2023 Clean Harbors 175

The 2023 Clean Harbors 175 was the 18th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the second race of the Round of 10, and the first iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 27, 2023, in West Allis, Wisconsin at the Milwaukee Mile, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 175 laps to complete. Grant Enfinger, driving for GMS Racing, would hold off Carson Hocevar with under 10 laps to go, and earned his 10th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his second of the season. Enfinger would dominate the majority of the race, winning both stages and leading a race-high 95 laps. He would also earn a spot in the next spot of the playoffs.[1] To fill out the podium, Hocevar, driving for Niece Motorsports, and Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. This was the first Truck Series to be held at Milwaukee Mile since 2009.

2023 Clean Harbors 175
Race details
Race 18 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Date August 27, 2023
Official name First Annual Clean Harbors 175
Location Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin
Course Permanent racing facility
1.015 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 175 laps, 175 mi (281 km)
Scheduled Distance 175 laps, 175 mi (281 km)
Average speed 85.683 mph (137.893 km/h)
Pole position
Driver GMS Racing
Time 29.744
Most laps led
Driver Grant Enfinger GMS Racing
Laps 95
Winner
No. 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
A restart during the 2023 Clean Harbors 175

Background

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The Milwaukee Mile is a 1.015 mi (1.633 km) oval race track in the central United States, located on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee. Its grandstand and bleachers seats approximately 37,000 spectators. Paved 70 years ago in 1954, it was originally a dirt track. In addition to the oval, there is a 1.800 mi (2.897 km) road circuit located on the infield.

As the oldest operating motor speedway in the world, the Milwaukee Mile has hosted at least one auto race every year from 1903 to 2015 (except during U.S. involvement in World War II). The track has held events sanctioned by major bodies, such as the AAA, USAC, NASCAR, CART/Champ Car World Series, and the IndyCar Series. There have also been many races in regional series such as ARTGO.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
  • (P) denotes playoff driver.
  • (OP) denotes owner's playoff truck.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 William Sawalich Tricon Garage Toyota Starkey, SoundGear
02 Josh Bilicki (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Insurance King
2 Nick Sanchez (R) (P) Rev Racing Chevrolet Gainbridge
4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet Bama Buggies
5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota Thompson Pipe Group
7 Derek Kraus (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Gener8tor
9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet Grant County Mulch
11 Corey Heim (P) Tricon Garage Toyota Safelite
12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Cronauer Law
13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford Ford Performance
15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota Serial 1 Premium E-Bikes
16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota LiUNA!
17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota JBL
19 Christian Eckes (P) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Gates Hydraulics
20 Greg Van Alst Young's Motorsports Chevrolet CB Fabricating
21 Dexter Bean (i) BlackJack Racing Chevrolet Badger Environmental
22 Josh Reaume AM Racing Ford JAG Metals
23 Grant Enfinger (P) GMS Racing Chevrolet Champion Power Equipment
24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Wendell Scott Foundation
25 Matt DiBenedetto (P) Rackley WAR Chevrolet Rackley Roofing
30 Brad Perez (i) On Point Motorsports Toyota Bread Rocket
32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Precision Garage Doors
33 Derek Lemke Reaume Brothers Racing Ford Super Cubes LLC.
35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Adaptive One Calipers
38 Zane Smith (P) Front Row Motorsports Ford Birch Gold Group
41 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet GlobalTranz
42 Carson Hocevar (P) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Worldwide Express
43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Hamlin & Associates
45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AUTOParkIt
51 Matt Mills (OP) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet J. F. Electric
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Ferris Commercial Mowers
56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota MF1 Fantasy Racing
61 Sean Hingorani Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Fidelity Capital
66 Conner Jones ThorSport Racing Ford TSport
88 Matt Crafton (P) ThorSport Racing Ford Ideal Door, Menards
98 Ty Majeski (P) ThorSport Racing Ford Road Ranger
99 Ben Rhodes (P) ThorSport Racing Ford Farm Paint, 1848 Coffee
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, August 26, at 1:00 PM CST, and would last for 50 minutes.[2] Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.351, and an average speed of 120.391 mph (193.751 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 98 Ty Majeski (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 30.351 120.391
2 2 Nick Sanchez (R) (P) Rev Racing Chevrolet 30.382 120.269
3 42 Carson Hocevar (P) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 30.392 120.229
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Sunday, August 27, at 10:30 AM CST.[2] Since Milwaukee Mile is a mile oval, 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.[4] Grant Enfinger, driving for GMS Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.744, and an average speed of 122.848 mph (197.705 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 23 Grant Enfinger (P) GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.744 122.848
2 2 Nick Sanchez (R) (P) Rev Racing Chevrolet 29.804 122.601
3 42 Carson Hocevar (P) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 29.831 122.490
4 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 29.877 122.301
5 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.901 122.203
6 19 Christian Eckes (P) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 29.908 122.175
7 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 29.952 121.995
8 11 Corey Heim (P) Tricon Garage Toyota 30.045 121.618
9 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 30.058 121.565
10 99 Ben Rhodes (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 30.069 121.521
11 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 30.130 121.274
12 1 William Sawalich Tricon Garage Toyota 30.130 121.274
13 98 Ty Majeski (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 30.193 121.021
14 41 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 30.193 121.021
15 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.232 120.865
16 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 30.248 120.801
17 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 30.284 120.658
18 38 Zane Smith (P) Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.295 120.614
19 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 30.298 120.602
20 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 30.328 120.483
21 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 30.347 120.407
22 88 Matt Crafton (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 30.387 120.249
23 25 Matt DiBenedetto (P) Rackley WAR Chevrolet 30.400 120.197
24 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 30.453 119.988
25 7 Derek Kraus (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.465 119.941
26 51 Matt Mills (OP) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 30.503 119.791
27 61 Sean Hingorani Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 30.540 119.646
28 66 Conner Jones ThorSport Racing Ford 30.577 119.502
29 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 30.665 119.159
30 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 30.700 119.023
31 02 Josh Bilicki (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 30.901 118.249
Qualified by owner's points
32 56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 30.961 118.019
33 33 Derek Lemke Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 31.047 117.693
34 30 Brad Perez (i) On Point Motorsports Toyota 31.223 117.029
35 22 Josh Reaume AM Racing Ford 31.318 116.674
36 20 Greg Van Alst Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 31.434 116.244
Failed to qualify
37 21 Dexter Bean (i) BlackJack Racing Chevrolet 30.977 117.958
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 55

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 23 Grant Enfinger (P) GMS Racing Chevrolet 10
2 2 Nick Sanchez (R) (P) Rev Racing Chevrolet 9
3 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 8
4 11 Corey Heim (P) Tricon Garage Toyota 7
5 19 Christian Eckes (P) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 6
6 42 Carson Hocevar (P) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 1 William Sawalich Tricon Garage Toyota 4
8 7 Derek Kraus (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 0
9 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 99 Ben Rhodes (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 1

Stage 2 Laps: 55

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 23 Grant Enfinger (P) GMS Racing Chevrolet 10
2 11 Corey Heim (P) Tricon Garage Toyota 9
3 19 Christian Eckes (P) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 8
4 42 Carson Hocevar (P) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 1 William Sawalich Tricon Garage Toyota 6
6 2 Nick Sanchez (R) (P) Rev Racing Chevrolet 5
7 98 Ty Majeski (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 4
8 88 Matt Crafton (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 3
9 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 2
10 38 Zane Smith (P) Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 75

Fin[6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 23 Grant Enfinger (P) GMS Racing Chevrolet 175 95 Running 60
2 3 42 Carson Hocevar (P) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 175 40 Running 47
3 6 19 Christian Eckes (P) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 175 5 Running 48
4 8 11 Corey Heim (P) Tricon Garage Toyota 175 35 Running 49
5 22 88 Matt Crafton (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 175 0 Running 35
6 7 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 175 0 Running 33
7 13 98 Ty Majeski (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 175 0 Running 34
8 25 7 Derek Kraus (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 175 0 Running 0
9 9 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 175 0 Running 28
10 14 41 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 175 0 Running 27
11 11 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 175 0 Running 28
12 18 38 Zane Smith (P) Front Row Motorsports Ford 175 0 Running 26
13 4 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 175 0 Running 32
14 15 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 175 0 Running 23
15 19 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 175 0 Running 22
16 10 99 Ben Rhodes (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 175 0 Running 22
17 24 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 175 0 Running 20
18 28 66 Conner Jones ThorSport Racing Ford 175 0 Running 19
19 29 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 175 0 Running 18
20 16 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 175 0 Running 17
21 20 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 175 0 Running 16
22 17 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 175 0 Running 15
23 27 61 Sean Hingorani Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 175 0 Running 14
24 2 2 Nick Sanchez (R) (P) Rev Racing Chevrolet 175 0 Running 27
25 26 51 Matt Mills (OP) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 175 0 Running 12
26 12 1 William Sawalich Tricon Garage Toyota 175 0 Running 21
27 23 25 Matt DiBenedetto (P) Rackley WAR Chevrolet 173 0 Running 10
28 5 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 173 0 Running 9
29 32 56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 173 0 Running 8
30 21 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 172 0 Running 7
31 33 33 Derek Lemke Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 172 0 Running 6
32 30 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 172 0 Running 5
33 35 22 Josh Reaume AM Racing Ford 171 0 Running 4
34 36 20 Greg Van Alst Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 63 0 Accident 3
35 34 30 Brad Perez (i) On Point Motorsports Toyota 62 0 Accident 0
36 31 02 Josh Bilicki (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 9 0 Accident 0
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Cook, Garrett (August 27, 2023). "Grant Enfinger Advances to Round of 8 With Milwaukee Win". Frontstretch. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Milwaukee Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  3. ^ Srigley, Joseph (August 26, 2023). "Ty Majeski Paces 50-Minute Truck Practice from The Milwaukee Mile". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Cook, Garrett (August 27, 2023). "Grant Enfinger On Pole for Truck Milwaukee Return". Frontstretch. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Clean Harbors 175 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved August 27, 2023.


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