: 55
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 55
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Taylor Gray (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 52
| Fin[6] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 65 | Running | 54 |
| 2 | 3 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 46 |
| 3 | 5 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 162 | 10 | Running | 45 |
| 4 | 4 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 6 | 15 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 7 | 2 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 162 | 0 | Running | 44 |
| 8 | 9 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 9 | 20 | 11 | Jesse Love | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 162 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 7 | 35 | Jake Garcia (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 17 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 12 | 22 | 9 | Colby Howard | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 13 | 17 | Taylor Gray (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 162 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 14 | 25 | 32 | Bret Holmes (R) | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 35 | 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 12 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 162 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 11 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 27 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 162 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 29 | 20 | Matt Mills | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 6 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 162 | 32 | Running | 24 |
| 21 | 14 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 162 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 22 | 23 | 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 32 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 161 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 18 | 1 | Toni Breidinger | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 161 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 34 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 160 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 26 | 28 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 26 | 02 | Chris Hacker | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 33 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 21 | 51 | Jack Wood | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 155 | 55 | Accident | 25 |
| 31 | 30 | 34 | Stephen Mallozzi | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 146 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 19 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 86 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 33 | 24 | 66 | Conner Jones | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 66 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 34 | 16 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 20 | 0 | Engine | 3 |
| 35 | 31 | 95 | Clay Greenfield | GK Racing | Toyota | 0 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| Official race results | |||||||||
Standings after the race[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ Skala, Chris (June 3, 2023). "Grant Enfinger Scores Truck Series Win at Gateway". Frontstretch. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series WWT Raceway Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ "Practice Results: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Toyota 200 at Gateway". TobyChristie.com. June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ Watson, Wyatt (June 2, 2023). "Ty Majeski Wins Pole for Gateway Truck Race". Frontstretch. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Toyota 200 presented by CK Power - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved June 3, 2023.