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 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 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 oval that hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the NTT IndyCar Series, a 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

denotes rookie driver.

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.

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.

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 55
Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
123Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet10
298Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord9
399Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord8
438Zane SmithFront Row MotorsportsFord7
525Matt DiBenedettoRackley WARChevrolet6
615Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota5
719Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet4
84Chase PurdyKyle Busch MotorsportsChevrolet3
942Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2
1052Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1

Stage 2 Laps: 55
Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
152Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota10
298Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingFord9
32Nick Sanchez 'Rev RacingChevrolet8
419Christian EckesMcAnally-Hilgemann RacingChevrolet7
599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord6
688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord5
723Grant EnfingerGMS RacingChevrolet4
815Tanner GrayTricon GarageToyota3
943Daniel Dye 'GMS RacingChevrolet2
1017Taylor Gray Tricon GarageToyota1

Stage 3 ''Laps: 52''

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.