The 2023 TSport 200 was the 17th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the first race of the Round of 10, and the 2nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, August 11, 2023, in Brownsburg, Indiana at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, a permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In a dominating performance, Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would win both stages and lead a race-high 179 laps, earning his third career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season. He would also earn a spot in the next round of the playoffs. To fill out the podium, Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, and Layne Riggs, driving for Spire Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (formerly Indianapolis Raceway Park, O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, and Lucas Oil Raceway) is an auto racing facility in Brownsburg, Indiana, about northwest of downtown Indianapolis. It includes a oval track, a road course (which has fallen into disrepair and is no longer used), and a drag strip which is among the premier drag racing venues in the world. The complex receives about 500,000 visitors annually.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. (P) denotes playoff driver. (OP) denotes owner’s playoff truck.
#DriverTeamMake1William SawalichTricon GarageToyota02Matt MillsYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2Nick Sanchez (R) (P)Rev RacingChevrolet04Landen LewisRoper RacingChevrolet4Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet5Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota7Layne RiggsSpire MotorsportsChevrolet9Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet11Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota12Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet13Hailie DeeganThorSport RacingFord15Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota16Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota17Taylor Gray (R)Tricon GarageToyota19Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet20Greg Van AlstYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet22Logan BeardenAM RacingFord23Grant Enfinger (P)GMS RacingChevrolet24Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet25Matt DiBenedetto (P)Rackley WARChevrolet30Chris HackerOn Point MotorsportsToyota32Bret Holmes (R)Bret Holmes RacingChevrolet33Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingFord35Jake Garcia (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet38Zane Smith (P)Front Row MotorsportsFord41Shane van GisbergenNiece MotorsportsChevrolet42Carson Hocevar (P)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet43Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet44Chad ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet45Lawless AlanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet46Armani WilliamsG2G RacingToyota51Jack Wood (OP)Kyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Tyler HillHill MotorsportsToyota61Jake DrewHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota66Conner JonesThorSport RacingFord88Matt Crafton (P)ThorSport RacingFord98Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord99Ben Rhodes (P)ThorSport 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 was held on Friday, August 11, at 3:30 PM EST. Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would set the fastest time between both groups, with a lap of 23.299, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed111Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota23.299105.996288Matt Crafton (P)ThorSport RacingFord23.344105.792398Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord23.252105.755Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, August 11, at 4:05 PM EST. Since Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park 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. Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 22.884, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed119Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet22.884107.918298Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord22.922107.739311Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota22.963107.547424Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet22.967107.528542Carson Hocevar (P)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet22.968107.524623Grant Enfinger (P)GMS RacingChevrolet22.969107.519735Jake Garcia (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet22.992107.411838Zane Smith (P)Front Row MotorsportsFord23.049107.14692Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet23.111106.858101William SawalichTricon GarageToyota23.114106.844115Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota23.149106.683127Layne RiggsSpire MotorsportsChevrolet23.166106.6051388Matt Crafton (P)ThorSport RacingFord23.181106.5361452Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota23.202106.4391543Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet23.207106.416169Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet23.287106.0511702Matt MillsYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet23.288106.0461866Conner JonesThorSport RacingFord23.321105.8961915Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota23.363105.7062061Jake DrewHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota23.371105.6692199Ben Rhodes (P)ThorSport RacingFord23.385105.606224Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet23.388105.5932351Jack Wood (OP)Kyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet23.393105.5702425Matt DiBenedetto (P)Rackley WARChevrolet23.423105.4352513Hailie DeeganThorSport RacingFord23.436105.3762622Logan BeardenAM RacingFord23.440105.3582720Greg Van AlstYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet23.491105.1302841Shane van GisbergenNiece MotorsportsChevrolet23.527104.9692904Landen LewisRoper RacingChevrolet23.673104.3213056Tyler HillHill MotorsportsToyota23.680104.2913112Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet23.733104.058Qualified by owner's points3232Bret Holmes (R)Bret Holmes RacingChevrolet23.814103.7043330Chris HackerOn Point MotorsportsToyota23.833103.6213417Taylor Gray (R)Tricon GarageToyota23.912103.2793516Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota––3645Lawless AlanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet––Failed to qualify3733Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingFord23.758103.9483844Chad ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet23.884103.4003946Armani WilliamsG2G RacingToyota24.511100.755Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 60 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts198Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord10211Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota9319Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet847Layne RiggsSpire MotorsportsChevrolet7535Jake Garcia (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet6642Carson Hocevar (P)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet5723Grant Enfinger (P)GMS RacingChevrolet4824Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet3915Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota21038Zane Smith (P)Front Row MotorsportsFord1 Stage 2 Laps: 60 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts198Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord10211Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota9323Grant Enfinger (P)GMS RacingChevrolet8419Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet7542Carson Hocevar (P)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet661William SawalichTricon GarageToyota5738Zane Smith (P)Front Row MotorsportsFord4815Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota397Layne RiggsSpire MotorsportsChevrolet2102Nick Sanchez (R) (P)Rev RacingChevrolet1
Stage 3 Laps: 80 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1298Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord200179Running602119Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2003Running503127Layne RiggsSpire MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running434542Carson Hocevar (P)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running445838Zane Smith (P)Front Row MotorsportsFord2000Running376101William SawalichTricon GarageToyota2000Running367424Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet2000Running338311Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota20018Running4791388Matt Crafton (P)ThorSport RacingFord2000Running28102425Matt DiBenedetto (P)Rackley WARChevrolet2000Running271192Nick Sanchez (R) (P)Rev RacingChevrolet2000Running2712623Grant Enfinger (P)GMS RacingChevrolet2000Running3713735Jake Garcia (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet2000Running3014224Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running23151915Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota2000Running27162199Ben Rhodes (P)ThorSport RacingFord2000Running21172061Jake DrewHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota2000Running20182351Jack Wood (OP)Kyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running19192841Shane van GisbergenNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1990Running18203417Taylor Gray (R)Tricon GarageToyota1990Running17212622Logan BeardenAM RacingFord1990Running16221543Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1990Running15231702Matt MillsYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1980Running14243645Lawless AlanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1980Running13253232Bret Holmes (R)Bret Holmes RacingChevrolet1970Running12263056Tyler HillHill MotorsportsToyota1970Running11271866Conner JonesThorSport RacingFord1960Running10282904Landen LewisRoper RacingChevrolet1960Running9293330Chris HackerOn Point MotorsportsToyota1950Running8301452Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1830Running7312513Hailie DeeganThorSport RacingFord1400Accident632115Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota1300Accident5333112Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1280Accident4343516Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1270Electrical335169Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet790Suspension2362720Greg Van AlstYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet140Accident1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Corey Heim 2,077 4 2 Ty Majeski 2,074 (-3) 1 3 Christian Eckes 2,069 (-8) 1 4 Carson Hocevar 2,065 (-12) 3 5 Zane Smith 2,059 (-18) 1 6 Grant Enfinger 2,054 (-23) 7 Ben Rhodes 2,034 (-43) 8 Nick Sanchez 2,032 (-45) 1 9 Matt Crafton 2,030 (-47) 1 10 Matt DiBenedetto 2,029 (-48)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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