The 2023 CRC Brakleen 150 was the 15th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 14th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania at Pocono Raceway, a permanent triangular-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 60 laps to complete. Kyle Busch, driving for his own team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, would steal the win after making a last-lap pass on Corey Heim for the lead. This was Busch's 64th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, his second of the season, and the 100th NASCAR win for Kyle Busch Motorsports. Heim dominated most of the race, leading a race-high 27 laps. To fill out the podium, Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, and Taylor Gray, also driving for Tricon Garage, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Pocono Raceway is a oval speedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1970s. Nicknamed "The Tricky Triangle", the speedway has three distinct corners and is known for high speeds along its lengthy straightaways.
From 1982 to 2019, the circuit had two race weekends. In 2020, the circuit was reduced to one race meeting of two races. The first race was moved to World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis starting in 2022.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMake1Kaz Grala (i)Tricon GarageToyota02Stefan Parsons (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet2Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet04Cory RoperRoper RacingFord4Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet5Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet7Austin Hill (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet9Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet11Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota12Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet13Hailie DeeganThorSport RacingFord15Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota16Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota17Taylor Gray (R)Tricon GarageToyota19Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet20Chad ChastainYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet22Stephen MallozziAM RacingFord23Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet24Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet25Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet28Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet32Bret Holmes (R)Bret Holmes RacingChevrolet33Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingFord35Jake Garcia (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet38Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord41Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet42Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet43Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet44Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet45Lawless AlanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet51Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Tyler HillHill MotorsportsToyota61Christopher Bell (i)Hattori Racing EnterprisesToyota75Parker Kligerman (i)Henderson MotorsportsChevrolet88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord98Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 21, at 1:35 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes. Kyle Busch, driving for his own team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.225, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed151Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet54.225165.975215Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota54.390165.472398Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord54.652164.678Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, July 21, at 2:05 PM EST. Since Pocono Raceway is a superspeedway, 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. Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 53.265, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet53.265168.966235Jake Garcia (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet53.474168.306323Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet53.507168.202442Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet53.585167.95757Austin Hill (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet53.651167.751638Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord53.719167.538724Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet53.753167.433825Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet53.758167.417911Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota53.783167.339104Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet53.887167.0161117Taylor Gray (R)Tricon GarageToyota53.935166.8681251Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet54.053166.5031315Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota54.060166.4821461Christopher Bell (i)Hattori Racing EnterprisesToyota54.126166.279151Kaz Grala (i)Tricon GarageToyota54.165166.1591652Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota54.283165.7981744Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet54.286165.7891816Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota54.463165.2501902Stefan Parsons (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet54.468165.2352043Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet54.471165.2262113Hailie DeeganThorSport RacingFord54.490165.1682299Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord54.512165.1012341Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet54.597164.8442475Parker Kligerman (i)Henderson MotorsportsChevrolet54.823164.1652588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord54.876164.006269Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet54.956163.7672745Lawless AlanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet55.567161.9672832Bret Holmes (R)Bret Holmes RacingChevrolet56.063160.5342933Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingFord56.133160.3333012Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet56.246160.0113104Cory RoperRoper RacingFord56.260159.972Qualified by owner's points3222Stephen MallozziAM RacingFord56.616158.966335Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota1:03.299142.1823498Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord––3519Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet––3656Tyler HillHill MotorsportsToyota––Failed to qualify3720Chad ChastainYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet57.443157.6773828Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet59.585151.045396Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet1:00.555148.625Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 15 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts138Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord1022Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet9325Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet8451Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet057Austin Hill (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0635Jake Garcia (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet5711Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota4823Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet3952Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota21017Taylor Gray (R)Tricon GarageToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 15 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts138Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord10252Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota932Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet8425Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet7523Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet6699Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord5716Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota4824Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet399Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet21088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1
Stage 3 Laps: 30 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts11251Kyle Busch (i)Kyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet607Running02911Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota6027Running3931117Taylor Gray (R)Tricon GarageToyota600Running3541461Christopher Bell (i)Hattori Racing EnterprisesToyota600Running05323Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet600Running4163498Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord600Running3173519Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet600Running308335Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota600Running2992299Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord600Running3310825Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet600Running4211442Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet600Running26121816Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota600Running29132113Hailie DeeganThorSport RacingFord600Running24142588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord600Running2415269Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet600Running2416724Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet600Running24172043Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet600Running2018104Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet600Running191912Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet607Running35201744Kaden HoneycuttNiece MotorsportsChevrolet600Running17213656Tyler HillHill MotorsportsToyota600Running16222475Parker Kligerman (i)Henderson MotorsportsChevrolet600Running0233104Cory RoperRoper RacingFord600Running14243222Stephen MallozziAM RacingFord600Running13253012Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet600Running12262933Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingFord600Running11272745Lawless AlanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet600Running10281902Stefan Parsons (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet600Running0292832Bret Holmes (R)Bret Holmes RacingChevrolet600Running8302341Ross Chastain (i)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet520Accident031151Kaz Grala (i)Tricon GarageToyota510Accident0321652Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota510Accident163357Austin Hill (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet510Accident034638Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord5119Accident2335235Jake Garcia (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet450Accident7361315Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota30Accident1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Corey Heim 569 2 Zane Smith 527 (-42) 2 3 Grant Enfinger 510 (-59) 4 Ben Rhodes 510 (-59) 2 5 Ty Majeski 510 (-59) 6 Christian Eckes 480 (-89) 7 Carson Hocevar 444 (-125) 8 Matt DiBenedetto 431 (-138) 9 Nick Sanchez 421 (-148) 10 Matt Crafton 409 (-160)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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