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Zane Smith, the defending Truck Series champion

The 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will be the 29th season of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season will start with the NextEra Energy 250 on February 17 at Daytona International Speedway, and will end with the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race[1] on November 3 at Phoenix Raceway.

This is the first season of the Truck Series with Craftsman as the title sponsor since 2008. Camping World, the title sponsor of the series from 2009 to 2022, did not renew their title sponsorship of the series[2] and Craftsman returned as the title sponsor, although the tool company is now owned by Stanley Black & Decker instead of Sears, who owned Craftsman when they were the series title sponsor from 1995 to 2008.[1]

Zane Smith enters the season as the defending champion. He will return to the Front Row Motorsports No. 38 truck full-time in 2023 and seek to win a second consecutive championship.[3]

Teams and drivers

Confirmed full-time teams

Manufacturer Team No. Driver Crew chief
Chevrolet Bret Holmes Racing 32 Bret Holmes (R)[4] Jerry Baxter[4]
CR7 Motorsports 9 Colby Howard[5] TBA
GMS Racing[6] 23 Grant Enfinger[7] Jeff Hensley[8]
24 Rajah Caruth (R)[9] Chad Walter[8]
43 Daniel Dye (R)[6] Travis Sharpe[8]
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing 19 Christian Eckes[10] Charles Denike
35 Chase Elliott 1 Mark Hillman
Jake Garcia (R) 22[10]
Kyle Busch Motorsports 4 Chase Purdy Jimmy Villeneuve[11]
51 Jack Wood 10 Brian Pattie[12]
Kyle Busch 5
TBA 8
Niece Motorsports 41 Travis Pastrana 1 Mike Hillman, Jr.
Ross Chastain TBA
Bayley Currey TBA
Chad Chastain TBA
TBA TBA
42 Carson Hocevar TBA
45 Lawless Alan[13] TBA
Rackley WAR 25 Matt DiBenedetto[14] TBA
Rev Racing 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Danny Stockman Jr.[15]
Young’s Motorsports 02 Kris Wright[16] TBA
12 Spencer Boyd[17][18] Ryan London[18]
Ford AM Racing[19] 22 TBA TBA
Front Row Motorsports 38 Zane Smith[3] Chris Lawson[3]
Reaume Brothers Racing[20] 33 Mason Massey[20] TBA
34 Jason White 1 TBA
TBA 22
ThorSport Racing[21] 13 Hailie Deegan[21] Rich Lushes[22]
88 Matt Crafton Shane Wilson[22]
98 Ty Majeski Joe Shear Jr.[22]
99 Ben Rhodes Jeriod Prince[22]
Toyota G2G Racing[23] 47 Johnny Sauter 1[23] Tim Silva
B. J. McLeod 2[N 1][23]
Memphis Villarreal 7[23]
TBA 13
Halmar Friesen Racing 52 Stewart Friesen[24] TBA
Hattori Racing Enterprises[25] 16 Tyler Ankrum Doug Randolph[26]
Hill Motorsports[27] 56 Timmy Hill TBA[28] TBA
Tyler Hill TBA[29]
TRICON Garage[30] 5 Dean Thompson[31] Derek Smith[32]
11 Corey Heim Scott Zipadelli[32]
15 Tanner Gray Jerame Donley[32]
17 Sammy Smith 1[33] Billy Wilburn[32]
TBA 2
Taylor Gray (R) 20

Confirmed part-time teams/drivers

Manufacturer Team No. Driver Crew chief Rounds
Chevrolet CR7 Motorsports 97 Codie Rohrbaugh TBA 1[34]
FDNY Racing 28 Bryan Dauzat TBA 1[35]
Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb TBA 1[36]
Henderson Motorsports 75 Parker Kligerman TBA 12[37]
Spire Motorsports 7 Corey LaJoie[38] TBA 2[39]
TBA TBA[39]
TC Motorsports 90 Justin Carroll[40] TBA TBA[40]
Young's Motorsports 20 Derek Kraus[41] TBA 1[41]
Ford AM Racing TBA Christian Rose[42] TBA TBA
Roper Racing 04 Kaden Honeycutt[43] TBA 6[43]
ThorSport Racing 66 Conner Jones[44] TBA 9
Toyota G2G Racing 46 Tim Viens TBA 1[23]
Brennan Poole[N 1][23] 2[23]
Dale Quarterley[23] 1[23]
TBA Travis McCullough[45][46] TBA 1[45]
Halmar Friesen Racing 62 Jessica Friesen[24] TBA 1
Layne Riggs[24] TBA
Hattori Racing Enterprises 61 TBA TBA TBA
On Point Motorsports 30 Chris Hacker[47] TBA 5
Ryan Vargas[48] 7
Peck Motorsports 96 Todd Peck Frank Fuhrman 1[49]
TRICON Garage[30] 1 Jason White[50] Seth Smith[32] 1[51]
William Sawalich[52] 6[52]
Jesse Love[53] 3
TBA TBA TBA Thomas Krasonis[54] TBA TBA[54]

Notes

  1. ^ a b B. J. McLeod and Brennan Poole will both be driving for G2G Racing at Las Vegas and Atlanta, but the team has not announced which of them will drive the No. 46 and which of them will drive the No. 47.

Silly season news and updates

Confirmed changes

Teams

  • On October 1, 2022, Bret Holmes stated in his post-race interview after the 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 250 that he and his team would like to run full-time in the Truck Series in 2023.[55] On February 3, 2023, Holmes officially announced that he and his team would run full-time in 2023.[4]
  • On October 5, 2022, Kelly Crandall from RACER Magazine reported that David Gilliland Racing would field four full-time trucks in 2023 after a manufacturer switch from Ford to Toyota. DGR fielded three full-time trucks in 2022. The fourth truck would be for a rotation of Toyota development drivers. Toyota's development drivers have driven part-time in the Kyle Busch Motorsports No. 51 truck for several years, but KBM will switch from Toyota to Chevrolet in 2023 as a result of Kyle Busch's move from Joe Gibbs Racing to Richard Childress Racing in the Cup Series.[56] On October 27, DGR officially announced their 2023 plans which included everything Crandall reported except for that the fourth truck for the development drivers (the No. 1) would be fielded part-time instead of full-time and that the team would also change its name to TRICON Garage.[30] On December 5, TRICON announced that they would be adding a fourth full-time truck, the No. 5, making the part-time No. 1 truck a fifth truck for the team.[31] Hill Motorsports, which used the No. 5 in 2022 for a second part-time truck for the team driven by Tyler Hill, will be giving up the number to TRICON. On January 17, 2023, Hill Motorsports announced that they would not field a part-time second truck in 2023 with a different number.[57]
  • On October 25, 2022, GMS Racing announced that they would be fielding a third full-time truck, the No. 43, driven by Daniel Dye. Team President Mike Beam stated that the team would be expanding their Truck Series program although the number of trucks the team will field in 2023 was not specified.[6] Reaume Brothers Racing, which used the No. 43 in 2022, will be giving up the number to GMS. The team revealed on January 24, 2023 that they would renumber their No. 43 truck to the No. 34 (the number of that truck in 2021).[20]
  • On November 4, 2022, Kyle Busch Motorsports announced it would downsize from three truck teams to two in 2023: the No. 4 and the No. 51.[58]
  • On November 4, 2022, ARCA Menards Series team Rev Racing announced that they would expand into the Truck Series, fielding one full-time truck, the No. 2 driven by 2022 main ARCA Series champion Nick Sanchez, in an alliance with Kyle Busch Motorsports.[58]
  • On January 28, 2023, Dale Quarterley announced that he would attempt to qualify for the race at COTA after buying an old Toyota from Kyle Busch Motorsports, which switched to Chevrolet for 2023. He stated in an interview with Frontstretch that the plan is to drive for his own team, 1/4 Ley Racing, which he has fielded in ARCA although it is possible that he could partner with another team with owner points to have a better chance of qualifying for the race. It would be his and his team's debut in the Truck Series.[59]

Drivers

  • On October 5, 2022, it was announced that Chandler Smith, who drove the Kyle Busch Motorsports No. 18 truck full-time in 2021 and 2022, would leave to move up to the Xfinity Series full-time in 2023 to drive the Kaulig Racing No. 16 car (replacing A. J. Allmendinger, who would return to the Cup Series full-time in 2023 driving Kaulig's No. 16 Cup car).[60]
  • On October 5, 2022, Kelly Crandall from RACER Magazine reported that Corey Heim would move from Kyle Busch Motorsports, where he drove their No. 51 truck part-time in 2022, to David Gilliland Racing to run full-time in one of their trucks in 2023. DGR would also switch from Ford to Toyota and Heim would remain in Toyota's driver development system after KBM's switch from Toyota to Chevrolet.[56] On October 27, 2022, DGR, which also announced its name change to TRICON Garage for 2023, officially announced that Heim would drive for the team full-time in their new No. 11 truck.[30]
  • On October 10, 2022, Chris Knight from Catchfence reported that 2022 ARCA Menards Series champion Nick Sanchez would likely drive for a Chevrolet team in the Truck Series in 2023. It would be Sanchez's debut in the Truck Series.[61] On November 4, it was announced that Sanchez would drive full-time for Rev Racing (his ARCA team) which would expand into the Truck Series in 2023.[58]
  • On October 10, 2022, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series driver Thomas Krasonis announced that he would make his Truck Series debut in 2023. The team he will drive for has yet to be announced. He would be the first driver from Greece to compete in the series.[54]
  • On October 18, 2022, it was announced that Chase Purdy would not return to the Hattori Racing Enterprises No. 61 truck in 2023.[25] On November 4, it was announced that Purdy would drive the No. 4 truck for Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2023, replacing John Hunter Nemechek.[58]
  • On October 25, 2022, GMS Racing announced that Daniel Dye, who drove for the team full-time in the main ARCA Series in 2022, would move up to the Truck Series full-time in 2023 for the team. He will drive a new third GMS truck, the No. 43, the same number he used for them in ARCA as well as Ben Kennedy Racing and in late model racing. The season-opener at Daytona will be Dye's Truck Series debut.[6]
  • On October 27, 2022, David Gilliland Racing, which announced it would rename to TRICON Garage, announced that Taylor Gray would drive their No. 17 truck full-time in 2023 except for the first three races due to his 18th birthday not being until March 25. The first three races are at tracks where 17-year-old drivers cannot compete at as per NASCAR's age restriction policy. Gray drove the No. 17 truck part-time in 2021 and 2022.[30]
  • On October 27, 2022, it was announced that the David Gilliland Racing (TRICON Garage starting in 2023) No. 1 truck, which was driven full-time by Hailie Deegan in 2022, would become a part-time truck for the team in 2023 and would be driven by Toyota Racing Development drivers as part of the team's switch from Ford to Toyota.[30] Deegan will not return to the rebranded team in 2023 as she has a contract with Ford as one of their development drivers. On January 19, 2023, TRICON announced that William Sawalich, the new driver of Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 18 ARCA car, would drive the No. 1 truck part-time in 2023.[52]
  • On November 4, 2022, Kyle Busch Motorsports announced that Jack Wood, who drove the No. 24 truck for GMS Racing full-time in 2022, would drive part-time in the team's No. 51 truck in 2023, sharing it with team owner Kyle Busch as well as other drivers to be named at a later time.[58]
  • On November 30, 2022, Colby Howard revealed to Joseph Srigley from TobyChristie.com that he would not return to the No. 91 truck for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing in 2023. He did get another full-time ride in the Truck Series with another team but did not announce which team it is.[62]
  • On December 1, 2022, TobyChristie.com reported that Rajah Caruth would drive the No. 24 truck for GMS Racing in 2023, replacing Jack Wood, who left to drive the Kyle Busch Motorsports No. 51 truck part-time. It will be his first full-time season in the Truck Series. In 2022, Caruth drove part-time in the Truck Series in the No. 7 for Spire Motorsports, part-time in the Xfinity Series for Alpha Prime Racing and full-time in the ARCA Menards Series for Rev Racing.[9]
  • On December 5, 2022, TRICON Garage announced that Dean Thompson would drive for the team in 2023 in their new No. 5 truck. Thompson drove the No. 40 truck full-time for Niece Motorsports in 2022. His replacement in that truck has yet to be announced.[31]
  • On December 6, 2022, McAnally-Hilgemann Racing announced that Christian Eckes, who previously drove the No. 98 truck for ThorSport Racing, would drive their No. 19 truck full-time in 2023, replacing Derek Kraus, and Jake Garcia, who drove part-time for the team in 2022, would drive their No. 35 truck in every race except the season-opener at Daytona due to his 18th birthday not coming until after that race.[10]
  • On December 6, 2022, Bob Pockrass from Fox reported that Hailie Deegan may replace Christian Eckes in ThorSport Racing's No. 98 truck in 2023. Eckes left the team to drive the No. 19 truck for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing. If this happens, ThorSport would also switch from Toyota back to Ford, their manufacturer from 2018 to 2020, as Deegan has a contract as a Ford development driver. Deegan lost her ride with David Gilliland Racing when that team (which renamed to TRICON Garage) switched from Ford to Toyota for 2023.[63] On December 15, 2022, ThorSport Racing officially announced that Deegan would drive for them in 2023, replacing Eckes as a full-time driver on the team, but she would drive their No. 13 truck (which ran part-time in 2022 with Johnny Sauter) instead of the No. 98.[21]
  • On January 10, 2023, AM Racing announced that Christian Rose would drive full-time for the team in the main ARCA Series in 2023 in their No. 32 car as well as run part-time in the Truck Series for the team. It will be Rose's debut in the Truck Series. It has not been announced if he will run his part-time schedule in the team's full-time No. 22 truck or in a part-time second truck (which has previously been the No. 37) for the team.[42]
  • On January 24, 2023, Reaume Brothers Racing announced that Mason Massey would drive full-time for them in 2023 in their No. 33 truck. In 2022, Massey drove all but six races in the DGM Racing No. 91 car in the Xfinity Series. He also drove part-time for RBR in the Truck Series in 2019. It is the first time RBR has ever had one driver run the full season in one of their trucks.[20]
  • On January 31, 2023, Roper Racing announced that Kaden Honeycutt would drive their No. 04 truck in the first six races of the season. Honeycutt ran part-time in the Truck Series for G2G Racing and On Point Motorsports in 2022.[43]
  • On February 1, 2023, it was announced that Derek Kraus, who lost his full-time ride in the McAnally-Hilgemann No. 19 truck to Christian Eckes for 2023, would drive the Young's Motorsports No. 20 truck in the season-opener at Daytona. He could run more races for the team if sponsorship is found.[41]

Crew chiefs

  • On November 9, 2022, Kyle Busch Motorsports announced that Brian Pattie would be the new crew chief of the No. 51 truck in 2023. Pattie previously worked for JTG Daugherty Racing as the crew chief of Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s No. 47 car in the Cup Series.[12] He replaces Mardy Lindley, who was announced on November 17 to be moving to JR Motorsports to crew chief Sam Mayer's No. 1 car in the Xfinity Series in 2023.[64]
  • On November 14, 2022, Scott Zipadelli announced his departure as crew chief of the Hattori Racing Enterprises No. 16. He served as the truck's crew chief for six seasons and won one championship with Brett Moffitt in 2018.[65]
  • On December 6, 2022, it was announced that Chad Walter, who was the crew chief of the No. 27 Our Motorsports car driven by Jeb Burton in 2022, would be leaving for GMS Racing to crew chief the team's No. 24 truck driven by Rajah Caruth in the Truck Series in 2023. Walter is returning to GMS after having crew chiefed for the team in 2020 and 2021. He replaces Tom Ackerman, whose 2023 plans have yet to be announced.[8]
  • On December 6, 2022, GMS Racing announced that Travis Sharpe would be the crew chief for their new No. 43 truck driven by Daniel Dye in 2023. Sharpe previously worked for Bill McAnally Racing (whose Truck Series affiliate, McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, has had an alliance with GMS since 2022) and won the 2021 ARCA Menards Series West championship with Jesse Love. He has also crew chiefed Dye in late model racing.[8]
  • On December 7, 2022, Kyle Busch Motorsports announced that Jimmy Villeneuve would be the crew chief of their No. 4 truck driven by Chase Purdy in 2023, replacing Eric Phillips. He had been a truck chief for the team since 2017 and prior to that was a crew chief in the Truck Series for John Wes Townley's Athenian Motorsports No. 05 truck in 2016.[11] On January 17, 2023, it was announced that Phillips would join Cup Series team 23XI Racing as the crew chief for their new part-time No. 67 car driven by Travis Pastrana in the 2023 Daytona 500.[66]
  • On December 7, 2022, it was announced that Danny Stockman Jr, who was the crew chief of the No. 18 truck for Kyle Busch Motorsports (which closed down in 2023) driven by Chandler Smith in 2022, would move to Rev Racing to crew chief their new Truck Series team which has an alliance with KBM. He will crew chief the No. 2 truck driven by Nick Sanchez.[15] On January 13, 2023, Hattori announced that Doug Randolph would replace Zipadelli as crew chief of Ankrum's No. 16 truck. He previously was the crew chief of the No. 68 Brandonbilt Motorsports car in the Xfinity Series and prior to that was a crew chief in the Truck Series for Brad Keselowski Racing and GMS Racing.[26]
  • On December 15, 2022, ThorSport Racing revealed that Rich Lushes, who was the crew chief for their No. 99 truck driven by Ben Rhodes in 2021 (where they won the championship) and 2022, would be the crew chief for their No. 13 truck driven by Hailie Deegan in 2023. The No. 13 is replacing the No. 98 truck in ThorSport's lineup of full-time trucks. Jeriod Prince, who was the crew chief of the No. 98 in 2022 (when it was driven by Christian Eckes), will move to the No. 99 to crew chief Rhodes in 2023.[22]
  • On February 3, 2023, it was announced that Jerry Baxter would be the crew chief for the No. 32 Bret Holmes Racing truck in 2023, replacing Shane Huffman. He previously crew chiefed for David Gilliland Racing (now TRICON Garage) on Tanner Gray's No. 15 truck and then Hailie Deegan's No. 1 truck in 2022. Huffman's 2023 plans and TRICON's 2023 crew chief have both yet to be announced.[4]

Manufacturers

Sponsorship

Potential and rumored changes

Teams

  • On July 23, 2022, a fan attending the 2022 ARCA race at Pocono had a conversation with a friend of Stephanie Moyer, who stated that Fast Track Racing might return to the Truck Series in 2023, with Moyer (who has driven for the team in ARCA) driving their truck.[68] Fast Track last fielded a Truck Series team in 2010.
  • On December 12, 2022, Halmar Friesen Racing owner Stewart Friesen stated on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio that Layne Riggs would be back in his No. 62 truck at least part-time in 2023 and it could be full-time if sponsorship can be found. Jessica Friesen is scheduled to drive the No. 62 truck in the Bristol dirt race, and if Riggs is able to run full-time, she would likely drive a part-time third truck for HFR in that race. It would be the team's first time fielding a third truck.[24]

Drivers

Schedule

The entire schedule was released on September 14, 2022.[73]

Note: Race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2023. (New series title sponsor Craftsman will become the title sponsor for the season-finale at Phoenix.[1]) For the races where a 2023 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the title sponsors/names of those races in 2022 are listed.

No Race title Track Date
1 NextEra Energy 250 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida February 17
2 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada March 3
3 Fr8Auctions 208 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia March 18
4 XPEL 225 Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas March 25
5 SpeedyCash.com 220 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas April 1
6 Pinty's Dirt Truck Race Bristol Motor Speedway (Dirt), Bristol, Tennessee April 8
7 Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia April 14
8 Heart of America 200 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas May 6
9 Dead On Tools 200 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina May 12
10 TBA North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina May 20
11 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina May 26
12 Toyota 200 presented by CK Power World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Illinois June 3
13 Rackley Roofing 200 Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tennessee June 23
14 O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio July 8
15 CRC Brakleen 150 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania July 22
16 Worldwide Express 250 for Carrier Appreciation Richmond Raceway, Richmond, Virginia July 29
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs
Round of 10
17 TSport 200 Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Brownsburg, Indiana August 11
18 TBA Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin August 27
19 Kansas Lottery 200 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas September 8
Round of 8
20 UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee September 14
21 Chevrolet Silverado 250 Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama September 30
22 Baptist Health 200 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida October 21
Championship 4
23 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race[1] Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, Arizona November 3

Broadcasting

Fox will air the entirety of the schedule on TV in 2023. It is the second-to-last year of their contract to broadcast the Truck Series on TV which goes through 2024.

Vince Welch, who had been the play-by-play announcer for the Truck Series since 2016, tweeted on December 31, 2022 that he would not be back with Fox in 2023. His replacement has yet to be announced. Adam Alexander, Fox's Xfinity Series play-by-play announcer, is seen as the most likely replacement according to Motorsport.com (he would call the races for both series, although he would likely be unable to call the Gateway race as it clashes with the Portland Xfinity race held on the same day).[74] Jamie Little, a pit reporter and ARCA play-by-play for Fox, is also considered a candidate. She filled in for Welch as play-by-play for the Truck Series race at Knoxville in 2022.[75][76]

Results and standings

Race results

No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Manufacturer No. Winning team Report
1 NextEra Energy 250 Report

Drivers' championship

Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner.

Pos. Driver DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRI MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW KNX NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MIL KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO Pts. Stage Bonus
0 – –
Ineligible for Camping World Truck championship points
Pos. Driver DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRI MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW KNX NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MIL KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO Pts. Stage Bonus
Pos. Driver DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRI MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW KNX NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MIL KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO Pts. Stage Bonus

Owners' championship (Top 15)

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner.

Pos. No. Car Owner DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRI MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW KNX NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MIL KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO Points Bonus
1 0 –
2 0 – 3 0 –
4 0 –
5 0 –
6 0 –
7 0 –
8 0 –
9 0 –
10 0 –
11 0 –
12 0 –
13 0 –
14 0 –
15 0 –
Pos. No. Car Owner DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRI MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW KNX NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MIL KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO]] Points Bonus

Manufacturers' championship

After 1 of 23 races

Pos Manufacturer Wins Points
1 Chevrolet 0 0
2 Ford 0 0
3 Toyota 0 0

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Craftsman returns as NASCAR Truck Series title sponsor in 2023". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 26, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Camping World Ending Truck Series Sponsorship; Craftsman to Return?". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 27, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Zane Smith to Return to Front Row Motorsports in 2023". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 25, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
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