The 2023 Heart of America 200 was the 8th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. Grant Enfinger, driving for GMS Racing, would make a three-wide pass for the lead with 30 laps to go, and eventually held on to score his eighth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season. Enfinger also dominated a portion of the race, leading a race-high 65 laps. To fill out the podium, Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, and Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake1Toni BreidingerTricon GarageToyota02Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet04Johnny SauterRoper 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 RacingChevrolet20Nick LeitzYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet22Josh ReaumeAM RacingFord23Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet24Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet25Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet32Bret Holmes (R)Bret Holmes RacingChevrolet33Mason MaggioReaume 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 RacingToyota47Tim ViensG2G RacingToyota51Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Tyler HillHill MotorsportsToyota88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord90Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota98Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, May 6, at 11:05 AM CST, and would last for 20 minutes. Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.084, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed119Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet31.084173.723241Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet31.290172.579343Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet31.313172.452Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 6, at 11:35 AM CST. Since Kansas 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. Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.932, and an average speed of . No driver would fail to qualify. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed119Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet30.932174.576251Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet31.035173.99734Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet31.046173.935435Jake Garcia (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet31.057173.874599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord31.154173.33262Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet31.159173.305738Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord31.176173.210815Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota31.189173.138998Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord31.196173.0991043Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet31.258172.7561123Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet31.273172.6731211Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota31.303172.5071324Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet31.330172.3591452Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota31.357172.210159Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet31.361172.1881613Hailie DeeganThorSport RacingFord31.369172.1441741Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet31.384172.0621825Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet31.421171.8601917Taylor Gray (R)Tricon GarageToyota31.435171.7832042Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet31.476171.5592188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord31.514171.352225Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota31.550171.1572316Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota31.693170.385241Toni BreidingerTricon GarageToyota31.782169.9072502Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet32.041168.5342646Brennan Poole (i)G2G RacingToyota32.136168.0362704Johnny SauterRoper RacingFord32.140168.0152832Bret Holmes (R)Bret Holmes RacingChevrolet32.341166.9712922Josh ReaumeAM RacingFord32.461166.3533056Tyler HillHill MotorsportsToyota32.665165.3153120Nick LeitzYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet32.884164.214Qualified by owner's points3290Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota33.045163.4143333Mason Maggio Reaume Brothers RacingFord33.103163.1273445Lawless AlanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet33.330162.0163547Tim ViensG2G RacingToyota38.521140.1833612Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet––Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts151Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet0299Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord9338Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord8423Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet754Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet6624Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet5716Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota4811Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota3942Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet21013Hailie DeeganThorSport RacingFord1 Stage 2 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts198Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord10223Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet9311Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota8424Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet7538Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord6619Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet5716Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota484Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet3952Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota2105Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota1
Stage 3 Laps: 74 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts11123Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet13465Running5621211Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota13413Running463738Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord1346Running4841452Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1341Running3551741Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running32662Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1340Running317251Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet13411Running408435Jake Garcia (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1340Running2991917Taylor Gray (R)Tricon GarageToyota1340Running28102316Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1340Running35112188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1340Running26121613Hailie DeeganThorSport RacingFord1340Running26131043Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1330Running24142832Bret Holmes (R)Bret Holmes RacingChevrolet1330Running2315241Toni BreidingerTricon GarageToyota1330Running2216599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord13317Running30173445Lawless AlanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1330Running2018815Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota1333Running19192704Johnny SauterRoper RacingFord1330Running18202646Brennan Poole (i)G2G RacingToyota1330Running17213120Nick LeitzYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1330Running16223056Tyler HillHill MotorsportsToyota1320Running15233290Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota1320Running14242922Josh ReaumeAM RacingFord1320Running1325998Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord13112Running22263612Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1310Running11273333Mason MaggioReaume Brothers RacingFord1310Running10282502Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet910Accident9291825Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet810DVP830119Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet786Accident12312042Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet780Accident832225Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota780Accident63334Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet780Accident13341324Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet720Accident1535159Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet550Accident2363547Tim ViensG2G RacingToyota20Transmission0Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Zane Smith 323 1 2 Ty Majeski 323 (-0) 3 Ben Rhodes 282 (-41) 4 Corey Heim 276 (-47) 1 5 Grant Enfinger 267 (-56) 1 6 Christian Eckes 241 (-82) 7 Matt Crafton 235 (-88) 8 Tanner Gray 220 (-103) 2 9 Nick Sanchez 205 (-118) 1 10 Matt DiBenedetto 193 (-130)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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