# 2023 Kansas Lottery 200

The 2023 Kansas Lottery 200 was the 19th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. It was the final race of the Round of 10, and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 8, 2023, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. In a wild overtime finish, Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would steal the win after making a three-wide pass on Corey Heim and Zane Smith, taking the lead on the final corner and earning his fourth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his third of the season. Nick Sanchez, Heim, and Carson Hocevar would be the dominant drivers of the race, leading 43, 40, and 32 laps respectively. To fill out the podium, Taylor Gray, driving for Tricon Garage, and Matt DiBenedetto, driving for Rackley WAR, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The eight drivers advancing into the next round of the playoffs are Corey Heim, Christian Eckes, Grant Enfinger, Carson Hocevar, Zane Smith, Ty Majeski, Ben Rhodes, and Nick Sanchez. Matt DiBenedetto and Matt Crafton would fail to advance.

## Background

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also raced at here until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (P) denotes playoff driver.
* (OP) denotes owner's playoffs truck.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 1 | Jesse Love | Tricon Garage | Toyota | HomeSmiles |
| 02 | Kaden Honeycutt | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Randco Industries |
| 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Gainbridge |
| 04 | Spencer Davis | 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 |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Concierge Motorsports |
| 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Safelite |
| 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Workman, Campcowboy.org |
| 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Ford Performance |
| 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Dead On Tools |
| 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | LiUNA! |
| 17 | Taylor Gray (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | JBL |
| 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | PEAK, NAPA Nightvision |
| 20 | Greg Van Alst | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | CB Fabricating |
| 22 | Mason Maggio | AM Racing | Ford | Professional Ag Solutions |
| 23 | Grant Enfinger (P) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Champion Power Equipment |
| 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Wendell Scott Foundation |
| 25 | Matt DiBenedetto (P) | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | Rackley Roofing, W. A. R. Shocks |
| 32 | Bret Holmes (R) | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | Precision Garage Doors |
| 33 | Chase Janes | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | Butlerbuilt |
| 35 | Jake Garcia (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | Quanta Services |
| 38 | Zane Smith (P) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | RTA rtatel.com |
| 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Unishippers |
| 42 | Carson Hocevar (P) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Worldwide Express |
| 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Race to Stop Suicide |
| 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Niece Products of Kansas |
| 51 | Jack Wood (OP) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | High Fives Foundation |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | Halmar International |
| 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | UNITS Storage |
| 61 | Jake Drew | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Cyclum Truck Stops |
| 88 | Matt Crafton (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Flex Seal, Menards |
| 90 | Justin Carroll | TC Motorsports | Toyota | Carrolls Automotive, Duratain |
| 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Bommarito Automotive Group |
| 99 | Ben Rhodes (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Kubota |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, September 8, at 2:35 PM CST, and would last for 20 minutes. Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.147, and an average speed of 173.371 mph (279.014 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.147 | 173.371 |
| 2 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.156 | 173.321 |
| 3 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.166 | 173.266 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, September 8, at 3:05 PM CST. Since Kansas Speedway 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. Chase Purdy, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.631, and an average speed of 176.292 mph (283.714 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.631 | 176.292 |
| 2 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 30.647 | 176.200 |
| 3 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.686 | 175.976 |
| 4 | 51 | Jack Wood (OP) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.753 | 175.593 |
| 5 | 35 | Jake Garcia (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 30.756 | 175.575 |
| 6 | 99 | Ben Rhodes (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.820 | 175.211 |
| 7 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.850 | 175.041 |
| 8 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 30.853 | 175.023 |
| 9 | 1 | Jesse Love | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 30.930 | 174.588 |
| 10 | 61 | Jake Drew | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 30.942 | 174.520 |
| 11 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto (P) | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 30.986 | 174.272 |
| 12 | 23 | Grant Enfinger (P) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.994 | 174.227 |
| 13 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 31.057 | 173.874 |
| 14 | 38 | Zane Smith (P) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 31.096 | 173.656 |
| 15 | 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 31.104 | 173.611 |
| 16 | 17 | Taylor Gray (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 31.114 | 173.555 |
| 17 | 42 | Carson Hocevar (P) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.143 | 173.394 |
| 18 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 31.144 | 173.388 |
| 19 | 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.172 | 173.232 |
| 20 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 31.176 | 173.210 |
| 21 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 31.244 | 172.833 |
| 22 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.332 | 172.348 |
| 23 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.432 | 171.799 |
| 24 | 32 | Bret Holmes (R) | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 31.507 | 171.390 |
| 25 | 02 | Kaden Honeycutt | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.736 | 170.154 |
| 26 | 22 | Mason Maggio | AM Racing | Ford | 32.296 | 167.203 |
| 27 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.494 | 166.185 |
| 28 | 20 | Greg Van Alst | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.409 | 161.633 |
| 29 | 90 | Justin Carroll | TC Motorsports | Toyota | 33.961 | 159.006 |
| 30 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 35.142 | 153.662 |
| 31 | 88 | Matt Crafton (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | – | – |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 32 | 9 | Colby Howard | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | – | – |
| 33 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | – | – |
| 34 | 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | – | – |
| 35 | 04 | Spencer Davis | Roper Racing | Ford | – | – |
| 36 | 33 | Chase Janes | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 99 | Ben Rhodes (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 38 | Zane Smith (P) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 61 | Jake Drew | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 23 | Grant Enfinger (P) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 42 | Carson Hocevar (P) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 42 | Carson Hocevar (P) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 38 | Zane Smith (P) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 23 | Grant Enfinger (P) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 99 | Ben Rhodes (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto (P) | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Taylor Gray (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 74
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 8 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 2 | Running | 51 |
| 2 | 16 | 17 | Taylor Gray (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 3 | 11 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto (P) | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 134 | 2 | Running | 36 |
| 4 | 15 | 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 40 | Running | 48 |
| 5 | 14 | 38 | Zane Smith (P) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 134 | 1 | Running | 44 |
| 6 | 17 | 42 | Carson Hocevar (P) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 32 | Running | 43 |
| 7 | 20 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 43 | Running | 48 |
| 9 | 21 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 10 | 61 | Jake Drew | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 11 | 5 | 35 | Jake Garcia (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 19 | 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 13 | 9 | 1 | Jesse Love | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 1 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 15 | 13 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 133 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 4 | 51 | Jack Wood (OP) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 2 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 12 | 23 | Grant Enfinger (P) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 4 | Running | 29 |
| 18 | 3 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 133 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 19 | 32 | 9 | Colby Howard | CR7 Motosports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 24 | 32 | Bret Holmes (R) | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 2 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 22 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 34 | 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 23 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 33 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 132 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 6 | 99 | Ben Rhodes (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 132 | 2 | Running | 24 |
| 26 | 18 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 131 | 4 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 25 | 02 | Kaden Honeycutt | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 36 | 33 | Chase Janes | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 131 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 29 | 90 | Justin Carroll | TC Motorsports | Toyota | 130 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 7 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 130 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 27 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 28 | 20 | Greg Van Alst | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 31 | 88 | Matt Crafton (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 125 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 30 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | Running | 3 |
| 35 | 26 | 22 | Mason Maggio | AM Racing | Ford | 117 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | 35 | 04 | Spencer Davis | Roper Racing | Ford | 1 | 0 | Suspension | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Corey Heim | 3,030 |
| | 2 | Christian Eckes | 3,024 (-6) |
| | 3 | Grant Enfinger | 3,024 (-6) |
| | 4 | Carson Hocevar | 3,022 (-8) |
| | 5 | Zane Smith | 3,022 (-8) |
| 4 | 6 | Ty Majeski | 3,016 (-14) |
| 1 | 7 | Ben Rhodes | 3,013 (-17) |
| 1 | 8 | Nick Sanchez | 3,006 (-24) |
| | 9 | Matt DiBenedetto | 2,075 (-955) |
| 4 | 10 | Matt Crafton | 2,069 (-961) |
| Official driver's standings ||||