Starting from 31st Truck 34 Brett Moffitt Fr8Auctions Ford won the Love?s RV Stop 250, his 13th win in 93 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his first 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Talladega Superspeedway. 2nd Place Truck 99 Ben Rhodes (P) Campers Inn RV, started from 8th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 8 races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 12th Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Truck 5 Dean Thompson CST Industrial Toyota, started from 4th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
4th Place Truck 25 Chandler Smith(i) Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, started from 28th place followed by 5th place Truck 11 Corey Heim (P) Safelite Toyota, started from 9th place. 6th Place Truck 43 Daniel Dye # RaceToStopSuicide.com Chevrolet, started from 29th place was the highest finishing rookie. 7th Place Truck 2 Nick Sanchez # (P) Gainbridge Chevrolet, started from 2nd place followed by 8th Place Truck 13 Hailie Deegan Odyssey Battery Ford, started from 23rd place. 9th Place Truck 75 Parker Kligerman(i) Tide Chevrolet, started from 13th place & lastly in the Top Truck 45 Lawless Alan AUTOParkit Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 21st place. Canadian Truck 52 Stewart Friesen GearWrench Toyota finished in 34th place. Corey Heim (P) leads the point standings by 10 points over Carson Hocevar (P).
The race had 8 Cautions for 41 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 22 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 40 for #52, 16, 35, 1 Crash in Turn 3 / Stage 2 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 52 for #16, 17, 23, 98 Crash on the Backstretch. 4th Caution on lap 60 for #41, 23, 56 Crash on the Backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 73 for Debris On The Backstretch. 6th Caution on lap 81 for #42, 24, 30 Crash on the Frontstretch. 7th Caution on lap 86 for #9, 4 Crash on the Frontstretch [Red Flag 5:26]. 8th Caution on lap 93 for #88, 20, 15, 98, 04, 24, 32, 23, 42, 2 Big Crash on the Frontstretch [Red Flag 5:38]. Truck 38 Zane Smith Love’s/ RV Stop Ford spun coming into the pits, hit his tire carrier, who tried to jump the truck but was hit. Like a trooper he got his stuff together & went back to work.
The race had 23 Lead Changes among 11 drivers; C. Purdy 1-4; N. Sanchez # (P) 5-22; M. Crafton 23; N. Sanchez # (P) 24-27; P. Kligerman(i) 28-31; C. Hocevar (P) 32-36; P. Kligerman(i) 37-42; B. Currey 43; T. Gray 44-45; T. Gray # 46; T. Gray 47-48; N. Sanchez # (P) 49; T. Gray 50-57; N. Sanchez # (P) 58-59; B. Holmes # 60-62; B. Moffitt(i) 63-67; C. Purdy 68; B. Moffitt(i) 69; C. Purdy 70-75; B. Moffitt(i) 76-84; C. Eckes (P) 85-91; B. Moffitt(i) 92-97; C. Eckes (P) 98; B. Moffitt(i) 99.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 2, 42, 11, 98, 32, 9, 75, 15, 1, 5
Stage 2 Top 10: 75, 2, 42, 98, 99, 15, 17, 32, 5, 11
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 9/30/2023 @ 04:01 PM Eastern
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Number 21
Race Results for the Love?s RV Stop 250 – Saturday, September 30, 2023
Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, AL – 2.66 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 99 Laps – 263.34 Miles
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
1. 31. Truck 34 Brett Moffitt(i) Fr8Auctions Ford 99 Running 2. 8. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes (P) Campers Inn RV Ford 99 Running 3. 4. Truck 5 Dean Thompson CST Industrial Toyota 99 Running 4. 28. Truck 25 Chandler Smith(i) Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 99 Running 5. 9. Truck 11 Corey Heim (P) Safelite Toyota 99 Running 6. 29. Truck 43 Daniel Dye # RaceToStopSuicide.com Chevrolet 99 Running 7. 2. Truck 2 Nick Sanchez # (P) Gainbridge Chevrolet 99 Running 8. 23. Truck 13 Hailie Deegan Odyssey Battery Ford 99 Running 9. 13. Truck 75 Parker Kligerman(i) Tide Chevrolet 99 Running 10. 21. Truck 45 Lawless Alan AUTOParkit Chevrolet 99 Running 11. 7. Truck 42 Carson Hocevar (P) Worldwide Express Chevrolet 99 Running 12. 14. Truck 24 Rajah Caruth # Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet 99 Running 13. 25. Truck 23 Grant Enfinger (P) Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 99 Running 14. 6. Truck 51 Jack Wood TrueTimber Chevrolet 99 Running 15. 32. Truck 02 Garrett Smithley(i) Trophy Tractor/Celsius Chevrolet 99 Running 16. 15. Truck 32 Bret Holmes # First Bank of Alabama Chevrolet 99 Running 17. 33. Truck 30 Ryan Vargas Critical Path Security Toyota 99 Running 18. 24. Truck 17 Taylor Gray # Dead On Tools Toyota 99 Running 19. 16. Truck 19 Christian Eckes (P) NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet 99 Running 20. 10. Truck 61 Jake Drew Toyota Tsusho Toyota 98 Running 21. 5. Truck 98 Ty Majeski (P) Soda Sense/Curb Records Ford 93 Accident 22. 35. Truck 04 Cory Roper Fly Alliance/CarQuest Ford 93 DVP 23. 17. Truck 9 Colby Howard Titan Construction Chevrolet 92 Accident 24. 12. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Jack Links/Menards Ford 91 Accident 25. 19. Truck 15 Tanner Gray Sport Clips Toyota 91 Accident 26. 26. Truck 20 Greg Van Alst CB Fabricating Chevrolet 91 Accident 27. 36. Truck 22 Jason M White Powder Ventures Excavations Ford 88 Running 28. 1. Truck 4 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet 84 Accident 29. 3. Truck 35 Jake Garcia # Quanta Services Chevrolet 79 Running 30. 34. Truck 56 Tyler Hill Buffalo Wild Wings/UNITS Toyota 59 Accident 31. 27. Truck 41 Bayley Currey Unishippers Chevrolet 58 Accident 32. 18. Truck 38 Zane Smith (P) Love’s/ RV Stop Ford 55 Running 33. 22. Truck 16 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Toyota 50 Accident 34. 20. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen GearWrench Toyota 38 Accident Canadian 35. 11. Truck 1 David Gilliland Serial 1 Premium E-Bikes Toyota 38 Accident 36. 30. Truck 28 Bryan Dauzat FDNY Racing Chevrolet 5 Handling
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following trucks dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: No. 5 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (4) 12 Spencer Boyd, 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb, 33 Keith McGee, 95 Clay Greenfield. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 26 Mins, 7 Secs. Average Speed: 108.136 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.089 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 41 laps. Lead Changes: 23 among 11 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 21, 2023 – Homestead-Miami Speedway
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