14th race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Motor car race
The 2023 O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio was the 14th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series , and the 2nd iteration of the event . The race was held on Saturday, July 8, 2023, in Lexington, Ohio at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course , a 2.400 miles (3.862 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 67 laps to complete. Corey Heim , driving for Tricon Garage , would start on the pole and dominate the majority of the race, leading a race-high 30 laps, and earning his fourth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Zane Smith , driving for Front Row Motorsports , and Christian Eckes , driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing , would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio , United States, just outside the village of Lexington . Mid-Ohio has also colloquially become a term for the entire north-central region of the state, from south of Sandusky to the north of Columbus . It hosts a number of racing series such as IndyCar , IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship , and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series , along with other club events such has SCCA and National Auto Sport Association .
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 7, at 4:00 pm EST , and would last for 20 minutes.[1] Ben Rhodes , driving for ThorSport Racing , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:27.767, and an average speed of 92.618 mph (149.054 km/h).[2]
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, July 7, at 4:30 pm EST .[1] Since Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course , the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. The fastest driver to set a time in that round will win the pole.[3] Corey Heim , driving for Tricon Garage , would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:26.137, and an average speed of 94.371 mph (151.875 km/h).[4]
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 15
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
99
Ben Rhodes
ThorSport Racing
Ford
10
2
98
Ty Majeski
ThorSport Racing
Ford
9
3
2
Nick Sanchez (R)
Rev Racing
Chevrolet
8
4
11
Corey Heim
Tricon Garage
Toyota
7
5
19
Christian Eckes
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
02
Will Rodgers
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
38
Zane Smith
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
4
8
22
Austin Wayne Self
AM Racing
Ford
3
9
52
Stewart Friesen
Halmar Friesen Racing
Toyota
2
10
45
Lawless Alan
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Stage 2 Laps: 20
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
98
Ty Majeski
ThorSport Racing
Ford
10
2
11
Corey Heim
Tricon Garage
Toyota
9
3
99
Ben Rhodes
ThorSport Racing
Ford
8
4
38
Zane Smith
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
7
5
19
Christian Eckes
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
52
Stewart Friesen
Halmar Friesen Racing
Toyota
5
7
16
Tyler Ankrum
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
4
8
24
Rajah Caruth (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
25
Matt DiBenedetto
Rackley WAR
Chevrolet
2
10
4
Chase Purdy
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Stage 3 Laps: 32
Fin[5]
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
1
1
11
Corey Heim
Tricon Garage
Toyota
67
30
Running
56
2
10
38
Zane Smith
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
67
0
Running
46
3
4
19
Christian Eckes
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
67
0
Running
46
4
35
52
Stewart Friesen
Halmar Friesen Racing
Toyota
67
0
Running
40
5
12
99
Ben Rhodes
ThorSport Racing
Ford
67
19
Running
50
6
25
88
Matt Crafton
ThorSport Racing
Ford
67
1
Running
31
7
2
98
Ty Majeksi
ThorSport Racing
Ford
67
17
Running
49
8
14
25
Matt DiBenedetto
Rackley WAR
Chevrolet
67
0
Running
31
9
3
2
Nick Sanchez (R)
Rev Racing
Chevrolet
67
0
Running
36
10
13
16
Tyler Ankrum
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
67
0
Running
31
11
5
23
Grant Enfinger
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
67
0
Running
26
12
11
42
Carson Hocevar
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
67
0
Running
25
13
24
4
Chase Purdy
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Chevrolet
67
0
Running
25
14
17
43
Daniel Dye (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
67
0
Running
23
15
15
17
Taylor Gray (R)
Tricon Garage
Toyota
67
0
Running
22
16
23
35
Jake Garcia (R)
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Chevrolet
67
0
Running
21
17
21
45
Lawless Alan
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
67
0
Running
21
18
18
41
Conor Daly
Niece Motorsports
Chevrolet
67
0
Running
19
19
7
7
Marco Andretti
Spire Motorspots
Chevrolet
67
0
Running
18
20
6
15
Tanner Gray
Tricon Garage
Toyota
67
0
Running
17
21
33
56
Timmy Hill
Hill Motorsports
Toyota
67
0
Running
16
22
30
20
Matt Mills
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
67
0
Running
15
23
29
30
Ryan Vargas
On Point Motorsports
Toyota
67
0
Running
14
24
22
04
Landen Lewis
Roper Racing
Chevrolet
67
0
Running
13
25
34
12
Spencer Boyd
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
67
0
Running
12
26
26
13
Hailie Deegan
ThorSport Racing
Ford
67
0
Running
11
27
8
1
William Sawalich
Tricon Garage
Toyota
67
0
Running
10
28
31
66
Conner Jones
ThorSport Racing
Ford
66
0
Brakes
9
29
19
24
Rajah Caruth (R)
GMS Racing
Chevrolet
66
0
Running
11
30
27
22
Austin Wayne Self
AM Racing
Ford
66
0
Running
10
31
9
51
Jack Wood
Kyle Busch Motorsports
Chevrolet
65
0
Running
6
32
32
32
Bret Holmes (R)
Bret Holmes Racing
Chevrolet
65
0
Running
5
33
20
5
Dean Thompson
Tricon Garage
Toyota
59
0
Accident
4
34
16
02
Will Rodgers
Young's Motorsports
Chevrolet
54
0
Accident
8
35
28
46
Dale Quarterley
G2G Racing
Toyota
35
0
Overheating
2
36
36
9
Colby Howard
CR7 Motorsports
Chevrolet
21
0
Transmission
1
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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