2023 Toyota 200
# 2023 Toyota 200

The 2023 Toyota 200 presented by CK Power was the 12th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 10th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Madison, Illinois at Gateway Motorsports Park, a 1.25 miles (2.01 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 160 to 162 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Grant Enfinger, driving for GMS Racing, would take advantage of the lead on the final restart with two laps to go, and earned his ninth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his second of the season. Enfinger and Ty Majeski both dominated the entire race, leading 65 and 55 laps. To fill out the podium, Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, and Stewart Friesen, driving for Halmar Friesen Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Background

World Wide Technology Raceway (formerly Gateway International Raceway and Gateway Motorsports Park) is a motorsport racing facility in Madison, Illinois, just east of St. Louis, Missouri, United States, close to the Gateway Arch. It features a 1.25-mile (2 kilometer) oval that hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the NTT IndyCar Series, a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) infield road course used by the SCCA, Porsche Club of America, and various car clubs, and a quarter-mile drag strip that hosts the annual NHRA Midwest Nationals event.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Toni Breidinger | Tricon Garage | Toyota | HomeSmiles |
| 02 | Chris Hacker | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Morgan & Morgan |
| 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Gainbridge |
| 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 | MDIA, Circle B Diecast |
| 9 | Colby Howard | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | Grant County Mulch |
| 11 | Jesse Love | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Safelite |
| 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Hans HairClub |
| 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Ford Performance |
| 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | Lost Boyz Motorsports |
| 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | LiUNA! |
| 17 | Taylor Gray (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | JBL |
| 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | BlueDEF Platinum |
| 20 | Matt Mills | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | J. F. Electric |
| 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Champion Power Equipment |
| 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Born Driven |
| 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | Rackley Roofing |
| 32 | Bret Holmes (R) | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | IBEW, Grindstaff Rub Co. |
| 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | Driven |
| 34 | Stephen Mallozzi | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | ARS |
| 35 | Jake Garcia (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | Adaptive One Calipers |
| 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | ARRMA RC |
| 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Unishippers |
| 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Worldwide Express |
| 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Liftedtrucksforsale.com |
| 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | AUTOParkIt.com |
| 51 | Jack Wood | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | Logitech |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | Ferris Commercial Mowers |
| 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | UNITS Storage |
| 66 | Conner Jones | ThorSport Racing | Ford | TSport |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Ideal Door, Menards |
| 95 | Clay Greenfield | GK Racing | Toyota | Backyard Blues Pools |
| 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Road Ranger |
| 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Bommarito Automotive Group |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 2, at 5:00 PM CST, and would last for 20 minutes. Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 33.466, and an average speed of 134.465 mph (216.400 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 33.466 | 134.465 |
| 2 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 33.590 | 133.968 |
| 3 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 33.686 | 133.587 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, June 2, at 5:30 PM CST. Since Gateway Motorsports Park is a quad-oval racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole. Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 32.569, and an average speed of 138.168 mph (222.360 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 32.569 | 138.168 |
| 2 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 32.663 | 137.771 |
| 3 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 32.676 | 137.716 |
| 4 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.833 | 137.057 |
| 5 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 32.845 | 137.007 |
| 6 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 32.865 | 136.924 |
| 7 | 35 | Jake Garcia (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 32.872 | 136.895 |
| 8 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.942 | 136.604 |
| 9 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 32.962 | 136.521 |
| 10 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.976 | 136.463 |
| 11 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.008 | 136.331 |
| 12 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 33.051 | 136.153 |
| 13 | 17 | Taylor Gray (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 33.094 | 135.976 |
| 14 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 33.097 | 135.964 |
| 15 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 33.152 | 135.738 |
| 16 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 33.183 | 135.612 |
| 17 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 33.185 | 135.603 |
| 18 | 1 | Toni Breidinger | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 33.309 | 135.099 |
| 19 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 33.317 | 135.066 |
| 20 | 11 | Jesse Love | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 33.336 | 134.989 |
| 21 | 51 | Jack Wood | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.561 | 134.084 |
| 22 | 9 | Colby Howard | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.594 | 133.952 |
| 23 | 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.743 | 133.361 |
| 24 | 66 | Conner Jones | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 33.781 | 133.211 |
| 25 | 32 | Bret Holmes (R) | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 33.785 | 133.195 |
| 26 | 02 | Chris Hacker | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.231 | 131.460 |
| 27 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 34.461 | 130.582 |
| 28 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.703 | 129.672 |
| 29 | 20 | Matt Mills | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.959 | 128.722 |
| 30 | 34 | Stephen Mallozzi | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 34.972 | 128.674 |
| 31 | 95 | Clay Greenfield | GK Racing | Toyota | 35.386 | 127.169 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 32 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 36.067 | 124.768 |
| 33 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 37.984 | 118.471 |
| 34 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | – | – |
| 35 | 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | – | – |
| Official qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 55

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 1 |

Stage 2 Laps: 55

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Taylor Gray (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 1 |

Stage 3 Laps: 52

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 65 | Running | 54 |
| 2 | 3 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 46 |
| 3 | 5 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 162 | 10 | Running | 45 |
| 4 | 4 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 6 | 15 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 7 | 2 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 162 | 0 | Running | 44 |
| 8 | 9 | 2 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 9 | 20 | 11 | Jesse Love | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 162 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 7 | 35 | Jake Garcia (R) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 17 | 43 | Daniel Dye (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 12 | 22 | 9 | Colby Howard | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 13 | 17 | Taylor Gray (R) | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 162 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 14 | 25 | 32 | Bret Holmes (R) | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 35 | 24 | Rajah Caruth (R) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 12 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 162 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 11 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 27 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Toyota | 162 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 29 | 20 | Matt Mills | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 6 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 162 | 32 | Running | 24 |
| 21 | 14 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 162 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 22 | 23 | 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 32 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 161 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 18 | 1 | Toni Breidinger | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 161 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 34 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 160 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 26 | 28 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 26 | 02 | Chris Hacker | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 33 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 21 | 51 | Jack Wood | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 155 | 55 | Accident | 25 |
| 31 | 30 | 34 | Stephen Mallozzi | Reaume Brothers Racing | Ford | 146 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 19 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 86 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 33 | 24 | 66 | Conner Jones | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 66 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 34 | 16 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 20 | 0 | Engine | 3 |
| 35 | 31 | 95 | Clay Greenfield | GK Racing | Toyota | 0 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Corey Heim | 425 |
| | 2 | Ty Majeski | 424 (-1) |
| 1 | 3 | Grant Enfinger | 416 (-9) |
| 1 | 4 | Zane Smith | 406 (-19) |
| | 5 | Ben Rhodes | 393 (-32) |
| | 6 | Christian Eckes | 389 (-36) |
| 1 | 7 | Carson Hocevar | 337 (-88) |
| 1 | 8 | Matt Crafton | 332 (-93) |
| 2 | 9 | Stewart Friesen | 325 (-100) |
| | 10 | Matt DiBenedetto | 318 (-107) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
