2023 Buckle Up South Carolina 200

The 2023 Buckle Up South Carolina 200 was the 9th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 4th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 12, 2023, in Darlington, South Carolina at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 miles (2.198 km) permanent egg-shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 147 to 158 laps, due to several NASCAR overtime attempts. Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would capture the win after leading when the final caution came out on the last lap. This was Eckes' third career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his second of the season. Eckes and pole-sitter Corey Heim had dominated the entire race, leading 82 and 66 laps, respectively.[1] To fill out the podium, Stewart Friesen, driving for Halmar Friesen Racing, and Tanner Gray, driving for Tricon Garage, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2023 Buckle Up South Carolina 200
Race details
Race 9 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Date May 12, 2023
Official name 4th Annual Buckle Up South Carolina 200
Location Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 158 laps, 215 mi (346 km)
Scheduled Distance 147 laps, 200 mi (323 km)
Average speed 105.539 mph (169.849 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Tricon Garage
Time 29.263
Most laps led
Driver Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Laps 82
Winner
No. 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

Background

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.

Entry list
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor or throwback
1 Bubba Wallace (i) Tricon Garage Toyota Annie Bosko
02 Kris Wright Young's Motorsports Chevrolet WrightCars.com - Juan Pablo Montoya's 2007 No. 42 Texaco/Havoline paint scheme[2][3]
2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet Gainbridge - Mario Andretti's 1967 Daytona 500 winning paint scheme[2][3][4]
04 Johnny Sauter Roper Racing Ford Roper Racing, Carquest - Jason Leffler's 2003 No. 2 Team ASE/Hulk paint scheme[5]
4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet Bama Buggies
5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota Thompson Pipe Group - Germán Quiroga's 2013 No. 77 Net 10 Wireless paint scheme[2][3][5]
7 Corey LaJoie (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Schluter Systems
9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet Grant County Mulch
11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota Safelite - Timothy Peters' 2014 No. 17 Red Horse Racing paint scheme[2][3][5]
12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Sad Daddy Hunting Blinds
13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford Ford Performance
15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota Black's Tire Service
16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota LiUNA!
17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota Dead On Tools - Todd Bodine's 2012 No. 11 Toyota Endeavour paint scheme[2][3][5]
19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Gates Hydraulics - Hershel McGriff's 1950 Southern 500 paint scheme[2][3][5][6]
20 Kaden Honeycutt Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Young's Motorsports
23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet Champion Power Equipment
24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Wendell Scott Foundation - Wendell Scott's 1973 Winston 500 paint scheme[2][3][5][7]
25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet Rackley Roofing
30 Ryan Vargas On Point Motorsports Toyota KSDT CPA - Sean Woodside's 2000 No. 31 Brevak Racing paint scheme[2][3][5][8]
32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Bret Holmes Racing
33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Ford Colonial Countertops, Motorsports Safety Group - Ken Block's No. 43 Gymkhana paint scheme[2][3][5]
35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Crown Fiber - Buckshot Jones' 1999 No. 00 Crown Fiber paint scheme[2][3][5][6]
38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford rtatel.com
41 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Worldwide Express - Lee Petty's 1964 No. 41 Petty Enterprises paint scheme[2][3][5]
42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Worldwide Express, UPS - Dale Jarrett's 2001 No. 88 UPS "We Want To Race The Truck" paint scheme[2][3][5][9]
43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Race to Stop Suicide - Richard Petty's 1976 No. 43 STP paint scheme[2][3][5][10]
45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AUTOParkIt.com - Adam Petty's 1999 No. 45 Spree paint scheme[2][3][5]
46 Brennan Poole (i) G2G Racing Toyota G2G Racing
47 Dawson Cram (i) G2G Racing Toyota G2G Racing
51 William Byron (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com Archived 2021-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Halmar International - Tribute to dirt modified legend Ivan Little[2][3][5]
56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota UNITS Storage - Ted Musgrave's 2003 No. 1 Mopar paint scheme[2][3][11]
75 Parker Kligerman (i) Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet Häagen-Dazs
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Ideal Door, Menards
98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford Tenda, Curb Records
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford Farm Paint
Official entry list

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, May 12, at 3:05 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes.[12] Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.301, and an average speed of 167.830 mph (270.096 km/h).[13]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 29.301 167.830
2 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 29.612 166.068
3 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 29.711 165.514
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 12, at 3:35 PM EST.[12] Since Darlington Raceway 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.[14] Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.263, and an average speed of 168.048 mph (270.447 km/h).[15]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 29.263 168.048
2 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.322 167.710
3 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 29.328 167.676
4 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 29.412 167.197
5 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 29.428 167.106
6 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 29.483 166.794
7 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 29.485 166.783
8 51 William Byron (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 29.497 166.715
9 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 29.524 166.563
10 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 29.553 166.399
11 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 29.591 166.186
12 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 29.622 166.012
13 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.635 165.939
14 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 29.640 165.911
15 1 Bubba Wallace (i) Tricon Garage Toyota 29.653 165.838
16 41 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 29.730 165.409
17 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 29.767 165.203
18 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 29.815 164.937
19 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 29.826 164.876
20 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.860 164.689
21 75 Parker Kligerman (i) Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 30.004 163.898
22 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.023 163.794
23 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 30.055 163.620
24 20 Kaden Honeycutt Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 30.072 163.528
25 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 30.148 163.115
26 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 30.255 162.538
27 04 Johnny Sauter Roper Racing Ford 30.322 162.179
28 46 Brennan Poole (i) G2G Racing Toyota 30.337 162.099
29 7 Corey LaJoie (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.405 161.737
30 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 30.466 161.413
31 47 Dawson Cram (i) G2G Racing Toyota 30.632 160.538
Qualified by owner's points
32 30 Ryan Vargas On Point Motorsports Toyota 30.853 159.388
33 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 30.907 159.110
34 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 31.325 156.986
35 02 Kris Wright Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 32.001 153.670
36 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet – –
Failed to qualify
37 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 31.639 155.428
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 10
2 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 9
3 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 8
4 51 William Byron (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 0
5 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 6
6 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 4
8 1 Bubba Wallace (i) Tricon Garage Toyota 0
9 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 2
10 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 51 William Byron (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 0
2 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 9
3 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 8
4 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 1 Bubba Wallace (i) Tricon Garage Toyota 0
6 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 5
7 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 4
8 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 3
9 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 2
10 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 1

Stage 3 Laps: 68

Fin[16] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 4 19 Christian Eckes McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 158 82 Running 58
2 6 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 158 0 Running 43
3 11 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 158 0 Running 34
4 8 51 William Byron (i) Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 158 7 Running 0
5 18 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 158 0 Running 44
6 13 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 158 0 Running 31
7 15 1 Bubba Wallace (i) Tricon Garage Toyota 158 0 Running 0
8 1 11 Corey Heim Tricon Garage Toyota 158 66 Running 47
9 25 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 158 0 Running 28
10 24 20 Kaden Honeycutt Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 158 0 Running 27
11 3 2 Nick Sanchez (R) Rev Racing Chevrolet 158 0 Running 28
12 19 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 158 0 Running 25
13 16 41 Ross Chastain (i) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 158 0 Running 0
14 2 23 Grant Enfinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 158 0 Running 32
15 17 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 158 0 Running 22
16 29 7 Corey LaJoie (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 158 0 Running 0
17 36 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 158 0 Running 20
18 14 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 158 0 Running 19
19 20 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 158 0 Running 18
20 26 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 158 2 Running 17
21 12 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 158 1 Running 17
22 22 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 158 0 Running 15
23 34 32 Bret Holmes (R) Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 158 0 Running 14
24 23 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 157 0 Running 15
25 7 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley WAR Chevrolet 157 0 Running 20
26 5 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 157 0 Running 16
27 32 30 Ryan Vargas On Point Motorsports Toyota 156 0 Running 10
28 27 04 Johnny Sauter Roper Racing Ford 156 0 Running 9
29 35 02 Kris Wright Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 155 0 Running 8
30 30 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 126 0 Accident 7
31 9 98 Ty Majeski ThorSport Racing Ford 123 0 Running 6
32 10 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 Accident 6
33 33 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 78 0 Fuel Pump 4
34 21 75 Parker Kligerman (i) Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 48 0 Oil Leak 0
35 31 47 Dawson Cram (i) G2G Racing Toyota 36 0 Mechanical 0
36 28 46 Brennan Poole (i) G2G Racing Toyota 20 0 Engine 0
Official race results

Standings after the race

References
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