Carson Hocevar was in the right place at the right time, he was in 4th place as the leaders crashed on the last lap handing him the win. Starting from 5th place Truck 42 Carson Hocevar Worldwide Express Chevrolet won the SpeedyCash.com 250, his 1st win in 59 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series finish in 3 races at Texas Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Truck 4 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet, started from 14th place followed by posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 4 races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 3rd Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his best-career finish in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. 3rd Place Canadian Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Ferris Commercial Mowers Toyota, started from 7th place posted his 6th Top 10 finish in 11 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
4th Place Truck 98 Ty Majeski Road Ranger Ford, started from 3rd place followed by 5th place Truck 35 Jake Garcia # Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet, started from 9th place was the highest finishing rookie. 6th Place Truck 13 Hailie Deegan Ford Performance Ford, started from 25th place followed by 7th place Truck 11 Corey Heim Safelite Toyota, started from 4th place. 8th Place Truck 30 Ryan Vargas Rangeline Group Toyota, started from 26th place followed by 9th place Truck 51 Jack Wood Sevwins Chevrolet, started from 2nd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Kubota Ford, in 10th place, started from 10th place.
The race had 12 Cautions for 36 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 2 for #41 Crash on the Backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 23 for #41 Crash on the Backstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 35 for Competition Caution. 4th Caution on lap 77 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 80 for #45 Spin Backstretch. 6th Caution on lap 122 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 138 for Debris on Frontstretch. 8th Caution on lap 146 for #46, 20, 5, 14 Crash on the [Red Flag 00:15:41]. 9th Caution on lap 157 for #43, 17, 33, 16 Crash on the Backstretch. 10th Caution on lap 162 for #88, 15, 23, 9 Crash in Turn 4. 11th Caution on lap 168 for #45 Crash on the Backstretch. 12th Caution on lap 172 for #2, 19, 38 Crash in Turn 1.
The race had 7 Lead Changes among 4 drivers; N. Sanchez # 1-25; C. Eckes 26; N. Sanchez # 27-35; C. Eckes 36; N. Sanchez # 37-77; B. Rhodes 78; N. Sanchez # 79-171; C. Hocevar 172.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 2, 99, 19, 98, 38, 5, 11, 4, 52, 23
Stage 2 Top 10: 2, 19, 99, 5, 38, 15, 11, 4, 17, 88
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Number 5
Race Results for the SpeedyCash.com 250 – Saturday, April 1, 2023
Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, TX – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 172 Laps – 258. Miles
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
1. 5. Truck 42 Carson Hocevar Worldwide Express Chevrolet 172 Running 2. 14. Truck 4 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet 172 Running 3. 7. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Ferris Commercial Mowers Toyota 172 Running – Canadian 4. 3. Truck 98 Ty Majeski Road Ranger Ford 172 Running 5. 9. Truck 35 Jake Garcia # Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet 172 Running 6. 25. Truck 13 Hailie Deegan Ford Performance Ford 172 Running 7. 4. Truck 11 Corey Heim Safelite Toyota 172 Running 8. 26. Truck 30 Ryan Vargas Rangeline Group Toyota 172 Running 9. 2. Truck 51 Jack Wood Sevwins Chevrolet 172 Running 10. 10. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Kubota Ford 172 Running 11. 27. Truck 33 Mason Massey Ripper Magoos Ford 172 Running 12. 23. Truck 02 Kris Wright America’s Auto Auction Chevrolet 172 Running 13. 21. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Chi Chis/Menards Ford 172 Running 14. 18. Truck 38 Zane Smith Speedy Cash Ford 172 Running 15. 6. Truck 19 Christian Eckes NAPA AutoCare Chevrolet 172 Running 16. 1. Truck 2 Nick Sanchez # Gainbridge Chevrolet 171 Accident 17. 13. Truck 23 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 171 Running 18. 19. Truck 45 Lawless Alan Niece/MG Machinery LLC Chevrolet 170 Running 19. 15. Truck 24 Rajah Caruth # Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet 169 Running 20. 24. Truck 9 Colby Howard Project Hope Foundation Chevrolet 169 Running 21. 29. Truck 22 Josh Reaume JAG Metals LLC Ford 168 Running 22. 34. Truck 12 Spencer Boyd Ft. Worth Stockyards Chevrolet 168 Running 23. 12. Truck 32 Bret Holmes # Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 167 Running 24. 17. Truck 17 Taylor Gray # JBL Toyota 166 Running 25. 20. Truck 43 Daniel Dye # KIX Country 98.7/Race to Stop Suicide Chevrolet 165 Running 26. 8. Truck 16 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Toyota 164 Running 27. 11. Truck 15 Tanner Gray Mobil 1 Toyota 161 Accident 28. 16. Truck 5 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 143 Accident 29. 32. Truck 46 Armani Williams Blue Sprig/Motivity Toyota 140 Accident 30. 30. Truck 14 Trey Hutchens Quality Roof Seamers Chevrolet 137 Accident 31. 28. Truck 20 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 134 Accident 32. 33. Truck 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 122 Vibration 33. 31. Truck 34 Keith McGee RBR Ford 39 Vibration 34. 22. Truck 41 Chad Chastain GlobalTranz Chevrolet 17 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following truck dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 12, 25 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 35 Mins, 45 Secs. Average Speed: 99.39 MPH. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Caution Flags: 12 for 36 laps. Lead Changes: 7 among 4 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 8, 2023 – Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt
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