2023 Heart of America 200
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| Race details | |||
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| Race 8 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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| Date | May 6, 2023 | ||
| Official name | 23rd Annual Heart of America 200 | ||
| Location | Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 134 laps, 250 mi (403 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 134 laps, 250 mi (403 km) | ||
| Average speed | 101.005 mph (162.552 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | ||
| Time | 30.932 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | |
| Laps | 65 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Kevin Harvick, and Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2023 Heart of America 200 was the 8th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. Grant Enfinger, driving for GMS Racing, would make a three-wide pass for the lead with 30 laps to go, and eventually held on to score his eighth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season. Enfinger also dominated a portion of the race, leading a race-high 65 laps.[1] To fill out the podium, Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, and Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Entry list
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, May 6, at 11:05 AM CST, and would last for 20 minutes.[2] Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.084, and an average speed of 173.723 mph (279.580 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 31.084 | 173.723 |
| 2 | 41 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.290 | 172.579 |
| 3 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.313 | 172.452 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 6, at 11:35 AM CST.[2] Since Kansas 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.[4] Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.932, and an average speed of 174.576 mph (280.953 km/h).[5] No driver would fail to qualify.
