2023 XPEL 225
# 2023 XPEL 225

The 2023 XPEL 225 was the 4th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Austin, Texas, at Circuit of the Americas, a 3.426 miles (5.514 km) permanent asphalt road course. The race took the scheduled 42 laps to complete. Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would hold off the field in the final 10 laps, and earned his 9th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, along with his second of the season. Smith would also dominate a portion of the race, leading 16 laps. To fill out the podium, Kyle Busch, driving for his own team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, and Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Background

Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a grade 1 FIA-specification motorsports facility located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Austin, Texas. It features a 3.426-mile (5.514 km) road racing circuit. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas, a round of the FIM Road Racing World Championship. It previously hosted the Supercars Championship, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and IndyCar Series.

### 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 | Island Coastal Lager |
| 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 |
| 7 | Alex Bowman (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com |
| 8 | Samuel LeComte | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Concierge Motorsports |
| 9 | Colby Howard | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | Grant County Mulch |
| 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | JBL |
| 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Record Rack |
| 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Ford Performance |
| 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Mobil 1 |
| 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 | NAPA Auto Care |
| 20 | Ed Jones | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Little Caesars |
| 22 | Logan Bearden | AM Racing | Ford | Bearden Automotive |
| 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 | Colin Garrett | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 11/11 Veteran Project, UnBroken |
| 32 | Bret Holmes (R) | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | Pate Holdings |
| 33 | Mason Massey | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | Reaume Brothers Racing |
| 34 | Mason Filippi | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | OpenFender.com |
| 35 | Jake Garcia (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | Quanta Services |
| 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Speedco, Peak |
| 41 | Ross Chastain (i) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Worldwide Express |
| 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Worldwide Express |
| 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Dell Children's Medical Center |
| 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | PlainsCapital Bank, MG Machinery |
| 46 | Dale Quarterley | G2G Racing | Toyota | Van Dyk Recycling Solutions |
| 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 | Will's Automotive |
| 75 | Parker Kligerman (i) | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | Food Country USA, Utz |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Ideal Door, Menards |
| 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Cincinnati, Curb Records |
| 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Farm Paint |
| Official entry list |||||
