# 2023 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200

The 2023 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 was the 2nd stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 6th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, March 3, 2023, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was contested over 134 laps. Kyle Busch, driving for his own team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, would put on a dominating performance, leading 84 laps for his 63rd NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, and Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Background

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 1 | Kaz Grala (i) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Ruedebusch Development |
| 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 | Nor-Cal Equipment Rentals |
| 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Pennzoil Screen to Speed |
| 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Dead On Tools |
| 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | LiUNA! |
| 17 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Berry's Manufacturing |
| 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Care |
| 20 | Matt Mills (i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | J. F. Electric |
| 22 | Max Gutiérrez | AM Racing | Ford | Bolsa DX |
| 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 |
| 32 | Bret Holmes (R) | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | Pate Holdings |
| 33 | Mason Massey | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | Reaume Brothers Racing |
| 34 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | Reaume Brothers Racing |
| 35 | Jake Garcia (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | Quanta Services |
| 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Speedco |
| 41 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Worldwide Express |
| 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Worldwide Express |
| 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Halifax Health |
| 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | AutoParkIt.com |
| 46 | Brennan Poole (i) | G2G Racing | Toyota | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 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 |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Slim Jim, Menards |
| 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Curb Records |
| 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Kubota |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, March 3, at 1:30 PM PST, and last for 20 minutes. Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.149, and an average speed of 179.110 mph (288.250 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.149 | 179.110 |
| 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.311 | 178.153 |
| 3 | 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.315 | 178.130 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, March 3, at 2:00 PM PST. Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole. Kyle Busch, driving for his team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.222, and an average speed of 178.678 mph (287.554 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.222 | 178.678 |
| 2 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 30.404 | 177.608 |
| 3 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.404 | 177.608 |
| 4 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.524 | 176.910 |
| 5 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.567 | 176.661 |
| 6 | 32 | Bret Holmes (R) | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 30.648 | 176.194 |
| 7 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.709 | 175.844 |
| 8 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.710 | 175.838 |
| 9 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.743 | 175.650 |
| 10 | 1 | Kaz Grala (i) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 30.785 | 175.410 |
| 11 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.814 | 175.245 |
| 12 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 30.829 | 175.160 |
| 13 | 17 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 30.856 | 175.006 |
| 14 | 35 | Jake Garcia (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 30.869 | 174.933 |
| 15 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 30.875 | 174.899 |
| 16 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 30.879 | 174.876 |
| 17 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.893 | 174.797 |
| 18 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 30.912 | 174.689 |
| 19 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 30.937 | 174.548 |
| 20 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.953 | 174.458 |
| 21 | 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.964 | 174.396 |
| 22 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 30.972 | 174.351 |
| 23 | 41 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.983 | 174.289 |
| 24 | 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.984 | 174.284 |
| 25 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 31.008 | 174.149 |
| 26 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 31.055 | 173.885 |
| 27 | 9 | Colby Howard | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.108 | 173.589 |
| 28 | 02 | Kris Wright | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.110 | 173.578 |
| 29 | 04 | Kaden Honeycutt | Roper Racing | Ford | 31.331 | 172.353 |
| 30 | 22 | Max Gutiérrez | AM Racing | Ford | 31.447 | 171.717 |
| 31 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.614 | 170.810 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 32 | 33 | Mason Massey | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 31.700 | 170.347 |
| 33 | 34 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 32.227 | 167.561 |
| 34 | 46 | Brennan Poole (i) | G2G Racing | Toyota | – | – |
| 35 | 20 | Matt Mills | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 41 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | Kaz Grala (i) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 74
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 51 | Kyle Busch (i) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 84 | Running | 0 |
| 2 | 7 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 134 | 8 | Running | 45 |
| 3 | 9 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 2 | Running | 47 |
| 4 | 15 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 134 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 5 | 4 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 6 | 12 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 8 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 19 | Running | 43 |
| 8 | 3 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 9 | 17 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 3 | Running | 41 |
| 10 | 14 | 35 | Jake Garcia (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 11 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 12 | 19 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 13 | 16 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 133 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 14 | 22 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 133 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 18 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 133 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 25 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 133 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 10 | 1 | Kaz Grala (i) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 133 | 5 | Running | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 9 | Colby Howard | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 20 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 132 | 5 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 21 | 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 30 | 22 | Max Gutiérrez | AM Racing | Ford | 131 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 26 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 131 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 31 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 23 | 41 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 25 | 29 | 04 | Kaden Honeycutt | Roper Racing | Ford | 130 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 35 | 20 | Matt Mills | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 32 | 33 | Mason Massey | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 129 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 28 | 02 | Kris Wright | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 24 | 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 30 | 2 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 103 | 8 | Accident | 7 |
| 31 | 13 | 17 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 98 | 0 | Vibration | 0 |
| 32 | 5 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 59 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 33 | 34 | 46 | Brennan Poole (i) | G2G Racing | Toyota | 20 | 0 | Rear Gear | 0 |
| 34 | 6 | 32 | Bret Holmes (R) | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
| 35 | 33 | 34 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 4 | 0 | Transmission | 2 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 3 | 1 | Zane Smith | 85 |
| 1 | 2 | Ty Majeski | 83 (-2) |
| 3 | 3 | Christian Eckes | 81 (-4) |
| 2 | 4 | Matt Crafton | 81 (-4) |
| 4 | 5 | Ben Rhodes | 77 (-8) |
| 1 | 6 | Grant Enfinger | 77 (-8) |
| 3 | 7 | Carson Hocevar | 73 (-12) |
| 5 | 8 | Matt DiBenedetto | 66 (-19) |
| 3 | 9 | Tanner Gray | 65 (-20) |
| 2 | 10 | Chase Purdy | 65 (-20) |
| Official driver's standings ||||