2023 SpeedyCash.com 250
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| Race details | |||
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| Race 5 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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| Date | April 1, 2023 | ||
| Official name | 25th Annual SpeedyCash.com 250 | ||
| Location | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (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 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.
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]
Entry list
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.
Despite the Cup Series and Xfinity Series racing at Texas in September, the race was ran as a support race for the PPG 375, an IndyCar Series race.[3]
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, April 1, at 9:35 AM CST, and would last for 30 minutes.[4] 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).[5]
| 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
Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 1, at 10:05 AM CST.[4] 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.[6] 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).[7]
