The lead was traded plenty of times during the Truck Series race on Saturday, 18th, 2023, and quite a few laps were lead by Ford F-150 race trucks. However, The Blue Oval’s teams fell off toward the end, leaving the day to once again be claimed by a Chevrolet.
The No. 88 Ford F-150 race truck of Matt Crafton led for a total of 29 laps as he was tailed by a freight train of Chevy racers, but he proved to be no match as the race wore on. Ben Rhodes, driver of the No. 99 Ford F-150, took control of the race for three laps, but was ultimately passed once the pit cycle sorted itself out. In fact, it was thanks to a push from Rhodes’ No. 99 F-150 that the No. 19 Silverado even made it to the lead, though Rhodes lost positions as a result.
Ultimately, Rhodes’ No. 99 F-150 crossed the line in fifth, while Crafton’s No. 88 NASCAR Ford finished ninth. It was an otherwise wild race, with 11 caution periods for 58 laps, and 17 lead changes among nine drivers. Meanwhile, Zane Smith, driver of the No. 38 NASCAR Ford F-150, was involved in a late-race wreck, eliminating his hopes of winning.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 19 | Christian Eckes | NAPA AutoCare Chevrolet | 137 | 35 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 2 | 20 | 2 | Nick Sanchez # | Gainbridge Chevrolet | 137 | 11 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 3 | 24 | 17 | John Hunter Nemechek(i) | Berry's Manufacturing Toyota | 137 | 53 | Toyota Tundra |
| 4 | 30 | 41 | Bayley Currey(i) | Unishippers Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 5 | 3 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | Farm Paint Ford | 137 | 3 | Ford F-150 |
| 6 | 10 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley Roofing Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 7 | 9 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Bama Buggies Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 8 | 18 | 56 | Timmy Hill | UNITS Storage Toyota | 137 | 2 | Toyota Tundra |
| 9 | 8 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Great Lakes Flooring/Menards Ford | 137 | 29 | Ford F-150 |
| 10 | 17 | 51 | Jack Wood | Logitech Chevrolet | 137 | 2 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 11 | 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | Curb Records Ford | 137 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 12 | 32 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | AdventHealth Ford | 137 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 13 | 33 | 32 | Bret Holmes # | Pate Holdings Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 14 | 35 | 30 | Ryan Vargas | Leargas Security Toyota | 137 | 0 | Toyota Tundra |
| 15 | 25 | 2 | Kris Wright | F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet | 137 | 1 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 16 | 19 | 43 | Daniel Dye # | Heise LED Lighting Systems Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 17 | 34 | 46 | Akinori Ogata | Kyowa-Eidemiller Precision Toyota | 137 | 0 | Toyota Tundra |
| 18 | 12 | 35 | Jake Garcia # | Quanta Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 19 | 7 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 20 | 1 | 38 | Zane Smith | Fr8Auctions.com Ford | 137 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 21 | 27 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Off the Grid Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 22 | 14 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar International Toyota | 137 | 0 | Toyota Tundra |
| 23 | 28 | 22 | Josh Reaume | JAG Metals LLC. Ford | 137 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 24 | 11 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Dead On Tools Toyota | 137 | 0 | Toyota Tundra |
| 25 | 22 | 24 | Rajah Caruth # | Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 26 | 13 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | LiUNA! Toyota | 136 | 0 | Toyota Tundra |
| 27 | 15 | 9 | Colby Howard | Grant County Mulch Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 28 | 23 | 1 | Layne Riggs | Infinity Communications Group Toyota | 134 | 0 | Toyota Tundra |
| 29 | 26 | 33 | Mason Massey | Wespro JCB Ford | 134 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 30 | 16 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Thompson Pipe Group Toyota | 131 | 0 | Toyota Tundra |
| 31 | 5 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 127 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 32 | 21 | 45 | Lawless Alan | AUTOChargit Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 33 | 29 | 4 | Kaden Honeycutt | Carquest Ford | 123 | 1 | Ford F-150 |
| 34 | 6 | 11 | Corey Heim | Safelite Toyota | 83 | 0 | Toyota Tundra |
| 35 | 31 | 20 | Mason Maggio | HMY Yachts Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 36 | 36 | 34 | Keith McGee(i) | RBR Ford | 7 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
Subscribe to Ford Authority for more Ford racing news, NASCAR news, Ford F-150 news and 24/7 Ford news coverage.
Comments
Ford is running a Chevy based engine…dont watch it….and just as soon see a Chevy win….Ford Performance is wasting money being in that series…until Ford and Nascar lets them run there engine….Chevy fans…are laughing …its a not win for Ford ..and win win for GM….nobody just pulls for a body…IROC proved that many years ago.
what he said about the ford is true for the toyota also the GM powers that be just laugh and laugh because of that same for the ARCA series no ford power there either wth and wtf , parity in those series is bs the same ones keep winning no parity kyle busch just had to slap on a new grille and decal to be a full chevy anyway