2023 SpeedyCash.com 250

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 1.5 miles (2.4 km) 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.[1] 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.

2023 SpeedyCash.com 250
Race details
Race 5 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Date April 1, 2023
Official name 25th Annual SpeedyCash.com 250
Location Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 172 laps, 258 mi (415 km)
Scheduled Distance 167 laps, 250 mi (403 km)
Average speed 99.390 mph (159.953 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Rev Racing
Time 29.109
Most laps led
Driver Nick Sanchez Rev Racing
Laps 168
Winner
No. 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

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.[2]

Background

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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 1.5 miles (2.4 km) 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.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
02 Kris Wright Young's Motorsports Chevrolet America's Auto Auction
2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Gainbridge
04 Kaden Honeycutt Roper Racing Ford Carquest
4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet Bama Buggies
5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota Thompson Pipe Group
9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet Project Hope Foundation
11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota Safelite
12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Fort Worth Stockyards
13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford Ford Performance
14 Trey Hutchens Trey Hutchens Racing Chevrolet Quality Roof Seamers
15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota Mobil 1
16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota LiUNA!
17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota JBL
19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet NAPA Auto Care
20 Matt Mills Young's Motorsports Chevrolet J. F. Electric
22 Josh Reaume AM Racing Ford JAG Metals
23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet Champion Power Equipment
24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Wendell Scott Foundation
25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet Rackley Roofing
30 Ryan Vargas On Point Motorsports Toyota Rangeline Group
32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Bret Holmes Racing
33 Mason Massey Reaume Brothers Racing Ford Ripper Magoos
34 Keith McGee Reaume Brothers Racing Ford Reaume Brothers Racing
35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Adaptive One Calipers
38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford SpeedyCash.com
41 Chad Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet GlobalTranz
42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Worldwide Express
43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet KIX Country 98.7, Race to Stop Suicide
45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet MG Machinery
46 Armani Williams G2G Racing Toyota Blue Sprig, Motivity
51 Jack Wood Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet Sevwins
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Ferris Commercial Mowers
56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota MF1 Fantasy Racing
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Chi-Chi's, Menards
98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford Road Ranger
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford Kubota
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, April 1, at 9:35 AM CST, and would last for 30 minutes.[3] 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 184.559 mph (297.019 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 29.259 184.559
2 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 29.301 184.294
3 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 29.318 184.187
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 1, at 10:05 AM CST.[3] 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.[5] Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.109, and an average speed of 185.510 mph (298.549 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 29.109 185.510
2 51 Jack Wood Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 29.204 184.906
3 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 29.216 184.830
4 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 29.221 184.799
5 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 29.237 184.697
6 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 29.242 184.666
7 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 29.258 184.565
8 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 29.265 184.521
9 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 29.271 184.483
10 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 29.322 184.162
11 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 29.329 184.118
12 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 29.365 183.892
13 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.366 183.886
14 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 29.373 183.842
15 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.436 183.449
16 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 29.449 183.368
17 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 29.519 182.933
18 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.520 182.927
19 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 29.632 182.235
20 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.679 181.947
21 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 29.683 181.922
22 41 Chad Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 29.878 180.735
23 02 Kris Wright Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 29.975 180.150
24 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 29.980 180.120
25 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 30.038 179.772
26 30 Ryan Vargas On Point Motorsports Toyota 30.217 178.707
27 33 Mason Massey Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 30.287 178.294
28 20 Matt Mills Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 30.395 177.661
29 22 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 30.952 174.464
30 14 Trey Hutchens Trey Hutchens Racing Chevrolet 31.973 168.893
31 34 Keith McGee Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 32.111 168.167
Qualified by owner's points
32 46 Armani Williams G2G Racing Toyota 32.448 166.420
33 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet
34 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
Withdrew
35 04 Kaden Honeycutt Roper Racing Ford
36 56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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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. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 10
2 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 9
3 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 8
4 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 7
5 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 6
6 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 5
7 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 4
8 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 2
10 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 10
2 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 9
3 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 8
4 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 7
5 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 6
6 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 5
7 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 4
8 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 2
10 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 1

Stage 3 Laps: 50

Fin[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 5 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 172 1 Running 40
2 14 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 172 0 Running 41
3 7 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 172 0 Running 36
4 3 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 172 0 Running 40
5 9 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 172 0 Running 32
6 25 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 172 0 Running 31
7 4 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 172 0 Running 38
8 26 30 Ryan Vargas On Point Motorsports Toyota 172 0 Running 29
9 2 51 Jack Wood Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 172 0 Running 28
10 10 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 172 1 Running 44
11 27 33 Mason Massey Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 172 0 Running 26
12 23 02 Kris Wright Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 172 0 Running 25
13 21 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 172 0 Running 25
14 18 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 172 0 Running 35
15 6 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 172 2 Running 39
16 1 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 171 168 Accident 41
17 13 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 171 0 Running 21
18 19 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 170 0 Running 19
19 15 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 169 0 Running 18
20 24 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 169 0 Running 17
21 29 22 Josh Reaume AM Racing Ford 168 0 Running 16
22 34 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 168 0 Running 15
23 12 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 167 0 Running 14
24 17 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 166 0 Running 15
25 20 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 165 0 Running 12
26 8 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 164 0 Running 11
27 11 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 161 0 Accident 15
28 16 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 143 0 Accident 21
29 32 46 Armani Williams G2G Racing Toyota 140 0 Accident 8
30 30 14 Trey Hutchens Trey Hutchens Racing Chevrolet 137 0 Accident 7
31 28 20 Matt Mills Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 134 0 Accident 6
32 33 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 122 0 Vibration 5
33 31 34 Keith McGee Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 39 0 Vibration 4
34 22 41 Chad Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 17 0 Accident 3
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Skala, Chris (April 1, 2023). "Carson Hocevar Scores 1st Career Win at Texas, Leaders Wreck in Overtime". Frontstretch. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  2. ^ Srigley, Joseph (April 1, 2023). "Dean Thompson Transported to Local Hospital for Further Evaluation After Vicious Crash at Texas". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series COTA Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "Practice Results: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series SpeedyCash 250 at Texas". TobyChristie.com. April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  6. ^ Tomlinson, Joy (April 1, 2023). "Nick Sanchez Wins Truck Pole at Texas". Frontstretch. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 SpeedyCash.com 250 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved April 1, 2023.


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