Kyle Busch wins CRC Brakleen 150 at Pocono Raceway, scores 100th win for Kyle Busch Motorsports: In what was both a thrilling and historic afternoon at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway, Kyle Busch earned a hard-fought win in Saturday’s CRC Brakleen 150 with a last lap pass for his Kyle Busch Motorsports team’s milestone 100th series victory in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.(Read More)(7-22-23)
#51-Kyle Busch won the CRC Brakleen 150 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Pocono Raceway on Saturday with a last lap pass over #11-Corey Heim. The win was his second of the season and the 64th win of his Truck Series career. It was the 100th win for his Kyle Busch Motorsports team.
#11-Heim led 27 of the 60 laps and finished second. #17-Taylor Gray scored a career best finish in third.
#61-Christopher Bell, #23-Grant Enfinger, #98-Ty Majeski, #19-Christian Eckes, #5-Dean Thompson, #00-Ben Rhodes and #25-Matt DiBenedetto were the remainder of the top-10.
Pole-sitter #2-Nick Sanchez led seven laps but was involved in an accident on lap 47.
Defending series champion #38-Zane Smith won stages one and two after leading 19 laps. He was involved in a 10-truck crash on lap 53. The red flag was displayed for cleanup before the final restart of the race fell on lap 56.
There were five lead changes among four drivers and five cautions for 20 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 108.434mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report
Race Fast Facts – Pocono Raceway
Kyle Busch(i) won the CRC Brakleen 150, his 64th victory in 170 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his second victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his third victory and fifth top-10 finish in six races at Pocono Raceway.
Corey Heim (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Pocono Raceway. It is his 12th top-10 finish in 2023.
Taylor Gray # (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Pocono Raceway.
Taylor Gray (third) was the highest finishing rookie.
Corey Heim leads the point standings by 42 points over Zane Smith.
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Truck Series Driver Point Standings after Pocono:
1) #11-Corey Heim, 2 wins
2) #38-Zane Smith, 2 wins
3) #23-Grant Enfinger, 2 wins
4) #19-Christian Eckes, 2 wins
5) #42-Carson Hocevar, 2 wins
6) #99-Ben Rhodes, 1 win
7) #98-Ty Majeski, in on points
8) #25-Matt DiBenedetto, 431, +31
9) #2-Nick Sanchez, 421, +21
10) #88-Matt Crafton, 409, +9
Outside of the top-10 in Playoff standings:
11) #52-Stewart Friesen, 400, -9
12) #15-Tanner Gray, 362, -47
Paint Schemes
To the rear: #19-Eckes, #33-Reaume, #5-Thompson, #98-Majeski, #99-Rhodes(unapproved adjustments)
Pitstall Selections
#2-Nick Sanchez won the pole for the CRC Brakleen 150 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Pocono Raceway with a speed of 168.966mph for his fourth pole of the season, first at Pocono, and fourth pole of his career.
#35-Jake Garcia will start second, followed by #23-Grant Enfinger, #42-Carson Hocevar, #7-Austin Hill, #38-Zane Smith, #24-Rajah Caruth, #25-Matt DiBenedetto, #11-Corey Heim, and #4-Chase Purdy in the remainder of the top-10.
Did not qualify: #6-Benning, #20-Chastain, #28-Dauzat.
See the complete CRC Brakleen 150 Starting Lineup and check out the complete Qualifying Results.
Qualifying Fast Facts – Pocono:
Nick Sanchez # won the Pole Award for the CRC Brakleen 150 with a lap of 53.265 seconds, 168.966 mph.
This is his fourth pole in 15 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his fourth pole and 10th top-10 start in 2023.
This is his first pole in one races at Pocono Raceway.
Jake Garcia # (second) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2023 and his first in one race at Pocono Raceway.
Grant Enfinger (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Pocono Raceway. It is his ninth in 15 races this season.
Nick Sanchez (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
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Crew Rosters
Qualifying Order
The Entry List for the CRC Brakleen 150 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Pocono Raceway on Saturday has been released. There are 39 drivers/teams for 36 spots. Since 39 teams are entered, three will miss the race. Some notes: 1-Grala, 02-TBA, 6-Benning, 7-TBA, 22-Mallozzi, 41-Chastain, 44-Honeycutt, 51-Busch, 61-Bell, 75-Kligerman.See the complete Entry List page.
Goodyear Tire Notes
TandemDraft Stats – Pocono Trucks
Weekend Event Schedule