2023 Kansas Lottery 200
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 19 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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| Date | September 8, 2023 | ||
| Official name | Second Annual Kansas Lottery 200 | ||
| Location | Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 134 laps, 201 mi (323 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 134 laps, 201 mi (323 km) | ||
| Average speed | 111.960 mph (180.182 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch Motorsports | ||
| Time | 30.631 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | |
| Laps | 43 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
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 dominant 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
[edit]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
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (P) denotes playoff driver.
- (OP) denotes owner's playoffs truck.
Practice
[edit]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]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.147 | 173.371 |
| 2 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.156 | 173.321 |
| 3 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.166 | 173.266 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
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Standings after the race
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References
[edit]- ^ 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.