Late charge gives Ben Rhodes NASCAR Truck Series win at Charlotte Motor Speedway: Grabbing the lead from Carson Hocevar after a restart on Lap 111 of 134, Ben Rhodes pulled away to win Friday night’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Rhodes, the ninth different winner in 11 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races this season, also collected a $50,000 bonus for winning the first of three events in the Triple Truck Challenge, a bonus program that could mean $500,000 for a driver who can sweep all three.(Read More)(5-26-2023)
Paint Schemes
#99-Ben Rhodes won the NC Education Lottery 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday night. The win was his first of the season, first at Charlotte, and seventh career Truck Series win.
Rhodes provided Ford with its first Truck Series win at Charlotte. He also took home an additional $50,000 for winning the first race of the Triple Truck Challenge.
#11-Corey Heim won stage 1, led a race high 49 of the 134 laps and finished second.
#5-Dean Thompson scored a career-best finish in third.
#42-Carson Hocevar won stage 2 and finished fourth.
#23-Grant Enfinger closed out the top-five.
#19-Christian Eckes, #98-Ty Majeski, #25-Matt DiBenedetto, #2-Nick Sanchez, and #17-Taylor Gray were the remainder of the top-10.
Pole-sitter #15-Tanner Gray finished 27th.
There were five lead changes among 12 drivers and five cautions for 32 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 116.898 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report
Race Fast Facts – Charlotte Motor Speedway
Ben Rhodes won the North Carolina Education Lottery 200, his seventh victory in 175 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in eight races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Corey Heim (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his ninth top-10 finish in 2023.
Dean Thompson (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Nick Sanchez (ninth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Corey Heim leads the point standings by 26 points over Ty Majeski.
(NASCAR)(5-26-2023)
Truck Series Driver Point Standings after Charlotte:
1) #38-Zane Smith, 2 wins
2) #19-Christian Eckes, 2 wins
3) #11-Corey Heim, 1 win
4) #23-Grant Enfinger, 1 win
5) #99-Ben Rhodes, 1 win
6) #42-Carson Hocevar, 1 win
7) #98-Ty Majeski, 399, +119
8) #88-Matt Crafton, 315, +35
9) #15-Tanner Gray, 287, +7
10) #25-Matt DiBenedetto, 281, +1
Outside of the top-10 in Playoff standings:
11) #52-Stewart Friesen, 280, -1
12) #2-Nick Sanchez, 270, -11
See the Driver Point Standings and Owner Point Standings
To the rear: #16-Ankrum(engine change), #2-Sanchez(unapproved adjustments)
Pitstall Selections
#15-Tanner Gray won the pole for the NC Education Lottery 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a speed of 180.385 mph for his first career pole.
#98-Ty Majeski will start second, followed by: #11-Corey Heim, #24-Rajah Caruth, #52-Stewart Friesen, #19-Christian Eckes, #5-Dean Thompson, #41-Bayley Currey, #1-David Gilliland and #51-Jack Wood
in the top-10.
36 trucks entered, so all made the race.
See the complete NC Education Lottery 200 Starting Lineup and check out the complete Qualifying Results.
Qualifying Fast Facts:
Tanner Gray won the Pole Award for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 with a lap of 29.936 seconds, 180.385 mph.
This is his first pole in 82 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his first pole and fourth top-10 start in 2023.
This is his first pole in four races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Ty Majeski (second) posted his 10th top-10 start of 2023 and his third in four races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Corey Heim (third) posted his first top-10 start at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his sixth in 11 races this season.
Rajah Caruth (fourth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR)
Crew Rosters
Qualifying Order
Practice for the NC Education Lottery 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is over; the top-five, slowest and notes:
#98-Majeski 179.402
#17-Gray 178.489
#42-Hocevar 178.206
#2-Sanchez 178.036
#24-Caruth 177.942
Slowest: #90-Caroll 164.144
Most laps run: #9-Howard, 28
Notes: #16-Ankrum’s team changed the engine and transmission prior to qualifying. All will make the race, as 36 entered for 36 spots.
See complete results on the Practice speeds page.(5-26-2023)
The Entry List for the NC Education Lottery 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday has been released. There are 36 drivers/teams for 36 spots. The #04-Johnny Sauter for Roper Racing initially entered, but they have since withdrawn. Some notes: #1-TBA, #22-Maggio, #30-Vargas, #41-Currey, #46-Armani Williams, #51-Wood. See the complete Entry List page.
Goodyear Tire Notes
TandemDraft Stats – Charlotte Trucks
Weekend Event Schedule
