# 2023 Baptist Health Cancer Care 200

The 2023 Baptist Health Cancer Care 200 was the 22nd stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the final race of the Round of 8, and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 21, 2023, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. Carson Hocevar, driving for Niece Motorsports, would make a successful late-race pass for the lead on Ben Rhodes, and led the final remaining laps to earn his fourth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his fourth of the season. He would earn a spot in the Championship 4. To fill out the podium, Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, and Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Zane Smith, who originally finished in the second position, was disqualified following post-race inspection due to a windshield violation.
The four drivers that would advance into the Championship 4 are Corey Heim, Carson Hocevar, Grant Enfinger, and Ben Rhodes. Nick Sanchez, Christian Eckes, Ty Majeski, and Zane Smith would be eliminated from championship contention.

## Background

Homestead–Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. The track has since held races on different dates in 2020 (June) and 2021 (February), which were both effected by the COVID-19 pandemic, before being moved back into the Playoffs as the final race of the Round of 8 in 2022, with the date being kept for 2023.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
* (P) denotes playoff driver.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 02 | Brad Perez (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Space Beans |
| 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Gainbridge |
| 04 | Spencer Davis | Roper Racing | Ford | Fly Alliance, 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 | Kin Insurance |
| 9 | Colby Howard | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | Grant County Mulch |
| 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Chateau Elan, Explore Braselton |
| 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Crowe Equipment |
| 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Fresh from Florida |
| 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Waterfront Properties |
| 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | LiUNA! |
| 17 | Taylor Gray (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Dead On Tools |
| 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | Instacoat Premium Products |
| 20 | Nick Leitz | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Precision Measurements |
| 22 | Mason Maggio | AM Racing | Ford | Ace Hardware Hobe Sound |
| 23 | Grant Enfinger (P) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Champion Power Equipment |
| 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Wendell Scott Foundation |
| 25 | Trevor Bayne (i) | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | Rackley Roofing |
| 30 | Jonathan Shafer | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | Osgas's Autobody |
| 33 | Memphis Villarreal | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | Laredo Trailer Supply |
| 35 | Jake Garcia (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | Adaptive One Calipers |
| 38 | Zane Smith (P) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Ambetter Health |
| 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Unishippers |
| 42 | Carson Hocevar (P) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Worldwide Express |
| 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Bull & Boar Barbecue Shop |
| 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | AUTODockIt |
| 46 | Armani Williams | G2G Racing | Toyota | Blue Sprig |
| 51 | Jack Wood | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | High Fives Foundation |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | Halmar International |
| 56 | Tyler Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | HairClub |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Chi-Chi's, Menards |
| 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Soda Sense, Curb Records |
| 99 | Ben Rhodes (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Campers Inn RV |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, October 20, at 4:05 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes. Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.263, and an average speed of 167.374 mph (269.362 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 38 | Zane Smith (P) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 32.263 | 167.374 |
| 2 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 32.368 | 166.831 |
| 3 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 32.408 | 166.626 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, October 20, at 4:35 PM CST. Since Homestead–Miami 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. Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 32.319, and an average speed of 167.084 mph (268.896 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 32.319 | 167.084 |
| 2 | 42 | Carson Hocevar (P) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.558 | 165.858 |
| 3 | 23 | Grant Enfinger (P) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.651 | 165.385 |
| 4 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 32.671 | 165.284 |
| 5 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 32.696 | 165.158 |
| 6 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 32.704 | 165.117 |
| 7 | 38 | Zane Smith (P) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 32.724 | 165.017 |
| 8 | 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 32.749 | 164.891 |
| 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 32.806 | 164.604 |
| 10 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 32.890 | 164.184 |
| 11 | 51 | Jack Wood | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.897 | 164.149 |
| 12 | 17 | Taylor Gray (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 32.968 | 163.795 |
| 13 | 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.981 | 163.731 |
| 14 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.991 | 163.681 |
| 15 | 35 | Jake Garcia (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 33.029 | 163.493 |
| 16 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 33.055 | 163.364 |
| 17 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.320 | 162.065 |
| 18 | 02 | Brad Perez (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.326 | 162.036 |
| 19 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 33.375 | 161.798 |
| 20 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 33.470 | 161.339 |
| 21 | 99 | Ben Rhodes (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 33.482 | 161.281 |
| 22 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 33.555 | 160.930 |
| 23 | 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.712 | 160.180 |
| 24 | 9 | Colby Howard | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.888 | 159.348 |
| 25 | 20 | Nick Leitz | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.188 | 157.950 |
| 26 | 56 | Tyler Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 34.455 | 156.726 |
| 27 | 7 | Marco Andretti | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.623 | 155.966 |
| 28 | 04 | Spencer Davis | Roper Racing | Ford | 34.694 | 155.647 |
| 29 | 22 | Mason Maggio | AM Racing | Ford | 34.959 | 154.467 |
| 30 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 35.088 | 153.899 |
| 31 | 33 | Memphis Villarreal | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 35.312 | 152.923 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 32 | 25 | Trevor Bayne (i) | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | – | – |
| 33 | 30 | Jonathan Shafer | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | – | – |
| 34 | 46 | Armani Williams | G2G Racing | Toyota | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 42 | Carson Hocevar (P) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 38 | Zane Smith (P) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 0 |
| 5 | 23 | Grant Enfinger (P) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 38 | Zane Smith (P) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 0 |
| 3 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 42 | Carson Hocevar (P) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 99 | Ben Rhodes (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 84
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | 42 | Carson Hocevar (P) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 11 | Running | 51 |
| 2 | 21 | 99 | Ben Rhodes (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 22 | Running | 37 |
| 3 | 8 | 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 57 | Running | 54 |
| 4 | 3 | 23 | Grant Enfinger (P) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 17 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 6 | 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 44 |
| 7 | 22 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 8 | 13 | 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 9 | 4 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 1 | Running | 43 |
| 10 | 14 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 11 | 6 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 4 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 11 | 51 | Jack Wood | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 12 | 17 | Taylor Gray (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 32 | 25 | Trevor Bayne (i) | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 35 | Jake Garcia (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 5 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 133 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 1 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) (P) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 5 | Running | 32 |
| 18 | 27 | 7 | Marco Andretti | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 23 | 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 10 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 21 | 19 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 26 | 56 | Tyler Hill | Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 25 | 20 | Nick Leitz | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 18 | 02 | Brad Perez (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 25 | 16 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 133 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 26 | 33 | 30 | Jonathan Shafer | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 132 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 29 | 22 | Mason Maggio | AM Racing | Ford | 131 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 20 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 131 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 31 | 33 | Memphis Villarreal | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 131 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 24 | 9 | Colby Howard | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 34 | 46 | Armani Williams | G2G Racing | Toyota | 121 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 28 | 04 | Spencer Davis | Roper Racing | Ford | 65 | 0 | Electrical | 5 |
| 33 | 30 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | Electrical | 4 |
| DSQ | 7 | 38 | Zane Smith (P) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 134 | 34 | Disqualified | 3 |
| Official race results ||||||||||
* ↑ Smith originally finished second, but was later disqualified as the windshield support of his truck was found to have violated required specifications in post-race inspection.

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Corey Heim | 4,000 |
| | 2 | Carson Hocevar | 4,000 (-0) |
| 3 | 3 | Ben Rhodes | 4,000 (-0) |
| 1 | 4 | Grant Enfinger | 4,000 (-0) |
| 2 | 5 | Christian Eckes | 2,268 (-1,732) |
| 2 | 6 | Nick Sanchez | 2,225 (-1,775) |
| 1 | 7 | Zane Smith | 2,165 (-1,835) |
| 1 | 8 | Ty Majeski | 2,154 (-1,846) |
| | 9 | Matt Crafton | 2,141 (-1,859) |
| | 10 | Matt DiBenedetto | 2,102 (-1,898) |
| Official driver's standings ||||