Starting from 19th place Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Campers Inn RV Ford won the North Carolina Education Lottery 200, his 7th win in 175 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races. This is his 1st win & 6th Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 7th Top 10 finish in 8 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Truck 11 Corey Heim Rootly Toyota, started from 3rd place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his 9th Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Truck 5 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota, started from 7th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
4th Place Truck 42 Carson Hocevar Worldwide Express Chevrolet, started from 12th place followed by 5th place Truck 23 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, started from 11th place. 6th Place Truck 19 Christian Eckes NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet, started from 6th place followed by 7th place Truck 98 Ty Majeski Road Ranger Ford, started from 2nd place. 8th Place Truck 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley Roofing/WAR Shocks Chevrolet, started from 20th place followed by 9th place Truck 2 Nick Sanchez # Gainbridge Chevrolet, started from 34th place was the highest finishing rookie. Lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 17 Taylor Gray # Dead On Tools Toyota, in 10th place, started from 17th place. Canadian Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota finished in 22nd place. Corey Heim leads the point standings by 26 points over Ty Majeski.
The race had 5 Cautions for 32 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 32 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 62 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 82 for No. 46 Crash on Pit Road. 4th Caution on lap 91 for Nos. 38 & 13 Crash in Turn 4. 5th Caution on lap 105 for Nos. 02 & 16 Crash on the Backstretch.
The race had 12 Lead Changes among 5 drivers; T. Gray 1-3; C. Heim 4-35; C. Hocevar 36; C. Heim 37-44; C. Hocevar 45-64; C. Heim 65-67; C. Hocevar 68; C. Heim 69-74; C. Hocevar 75-86; C. Purdy 87-88; B. Rhodes 89-100; C. Hocevar 101-109; B. Rhodes 110-134.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 11, 42, 5, 24, 38, 98, 15, 52, 1, 17
Stage 2 Top 10: 42, 11, 5, 38, 52, 17, 99, 1, 2, 19
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NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Number 11
Race Results for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 – Friday, May 26, 2023
Charlotte Motor Speedway – Concord, NC – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 134 Laps – 201. Miles
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
1. 19. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Campers Inn RV Ford 134 Running 2. 3. Truck 11 Corey Heim Rootly Toyota 134 Running 3. 7. Truck 5 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 134 Running 4. 12. Truck 42 Carson Hocevar Worldwide Express Chevrolet 134 Running 5. 11. Truck 23 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 134 Running 6. 6. Truck 19 Christian Eckes NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet 134 Running 7. 2. Truck 98 Ty Majeski Road Ranger Ford 134 Running 8. 20. Truck 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley Roofing/WAR Shocks Chevrolet 134 Running 9. 34. Truck 2 Nick Sanchez # Gainbridge Chevrolet 134 Running 10. 17. Truck 17 Taylor Gray # Dead On Tools Toyota 134 Running 11. 4. Truck 24 Rajah Caruth # Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet 134 Running 12. 24. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Planters/Menards Ford 134 Running 13. 8. Truck 41 Bayley Currey Unishippers Chevrolet 134 Running 14. 9. Truck 1 David Gilliland Serial 1 E-Bikes Toyota 134 Running 15. 15. Truck 35 Jake Garcia # Quanta Chevrolet 134 Running 16. 13. Truck 4 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet 134 Running 17. 16. Truck 45 Lawless Alan AUTOParkit Chevrolet 134 Running 18. 10. Truck 51 Jack Wood Eberlestock Chevrolet 134 Running 19. 18. Truck 43 Daniel Dye # Race to Stop Suicide Chevrolet 134 Running 20. 22. Truck 9 Colby Howard Grant County Mulch Chevrolet 134 Running 21. 26. Truck 32 Bret Holmes # Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 134 Running 22. 5. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota 134 Running – Canadian 23. 14. Truck 38 Zane Smith Love’s/Speedco Ford 134 Running 24. 29. Truck 56 Tyler Hill LeithCars.com Toyota 134 Running 25. 31. Truck 22 Mason Maggio ACE Hardware Rock Hill Ford 134 Running 26. 36. Truck 30 Ryan Vargas Rangeline Group Toyota 134 Running 27. 1. Truck 15 Tanner Gray Black’s Tire Toyota 133 Running 28. 35. Truck 16 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Toyota 132 Running 29. 27. Truck 33 Josh Reaume JAG Metals LLC Ford 131 Running 30. 28. Truck 20 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 131 Running 31. 25. Truck 12 Spencer Boyd Derm Dude Chevrolet 131 Running 32. 23. Truck 02 Kris Wright F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet 130 Running 33. 21. Truck 13 Hailie Deegan Ford Performance Ford 128 Running 34. 32. Truck 90 Justin Carroll Carroll’s Automotive/Duratain Toyota 122 Running 35. 30. Truck 46 Armani Williams Blue Sprig/Hedgehog Health Toyota 65 Accident 36. 33. Truck 34 Keith McGee JAG Metals LLC Ford 20 Fuel Pump
Race Comments: Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 43 Mins, 10 Secs. Average Speed: 116.898 MPH, Margin of Victory: 2.398 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 32 laps. Lead Changes: 12 among 5 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: June 3, 2023 – World Wide Technology Raceway
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