Starting from 8th place Truck 7 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet won the Tyson 250, his 3rd win in 15 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in his series debut at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Kyle Larson becomes the 3rd different winner in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series at North Wilkesboro Speedway; joining Mike Bliss (1995) and Mark Martin (1996). This is Spire Motorsport’s 2nd win in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (William Byron at Martinsville 2022 and Kyle Larson at North Wilkesboro 2023). This is crew chief Kevin Manion’s 9th career win in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. 2nd Place Truck 98 Ty Majeski Soda Sense/Curb Records Ford, started from 3rd place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in his series debut at North Wilkesboro Speedway. It is his 7th Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Truck 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, started from 15th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in his series debut at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
4th Place Truck 42 Carson Hocevar Worldwide Express Chevrolet, started from 2nd place followed by 5th place Truck 1 Bubba Wallace Pristine Auction Toyota, started from 14th place. 6th Place Truck 11 Corey Heim Safelite Toyota , started from pole followed by 7th place Truck 88 Matt Crafton Denali Aire/Menards Ford, started from 18th place. 8th Place Truck 4 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet, started from 24th place followed by 9th place Truck 41 Ross Chastain Worldwide Express Chevrolet, started from 12th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 23 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 7th place. Canadian ruck 52 Stewart Friesen Ferris Commercial Mowers Toyota finished in 13th place. Daniel Dye (14th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 12 Cautions for 81 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 25 for #04, 56 Crash in Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 59 for #04, 13 Crash in Turn 1. 3rd Caution on lap 66 for #13, 56 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 72 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 135 for #5, 22 Crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 142 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 158 for #02, 66, 22, 15 Crash on the Backstretch. 8th Caution on lap 185 for #5, 13, 02 Crash in Turn 1. 9th Caution on lap 195 for #19, 99 Crash in Turn 1. 10th Caution on lap 202 for #16, 24, 38, 99 Crash on the Backstretch. 11th Caution on lap 223 for #66 Stopped On Track. 12th Caution on lap 246 for #4, 19 Crash in Turn 3.
The race had 8 Lead Changes among 5 drivers; C. Heim 1-43; C. Hocevar 44-59; W. Byron(i) 60-69; C. Heim 70-101; K. Larson(i) 102-224; B. Wallace(i) 225-237; K. Larson(i) 238-252.
Stages
Stage 1 Top 10: 11, 51, 61, 9, 42, 52, 38, 7, 4, 16
Stage 2 Top 10: 7, 42, 38, 11, 51, 25, 23, 41, 1, 16
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NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Number 10
Race Results for the Tyson 250 – Saturday, May 20, 2023
North Wilkesboro Speedway – North Wilkesboro, NC – 0.625 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 252 Laps – 157.5 Miles
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
1. 8. Truck 7 Kyle Larson(i) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 252 Running 2. 3. Truck 98 Ty Majeski Soda Sense/Curb Records Ford 252 Running 3. 15. Truck 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 252 Running 4. 2. Truck 42 Carson Hocevar Worldwide Express Chevrolet 252 Running 5. 14. Truck 1 Bubba Wallace(i) Pristine Auction Toyota 252 Running 6. 1. Truck 11 Corey Heim Safelite Toyota 252 Running 7. 18. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Denali Aire/Menards Ford 252 Running 8. 24. Truck 4 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet 252 Running 9. 12. Truck 41 Ross Chastain(i) Worldwide Express Chevrolet 252 Running 10. 7. Truck 23 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 252 Running 11. 4. Truck 51 William Byron(i) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 252 Running 12. 32. Truck 30 Chris Hacker Morgan & Morgan Toyota 252 Running 13. 33. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Ferris Commercial Mowers Toyota 252 Running – Canadian 14. 16. Truck 43 Daniel Dye # Champion Container Chevrolet 252 Running 15. 6. Truck 32 Bret Holmes # Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 252 Running 16. 9. Truck 61 Christopher Bell(i) Toyota Tsusho Toyota 252 Running 17. 11. Truck 20 Kaden Honeycutt Race Face Digital Cards Chevrolet 252 Running 18. 31. Truck 15 Tanner Gray Black’s Tire Toyota 252 Running 19. 22. Truck 45 Lawless Alan AUTOChargit Chevrolet 252 Running 20. 10. Truck 13 Hailie Deegan Ford Performance Ford 252 Running 21. 27. Truck 17 Taylor Gray # Dead On Tools Toyota 252 Running 22. 34. Truck 02 Kris Wright F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet 252 Running 23. 21. Truck 35 Jake Garcia # Quanta Chevrolet 252 Running 24. 5. Truck 9 Colby Howard Grant County Mulch Chevrolet 252 Running 25. 13. Truck 19 Christian Eckes Gates Hydraulics Chevrolet 252 Running 26. 17. Truck 16 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Toyota 250 Running 27. 35. Truck 12 Spencer Boyd Latitude Aero Chevrolet 250 Running 28. 28. Truck 22 Josh Williams(i) Katz Coffee/Alloy Ford 221 Water Pump 29. 30. Truck 66 Conner Jones TSport Ford 219 Electrical 30. 20. Truck 2 Nick Sanchez # Gainbridge Chevrolet 213 Running 31. 26. Truck 56 Timmy Hill Coble Enterprises Toyota 211 Running 32. 36. Truck 38 Zane Smith Boot Barn Ford 204 Accident 33. 19. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Kubota Ford 202 Accident 34. 23. Truck 24 Rajah Caruth # Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet 200 Accident 35. 25. Truck 5 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 182 Accident 36. 29. Truck 04 Johnny Sauter CarQuest Ford 153 Electrical
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: No. 38 (mulitple inspection failures). Failed to Qualify: (3) 75 Parker Kligerman(i), 33 Josh Reaume, 6 Norm Benning. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 17 Mins, 25 Secs. Average Speed: 68.769 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.974 Seconds. Caution Flags: 12 for 81 laps. Lead Changes: 6 among 5 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 26, 2023 – Charlotte Motor Speedway
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