19th race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Motor car race
The 2023 Kansas Lottery 200 was the 19th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series , the final race of the Round of 10, and the second iteration of the event . The race was held on Friday, September 8, 2023, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway , a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. In a wild overtime finish, Christian Eckes , driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing , would steal the win after making a three-wide pass on Corey Heim and Zane Smith , taking the lead on the final corner and earning his fourth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his third of the season.[ 1] Nick Sanchez , Heim, and Carson Hocevar would be the dominate drivers of the race, leading 43, 40, and 32 laps respectively. To fill out the podium, Taylor Gray , driving for Tricon Garage , and Matt DiBenedetto , driving for Rackley WAR , would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The eight drivers advancing into the next round of the playoffs are Corey Heim , Christian Eckes , Grant Enfinger , Carson Hocevar , Zane Smith , Ty Majeski , Ben Rhodes , and Nick Sanchez . Matt DiBenedetto and Matt Crafton would fail to advance.[ 2]
Background
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas . It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also raced at here until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation .
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(P) denotes playoff driver.
(OP) denotes owner's playoffs truck.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, September 8, at 2:35 PM CST , and would last for 20 minutes.[ 3] Ben Rhodes , driving for ThorSport Racing , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.147, and an average speed of 173.371 mph (279.014 km/h).[ 4]
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, September 8, at 3:05 PM CST .[ 3] Since Kansas 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.[ 5] Chase Purdy , driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports , would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.631, and an average speed of 176.292 mph (283.714 km/h).[ 6]
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 30
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
2
Nick Sanchez (R) (P)
Rev Racing
Chevrolet
10
2
4
Chase Purdy
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
99
Ben Rhodes (P)
ThorSport Racing
Ford
8
4
11
Corey Heim (P)
Tricon Garage
Toyota
7
5
19
Christian Eckes (P)
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
38
Zane Smith (P)
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
5
7
61
Jake Drew
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
4
8
23
Grant Enfinger (P)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
42
Carson Hocevar (P)
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
98
Ty Majeski (P)
ThorSport Racing
Ford
1
Stage 2 Laps: 30
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
42
Carson Hocevar (P)
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
2
Nick Sanchez (R) (P)
Rev Racing
Chevrolet
9
3
11
Corey Heim (P)
Tricon Garage
Toyota
8
4
38
Zane Smith (P)
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
7
5
23
Grant Enfinger (P)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
19
Christian Eckes (P)
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
99
Ben Rhodes (P)
ThorSport Racing
Ford
4
8
24
Rajah Caruth (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
25
Matt DiBenedetto (P)
Rackley WAR
Chevrolet
2
10
17
Taylor Gray (R)
Tricon Garage
Toyota
1
Stage 3 Laps: 74
Fin[ 7]
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
1
8
19
Christian Eckes (P)
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
134
2
Running
51
2
16
17
Taylor Gray (R)
Tricon Garage
Toyota
134
0
Running
36
3
11
25
Matt DiBenedetto (P)
Rackley WAR
Chevrolet
134
2
Running
36
4
15
11
Corey Heim (P)
Tricon Garage
Toyota
134
40
Running
48
5
14
38
Zane Smith (P)
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
134
1
Running
44
6
17
42
Carson Hocevar (P)
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
134
32
Running
43
7
20
52
Stewart Friesen
Halmar Friesen Racing
Toyota
134
0
Running
30
8
2
2
Nick Sanchez (R) (P)
Rev Racing
Chevrolet
134
43
Running
48
9
21
16
Tyler Ankrum
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
134
0
Running
28
10
10
61
Jake Drew
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
134
0
Running
31
11
5
35
Jake Garcia (R)
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
134
0
Running
26
12
19
24
Rajah Caruth (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
134
0
Running
28
13
9
1
Jesse Love
Tricon Garage
Toyota
134
0
Running
24
14
1
4
Chase Purdy
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Chevrolet
133
0
Running
32
15
13
5
Dean Thompson
Tricon Garage
Toyota
133
0
Running
22
16
4
51
Jack Wood (OP)
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Chevrolet
133
2
Running
21
17
12
23
Grant Enfinger (P)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
133
4
Running
29
18
3
98
Ty Majeski (P)
ThorSport Racing
Ford
133
0
Running
20
19
32
9
Colby Howard
CR7 Motosports
Chevrolet
133
0
Running
18
20
24
32
Bret Holmes (R)
Bret Holmes Racing
Chevrolet
133
2
Running
17
21
22
41
Bayley Currey
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
132
0
Running
16
22
34
45
Lawless Alan
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
132
0
Running
15
23
23
43
Daniel Dye (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
132
0
Running
14
24
33
56
Timmy Hill
Hill Motorsports
Toyota
132
0
Running
13
25
6
99
Ben Rhodes (P)
ThorSport Racing
Ford
132
2
Running
24
26
18
15
Tanner Gray
Tricon Garage
Toyota
131
4
Running
11
27
25
02
Kaden Honeycutt
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
131
0
Running
10
28
36
33
Chase Janes
Reaume Brothers Racing
Ford
131
0
Running
9
29
29
90
Justin Carroll
TC Motorsports
Toyota
130
0
Running
8
30
7
13
Hailie Deegan
ThorSport Racing
Ford
130
0
Running
7
31
27
12
Spencer Boyd
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
129
0
Running
6
32
28
20
Greg Van Alst
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
129
0
Running
5
33
31
88
Matt Crafton (P)
ThorSport Racing
Ford
125
0
Running
4
34
30
10
Jennifer Jo Cobb
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
Chevrolet
125
0
Running
3
35
26
22
Mason Maggio
AM Racing
Ford
117
0
Accident
2
36
35
04
Spencer Davis
Roper Racing
Ford
1
0
Suspension
1
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos
Driver
Points
1
Corey Heim
3,030
2
Christian Eckes
3,024 (-6)
3
Grant Enfinger
3,024 (-6)
4
Carson Hocevar
3,022 (-8)
5
Zane Smith
3,022 (-8)
4
6
Ty Majeski
3,016 (-14)
1
7
Ben Rhodes
3,013 (-17)
1
8
Nick Sanchez
3,006 (-24)
9
Matt DiBenedetto
2,075 (-955)
4
10
Matt Crafton
2,069 (-961)
Official driver's standings
Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ Gintz, Alex (September 8, 2023). "Christian Eckes Steals Kansas Win in 2-Lap Shootout" . Frontstretch . Retrieved September 9, 2023 .
^ Spencer, Reid (September 8, 2023). "Christian Eckes seal Truck Series victory at Kansas; Playoffs' Round of 8 set" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Wire Service. Retrieved September 9, 2023 .
^ a b "2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Kansas Fall Race Page" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Retrieved September 5, 2023 .
^ "Practice Results: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Kansas Lottery 200 at Kansas" . TobyChristie.com . September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023 .
^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Retrieved September 5, 2023 .
^ Hopkins, Dalton (September 8, 2023). "Chase Purdy Earns First Career Truck Series Pole for Kansas" . Frontstretch . Retrieved September 8, 2023 .
^ "2023 Kansas Lottery 200 - Racing Reference" . Racing-Reference.info . Retrieved September 9, 2023 .
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