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2023 Long John Silver's 200

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2023 Long John Silver's 200
Race details
Race 7 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Date April 14, 2023
Official name 25th Annual Long John Silver's 200
Location Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance 124 laps, 65 mi (104 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 105 mi (169 km)
Average speed 46.849 mph (75.396 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Front Row Motorsports
Time 19.797
Most laps led
Driver Corey Heim Tricon Garage
Laps 82
Winner
No. 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2023 Long John Silver's 200 was the 7th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 14, 2023, in Ridgeway, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent paper-clip shaped racetrack. The race was decreased from 200 laps to 124 laps, due to constant rain showers. In a race that sparked controversy, Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would win the race after putting on a dominating performance, winning both stages and leading 82 laps to earn his third career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, along with his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Kyle Busch, driving for his own team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, and Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

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Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track on the NASCAR circuit since its beginning in 1948.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 William Sawalich Tricon Garage Toyota Starkey, SoundGear
02 Kris Wright Young's Motorsports Chevrolet FNB Corporation
2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Gainbridge
04 Kaden Honeycutt Roper Racing Ford Carquest
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 Freedom Warranty
13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford Ford Performance
15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota JBL
16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota LiUNA!
17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota Dead On Tools
19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Gates Hydraulics
20 Brad Perez (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Bonesteel Aerospace
22 Stephen Mallozzi AM Racing Ford Stacking Dennys
23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet Champion Power Equipment
24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Wendell Scott Foundation
25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet Rackley Roofing
30 Jonathan Shafer On Point Motorsports Toyota Osgas's Autobody
32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Bret Holmes Racing
33 Mason Massey Reaume Brothers Racing Ford Colonial Countertops
35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford Long John Silver's
41 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Worldwide Express
42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Worldwide Express
43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Heise LED Lighting Systems
45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AUTOChargIt.com
46 Memphis Villarreal G2G Racing Toyota S&S Fishing and Rental
51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet Zariz Transport
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Halmar International
56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota UNITS Storage
66 Conner Jones ThorSport Racing Ford TSport
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Jack Link's, Menards
90 Justin Carroll TC Motorsports Toyota Carroll's Automotive, Duratain
98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford Soda Sense
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford Campers Inn RV
Official entry list

Practice

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For practice, drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and B. Both sessions will be 15 minutes long, and will be held on Friday, April 14, at 3:00 PM EST.[2] Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, was the fastest driver in total, with a lap of 20.246, and an average speed of 93.530 mph (150.522 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 20.246 93.530
2 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 20.336 93.116
3 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 20.407 92.792
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, April 14, at 3:35 PM EST.[2] Since Martinsville Speedway is a short track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.[4] Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 19.797, and an average speed of 95.651 mph (153.935 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 19.797 95.651
2 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 19.828 95.501
3 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 19.835 95.468
4 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 19.843 95.429
5 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 19.866 95.319
6 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 19.904 95.137
7 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 19.904 95.137
8 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 19.909 95.113
9 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 19.925 95.036
10 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 19.968 94.832
11 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 19.997 94.694
12 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 20.043 94.477
13 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 20.045 94.467
14 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 20.054 94.425
15 66 Conner Jones ThorSport Racing Ford 20.061 94.392
16 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 20.064 94.378
17 04 Kaden Honeycutt Roper Racing Ford 20.088 94.265
18 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 20.096 94.228
19 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 20.099 94.214
20 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 20.109 94.167
21 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 20.114 94.143
22 1 William Sawalich Tricon Garage Toyota 20.131 94.064
23 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 20.167 93.896
24 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 20.170 93.882
25 41 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 20.184 93.817
26 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 20.193 93.775
27 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 20.196 93.761
28 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 20.300 93.281
29 46 Memphis Villarreal G2G Racing Toyota 20.396 92.842
30 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 20.459 92.556
31 02 Kris Wright Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 20.469 92.511
Qualified by owner's points
32 33 Mason Massey Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 20.493 92.402
33 30 Jonathan Shafer On Point Motorsports Toyota 20.569 92.061
34 20 Brad Perez (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 20.591 91.963
35 22 Stephen Mallozzi AM Racing Ford 20.997 90.184
36 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota
Failed to qualify
37 90 Justin Carroll TC Motorsports Toyota 20.515 92.303
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 50

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 10
2 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 0
3 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 8
4 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 7
5 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 6
6 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 5
7 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 4
8 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 3
9 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 1 William Sawalich Tricon Garage Toyota 1

Stage 2 Laps: 50

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 10
2 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 0
3 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 8
4 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 7
5 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 6
6 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 5
7 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 4
8 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 2
10 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 24

Fin[6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 4 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 124 82 Running 60
2 2 51 Kyle Busch (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 124 37 Running 0
3 1 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 124 5 Running 50
4 12 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 124 0 Running 42
5 9 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 124 0 Running 45
6 3 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 124 0 Running 40
7 5 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 124 0 Running 35
8 24 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 124 0 Running 29
9 22 1 William Sawalich Tricon Garage Toyota 124 0 Running 29
10 8 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 124 0 Running 27
11 19 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 124 0 Running 26
12 25 41 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 124 0 Running 0
13 18 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 124 0 Running 24
14 10 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 124 0 Running 23
15 6 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 124 0 Running 35
16 31 02 Kris Wright Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 124 0 Running 21
17 26 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 124 0 Running 21
18 15 66 Conner Jones ThorSport Racing Ford 124 0 Running 19
19 28 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 124 0 Running 18
20 27 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 124 0 Running 17
21 36 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 124 0 Running 16
22 23 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 124 0 Running 15
23 30 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 124 0 Running 14
24 29 46 Memphis Villarreal G2G Racing Toyota 124 0 Running 13
25 16 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 124 0 Running 12
26 11 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 124 0 Running 11
27 14 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 124 0 Running 10
28 17 04 Kaden Honeycutt Roper Racing Ford 123 0 Running 9
29 33 30 Jonathan Shafer On Point Motorsports Toyota 123 0 Running 8
30 13 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 123 0 Running 7
31 21 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 123 0 Running 6
32 20 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 122 0 Running 5
33 32 33 Mason Massey Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 122 0 Running 4
34 7 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 122 0 Running 8
35 34 20 Brad Perez (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 118 0 Running 0
36 35 22 Stephen Mallozzi AM Racing Ford 116 0 Running 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Damcott, Anthony (April 15, 2023). "Corey Heim Wins 1st Race with TRICON at Martinsville". Frontstretch. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Martinsville Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Practice Results: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Long John Silver's 200 at Martinsville". TobyChristie.com. April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Watson, Wyatt (April 14, 2023). "Zane Smith Prevails in Truck Series Qualifying at Martinsville". Frontstretch. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Long John Silver's 200 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved April 15, 2023.


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