# 2023 O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio

The 2023 O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio was the 14th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 2nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 8, 2023, in Lexington, Ohio at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, a 2.400 miles (3.862 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 67 laps to complete. Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would start on the pole and dominate the majority of the race, leading a race-high 30 laps, and earning his fourth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, and Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Background

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington. Mid-Ohio has also colloquially become a term for the entire north-central region of the state, from south of Sandusky to the north of Columbus. It hosts a number of racing series such as IndyCar, IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, along with other club events such has SCCA and National Auto Sport Association.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 1 | William Sawalich | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Starkey, SoundGear |
| 02 | Will Rodgers | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Randco Industries |
| 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Gainbridge |
| 04 | Landen Lewis | Roper Racing | Chevrolet | Carquest |
| 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bama Buggies |
| 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Thompson Pipe Group |
| 7 | Marco Andretti | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | Group1001 |
| 9 | Colby Howard | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | Grant County Mulch |
| 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Safelite |
| 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | YostBarns.com |
| 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Ford Performance |
| 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | JBL |
| 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Ullico, LiUNA! |
| 17 | Taylor Gray (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Dead On Tools |
| 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Care |
| 20 | Matt Mills | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Thompson Electric |
| 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Ford | Airbox Air Purifiers |
| 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Sunseeker Resorts |
| 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Wendell Scott Foundation |
| 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | Rackley Roofing |
| 30 | Ryan Vargas | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | Critical Path Security |
| 32 | Bret Holmes (R) | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | Bret Holmes Racing |
| 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | Colonial Countertops |
| 34 | Caleb Costner | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | Lickety Lew's |
| 35 | Jake Garcia (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | Quanta Services |
| 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Tipico Sportsbook |
| 41 | Conor Daly | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Unishippers |
| 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Worldwide Express |
| 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Giuseppe's Steel City Pizza |
| 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | IEDA |
| 46 | Dale Quarterley | G2G Racing | Toyota | Van Dyk Recycling Solutions |
| 51 | Jack Wood | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | Rowdy Manufacturing |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | Halmar International |
| 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | shophillmotorsports.com |
| 66 | Conner Jones | ThorSport Racing | Ford | TSport |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Ideal Door, Menards |
| 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Cincinnati, Curb Records |
| 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Farm Paint |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 7, at 4:00 pm EST, and would last for 20 minutes. Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:27.767, and an average speed of 92.618 mph (149.054 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1:27.767 | 92.618 |
| 2 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:27.830 | 92.552 |
| 3 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 1:27.835 | 92.546 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, July 7, at 4:30 pm EST. Since Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course, the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. The fastest driver to set a time in that round will win the pole. Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:26.137, and an average speed of 94.371 mph (151.875 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 1:25.764 | 94.781 | 1:26.137 | 94.371 |
| 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1:26.524 | 93.948 | 1:26.428 | 94.053 |
| 3 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 1:26.692 | 93.766 | 1:26.559 | 93.911 |
| 4 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 1:26.801 | 93.649 | 1:26.766 | 93.686 |
| 5 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1:26.673 | 93.787 | 1:26.775 | 93.677 |
| 6 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 1:26.764 | 93.689 | 1:26.909 | 93.532 |
| 7 | 7 | Marco Andretti | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:26.972 | 93.465 | 1:27.279 | 93.136 |
| 8 | 1 | William Sawalich | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 1:27.156 | 93.267 | 1:27.797 | 92.586 |
| 9 | 51 | Jack Wood | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:26.799 | 93.651 | 1:28.085 | 92.284 |
| 10 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1:26.901 | 93.541 | — | — |
| Eliminated from Round 1 |||||||||
| 11 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:26.935 | 93.504 | — | — |
| 12 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1:27.054 | 93.377 | — | — |
| 13 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 1:27.194 | 93.227 | — | — |
| 14 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 1:27.205 | 93.215 | — | — |
| 15 | 17 | Taylor Gray (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 1:27.281 | 93.134 | — | — |
| 16 | 02 | Will Rodgers | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:27.333 | 93.078 | — | — |
| 17 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1:27.336 | 93.075 | — | — |
| 18 | 41 | Conor Daly | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:27.576 | 92.820 | — | — |
| 19 | 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1:27.754 | 92.632 | — | — |
| 20 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 1:27.774 | 92.611 | — | — |
| 21 | 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:27.837 | 92.544 | — | — |
| 22 | 04 | Landen Lewis | Roper Racing | Chevrolet | 1:28.385 | 91.970 | — | — |
| 23 | 35 | Jake Garcia (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 1:28.428 | 91.926 | — | — |
| 24 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:28.612 | 91.735 | — | — |
| 25 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1:28.806 | 91.534 | — | — |
| 26 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1:28.861 | 91.478 | — | — |
| 27 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Ford | 1:29.234 | 91.095 | — | — |
| 28 | 46 | Dale Quarterley | G2G Racing | Toyota | 1:29.326 | 91.002 | — | — |
| 29 | 30 | Ryan Vargas | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 1:29.432 | 90.894 | — | — |
| 30 | 20 | Matt Mills | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:29.480 | 90.845 | — | — |
| 31 | 66 | Conner Jones | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1:29.620 | 90.703 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 32 | 32 | Bret Holmes (R) | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 1:29.890 | 90.431 | — | — |
| 33 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 1:30.048 | 90.272 | — | — |
| 34 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:30.637 | 89.685 | — | — |
| 35 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 9 | Colby Howard | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 37 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 1:30.021 | 90.299 | — | — |
| 38 | 34 | Caleb Costner | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 1:32.720 | 87.670 | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 15
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 02 | Will Rodgers | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 20
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 32
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 67 | 30 | Running | 56 |
| 2 | 10 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 67 | 0 | Running | 46 |
| 3 | 4 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 46 |
| 4 | 35 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 67 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 12 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 67 | 19 | Running | 50 |
| 6 | 25 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 67 | 1 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 2 | 98 | Ty Majeksi | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 67 | 17 | Running | 49 |
| 8 | 14 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 10 | 13 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 67 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 11 | 5 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 11 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 24 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 14 | 17 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 15 | 17 | Taylor Gray (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 67 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 23 | 35 | Jake Garcia (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 21 | 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 18 | 18 | 41 | Conor Daly | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 7 | 7 | Marco Andretti | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 6 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 67 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 33 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 67 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 30 | 20 | Matt Mills | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 29 | 30 | Ryan Vargas | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 67 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 22 | 04 | Landen Lewis | Roper Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 34 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 26 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 67 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 8 | 1 | William Sawalich | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 67 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 31 | 66 | Conner Jones | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 66 | 0 | Brakes | 9 |
| 29 | 19 | 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 30 | 27 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Ford | 66 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 31 | 9 | 51 | Jack Wood | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | Bret Holmes (R) | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 20 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 59 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 34 | 16 | 02 | Will Rodgers | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| 35 | 28 | 46 | Dale Quarterley | G2G Racing | Toyota | 35 | 0 | Overheating | 2 |
| 36 | 36 | 9 | Colby Howard | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21 | 0 | Transmission | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Corey Heim | 530 |
| | 2 | Zane Smith | 504 (-26) |
| 1 | 3 | Ty Majeski | 479 (-51) |
| 1 | 4 | Ben Rhodes | 477 (-53) |
| 2 | 5 | Grant Enfinger | 469 (-61) |
| | 6 | Christian Eckes | 450 (-80) |
| | 7 | Carson Hocevar | 418 (-112) |
| | 8 | Matt DiBenedetto | 389 (-141) |
| 1 | 9 | Nick Sanchez | 386 (-144) |
| 1 | 10 | Matt Crafton | 385 (-145) |
| Official driver's standings ||||