2023 Rackley Roofing 200

The 2023 Rackley Roofing 200 was the 13th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the third and final race of the Triple Truck Challenge, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 23, 2023, in Gladeville, Tennessee at Nashville Superspeedway, a 1.333 miles (2.145 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. Carson Hocevar, driving for Niece Motorsports, would hold off Zane Smith and a fast-charging Nick Sanchez on the final lap, and earned his second career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his second of the season. Corey Heim dominated the majority of the race, leading a race-high 57 laps.[1] To fill out the podium, Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, and Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2023 Rackley Roofing 200
Race details
Race 13 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Date June 23, 2023
Official name 3rd Annual Rackley Roofing 200
Location Nashville Superspeedway, Gladeville, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
1.333 mi (2.145 km)
Distance 150 laps, 199 mi (321 km)
Scheduled Distance 150 laps, 199 mi (321 km)
Average speed 102.075 mph (164.274 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Rev Racing
Time 29.571
Most laps led
Driver Corey Heim Tricon Garage
Laps 57
Winner
No. 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

Background

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Nashville Superspeedway, the place where the race was held.

Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Nashville. The track was built in 2001 and is currently used for events, driving schools and GT Academy, a reality television competition.

It is a concrete oval track 1+1โ„3 miles (2.146 km) long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Dover Motorsports, Inc., which also owns Dover International Speedway. Nashville Superspeedway was the longest concrete oval in NASCAR during the time it was on the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuits. Current permanent seating capacity is approximately 25,000. Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Toni Breidinger Tricon Garage Toyota Victoria's Secret
02 Layne Riggs Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Heartland
2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Gainbridge
04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford The Dean's
4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet Bama Buggies
5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota Thompson Pipe Group
9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet Grant County Mulch
11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota Safelite
12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Rural King
13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford Ford Performance
14 Trey Hutchens Trey Hutchens Racing Chevrolet Quality Roof Seamers
15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota Mobil 1
16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota LiUNA!
17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota JBL
19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Instacoat Premium Products
20 Nick Leitz Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Precision Measurements
23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet Champion Power Equipment
24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Born Driven
25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet Rackley Roofing, W. A. R. Shocks
30 Jonathan Shafer On Point Motorsports Toyota Rangeline Group
32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Benton Nissan
33 Chase Janes Reaume Brothers Racing Ford J&J Services
34 Mason Maggio Reaume Brothers Racing Ford Driven, HMY Yachts
35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Quanta Services
38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford Speedco, Fleetguard
41 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Unishippers
42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Worldwide Express
43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Champion Container
45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AUTOChargIt.com
46 Memphis Villarreal G2G Racing Toyota Laredo Trailer Supply, Mystik
51 Jack Wood Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet Rowdy Manufacturing
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Ferris Commercial Mowers
56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota UNITS Storage
66 Jake Drew ThorSport Racing Ford Capstone Engineering Solutions
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Paslode, Menards
98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford Farm Paint, Curb Records
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford Bommarito Automotive Group
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 23, at 3:00 PM CST, and would last for 20 minutes.[2] Carson Hocevar, driving for Niece Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.248, and an average speed of 158.291 mph (254.745 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 30.248 158.291
2 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.503 156.968
3 41 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 30.512 156.922
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, June 23, at 3:30 PM CST.[2] Since Nashville Superspeedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.[4] Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.571, and an average speed of 161.915 mph (260.577 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 29.571 161.915
2 41 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 29.584 161.844
3 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.622 161.637
4 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 29.623 161.631
5 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 29.714 161.136
6 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.743 160.979
7 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 29.747 160.947
8 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.750 160.941
9 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.753 160.925
10 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 29.780 160.779
11 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 29.848 160.413
12 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 29.917 160.043
13 51 Jack Wood Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 29.953 159.850
14 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 30.008 159.557
15 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 30.106 159.038
16 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 30.109 159.022
17 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 30.180 158.648
18 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 30.205 158.517
19 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 30.209 158.496
20 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 30.228 158.396
21 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 30.271 158.171
22 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 30.376 157.624
23 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 30.431 157.340
24 66 Jake Drew ThorSport Racing Ford 30.567 156.640
25 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 30.701 155.956
26 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 30.891 154.997
27 30 Jonathan Shafer On Point Motorsports Toyota 30.924 154.831
28 1 Toni Breidinger Tricon Garage Toyota 30.985 154.526
29 20 Nick Leitz Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 31.026 154.322
30 46 Memphis Villarreal G2G Racing Toyota 31.260 153.167
31 02 Layne Riggs Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 31.273 153.103
Qualified by owner's points
32 34 Mason Maggio Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 31.330 152.825
33 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 31.450 152.242
34 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 31.518 151.913
35 33 Chase Janes Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 31.720 150.946
36 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota โ€“ โ€“
Failed to qualify
37 14 Trey Hutchens Trey Hutchens Racing Chevrolet 31.630 151.375
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 10
2 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 9
3 41 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 6
6 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 5
7 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 4
8 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 3
9 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 2
10 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 1

Stage 2 Laps: 50

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 10
2 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 8
4 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 7
5 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 6
6 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 5
7 41 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 3
9 66 Jake Drew ThorSport Racing Ford 2
10 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 55

Fin[6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 7 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 150 40 Running 56
2 8 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 150 11 Running 52
3 1 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 150 37 Running 43
4 4 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 150 57 Running 49
5 2 41 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 150 1 Running 44
6 12 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 150 0 Running 31
7 15 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 150 3 Running 40
8 17 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 150 0 Running 39
9 16 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 150 0 Running 34
10 21 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 150 0 Running 27
11 5 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 150 0 Running 33
12 24 66 Jake Drew ThorSport Racing Ford 150 0 Running 27
13 6 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 150 0 Running 27
14 10 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 150 0 Running 24
15 23 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 150 0 Running 22
16 22 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 150 0 Running 21
17 28 1 Toni Breidinger Tricon Garage Toyota 150 0 Running 20
18 18 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 150 0 Running 19
19 29 20 Nick Leitz Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 149 0 Running 18
20 32 34 Mason Maggio Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 149 0 Running 17
21 34 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 148 0 Running 16
22 9 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 148 0 Running 15
23 14 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 148 0 Running 14
24 27 30 Jonathan Shafer On Point Motorsports Toyota 147 0 Running 13
25 33 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 147 0 Running 12
26 35 33 Chase Janes Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 147 0 Running 11
27 31 02 Layne Riggs Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 147 0 Running 10
28 20 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 146 0 Running 9
29 25 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 144 0 Running 8
30 13 51 Jack Wood Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 144 0 Running 7
31 11 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 133 0 Running 6
32 3 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 119 1 Running 5
33 36 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 104 0 DVP 4
34 26 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 92 0 Accident 3
35 30 46 Memphis Villarreal G2G Racing Toyota 26 0 Electrical 2
36 19 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 7 0 Accident 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Folsom, Chase (June 23, 2023). "Carson Hocevar Survives Late Restart to Win Nashville". Frontstretch. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Nashville Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Practice Results: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville". TobyChristie.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  5. ^ Tomlinson, Joy (June 23, 2023). "Nick Sanchez Wins Pole for Truck Race at Nashville". Frontstretch. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Rackley Roofing 200 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved June 23, 2023.


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