The 2023 Long John Silver's 200 was the 7th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 14, 2023, in Ridgeway, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a permanent paper-clip shaped racetrack. The race was decreased from 200 laps to 124 laps, due to constant rain showers. In a race that sparked controversy, Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would win the race after putting on a dominating performance, winning both stages and leading 82 laps to earn his third career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, along with his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Kyle Busch, driving for his own team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, and Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track on the NASCAR circuit since its beginning in 1948.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake1William SawalichTricon 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 EnterprisesToyota17Taylor Gray (R)Tricon GarageToyota19Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet20Brad Perez (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet22Stephen MallozziAM RacingFord23Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet24Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet25Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet30Jonathan ShaferOn Point MotorsportsToyota32Bret Holmes (R)Bret Holmes RacingChevrolet33Mason MasseyReaume Brothers RacingFord35Jake Garcia (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet38Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord41Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet42Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet43Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet45Lawless AlanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet46Memphis VillarrealG2G RacingToyota51Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota66Conner JonesThorSport RacingFord88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord90Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota98Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice For practice, drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and B. Both sessions will be 15 minutes long, and will be held on Friday, April 14, at 3:00 PM EST. Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, was the fastest driver in total, with a lap of 20.246, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed198Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord20.24693.530251Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet20.33693.116338Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord20.40792.792Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, April 14, at 3:35 PM EST. Since Martinsville Speedway 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. Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 19.797, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed138Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord19.79795.651251Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet19.82895.501399Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord19.83595.468411Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota19.84395.429525Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet19.86695.319619Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet19.90495.137742Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet19.90495.13784Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet19.90995.113915Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota19.92595.0361023Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet19.96894.8321188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord19.99794.6941298Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord20.04394.4771352Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota20.04594.4671416Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota20.05494.4251566Conner JonesThorSport RacingFord20.06194.3921624Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet20.06494.3781704Kaden HoneycuttRoper RacingFord20.08894.2651835Jake Garcia (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet20.09694.228192Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet20.09994.2142045Lawless AlanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet20.10994.1672143Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet20.11494.143221William SawalichTricon GarageToyota20.13194.0642332Bret Holmes (R)Bret Holmes RacingChevrolet20.16793.8962417Taylor Gray (R)Tricon GarageToyota20.17093.8822541Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet20.18493.817269Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet20.19393.7752713Hailie DeeganThorSport RacingFord20.19693.7612856Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota20.30093.2812946Memphis VillarrealG2G RacingToyota20.39692.8423012Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet20.45992.5563102Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet20.46992.511Qualified by owner's points3233Mason MasseyReaume Brothers RacingFord20.49392.4023330Jonathan ShaferOn Point MotorsportsToyota20.56992.0613420Brad Perez (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet20.59191.9633522Stephen MallozziAM RacingFord20.99790.184365Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota––Failed to qualify3790Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota20.51592.303Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 50 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts111Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota10251Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet0338Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord8415Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota7519Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet6699Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord5798Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord4825Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet3942Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2101William SawalichTricon GarageToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 50 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts111Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota10251Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet0338Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord8419Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet7515Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota6698Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord5799Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord4842Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet3925Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet2109Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1
Stage 3 Laps: 24 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1411Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota12482Running602251Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet12437Running03138Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord1245Running5041298Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord1240Running425915Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota1240Running456399Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord1240Running407525Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet1240Running3582417Taylor Gray (R)Tricon GarageToyota1240Running299221William SawalichTricon GarageToyota1240Running291084Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet1240Running2711192Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1240Running26122541Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet1240Running0131835Jake Garcia (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1240Running24141023Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet1240Running2315619Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1240Running35163102Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1240Running2117269Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1240Running21181566Conner JonesThorSport RacingFord1240Running19192856Timmy HillHill MotorsportsToyota1240Running18202713Hailie DeeganThorSport RacingFord1240Running1721365Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota1240Running16222332Bret Holmes (R)Bret Holmes RacingChevrolet1240Running15233012Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1240Running14242946Memphis VillarrealG2G RacingToyota1240Running13251624Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1240Running12261188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1240Running11271416Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1240Running10281704Kaden HoneycuttRoper RacingFord1230Running9293330Jonathan ShaferOn Point MotorsportsToyota1230Running8301352Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1230Running7312143Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1230Running6322045Lawless AlanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1220Running5333233Mason MasseyReaume Brothers RacingFord1220Running434742Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1220Running8353420Brad Perez (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet1180Running0363522Stephen MallozziAM RacingFord1160Running1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Ty Majeski 301 2 Zane Smith 275 (-26) 3 Ben Rhodes 252 (-49) 3 4 Corey Heim 230 (-71) 5 Christian Eckes 229 (-72) 6 Grant Enfinger 211 (-90) 3 7 Matt Crafton 209 (-92) 8 Tanner Gray 201 (-100) 9 Matt DiBenedetto 185 (-116) 1 10 Chase Purdy 174 (-127)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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