The 2023 SpeedyCash.com 250 was the 5th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 167 to 172 laps, due to numerous NASCAR overtime attempts. In a wild finish, Carson Hocevar, driving for Niece Motorsports, would win the race after the leaders of Nick Sanchez and Zane Smith crashed on the final lap. This was Hocevar's first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win. Sanchez would dominate the entire race, winning both stages and leading 168 of the 172 laps. To fill out the podium, Chase Purdy, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, and Stewart Friesen, driving for Halmar Friesen Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The race was marred by a wreck on lap 146. Dean Thompson would spin coming off of turn four, and after the caution came out, he would get t-boned by Matt Mills and Trey Hutchens at nearly full speed, causing significant damage to his truck. Thompson was able to climb out of the truck under his own power but required medical assistance shortly after. He was later taken to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center for further evaluation.
Background Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
Despite the Cup Series and Xfinity Series racing at Texas in September, the race was run as a support race for the PPG 375, an IndyCar Series race.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMake02Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet04Kaden HoneycuttRoper RacingFord4Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet5Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota9Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet11Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota12Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet13Hailie DeeganThorSport RacingFord14Trey HutchensTrey Hutchens RacingChevrolet15Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota16Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota17Taylor Gray (R)Tricon GarageToyota19Christian EckesMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet20Matt MillsYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet22Josh ReaumeAM RacingFord23Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet24Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet25Matt DiBenedettoRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet30Ryan VargasOn Point MotorsportsToyota32Bret Holmes (R)Bret Holmes RacingChevrolet33Mason MasseyReaume Brothers RacingFord34Keith McGeeReaume Brothers RacingFord35Jake Garcia (R)McAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet38Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord41Chad ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet42Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet43Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet45Lawless AlanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet46Armani WilliamsG2G RacingToyota51Jack WoodKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Tyler HillHill MotorsportsToyota88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord98Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, April 1, at 9:35 AM CST, and would last for 30 minutes. Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally–Hilgemann Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.259, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed119Christian EckesMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet29.259184.559298Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord29.301184.29434Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet29.318184.187Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 1, at 10:05 AM CST. Since Texas Motor Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole. Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.109, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet29.109185.510251Jack WoodKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet29.204184.906398Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord29.216184.830411Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota29.221184.799542Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet29.237184.697619Christian EckesMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet29.242184.666752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota29.258184.565816Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota29.265184.521935Jake Garcia (R)McAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet29.271184.4831099Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord29.322184.1621115Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota29.329184.1181232Bret Holmes (R)Bret Holmes RacingChevrolet29.365183.8921323Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet29.366183.886144Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet29.373183.8421524Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet29.436183.449165Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota29.449183.3681717Taylor Gray (R)Tricon GarageToyota29.519182.9331838Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord29.520182.9271945Lawless AlanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet29.632182.2352043Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet29.679181.9472188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord29.683181.9222241Chad ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet29.878180.7352302Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet29.975180.150249Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet29.980180.1202513Hailie DeeganThorSport RacingFord30.038179.7722630Ryan VargasOn Point MotorsportsToyota30.217178.7072733Mason MasseyReaume Brothers RacingFord30.287178.2942820Matt MillsYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet30.395177.6612922Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingFord30.952174.4643014Trey HutchensTrey Hutchens RacingChevrolet31.973168.8933134Keith McGeeReaume Brothers RacingFord32.111168.167Qualified by owner's points3246Armani WilliamsG2G RacingToyota32.448166.4203325Matt DiBenedettoRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet––3412Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet––Withdrew3504Kaden HoneycuttRoper RacingFord––3656Tyler HillHill MotorsportsToyota––Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Pole Sitter Nick Sanchez dominated the racing, sweeping Stages 1 and 2. However the race came to a halt on Lap 146 when Dean Thompson spun off of Turn 4 and hit the wall. Thompson's truck was then T-boned by Matt Mills and hit again by Trey Hutchens. Thompson was able to walk out of his truck under his own power but was ultimately taken to a local hospital for further medical evaluations. The race came under the Red flag as track personnel cleared the track of the wreckage and debris. The race resumed and the end came down to double-overtime. On the second overtime, Sanchez and Zane Smith were side-by-side battling for the lead with Christian Eckes and Carson Hocevar following behind. Just after the white flag waved, Sanchez and Smith made contact with one another which led to Hocevar unintentionally bumping Sanchez from behind. The resulting spin from the bump caused a wreck between Sanchez, Smith and Eckes, which allowed Hocevar to take the lead as the caution flag came out. As a result of the white flag waving before the caution, the race ended with Hocevar winning his first career Truck Series race.
Stage 1 Laps: 77 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts12Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet10299Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord9319Christian EckesMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet8498Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord7538Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord665Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota5711Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota484Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet3952Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota21023Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts12Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet10219Christian EckesMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet9399Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord845Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota7538Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord6615Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota5711Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota484Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet3917Taylor Gray (R)Tricon GarageToyota21088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1
Stage 3 Laps: 50 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1542Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1721Running402144Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet1720Running413752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1720Running364398Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord1720Running405935Jake Garcia (R)McAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1720Running3262513Hailie DeeganThorSport RacingFord1720Running317411Corey HeimTricon GarageToyota1720Running3882630Ryan VargasOn Point MotorsportsToyota1720Running299251Jack WoodKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet1720Running28101099Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord1721Running44112733Mason MasseyReaume Brothers RacingFord1720Running26122302Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1720Running25132188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1720Running25141838Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord1720Running3515619Christian EckesMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1722Running391612Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet171168Accident41171323Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet1710Running21181945Lawless AlanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1700Running19191524Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1690Running1820249Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1690Running17212922Josh ReaumeAM RacingFord1680Running16223412Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1680Running15231232Bret Holmes (R)Bret Holmes RacingChevrolet1670Running14241717Taylor Gray (R)Tricon GarageToyota1660Running15252043Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1650Running1226816Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1640Running11271115Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota1610Accident1528165Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota1430Accident21293246Armani WilliamsG2G RacingToyota1400Accident8303014Trey HutchensTrey Hutchens RacingChevrolet1370Accident7312820Matt MillsYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1340Accident6323325Matt DiBenedettoRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet1220Vibration5333134Keith McGeeReaume Brothers RacingFord390Vibration4342241Chad ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet170Accident3Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Ty Majeski 206 1 2 Zane Smith 203 (-3) 3 Ben Rhodes 194 (-12) 4 Christian Eckes 187 (-19) 1 5 Matt Crafton 155 (-51) 1 6 Grant Enfinger 152 (-54) 4 7 Chase Purdy 148 (-58) 1 8 Corey Heim 148 (-58) 3 9 Nick Sanchez 139 (-67) 3 10 Tyler Ankrum 125 (-81)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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