Starting from pole Truck 51 Kyle Busch Zariz Transport Chevrolet won the Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 presented by Westgate Resorts, his 63rd win in 166 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 4th win & 7th Top 10 finish in 7 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Truck 38 Zane Smith Speedco Ford, started from 7th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 6 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Kubota Ford, started from 9th place posted his 8th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
4th Place Truck 11 Corey Heim Safelite Toyota, started from 15th place followed by 5th place Truck 98 Ty Majeski Curb Records Ford, started from 4th place. 6th Place Truck 19 Christian Eckes NAPA AutoCare Chevrolet, started from 12th place followed by 7th place Truck 42 Carson Hocevar Worldwide Express Chevrolet, started from 8th place. 8th Place Truck 4 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet, started from 3rd place followed by 9th place Truck 23 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, started from 17th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 35 Jake Garcia Quanta Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 14th place was the highest finishing rookie. Canadian Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota finished in 14th place. Ben Rhodes leads the point standings by 2 points over Zane Smith.
The race had 6 Cautions for 27 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 20 for No. 32 Crash in Turn 1. 2nd Caution on lap 32 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 41 for No. 20 Spin Turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 49 for No. 45 Crash in Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 55 for No. 02 Crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 61 for No. 17, 13, 41 Crash on the Backstretch/Stage 2 Conclusion.
The race had 16 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; K. Busch(i) 1-7; N. Sanchez # 8-11; K. Busch(i) 12-21; N. Sanchez # 22-25; Z. Smith 26-33; G. Enfinger 34-36; C. Hocevar 37-39; K. Busch(i) 40-44; C. Hocevar 45-51; B. Rhodes 52; C. Hocevar 53-57; B. Rhodes 58; C. Hocevar 59-62; K. Grala(i) 63-67; K. Busch(i) 68-105; D. Dye # 106-110; K. Busch(i) 111-134.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 38, 98, 25, 23, 24, 88, 99, 42, 41, 15
Stage 2 Top 10: 42, 99, 25, 4, 23, 88, 24, 1, 15, 98
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race Number 2
Race Results for the Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 presented by Westgate
Resorts – Friday, March 3, 2023
Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, NV – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 134 Laps – 201. Miles
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
1. 1. Truck 51 Kyle Busch(i) Zariz Transport Chevrolet 134 Running 2. 7. Truck 38 Zane Smith Speedco Ford 134 Running 3. 9. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Kubota Ford 134 Running 4. 15. Truck 11 Corey Heim Safelite Toyota 134 Running 5. 4. Truck 98 Ty Majeski Curb Records Ford 134 Running 6. 12. Truck 19 Christian Eckes NAPA AutoCare Chevrolet 134 Running 7. 8. Truck 42 Carson Hocevar Worldwide Express Chevrolet 134 Running 8. 3. Truck 4 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet 134 Running 9. 17. Truck 23 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 134 Running 10. 14. Truck 35 Jake Garcia # Quanta Chevrolet 134 Running 11. 11. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Slim Jim/Menards Ford 134 Running 12. 19. Truck 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 133 Running 13. 16. Truck 15 Tanner Gray Dead On Tools Toyota 133 Running 14. 22. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota 133 Running – Canadian 15. 18. Truck 16 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Toyota 133 Running 16. 25. Truck 5 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 133 Running 17. 10. Truck 1 Kaz Grala(i) Ruedebusch Dev & Construction Toyota 133 Running 18. 27. Truck 9 Colby Howard Grant County Mulch Chevrolet 133 Running 19. 20. Truck 43 Daniel Dye # Halifax Health Chevrolet 132 Running 20. 21. Truck 45 Lawless Alan AUTOParkit Chevrolet 132 Running 21. 30. Truck 22 Max Gutierrez Bolsa DX Ford 131 Running 22. 26. Truck 56 Timmy Hill UNITS Storage Toyota 131 Running 23. 31. Truck 12 Spencer Boyd Nor-Cal Equipment Rentals Chevrolet 130 Running 24. 23. Truck 41 Ross Chastain(i) Worldwide Express Chevrolet 130 Running 25. 29. Truck 04 Kaden Honeycutt CarQuest Ford 130 Running 26. 35. Truck 20 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 129 Running 27. 32. Truck 33 Mason Massey Ford 129 Running 28. 28. Truck 02 Kris Wright F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet 126 Running 29. 24. Truck 24 Rajah Caruth # Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet 122 Running 30. 2. Truck 2 Nick Sanchez # Gainbridge Chevrolet 103 Accident 31. 13. Truck 17 John Hunter Nemechek(i) Berry’s Manufacturing Toyota 98 Vibration 32. 5. Truck 13 Hailie Deegan Pennzoil Screen To Speed Ford 59 Accident 33. 34. Truck 46 Brennan Poole(i) South Point Toyota 20 Rear Gear 34. 6. Truck 32 Bret Holmes # Pate Holdings Chevrolet 16 Accident 35. 33. Truck 34 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 4 Transmission
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: Nos. 41, 46, 20, 15 (unapproved adjustments) Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 41 Mins, 57 Secs. Average Speed: 118.293 MPH. Margin of Victory: 4.981 Seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 27 laps. Lead Changes: 16 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 18, 2023 – Atlanta Motor Speedway
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