2023 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200
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| Race details | |||
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| Race 2 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
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| Date | March 3, 2023 | ||
| Official name | 6th Annual Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 | ||
| Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway, North Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 134 laps, 201 mi (323 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 134 laps, 201 mi (323 km) | ||
| Average speed | 118.293 mph (190.374 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch Motorsports | ||
| Time | 30.222 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
| Laps | 84 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch 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 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 was the 2nd stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 6th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, March 3, 2023, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was contested over 134 laps. Kyle Busch, driving for his own team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, would put on a dominating performance, leading 84 laps for his 63rd NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, and Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Entry list
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, March 3, at 1:30 PM PST, and last for 20 minutes.[2] Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.149, and an average speed of 179.110 mph (288.250 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.149 | 179.110 |
| 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.311 | 178.153 |
| 3 | 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.315 | 178.130 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, March 3, at 2:00 PM PST.[2] Since Las Vegas 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.[3] Kyle Busch, driving for his team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.222, and an average speed of 178.678 mph (287.554 km/h).[4]
