Grant Enfinger tallies first win of season at Kansas Speedway: Grant Enfinger stayed ahead of trouble in a race that produced seven cautions for 40 of 134 laps and forged a decisive victory in Saturday night’s Heart of America 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway. Enfinger crossed the finish line 4.358 seconds ahead of Corey Heim to post his first victory of the season. (Read More)(5-6-2023)
#23-Grant Enfinger won the Heart of America 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway on Saturday night. The win was his first of the season, first at Kansas, and eighth career Truck Series win.
With just over 30 laps remaining following a restart, Enfinger made his final pass for the lead in an impressive three-wide move. #38-Zane Smith dropped to the inside of then leader #11-Corey Heim to challenge for the lead. Enfinger drove by them both to claim the position. He held it through the remainder of the race, leading a race high 65 of the 134 laps.
#11-Heim finished second, followed by #38-Smith, #52-Stewart Friesen, #41-Ross Chastain, #2-Nick Sanchez, #51-Kyle Busch, #35-Jake Garcia, #17-Taylor Gray, and #16-Tyler Ankrum.
#1-Toni Breidinger finished 15th in her series debut.
Pole-sitter #19-Christian Eckes was involved in an accident on lap 78 and did not finish the race.
Stage 1 was won by #51-Busch.
Stage 2 was won by #98-Ty Majeski.
There were 15 lead changes among nine drivers and seven cautions for 40 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 101.005mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Point Standings, Owner Point Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report
Truck Series Driver Point Standings after Kansas:
1) #38-Zane Smith, 2 wins
2) #11-Corey Heim, 1 win
3) #23-Grant Enfinger, 1 win
4) #19-Christian Eckes, 1 win
5) #42-Carson Hocevar, 1 win
6) #98-Ty Majeski, 323, +130
7) #99-Ben Rhodes, 282, +89
8) #88-Matt Crafton, 235, +42
9) #15-Tanner Gray, 220, +27
10) #2-Nick Sanchez, 205, +12
11) #25-Matt DiBenedetto, 193, -12
12) #4-Chase Purdy, 187- 18
See the Driver Point Standings and Owner Point Standings
Race Fast Facts – Kansas
Grant Enfinger won the Heart Of America 200, his eighth victory in 158 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in ten races at Kansas Speedway.
Corey Heim (second) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Kansas Speedway. It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2023.
Zane Smith (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in seven races at Kansas Speedway.
Nick Sanchez (sixth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Zane Smith leads the point standings by 0 points over Ty Majeski.
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Paint Schemes
To the rear: #88-Crafton, #42-Chastain, #45-Alan(unapproved adjustments).
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Crew Rosters
#19-Christian Eckes won the pole for the Heart of America 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway with a speed of 174.576mph for his first pole at Kansas, first of the season, and the fourth of his career.
#51-Kyle Busch will start second, followed by #4-Chase Purdy, #35-Jak Garcia, #99-Ben Rhodes, #2-Nick Sanchez, #38-Zane Smith, #15-Tanner Gray, #98-Ty Majeski, and #43-Daniel Dye in the top-10.
36 trucks were entered so everyone made the race.
See the complete Heart of America 200 Starting Lineup and check out the complete Qualifying Results.
Kansas Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Christian Eckes won the Pole Award for the Heart Of America 200 with a lap of 30.932 seconds, 174.576 mph.
This is his fourth pole in 76 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
This is his first pole and sixth top-10 start in 2023.
This is his first pole in seven races at Kansas Speedway.
Kyle Busch(i) (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2023 and his sixth in seven races at Kansas Speedway.
Chase Purdy (third) posted his second top-10 start at Kansas Speedway. It is his fifth in eight races this season.
Jake Garcia (fourth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
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Qualifying Order
Practice for the Heart of America 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway is over, the top-five, slowest and notes:
#19-Christian Eckes 173.726
#41-Ross Chastain 172.579
#43-Daniel Dye 172.452
#17-Taylor Gray 172.353
#38-Zane Smith 171.548
Slowest: #47-Tim Viens 147.545
Most laps run: #38-Zane Smith & #35-Jake Garcia, 25 laps.
Notes: The only incident was a spin by #24-Rajah Caruth. He suffered no damage.
See complete results on the Practice speeds page.(5-6-2023)
The Entry List for the Heart of America 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway on Saturday has been released. There are 36 drivers/teams for 36 spots.
Some notes: #1-Breidinger, #04-Sauter, #20-Leitz, #41-Chastain, #46-Poole, #51-Busch, #90-Carroll.
See the complete Entry List page.
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TandemDraft Stats – Kansas Trucks
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