The 2023 Baptist Health Cancer Care 200 was the 22nd stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the final race of the Round of 8, and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 21, 2023, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. Carson Hocevar, driving for Niece Motorsports, would make a successful late-race pass for the lead on Ben Rhodes, and led the final remaining laps to earn his fourth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his fourth of the season. He would earn a spot in the Championship 4. To fill out the podium, Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, and Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Zane Smith, who originally finished in the second position, was disqualified following post-race inspection due to a windshield violation.
The four drivers that would advance into the Championship 4 are Corey Heim, Carson Hocevar, Grant Enfinger, and Ben Rhodes. Nick Sanchez, Christian Eckes, Ty Majeski, and Zane Smith would be eliminated from championship contention.
Background Homestead–Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. The track has since held races on different dates in 2020 (June) and 2021 (February), which were both effected by the COVID-19 pandemic, before being moved back into the Playoffs as the final race of the Round of 8 in 2022, with the date being kept for 2023.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. (P) denotes playoff driver.
#DriverTeamMake02Brad Perez (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet2Nick Sanchez (R) (P)Rev RacingChevrolet04Spencer DavisRoper RacingFord4Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet5Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota7Marco AndrettiSpire MotorsportsChevrolet9Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet11Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota12Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet13Hailie DeeganThorSport RacingFord15Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota16Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota17Taylor Gray (R)Tricon GarageToyota19Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet20Nick LeitzYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet22Mason MaggioAM RacingFord23Grant Enfinger (P)GMS RacingChevrolet24Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet25Trevor Bayne (i)Rackley WARChevrolet30Jonathan ShaferOn Point MotorsportsToyota33Memphis VillarrealReaume Brothers RacingFord35Jake Garcia (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet38Zane Smith (P)Front Row MotorsportsFord41Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet42Carson Hocevar (P)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet43Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet45Lawless AlanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet46Armani WilliamsG2G RacingToyota51Jack WoodKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Tyler HillHill MotorsportsToyota88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord98Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord99Ben Rhodes (P)ThorSport RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, October 20, at 4:05 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes. Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.263, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed138Zane Smith (P)Front Row MotorsportsFord32.263167.37425Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota32.368166.831398Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord32.408166.626Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, October 20, at 4:35 PM CST. Since Homestead–Miami Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-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 32.319, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Nick Sanchez (R) (P)Rev RacingChevrolet32.319167.084242Carson Hocevar (P)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet32.558165.858323Grant Enfinger (P)GMS RacingChevrolet32.651165.385498Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord32.671165.28455Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota32.696165.158615Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota32.704165.117738Zane Smith (P)Front Row MotorsportsFord32.724165.017811Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota32.749164.891952Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota32.806164.6041019Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet32.890164.1841151Jack WoodKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet32.897164.1491217Taylor Gray (R)Tricon GarageToyota32.968163.7951324Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet32.981163.731144Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet32.991163.6811535Jake Garcia (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet33.029163.4931616Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota33.055163.3641741Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet33.320162.0651802Brad Perez (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet33.326162.0361943Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet33.375161.7982013Hailie DeeganThorSport RacingFord33.470161.3392199Ben Rhodes (P)ThorSport RacingFord33.482161.2812288Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord33.555160.9302345Lawless AlanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet33.712160.180249Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet33.888159.3482520Nick LeitzYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet34.188157.9502656Tyler HillHill MotorsportsToyota34.455156.726277Marco AndrettiSpire MotorsportsChevrolet34.623155.9662804Spencer DavisRoper RacingFord34.694155.6472922Mason MaggioAM RacingFord34.959154.4673012Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet35.088153.8993133Memphis VillarrealReaume Brothers RacingFord35.312152.923Qualified by owner's points3225Trevor Bayne (i)Rackley WARChevrolet––3330Jonathan ShaferOn Point MotorsportsToyota––3446Armani WilliamsG2G RacingToyota––Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts111Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota10298Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord9342Carson Hocevar (P)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet8438Zane Smith (P)Front Row MotorsportsFord0523Grant Enfinger (P)GMS RacingChevrolet6652Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota5719Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet482Nick Sanchez (R) (P)Rev RacingChevrolet3988Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord2104Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts111Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota10238Zane Smith (P)Front Row MotorsportsFord0341Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet842Nick Sanchez (R) (P)Rev RacingChevrolet7552Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota6698Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord5788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord484Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet3942Carson Hocevar (P)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet21099Ben Rhodes (P)ThorSport RacingFord1
Stage 3 Laps: 84 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1242Carson Hocevar (P)Niece MotorsportsChevrolet13411Running5122199Ben Rhodes (P)ThorSport RacingFord13422Running373811Corey Heim (P)Tricon GarageToyota13457Running544323Grant Enfinger (P)GMS RacingChevrolet1340Running4051741Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running416952Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1340Running4472288Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1340Running3881324Rajah Caruth (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1340Running309498Ty Majeski (P)ThorSport RacingFord1341Running4310144Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running3311615Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota1344Running26121151Jack WoodKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet1340Running25131217Taylor Gray (R)Tricon GarageToyota1340Running24143225Trevor Bayne (i)Rackley WARChevrolet1340Running0151535Jake Garcia (R)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1330Running221655Dean ThompsonTricon GarageToyota1330Running211712Nick Sanchez (R) (P)Rev RacingChevrolet1335Running3218277Marco AndrettiSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1330Running19192345Lawless AlanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1330Running18201019Christian Eckes (P)McAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet1330Running22211943Daniel Dye (R)GMS RacingChevrolet1330Running16222656Tyler HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet1330Running15232520Nick LeitzYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1330Running14241802Brad Perez (i)Young's MotorsportsChevrolet1330Running0251616Tyler AnkrumHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1330Running13263330Jonathan ShaferOn Point MotorsportsToyota1320Running11272922Mason MaggioAM RacingFord1310Running10282013Hailie DeeganThorSport RacingFord1310Running9293133Memphis VillarrealReaume Brothers RacingFord1310Running830249Colby HowardCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1290Running7313446Armani WilliamsG2G RacingToyota1210Running6322804Spencer DavisRoper RacingFord650Electrical5333012Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet500Electrical4DSQ738Zane Smith (P) Front Row MotorsportsFord13434Disqualified3Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Corey Heim 4,000 2 Carson Hocevar 4,000 (-0) 3 3 Ben Rhodes 4,000 (-0) 1 4 Grant Enfinger 4,000 (-0) 2 5 Christian Eckes 2,268 (-1,732) 2 6 Nick Sanchez 2,225 (-1,775) 1 7 Zane Smith 2,165 (-1,835) 1 8 Ty Majeski 2,154 (-1,846) 9 Matt Crafton 2,141 (-1,859) 10 Matt DiBenedetto 2,102 (-1,898)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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