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 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. 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 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.
#DriverTeamMake1Kaz Grala (i)Tricon GarageToyota02Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet04Kaden HoneycuttRoper RacingFord4Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet5Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota9Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet11Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota12Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet13Hailie DeeganThorSport RacingFord15Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota16Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota17John Hunter Nemechek (i)Tricon GarageToyota19Christian EckesMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet20Matt Mills (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet22Max GutiérrezAM RacingFord23Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet24Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet25Matt DiBenedettoRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet32Bret Holmes (R)Bret Holmes RacingChevrolet33Mason MasseyReaume Brothers RacingFord34Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingFord35Jake Garcia (R)McAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet38Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord41Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet42Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet43Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet45Lawless AlanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet46Brennan Poole (i)G2G RacingToyota51Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord98Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, March 3, at 1:30 PM PST, and last for 20 minutes. 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 . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed198Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord30.149179.110288Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord30.311178.153324Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet30.315178.130Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, March 3, at 2:00 PM PST. 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. 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 . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed151Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.222178.67822Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet30.404177.60834Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet30.404177.608498Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord30.524176.910513Hailie DeeganThorSport RacingFord30.567176.661632Bret Holmes (R)Bret Holmes RacingChevrolet30.648176.194738Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord30.709175.844842Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet30.710175.838999Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord30.743175.650101Kaz Grala (i)Tricon GarageToyota30.785175.4101188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord30.814175.2451219Christian EckesMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet30.829175.1601317John Hunter Nemechek (i)Tricon GarageToyota30.856175.0061435Jake Garcia (R)McAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet30.869174.9331511Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota30.875174.8991615Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota30.879174.8761723Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet30.893174.7971816Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota30.912174.6891925Matt DiBenedettoRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet30.937174.5482043Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet30.953174.4582145Lawless AlanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet30.964174.3962252Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota30.972174.3512341Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet30.983174.2892424Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet30.984174.284255Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota31.008174.1492656Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota31.055173.885279Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet31.108173.5892802Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet31.110173.5782904Kaden HoneycuttRoper RacingFord31.331172.3533022Max GutiérrezAM RacingFord31.447171.7173112Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet31.614170.810Qualified by owner's points3233Mason MasseyReaume Brothers RacingFord31.700170.3473334Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingFord32.227167.5613446Brennan Poole (i)G2G RacingToyota––3520Matt MillsYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet––Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts138Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord10298Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord9325Matt DiBenedettoRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet8423Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet7524Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet6688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord5799Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord4842Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet3941Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet01015Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts142Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet10299Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord9325Matt DiBenedettoRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet844Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet7523Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet6688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord5724Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet481Kaz Grala (i)Tricon GarageToyota0915Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota21098Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord1
Stage 3 Laps: 74 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1151Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet13484Running02738Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord1348Running453999Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord1342Running4741511Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota1340Running335498Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord1340Running4261219Christian EckesMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1340Running317842Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet13419Running43834Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running3691723Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet1343Running41101435Jake Garcia (R)McAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1340Running27111188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1340Running36121925Matt DiBenedettoRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet1330Running41131615Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota1330Running27142252Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1330Running23151816Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1330Running2216255Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota1330Running2117101Kaz Grala (i)Tricon GarageToyota1335Running018279Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1330Running19192043Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1325Running18202145Lawless AlanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1320Running17213022Max GutiérrezAM RacingFord1310Running16222656Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota1310Running15233112Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1300Running14242341Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet1300Running0252904Kaden HoneycuttRoper RacingFord1300Running12263520Matt MillsYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1290Running11273233Mason MasseyReaume Brothers RacingFord1290Running10282802Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1260Running9292424Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1220Running183022Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1038Accident7311317John Hunter Nemechek (i)Tricon GarageToyota980Vibration032513Hailie DeeganThorSport RacingFord590Accident5333446Brennan Poole (i)G2G RacingToyota200Rear Gear034632Bret Holmes (R)Bret Holmes RacingChevrolet160Accident3353334Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingFord40Transmission2Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 3 1 Zane Smith 85 1 2 Ty Majeski 83 (-2) 3 3 Christian Eckes 81 (-4) 2 4 Matt Crafton 81 (-4) 4 5 Ben Rhodes 77 (-8) 1 6 Grant Enfinger 77 (-8) 3 7 Carson Hocevar 73 (-12) 5 8 Matt DiBenedetto 66 (-19) 3 9 Tanner Gray 65 (-20) 2 10 Chase Purdy 65 (-20)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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