Starting from 7th place Truck 38 Zane Smith Speedco/Peak Ford won the XPEL 225, his 9th win in 73 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races. This is his 2nd win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2023 (Daytona and COTA). This is his 2nd win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Circuit of The Americas. This is the third consecutive win for Front Row Motorsports’ No. 38 Ford Team at Circuit of The Americas – Todd Gilliland (2021), Zane Smith (2022-2023). After his burnout his tire caught on fire. 2nd Place Truck 51 Kyle Busch Zariz Transport Chevrolet, started from 2nd place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Circuit of The Americas. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Truck 98 Ty Majeski Cincinnati/Curb Records Ford, started from 3rd place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in two races at Circuit of The Americas.
4th Place Truck 16 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Toyota, started from 12th place followed by 5th place Truck 41 Ross Chastain Worldwide Express Chevrolet, started from pole. 6th Place Truck 11 Corey Heim JBL Toyota, started from 11th place followed by 7th place Truck 2 Nick Sanchez Gainbridge Chevrolet, started from 4th place was the highest finishing rookie. 8th Place Truck 15 Tanner Gray Mobil 1 Toyota, started from 9th place followed by 9th place Truck 1 Kaz Grala(i) Island Coastal Lager Toyota, started from 10th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Farm Paint Ford, in 10th place, started from 13th place. Canadian Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota finished in 14th place.
The race had 3 Cautions for 5 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 3 for #20 Stopped Turn 13. 2nd Caution on lap 9 for #42 Stuck In Gravel Turn 11. 3rd Caution on lap 28 for #75 Stopped Frontstretch.
The race had 9 Lead Changes among 5 drivers; R. Chastain(i) 1-2; K. Busch(i) 3; R. Chastain(i) 4-8; Z. Smith 9; C. Eckes 10-12; T. Majeski 13; K. Busch(i) 14-19; R. Chastain(i) 20-22; K. Busch(i) 23-27; Z. Smith 28-42.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 19, 98, 11, 1, 51, 41, 16, 38, 99, 25
Stage 2 Top 10: 51, 38, 45, 52, 75, 13, 41, 04, 99, 2
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race Number 4
Race Results for the XPEL 225 – Saturday, March 25, 2023
Circuit of The Americas – Austin, TX – 3.41 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 42 Laps – 143.22 Miles
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
1. 7. Truck 38 Zane Smith Speedco/Peak Ford 42 Running 2. 2. Truck 51 Kyle Busch(i) Zariz Transport Chevrolet 42 Running 3. 3. Truck 98 Ty Majeski Cincinnati/Curb Records Ford 42 Running 4. 12. Truck 16 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Toyota 42 Running 5. 1. Truck 41 Ross Chastain(i) Worldwide Express Chevrolet 42 Running 6. 11. Truck 11 Corey Heim JBL Toyota 42 Running 7. 4. Truck 2 Nick Sanchez # Gainbridge Chevrolet 42 Running 8. 9. Truck 15 Tanner Gray Mobil 1 Toyota 42 Running 9. 10. Truck 1 Kaz Grala(i) Island Coastal Lager Toyota 42 Running 10. 13. Truck 99 Ben Rhodes Farm Paint Ford 42 Running 11. 19. Truck 17 Taylor Gray Dead On Tools Toyota 42 Running 12. 8. Truck 23 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 42 Running 13. 20. Truck 24 Rajah Caruth # Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet 42 Running 14. 15. Truck 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota 42 Running – Canadian 15. 24. Truck 04 Kaden Honeycutt CarQuest Ford 42 Running 16. 16. Truck 13 Hailie Deegan Ford Performance Ford 42 Running 17. 18. Truck 45 Lawless Alan PlainsCapital Bank/MGMachinery Chevrolet 42 Running 18. 36. Truck 43 Daniel Dye # Dell Children’s Medical Center Chevrolet 42 Running 19. 32. Truck 35 Jake Garcia # Quanta Chevrolet 42 Running 20. 25. Truck 30 Colin Garrett 11/11 Veteran Project/UnBroken Toyota 42 Running 21. 35. Truck 02 Kris Wright F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet 42 Running 22. 14. Truck 22 Logan Bearden Bearden Automotive Ford 42 Running 23. 31. Truck 32 Bret Holmes # Pate Holdings Chevrolet 42 Running 24. 27. Truck 9 Colby Howard Grant County Mulch Chevrolet 42 Running 25. 29. Truck 56 Timmy Hill Will’s Automotive Toyota 42 Running 26. 30. Truck 34 Mason Filippi OpenFender Ford 42 Running 27. 21. Truck 4 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet 42 Running 28. 33. Truck 46 Dale Quarterley Van Dyk Recycling/Motul Toyota 42 Running 29. 28. Truck 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 41 Running 30. 5. Truck 19 Christian Eckes NAPA AutoCare Chevrolet 31 Suspension 31. 17. Truck 75 Parker Kligerman(i) Food Country USA/Utz Chevrolet 26 Electrical 32. 26. Truck 12 Spencer Boyd Record Rack Chevrolet 12 Electrical 33. 34. Truck 88 Matt Crafton Ideal Door/Menards Ford 11 Accident 34. 6. Truck 42 Carson Hocevar Worldwide Express Chevrolet 8 Axle 35. 22. Truck 5 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 4 Accident 36. 23. Truck 20 Ed Jones Little Caesars Chevrolet 0 Suspension
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 indicated: Nos. 43, 02, 88, 75, 25, 04, 17, 32, 30, 4 (unapproved adjustments), No. 12 (unapproved adjustments & driver change; Spencer Boyd will be the driver). Failed to Qualify: (3) 8 Samuel Lecomte, 7 Alex Bowman(i), 33 Mason Massey. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 51 Mins, 36 Secs. Average Speed: 77 MPH. Margin of Victory: 5.451 Seconds. Caution Flags: 3 for 5 laps. Lead Changes: 9 among 5 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 1, 2023 – Texas Motor Speedway
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