Zane Smith wins back-to-back Truck Series races at Circuit of The Americas:  Zane Smith became the first repeat NASCAR winner at the famed Circuit of The Americas road course, the reigning series champion holding off veteran Kyle Busch to claim his second straight victory in Saturday’s XPEL 225 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race. The 23-year-old Californian’s No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford led the final 15 laps – a race best 16 of the 42 laps in all – and crossed the finish line an impressive 5.451-seconds ahead of the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Busch. The win makes Smith’s Front Row Motorsports team a perfect 3-for-3 in CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races at COTA. Todd Gilliland won the 2021 inaugural here.(Read More)(3-25-2023)

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#38-Zane Smith won the XPEL 225 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Circuit of the Americas Saturday afternoon. The win is his second of the year in the Truck Series, second win at COTA, and the ninth win of his career.
#51-Kyle Busch won stage two and finished second.
#98-Ty Majeski, #16-Tyler Ankrum, pole-sitter #41-Ross Chastain, #11-Corey Heim, #2-Nick Sanchez, #15-Tanner Gray, #1-Kaz Grala, and #99-Ben Rhodes were the remainder of the top-10.
Stage 2 was won by Atlanta winner, #19-Christian Eckes. Eckes suffered a power steering issue and finished 30th.
There were nine lead changes among five drivers and three cautions for five yellow flag laps. The average speed of the race was: 77 mph. See race details at: Race Results,Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report

Race Fast Facts – COTA
Zane Smith won the XPEL 225, his ninth victory in 73 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his second victory and third top-10 finish in 2023 (Daytona and COTA).
This is his second victory and third top-10 finish in three races at Circuit of The Americas.
Kyle Busch(i) (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Circuit of The Americas. It is his second top-10 finish in 2023.
Ty Majeski (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Circuit of The Americas.
Nick Sanchez (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie.
This is the third consecutive win for Front Row Motorsports’ No. 38 Ford Team at Circuit of The Americas – Todd Gilliland (2021), Zane Smith (2022-2023).
(NASCAR)(3-25-2023)

Truck Series Driver Point Standings after COTA:
1) #38-Zane Smith, 2 wins
2) #19-Christian Eckes, 1 win
3) #98-Ty Majeski, 166, +59
4) #99-Ben Rhodes, 150, +43
5) #23-Grant Enfinger, 131, +24
6) #88-Matt Crafton, 130, +23
7) #16-Tyler Ankrum, 114, +7
8) #25-Matt DiBenedetto, 112, +5
9) #11-Corey Heim, 110, +3
10) #15-Tanner Gray, 107, —
11) #4-Chase Purdy, 107, —
12) #2-Nick Sanchez, 98, -9
See the Driver Points Standings and the Owner Points Standings

To the rear: #43-Dye, #02-Wright, #88-Crafton, #75-Kligerman, #25-DiBenedetto, #04-Honeycutt, #17-Gray, #32-Holmes, #30-Garrett, #4-Purdy(unapproved adjustments), #12-Boyd(driver change).

Pit Stalls

#41-Ross Chastain won the pole for the XPEL 225 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Circuit of the Americas with a speed of 133.613 mph for his first pole at COTA, and fourth career Truck Series pole.
#51-Kyle Busch will start second, followed by #98-Ty Majeski, #2-Nick Sanchez, #19-Christian Eckes, #42-Carson Hocevar, #38-Zane Smith, #23-Grant Enfinger, #15-Tanner Gray, and #1-Kz Grala complete the top-10.
39 trucks entered, so three missed the race.
#7-Alex Bowman suffered a flat tire during his qualifying lap and missed the race. #8-Samuel Lecomte and #33-Mason Massey also failed to qualify.
#43-Daniel Dye blew the engine in practice and was unable to make a qualifying lap.
#88-Matt Crafton had a tire rub issue and did not make a qualifying lap.
See the complete XPEL 225 Starting Lineup and check out the complete Qualifying Results.

Circuit of the Americas – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Ross Chastain(i) won the Pole Award for the XPEL 225 with a lap of 133.613 seconds, 91.877 mph.
This is his fourth pole in 102 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2023.
This is his first pole in his series debut at Circuit of The Americas.
Kyle Busch(i) (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2023 and his second in two races at Circuit of The Americas.
Ty Majeski (third) posted his first top-10 start at Circuit of The Americas. It is his fourth in four races this season.
Nick Sanchez (fourth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR)

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Qualifying Order

Practice for the XPEL 225 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Circuit of the Americas is over; the top-five, slowest and notes:
#51-Busch 135.582
#41-Chastain 136.009
#99-Rhodes 136.458
#42-Hocevar 136.578
#7-Bowman 136.750
Slowest: #34-Filippi 143.758
Most laps run: 8; #23-Enfinger, #45-Alan, #30-Garrett, #35-Garcia, #8-Lecomte, #34-Filippi
Notes: Stefan Parsons practiced the #12. Spencer Boyd was delayed due to travel issues.
See complete results on the Practice speeds page.(3-24-2023)

The Entry List for the XPEL 225 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Circuit of the Americas on Saturday has been released. There are 39 drivers/teams for 36 spots.
Drivers of note: #1-Grala, #7-Bowman, #20-Ed Jones, #22-Logan Bearden, #41-Chastain, #51-Busch, #75-Kligerman.
Since 39 teams are entered, 3 will miss the race. See the complete Entry List page.

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