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2023 Tyson 250

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2023 Tyson 250
Race details
Race 10 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Date May 20, 2023
Official name Inaugural Tyson 250
Location North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
0.625 mi (1.006 km)
Distance 252 laps, 157 mi (252 km)
Scheduled Distance 250 laps, 156 mi (251 km)
Average speed 68.769 mph (110.673 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Tricon Garage
Time 20.072
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Larson Spire Motorsports
Laps 138
Winner
No. 7 Kyle Larson Spire Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FOX
Announcers Adam Alexander, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2023 Tyson 250 was the 10th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the inaugural iteration of the event. The race took place on Saturday, May 20, 2023, in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina at North Wilkesboro Speedway, a 0.625 miles (1.006 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 250 to 252 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a wreck-filled race that caused twelve cautions, Kyle Larson, driving for Spire Motorsports, would put on a dominating performance, winning stage two and leading 138 laps, earning his third career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, and Matt DiBenedetto, driving for Rackley WAR, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

This event also marked the first Truck Series race to take place at North Wilkesboro Speedway for the first time since 1996.

Background

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North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short oval racetrack located on U.S. Route 421, about 5 mi (8.0 km) east of the town of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, or 80 miles north of Charlotte. It measures 0.625 mi (1.006 km) and features a unique uphill backstretch and downhill frontstretch. It has previously held races in NASCAR's top three series, including 93 Winston Cup Series races. The track, a NASCAR original, operated from 1949, NASCAR's inception, until the track's original closure in 1996. The speedway briefly reopened in 2010 and hosted several stock car series races, including the now-defunct ASA Late Model Series, USARacing Pro Cup Series, and PASS super late models, before closing again in the spring of 2011. It was re-opened in August 2022 for grassroots racing and will host the 2023 NASCAR All-Star Race and a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, with further renovations planned after the events.[2][3]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Bubba Wallace (i) Tricon Garage Toyota Pristine Auction
02 Kris Wright Young's Motorsports Chevrolet FNB Corporation
2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Gainbridge
04 Johnny Sauter Roper Racing Ford Carquest
4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet Bama Buggies
5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota Thompson Pipe Group
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet MDF A Sign Company
7 Kyle Larson (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com Archived 2021-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet Grant County Mulch
11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota Safelite
12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Latitude Aero
13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford Ford Performance
15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota Black's Tire Service
16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota LiUNA!
17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota Dead On Tools
19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Gates Hydraulics
20 Kaden Honeycutt Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Race Face Digital Cards
22 Josh Williams (i) AM Racing Ford Katz Coffee, Alloy
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
30 Chris Hacker On Point Motorsports Toyota Morgan & Morgan
32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Bret Holmes Racing
33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Ford Motorsports Safety Group
35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Quanta Services
38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford Boot Barn
41 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Worldwide Express
42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Worldwide Express
43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Champion Container
45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AUTOChargIt.com
46 Akinori Ogata G2G Racing Toyota Kyowa-Eidemiller, Asian Pacific
51 William Byron (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com Archived 2021-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Ferris Commercial Mowers
56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota Coble Enterprises
61 Christopher Bell (i) Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Toyota Tsusho
66 Conner Jones ThorSport Racing Ford TSport
75 Parker Kligerman (i) Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet Food Country USA
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Denali Aire, Menards
98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford Soda Sense, Curb Records
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford Kubota
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Friday, May 19, at 3:05 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[3] Carson Hocevar, driving for Niece Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.589, and an average speed of 109.282 mph (175.872 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 20.589 109.282
2 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 20.594 109.255
3 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 20.642 109.001
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 20, at 10:30 AM EST.[3] Since North Wilkesboro Speedway is a short track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.[5] Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 20.072, and an average speed of 112.096 mph (180.401 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 20.072 112.096
2 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 20.156 111.629
3 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 20.198 111.397
4 51 William Byron (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 20.253 111.095
5 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 20.270 111.001
6 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 20.271 110.996
7 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 20.272 110.991
8 7 Kyle Larson (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 20.279 110.952
9 61 Christopher Bell (i) Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 20.281 110.941
10 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 20.308 110.794
11 20 Kaden Honeycutt Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 20.326 110.696
12 41 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 20.346 110.587
13 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 20.349 110.571
14 1 Bubba Wallace (i) Tricon Garage Toyota 20.352 110.554
15 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 20.388 110.359
16 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 20.418 110.197
17 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 20.438 110.089
18 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 20.449 110.030
19 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 20.453 110.008
20 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 20.499 109.761
21 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 20.525 109.622
22 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 20.530 109.596
23 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 20.537 109.558
24 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 20.559 109.441
25 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 20.559 109.441
26 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 20.562 109.425
27 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 20.564 109.415
28 22 Josh Williams (i) AM Racing Ford 20.565 109.409
29 04 Johnny Sauter Roper Racing Ford 20.569 109.388
30 66 Conner Jones ThorSport Racing Ford 20.609 109.176
31 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 20.669 108.859
Qualified by owner's points
32 30 Chris Hacker On Point Motorsports Toyota 20.677 108.817
33 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 20.729 108.544
34 02 Kris Wright Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 20.921 107.547
35 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 20.952 107.388
36 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford
Failed to qualify
37 75 Parker Kligerman (i) Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 20.818 108.080
38 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 20.839 107.971
39 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 21.923 102.632
Withdrew
40 46 Akinori Ogata G2G Racing Toyota
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 70

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 10
2 51 William Byron (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 0
3 61 Christopher Bell (i) Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 0
4 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 5
7 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 4
8 7 Kyle Larson (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 0
9 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 1

Stage 2 Laps: 70

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 7 Kyle Larson (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 0
2 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 8
4 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 7
5 51 William Byron (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 0
6 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 5
7 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 4
8 41 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 0
9 1 Bubba Wallace (i) Tricon Garage Toyota 0
10 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 1

Stage 3 Laps: 112

Fin[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 8 7 Kyle Larson (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 252 138 Running 0
2 3 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 252 0 Running 35
3 15 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 252 0 Running 39
4 2 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 252 16 Running 48
5 14 1 Bubba Wallace (i) Tricon Garage Toyota 252 13 Running 0
6 1 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 252 75 Running 48
7 18 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 252 0 Running 30
8 24 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 252 0 Running 31
9 12 41 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 252 0 Running 0
10 7 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 252 0 Running 31
11 4 51 William Byron (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 252 10 Running 0
12 32 30 Chris Hacker On Point Motorsports Toyota 252 0 Running 25
13 33 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 252 0 Running 29
14 16 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 252 0 Running 23
15 6 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 252 0 Running 22
16 9 61 Christopher Bell (i) Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 252 0 Running 0
17 11 20 Kaden Honeycutt Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 252 0 Running 20
18 31 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 252 0 Running 19
19 22 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 252 0 Running 18
20 10 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 252 0 Running 17
21 27 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 252 0 Running 16
22 34 02 Kris Wright Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 252 0 Running 15
23 21 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 252 0 Running 14
24 5 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 252 0 Running 20
25 13 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 252 0 Running 12
26 17 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 250 0 Running 13
27 35 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 Running 10
28 28 22 Josh Williams (i) AM Racing Ford 221 0 Water Pump 0
29 30 66 Conner Jones ThorSport Racing Ford 219 0 Electrical 8
30 20 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 213 0 Running 7
31 26 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 211 0 Running 6
32 36 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 204 0 Accident 17
33 19 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 202 0 Accident 4
34 23 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Accident 3
35 25 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 182 0 Accident 2
36 29 04 Johnny Sauter Roper Racing Ford 153 0 Electrical 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Srigley, Joseph (May 20, 2023). "Kyle Larson Earns Dominant Victory in Truck Series Return to North Wilkesboro". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Work begins at North Wilkesboro Speedway, plans being finalized for Rockingham revamp". WBTW. 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  3. ^ a b c "2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series North Wilkesboro Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  4. ^ Christie, Toby (May 19, 2023). "Carson Hocevar Paces NASCAR Truck Series Practice at North Wilkesboro". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  6. ^ Christie, Toby (May 20, 2023). "Corey Heim Scores Second Consecutive NASCAR Truck Pole With Quick Lap at North Wilkesboro". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Tyson 250 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
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