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.^[1] 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.

2023 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200

Race details
Race 2 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Date	March 3, 2023
Official name	6th Annual Victoria's Voice Foundation 200
Location	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, North Las Vegas, Nevada
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Distance	134 laps, 201 mi (323 km)
Scheduled distance	134 laps, 201 mi (323 km)
Average speed	118.293 mph (190.374 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time	30.222
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps	84
Winner
No. 51	Kyle Busch	Kyle Busch Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN

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.^[2] 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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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).^[4]

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[5]	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

Drivers' Championship standings 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 Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.