2023 Heart of America 200

2023 Heart of America 200
Race details
Race 8 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Date May 6, 2023
Official name 23rd Annual Heart of America 200
Location Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 134 laps, 250 mi (403 km)
Scheduled Distance 134 laps, 250 mi (403 km)
Average speed 101.005 mph (162.552 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Time 30.932
Most laps led
Driver Grant Enfinger GMS Racing
Laps 65
Winner
No. 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Kevin Harvick, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

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 1.5 miles (2.4 km) 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.[1] 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 1.5-mile (2.4 km) 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.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Toni Breidinger Tricon Garage Toyota Victoria's Secret
02 Kris Wright Young's Motorsports Chevrolet FNB Corporation
2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Gainbridge
04 Johnny Sauter Roper Racing Ford Carquest
4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet Bama Buggies
5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota Thompson Pipe Group
9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet Grant County Mulch
11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota Safelite
12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Burco
13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford Dible Dough
15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota Mobil 1
16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota LiUNA!
17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota Dead On Tools
19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Instacoat Premium Products
20 Nick Leitz Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Precision Measurements
22 Josh Reaume AM Racing Ford JAG Metals
23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet Chevy Military Appreciation
24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Wendell Scott Foundation
25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet Rackley Roofing, W. A. R. Shocks
32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Bret Holmes Racing
33 Mason Maggio Reaume Brothers Racing Ford Professional AG Services
35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Adaptive One Calipers
38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford Love's, Speedco
41 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Worldwide Express
42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Worldwide Express
43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Race to Stop Suicide
45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AUTOParkIt
46 Brennan Poole (i) G2G Racing Toyota G2G Racing
47 Tim Viens G2G Racing Toyota G2G Racing
51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet Zariz Transport
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Halmar International
56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota HairClub Cares
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Black Label Bacon, Menards
90 Justin Carroll TC Motorsports Toyota Carroll's Automotive, Duratain
98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford Road Ranger
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford Bommarito Automotive Group
Official 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.[2] 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 173.723 mph (279.580 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 31.084 173.723
2 41 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 31.290 172.579
3 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 31.313 172.452
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 6, at 11:35 AM CST.[2] 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.[4] 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 174.576 mph (280.953 km/h).[5] No driver would fail to qualify.

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 30.932 174.576
2 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 31.035 173.997
3 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 31.046 173.935
4 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 31.057 173.874
5 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 31.154 173.332
6 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 31.159 173.305
7 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.176 173.210
8 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 31.189 173.138
9 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 31.196 173.099
10 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 31.258 172.756
11 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 31.273 172.673
12 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 31.303 172.507
13 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 31.330 172.359
14 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 31.357 172.210
15 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 31.361 172.188
16 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 31.369 172.144
17 41 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 31.384 172.062
18 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 31.421 171.860
19 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 31.435 171.783
20 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 31.476 171.559
21 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 31.514 171.352
22 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 31.550 171.157
23 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 31.693 170.385
24 1 Toni Breidinger Tricon Garage Toyota 31.782 169.907
25 02 Kris Wright Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 32.041 168.534
26 46 Brennan Poole (i) G2G Racing Toyota 32.136 168.036
27 04 Johnny Sauter Roper Racing Ford 32.140 168.015
28 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 32.341 166.971
29 22 Josh Reaume AM Racing Ford 32.461 166.353
30 56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 32.665 165.315
31 20 Nick Leitz Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 32.884 164.214
Qualified by owner's points
32 90 Justin Carroll TC Motorsports Toyota 33.045 163.414
33 33 Mason Maggio Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 33.103 163.127
34 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 33.330 162.016
35 47 Tim Viens G2G Racing Toyota 38.521 140.183
36 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet – –
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 0
2 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 9
3 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 8
4 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 7
5 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 5
7 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 4
8 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 3
9 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 1

Stage 2 Laps: 30

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 10
2 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 9
3 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 8
4 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 7
5 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 6
6 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 5
7 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 4
8 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 2
10 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 1

Stage 3 Laps: 74

Fin[6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 11 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 134 65 Running 56
2 12 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 134 13 Running 46
3 7 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 134 6 Running 48
4 14 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 134 1 Running 35
5 17 41 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 134 0 Running 32
6 6 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 134 0 Running 31
7 2 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 134 11 Running 40
8 4 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 134 0 Running 29
9 19 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 134 0 Running 28
10 23 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 134 0 Running 35
11 21 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 134 0 Running 26
12 16 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 134 0 Running 26
13 10 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 133 0 Running 24
14 28 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 133 0 Running 23
15 24 1 Toni Breidinger Tricon Garage Toyota 133 0 Running 22
16 5 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 133 17 Running 30
17 34 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 133 0 Running 20
18 8 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 133 3 Running 19
19 27 04 Johnny Sauter Roper Racing Ford 133 0 Running 18
20 26 46 Brennan Poole (i) G2G Racing Toyota 133 0 Running 17
21 31 20 Nick Leitz Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 133 0 Running 16
22 30 56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 132 0 Running 15
23 32 90 Justin Carroll TC Motorsports Toyota 132 0 Running 14
24 29 22 Josh Reaume AM Racing Ford 132 0 Running 13
25 9 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 131 12 Running 22
26 36 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 131 0 Running 11
27 33 33 Mason Maggio Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 131 0 Running 10
28 25 02 Kris Wright Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 91 0 Accident 9
29 18 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 81 0 DVP 8
30 1 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 78 6 Accident 12
31 20 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 78 0 Accident 8
32 22 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 78 0 Accident 6
33 3 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 78 0 Accident 13
34 13 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 72 0 Accident 15
35 15 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 55 0 Accident 2
36 35 47 Tim Viens G2G Racing Toyota 2 0 Transmission 0
Official race results

Standings after the race

References

  1. ^ Cook, Garrett (May 6, 2023). "Grant Enfinger Runs Away with Win at Kansas". Frontstretch. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Kansas Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Practice Results: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Heart of America 200 at Kansas". TobyChristie.com. May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  5. ^ Cook, Garrett (May 6, 2023). "Christian Eckes Wins Pole for Kansas Truck Race". Frontstretch. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Heart of America 200 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved May 6, 2023.


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