The NASCAR Ford F-150 race trucks had a quiet day at the Milwaukee Mile at a rare Sunday Truck Series race on August 27th, 2023, although The Blue Oval’s results left something to be desired at the end of the night.
Matt Crafton was the highest-finishing Ford, crossing the line in fifth place after driving a quiet race. Ty Majeski’s No. 98 NASCAR Ford was the only other F-150 to finish within the top 10, finishing seventh overall. As both teams are currently in the Playoffs running, the top-10 results were a major boon to their attempt at a championship.
As for the ongoing Playoffs, the other two NASCAR Ford teams will have to pick up the pace if they want to stay in contention for the championship. As a reminder, the Truck Series Playoff field includes the following drivers, who are eligible to compete for the championship in 2023:
- Corey Heim, No. 11 Toyota TRD Tundra
- Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford F-150
- Carson Hocevar, No. 42 Chevy Silverado RST
- Christian Eckes, No. 19 Chevy Silverado RST
- Grant Enfinger No. 23 Chevy Silverado RST
- Ty Majeski, No. 98 Ford F-150
- Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Ford F-150
- Nick Sanchez, No. 2 Chevy Silverado RST
- Matt DiBenedetto, No. 25 Chevy Silverado RST
- Matt Crafton, No. 88 Ford F-150
Smith, who piloted the No. 38 Ford F-150 to the overall season championship last year, finished 12th, missing out on valuable Playoffs points. Ben Rhodes, meanwhile, finished 16th in similar fashion.
Grant Enfinger, driver of the No. 23 Chevy Silverado RST, won at Milwaukee for the second time this year.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 23 | Grant Enfinger (P) | Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet | 175 | 95 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 2 | 3 | 42 | Carson Hocevar (P) | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 175 | 40 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 3 | 6 | 19 | Christian Eckes (P) | Gates Hydraulics Chevrolet | 175 | 5 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 4 | 8 | 11 | Corey Heim (P) | Safelite Toyota | 175 | 35 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 5 | 22 | 88 | Matt Crafton (P) | Ideal Door/Menards Ford | 175 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 6 | 7 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Bama Buggies Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 7 | 13 | 98 | Ty Majeski (P) | Road Ranger Ford | 175 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 8 | 25 | 7 | Derek Kraus(i) | gener8tor Skills Accelerator Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 9 | 9 | 35 | Jake Garcia # | Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 10 | 14 | 41 | Bayley Currey | GlobalTranz Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 11 | 11 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Serial 1 Premium E-Bikes Toyota | 175 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 12 | 18 | 38 | Zane Smith (P) | Birch Gold Group Ford | 175 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 13 | 4 | 17 | Taylor Gray # | JBL Toyota | 175 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 14 | 15 | 24 | Rajah Caruth # | Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 15 | 19 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Thompson Pipe Group Toyota | 175 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 16 | 10 | 99 | Ben Rhodes (P) | Farm Paint/1848 Coffee Ford | 175 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 17 | 24 | 9 | Colby Howard | Grant County Mulch Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 18 | 28 | 66 | Conner Jones | TSPORT Ford | 175 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 19 | 29 | 32 | Bret Holmes # | Precision Garage Doors Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 20 | 16 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | LiUNA! Toyota | 175 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 21 | 20 | 45 | Lawless Alan | AUTOParkit Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 22 | 17 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | Ford Performance Ford | 175 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 23 | 27 | 61 | Sean Hingorani | Fidelity Capital Toyota | 175 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 24 | 2 | 2 | Nick Sanchez # (P) | Gainbridge Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 25 | 26 | 51 | Matt Mills (P) | J.F. Electric Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 26 | 12 | 1 | William Sawalich | Starkey/Soundgear Toyota | 175 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 27 | 23 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto (P) | Rackley Roofing Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 28 | 5 | 43 | Daniel Dye # | Hamlin & Associates Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 29 | 32 | 56 | Tyler Hill | MF1 Fantasy Racing Toyota | 173 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 30 | 21 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Ferris Commercial Mowers Toyota | 172 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 31 | 33 | 33 | Derek Lemke | Super Cubes LLC Ford | 172 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 32 | 30 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Cronauer Law Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 33 | 35 | 22 | Josh Reaume | JAG Metals LLC Ford | 171 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 34 | 36 | 20 | Greg Van Alst | CB Fabricating Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 35 | 34 | 30 | Brad Perez(i) | Bread Rocket Toyota | 62 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 36 | 31 | 2 | Josh Bilicki(i) | Insurance King Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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