2023 SpeedyCash.com 250
# 2023 SpeedyCash.com 250

The 2023 SpeedyCash.com 250 was the 5th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 167 to 172 laps, due to numerous NASCAR overtime attempts. In a wild finish, Carson Hocevar, driving for Niece Motorsports, would win the race after the leaders of Nick Sanchez and Zane Smith crashed on the final lap. This was Hocevar's first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win. Sanchez would dominate the entire race, winning both stages and leading 168 of the 172 laps. To fill out the podium, Chase Purdy, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, and Stewart Friesen, driving for Halmar Friesen Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

The race was marred by a wreck on lap 146. Dean Thompson would spin coming off of turn four, and after the caution came out, he would get t-boned by Matt Mills and Trey Hutchens at nearly full speed, causing significant damage to his truck. Thompson was able to climb out of the truck under his own power but required medical assistance shortly after. He was later taken to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center for further evaluation.

## Background

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 02 | Kris Wright | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | America's Auto Auction |
| 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 | Project Hope Foundation |
| 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Safelite |
| 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fort Worth Stockyards |
| 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Ford Performance |
| 14 | Trey Hutchens | Trey Hutchens Racing | Chevrolet | Quality Roof Seamers |
| 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Mobil 1 |
| 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | LiUNA! |
| 17 | Taylor Gray (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | JBL |
| 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Care |
| 20 | Matt Mills | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | J. F. Electric |
| 22 | Josh Reaume | AM Racing | Ford | JAG Metals |
| 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 | Ryan Vargas | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | Rangeline Group |
| 32 | Bret Holmes (R) | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | Bret Holmes Racing |
| 33 | Mason Massey | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | Ripper Magoos |
| 34 | Keith McGee | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | Reaume Brothers Racing |
| 35 | Jake Garcia (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | Adaptive One Calipers |
| 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | SpeedyCash.com |
| 41 | Chad Chastain | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | GlobalTranz |
| 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Worldwide Express |
| 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | KIX Country 98.7, Race to Stop Suicide |
| 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | MG Machinery |
| 46 | Armani Williams | G2G Racing | Toyota | Blue Sprig, Motivity |
| 51 | Jack Wood | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | Sevwins |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | Ferris Commercial Mowers |
| 56 | Tyler Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | MF1 Fantasy Racing |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Chi-Chi's, Menards |
| 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Road Ranger |
| 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Kubota |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, April 1, at 9:35 AM CST, and would last for 30 minutes. Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.259, and an average speed of 184.559 mph (297.019 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 29.259 | 184.559 |
| 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 29.301 | 184.294 |
| 3 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.318 | 184.187 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 1, at 10:05 AM CST. Since Texas 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. Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.109, and an average speed of 185.510 mph (298.549 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 29.109 | 185.510 |
| 2 | 51 | Jack Wood | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.204 | 184.906 |
| 3 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 29.216 | 184.830 |
| 4 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 29.221 | 184.799 |
| 5 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.237 | 184.697 |
| 6 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 29.242 | 184.666 |
| 7 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 29.258 | 184.565 |
| 8 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 29.265 | 184.521 |
| 9 | 35 | Jake Garcia (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 29.271 | 184.483 |
| 10 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 29.322 | 184.162 |
| 11 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 29.329 | 184.118 |
| 12 | 32 | Bret Holmes (R) | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 29.365 | 183.892 |
| 13 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.366 | 183.886 |
| 14 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.373 | 183.842 |
| 15 | 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.436 | 183.449 |
| 16 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 29.449 | 183.368 |
| 17 | 17 | Taylor Gray (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 29.519 | 182.933 |
| 18 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 29.520 | 182.927 |
| 19 | 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.632 | 182.235 |
| 20 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.679 | 181.947 |
| 21 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 29.683 | 181.922 |
| 22 | 41 | Chad Chastain | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.878 | 180.735 |
| 23 | 02 | Kris Wright | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.975 | 180.150 |
| 24 | 9 | Colby Howard | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.980 | 180.120 |
| 25 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.038 | 179.772 |
| 26 | 30 | Ryan Vargas | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 30.217 | 178.707 |
| 27 | 33 | Mason Massey | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 30.287 | 178.294 |
| 28 | 20 | Matt Mills | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.395 | 177.661 |
| 29 | 22 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 30.952 | 174.464 |
| 30 | 14 | Trey Hutchens | Trey Hutchens Racing | Chevrolet | 31.973 | 168.893 |
| 31 | 34 | Keith McGee | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 32.111 | 168.167 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 32 | 46 | Armani Williams | G2G Racing | Toyota | 32.448 | 166.420 |
| 33 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | – | – |
| 34 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | – | – |
| Withdrew |||||||
| 35 | 04 | Kaden Honeycutt | Roper Racing | Ford | – | – |
| 36 | 56 | Tyler Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Pole Sitter Nick Sanchez dominated the racing, sweeping Stages 1 and 2. However the race came to a halt on Lap 146 when Dean Thompson spun off of Turn 4 and hit the wall. Thompson's truck was then T-boned by Matt Mills and hit again by Trey Hutchens. Thompson was able to walk out of his truck under his own power but was ultimately taken to a local hospital for further medical evaluations. The race came under the Red flag as track personnel cleared the track of the wreckage and debris. The race resumed and the end came down to double-overtime. On the second overtime, Sanchez and Zane Smith were side-by-side battling for the lead with Christian Eckes and Carson Hocevar following behind. Just after the white flag waved, Sanchez and Smith made contact with one another which led to Hocevar unintentionally bumping Sanchez from behind. The resulting spin from the bump caused a wreck between Sanchez, Smith and Eckes, which allowed Hocevar to take the lead as the caution flag came out. As a result of the white flag waving before the caution, the race ended with Hocevar winning his first career Truck Series race.

Stage 1 Laps: 77

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |

Stage 2 Laps: 45

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 17 | Taylor Gray (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |

Stage 3 Laps: 50

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 172 | 1 | Running | 40 |
| 2 | 14 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 3 | 7 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 172 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 4 | 3 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 172 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 5 | 9 | 35 | Jake Garcia (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 25 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 172 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 4 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 172 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 8 | 26 | 30 | Ryan Vargas | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 172 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 2 | 51 | Jack Wood | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 10 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 172 | 1 | Running | 44 |
| 11 | 27 | 33 | Mason Massey | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 172 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 23 | 02 | Kris Wright | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 21 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 172 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 14 | 18 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 172 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 15 | 6 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 172 | 2 | Running | 39 |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 171 | 168 | Accident | 41 |
| 17 | 13 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 18 | 19 | 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 15 | 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 24 | 9 | Colby Howard | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 29 | 22 | Josh Reaume | AM Racing | Ford | 168 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 34 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 12 | 32 | Bret Holmes (R) | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 17 | 17 | Taylor Gray (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 166 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 25 | 20 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 8 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 164 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 11 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 161 | 0 | Accident | 15 |
| 28 | 16 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 143 | 0 | Accident | 21 |
| 29 | 32 | 46 | Armani Williams | G2G Racing | Toyota | 140 | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| 30 | 30 | 14 | Trey Hutchens | Trey Hutchens Racing | Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | Accident | 7 |
| 31 | 28 | 20 | Matt Mills | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Accident | 6 |
| 32 | 33 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | Vibration | 5 |
| 33 | 31 | 34 | Keith McGee | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 39 | 0 | Vibration | 4 |
| 34 | 22 | 41 | Chad Chastain | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Ty Majeski | 206 |
| 1 | 2 | Zane Smith | 203 (-3) |
| | 3 | Ben Rhodes | 194 (-12) |
| | 4 | Christian Eckes | 187 (-19) |
| 1 | 5 | Matt Crafton | 155 (-51) |
| 1 | 6 | Grant Enfinger | 152 (-54) |
| 4 | 7 | Chase Purdy | 148 (-58) |
| 1 | 8 | Corey Heim | 148 (-58) |
| 3 | 9 | Nick Sanchez | 139 (-67) |
| 3 | 10 | Tyler Ankrum | 125 (-81) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
