Starting from 4th place Truck 11 Corey Heim Safelite Toyota won the Long John Silver’s 200, his 3rd win in 26 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races. This is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Martinsville Speedway. 2nd Place Truck 51 Kyle Busch Zariz Transport Chevrolet, started from 2nd place posted his 9th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 3rd Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Truck 38 Zane Smith Long John Silver’s Ford, started from pole posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 4 races at Martinsville Speedway.
4th Place Truck 98 Ty Majeski Soda Sense Ford, started from 12th place followed by 5th place Truck 15 Tanner Gray JBL Toyota, started from 9th place. 6th Place Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Campers Inn RV Ford, started from 3rd place followed by 7th place Truck 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, started from 5th place. 8th Place Truck 17 Taylor Gray # Dead On Tools Toyota, started from 24th place was the highest finishing rookie. 9th Place Truck 1 William Sawalich Starkey/Soundgear Toyota, started from 22nd place & lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 4 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 8th place. Canadian Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota finished in 30th place. To hurray up the race NASCAR put the Trucks out on a wet track with rain tires, this the 1st time rain tires were used in a NASCAR oval race. They said they would NOT put them out when still raining.
The race had 6 Cautions for 63 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 28 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 52 for Stage 1 Conclusion [Red Flag 00:24:40]. 3rd Caution on lap 82 for #45, 43 Crash in Turn 3. 4th Caution on lap 97 for #52 Spin Turn 3/Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 111 for #43 Spin Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 117 for #17, 42 Crash on the Backstretch.
The race had 2 Lead Changes among 3 drivers; Z. Smith 1-5; K. Busch(i) 6-42; C. Heim 43-124.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 11, 51, 38, 15, 19, 99, 98, 25, 42, 1
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 51, 38, 19, 15, 98, 99, 42, 25, 9
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Number 7
Race Results for the Long John Silver’s 200 – Friday, April 14, 2023
Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, VA – 0.526 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 124 Laps – 65.224 Miles
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
1. 4. Truck 11 Corey Heim Safelite Toyota 124 Running 2. 2. Truck 51 Kyle Busch(i) Zariz Transport Chevrolet 124 Running 3. 1. Truck 38 Zane Smith Long John Silver’s Ford 124 Running 4. 12. Truck 98 Ty Majeski Soda Sense Ford 124 Running 5. 9. Truck 15 Tanner Gray JBL Toyota 124 Running 6. 3. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Campers Inn RV Ford 124 Running 7. 5. Truck 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 124 Running 8. 24. Truck 17 Taylor Gray # Dead On Tools Toyota 124 Running 9. 22. Truck 1 William Sawalich Starkey/Soundgear Toyota 124 Running 10. 8. Truck 4 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet 124 Running 11. 19. Truck 2 Nick Sanchez # Gainbridge Chevrolet 124 Running 12. 25. Truck 41 Ross Chastain(i) Worldwide Express Chevrolet 124 Running 13. 18. Truck 35 Jake Garcia # Chevrolet 124 Running 14. 10. Truck 23 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 124 Running 15. 6. Truck 19 Christian Eckes Gates Hydraulics Chevrolet 124 Running 16. 31. Truck 02 Kris Wright F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet 124 Running 17. 26. Truck 9 Colby Howard Grant County Mulch Chevrolet 124 Running 18. 15. Truck 66 Conner Jones TSPORT Ford 124 Running 19. 28. Truck 56 Timmy Hill UNITS Storage Toyota 124 Running 20. 27. Truck 13 Hailie Deegan Ford Performance Ford 124 Running 21. 36. Truck 5 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 124 Running 22. 23. Truck 32 Bret Holmes # Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 124 Running 23. 30. Truck 12 Spencer Boyd Freedom Warranty Chevrolet 124 Running 24. 29. Truck 46 Memphis Villarreal S&S Fishing and Rental Toyota 124 Running 25. 16. Truck 24 Rajah Caruth # Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet 124 Running 26. 11. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Jack Links/Menards Ford 124 Running 27. 14. Truck 16 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Toyota 124 Running 28. 17. Truck 04 Kaden Honeycutt CarQuest Ford 123 Running 29. 33. Truck 30 Jonathan Shafer Osgar’s Autobody Toyota 123 Running 30. 13. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota 123 Running – Canadian 31. 21. Truck 43 Daniel Dye # HEISE LED Lighting Systems Chevrolet 123 Running 32. 20. Truck 45 Lawless Alan AUTOChargit Chevrolet 122 Running 33. 32. Truck 33 Mason Massey Colonial Countertops Ford 122 Running 34. 7. Truck 42 Carson Hocevar Worldwide Express Chevrolet 122 Running 35. 34. Truck 20 Brad Perez(i) Bonesteel Aerospace Chevrolet 118 Running 36. 35. Truck 22 Stephen Mallozzi Stacking Dennys Ford 116 Running
Race Comments:Time of Race: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: No. 4 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (1) 90 Justin Carroll. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 23 Mins, 32 Secs. Average Speed: 46.849 MPH. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Caution Flags: 6 for 63 laps. Lead Changes: 2 among 3 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 6, 2023 – Kansas Speedway
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