2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series explained
The 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the 29th season of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season started with the NextEra Energy 250 on February 17 at Daytona International Speedway, and ended with the Craftsman 150 on November 3 at Phoenix Raceway.
This was the first season of the Truck Series with Craftsman as the title sponsor since 2008. Camping World, the title sponsor of the series from 2009 to 2022, did not renew their title sponsorship of the series[1] and Craftsman returned as the title sponsor, although the tool company is now owned by Stanley Black & Decker instead of Sears, who owned Craftsman when they were the series title sponsor from 1995 to 2008.[2]
Zane Smith entered the season as the defending champion, returning to the Front Row Motorsports No. 38 truck full-time in 2023 seeking to win a second consecutive championship.[3]
This was also the first season in series history where two drivers with the exact same first and last name who are not related to each other competed together in a Truck Series race. Jason White from Virginia and Jason White from British Columbia, Canada raced against each other in the season-opener at Daytona with the American Jason White driving the No. 1 truck for Tricon Garage in his first Truck Series start since 2014 and the Canadian Jason White driving the No. 34 truck for Reaume Brothers Racing. NASCAR distinguished the two of them on the entry list and race results by using their middle initials.
Corey Heim of Tricon Garage accomplished a rare feat in NASCAR during the season. He was the points leader heading into the 2023 Toyota 200 at Gateway, which he had to miss due to being sick, and after that race, (although only by 1 point) he was still the points leader. At the conclusion of the 2023 Worldwide Express 250 at Richmond, Heim claimed the regular season championship. In addition, Nick Sanchez of Rev Racing won NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors.[4] Ben Rhodes of ThorSport Racing won his second Truck Series championship at season's end.[5]
Teams and drivers
Complete schedule
Limited schedule
Changes
Teams
- On October 1, 2022, Bret Holmes stated in his post-race interview after the 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 250 that he and his team would like to run full-time in the Truck Series in 2023.[94] On February 3, 2023, Holmes officially announced that he and his team would run full-time in 2023.[51]
- On October 5, 2022, Kelly Crandall from RACER Magazine reported that David Gilliland Racing would field four full-time trucks in 2023 after a manufacturer switch from Ford to Toyota. DGR fielded three full-time trucks in 2022. The fourth truck would be for a rotation of Toyota development drivers. Toyota's development drivers have driven part-time in the Kyle Busch Motorsports No. 51 truck for several years, but KBM will switch from Toyota to Chevrolet in 2023 as a result of Kyle Busch's move from Joe Gibbs Racing to Richard Childress Racing in the Cup Series.[95] On October 27, DGR officially announced their 2023 plans which included everything Crandall reported except for that the fourth truck for the development drivers (the No. 1) would be fielded part-time instead of full-time and that the team would also change its name to Tricon Garage.[46] On December 5, Tricon announced that they would be adding a fourth full-time truck, the No. 5, making the part-time No. 1 truck a fifth truck for the team.[47] Hill Motorsports, which used the No. 5 in 2022 for a second part-time truck for the team driven by Tyler Hill, will be giving up the number to Tricon. On January 17, 2023, Hill Motorsports announced that they would not field a part-time second truck in 2023 with a different number.[96]
- On October 25, 2022, GMS Racing announced that they would be fielding a third full-time truck, the No. 43, driven by Daniel Dye. Team President Mike Beam stated that the team would be expanding their Truck Series program although the number of trucks the team will field in 2023 was not specified.[7] Reaume Brothers Racing, which used the No. 43 in 2022, will be giving up the number to GMS. The team revealed on January 24, 2023 that they would renumber their No. 43 truck to the No. 34 (the number of that truck in 2021).[34]
- On November 4, 2022, Kyle Busch Motorsports announced it would downsize from three truck teams to two in 2023: the No. 4 and the No. 51.[97]
- On November 4, 2022, ARCA Menards Series team Rev Racing announced that they would expand into the Truck Series, fielding one full-time truck, the No. 2 driven by 2022 main ARCA Series champion Nick Sanchez, in an alliance with Kyle Busch Motorsports.[97]
- On January 16, 2023, it was revealed that Hattori Racing Enterprises would only field one full-time truck in 2023, the No. 16 driven by Tyler Ankrum. The No. 61 truck, previously driven by Chase Purdy (who left to drive the KBM No. 4 truck), will only be fielded part-time in 2023. The driver lineup and which races it will be entered in have yet to be determined.[75] On March 17, 2023, Hattori announced that Christopher Bell would drive the No. 61 truck in the race at North Wilkesboro, making his first Truck Series start since 2018.
- On March 27, 2023, a new team based in Pittsburgh, TriPoint Racing, announced that they plan to make their Truck Series debut in the race at Mid-Ohio, fielding the No. 37 truck. The team did not announce their driver, sponsor, crew chief and manufacturer at the time.[98] The team ended up not entering the race at Mid-Ohio.
- On August 17, 2023, it was revealed that Dexter Bean would re-start his own team, BlackJack Racing, which he and his family fielded in the Cup Series in 2009, and would enter a truck in the race at Milwaukee in his home state of Wisconsin. Bean also ran the last Truck Series race there in 2009. That was also the last year he raced in the Truck Series.[99]
- On October 26, 2023, Spire Motorsports announced that they would field a second truck, the No. 77, for the first time in the season-finale at Phoenix with Derek Kraus as the driver.[62]
Drivers
- On October 5, 2022, it was announced that Chandler Smith, who drove the Kyle Busch Motorsports No. 18 truck full-time in 2021 and 2022, would leave to move up to the Xfinity Series full-time in 2023 to drive the Kaulig Racing No. 16 car (replacing A. J. Allmendinger, who would return to the Cup Series full-time in 2023 driving Kaulig's No. 16 Cup car).[100]
- On October 5, 2022, Kelly Crandall from RACER Magazine reported that Corey Heim would move from Kyle Busch Motorsports, where he drove their No. 51 truck part-time in 2022, to David Gilliland Racing to run full-time in one of their trucks in 2023. DGR would also switch from Ford to Toyota and Heim would remain in Toyota's driver development system after KBM's switch from Toyota to Chevrolet.[95] On October 27, 2022, DGR, which also announced its name change to Tricon Garage for 2023, officially announced that Heim would drive for the team full-time in their new No. 11 truck.[46]
- On October 10, 2022, Chris Knight from Catchfence reported that 2022 ARCA Menards Series champion Nick Sanchez would likely drive for a Chevrolet team in the Truck Series in 2023. It would be Sanchez's debut in the Truck Series.[101] On November 4, it was announced that Sanchez would drive full-time for Rev Racing (his ARCA team) which would expand into the Truck Series in 2023.[97]
- On October 10, 2022, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series driver Thomas Krasonis announced that he would make his Truck Series debut in 2023. The team he will drive for has yet to be announced. He would be the first driver from Greece to compete in the series.[102]
- On October 18, 2022, it was announced that Chase Purdy would not return to the Hattori Racing Enterprises No. 61 truck in 2023.[41] On November 4, it was announced that Purdy would drive the No. 4 truck for Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2023, replacing John Hunter Nemechek.[97]
- On October 25, 2022, GMS Racing announced that Daniel Dye, who drove for the team full-time in the main ARCA Series in 2022, would move up to the Truck Series full-time in 2023 for the team. He will drive a new third GMS truck, the No. 43, the same number he used for them in ARCA as well as Ben Kennedy Racing and in late model racing. The season-opener at Daytona was Dye's Truck Series debut.[7]
- On October 27, 2022, David Gilliland Racing, which announced it would rename to Tricon Garage, announced that Taylor Gray would drive their No. 17 truck full-time in 2023 except for the first three races due to his 18th birthday not being until March 25. The first three races are at tracks where 17-year-old drivers cannot compete at as per NASCAR's age restriction policy. Gray drove the No. 17 truck part-time in 2021 and 2022.[46]
- On October 27, 2022, it was announced that the David Gilliland Racing (Tricon Garage starting in 2023) No. 1 truck, which was driven full-time by Hailie Deegan in 2022, would become a part-time truck for the team in 2023 and would be driven by Toyota Racing Development drivers as part of the team's switch from Ford to Toyota.[46] Deegan will not return to the rebranded team in 2023 as she has a contract with Ford as one of their development drivers. On January 19, 2023, Tricon announced that William Sawalich, the new driver of Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 18 ARCA car, would drive the No. 1 truck part-time in 2023.[86]
- On November 4, 2022, Kyle Busch Motorsports announced that Jack Wood, who drove the No. 24 truck for GMS Racing full-time in 2022, would drive part-time in the team's No. 51 truck in 2023, sharing it with team owner Kyle Busch as well as other drivers to be named at a later time.[97] On March 9, 2023, KBM announced that Hendrick Motorsports Cup Series driver William Byron would drive their No. 51 truck in three races. Byron drove full-time for the team in 2016 and is able to return to the team now that they switched to Chevrolet, which is Hendrick's manufacturer.[14]
- On November 30, 2022, Colby Howard revealed to Joseph Srigley from TobyChristie.com that he would not return to the No. 91 truck for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing in 2023. He did get another full-time ride in the Truck Series with another team but did not announce which team it is.[103] On February 7, 2023, it was announced that Howard would return to CR7 Motorsports to drive their No. 9 truck full-time in 2023, replacing Blaine Perkins, who moved up to the Xfinity Series full-time in 2023 driving the No. 07 car for SS-Green Light Racing. Howard drove the same truck part-time in 2021.[6]
- On December 1, 2022, TobyChristie.com reported that Rajah Caruth would drive the No. 24 truck for GMS Racing in 2023, replacing Jack Wood, who left to drive the Kyle Busch Motorsports No. 51 truck part-time. It will be his first full-time season in the Truck Series. In 2022, Caruth drove part-time in the Truck Series in the No. 7 for Spire Motorsports, part-time in the Xfinity Series for Alpha Prime Racing and full-time in the ARCA Menards Series for Rev Racing.[10]
- On December 5, 2022, Tricon Garage announced that Dean Thompson would drive for the team in 2023 in their new No. 5 truck. Thompson drove the No. 40 truck full-time for Niece Motorsports in 2022.[47] Thompson was not replaced as Niece would cut back to three full-time trucks in 2023, with the No. 40 truck not being one of them.
- On December 6, 2022, McAnally-Hilgemann Racing announced that Christian Eckes, who previously drove the No. 98 truck for ThorSport Racing, would drive their No. 19 truck full-time in 2023, replacing Derek Kraus, and Jake Garcia, who drove part-time for the team in 2022, would drive their No. 35 truck in every race except the season-opener at Daytona due to his 18th birthday not coming until after that race.[11]
- On December 6, 2022, Bob Pockrass from Fox reported that Hailie Deegan may replace Christian Eckes in ThorSport Racing's No. 98 truck in 2023. Eckes left the team to drive the No. 19 truck for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing. If this happens, ThorSport would also switch from Toyota back to Ford, their manufacturer from 2018 to 2020, as Deegan has a contract as a Ford development driver. Deegan lost her ride with David Gilliland Racing when that team (which renamed to Tricon Garage) switched from Ford to Toyota for 2023.[104] On December 15, 2022, ThorSport Racing officially announced that Deegan would drive for them in 2023, replacing Eckes as a full-time driver on the team, but she would drive their No. 13 truck (which ran part-time in 2022 with Johnny Sauter) instead of the No. 98.[36]
- On January 10, 2023, AM Racing announced that Christian Rose would drive full-time for the team in the main ARCA Series in 2023 in their No. 32 car as well as run part-time in the Truck Series for the team. It will be Rose's debut in the Truck Series.[67] On June 8, the team announced that Rose's first Truck Series start would be at Richmond in their No. 22 truck.[68]
- On January 17, 2023, it was announced that Ryan Vargas would drive the No. 30 truck for On Point Motorsports part-time in 2023 starting at Atlanta. Despite having competed in the Xfinity Series since 2019, it will be Vargas' Truck Series debut.[77]
- On January 24, 2023, Reaume Brothers Racing announced that Mason Massey would drive full-time for them in 2023 in their No. 33 truck. In 2022, Massey drove all but six races in the DGM Racing No. 91 car in the Xfinity Series. He also drove part-time for RBR in the Truck Series in 2019. It is the first time RBR has ever had one driver run the full season in one of their trucks.[34]
- On January 31, 2023, Roper Racing announced that Kaden Honeycutt would drive the No. 04 truck in the first six races of the season. Honeycutt ran part-time in the Truck Series for G2G Racing and On Point Motorsports in 2022.[92] On April 19, Roper Racing announced that Johnny Sauter would replace Honeycutt.[105]
- On February 1, 2023, it was announced that Derek Kraus, who lost his full-time ride in the McAnally-Hilgemann No. 19 truck to Christian Eckes for 2023, would drive the Young's Motorsports No. 20 truck in the season-opener at Daytona. He could run more races for the team if sponsorship is found.[106] On March 11, it was announced that IndyCar driver Ed Jones would drive the No. 20 truck at COTA. It would be his debut in NASCAR and the Truck Series.[29]
- On January 28, 2023, Dale Quarterley announced that he would attempt to qualify for the race at COTA after buying an old Toyota from Kyle Busch Motorsports, which switched to Chevrolet for 2023. He stated in an interview with Frontstretch that the plan is to drive for his own team, 1/4 Ley Racing, which he has fielded in ARCA although it is possible that he could partner with another team with owner points to have a better chance of qualifying for the race. It would be his and his team's debut in the Truck Series.[107] On February 2, Tim Viens, the owner of G2G Racing, announced in an interview with TobyChristie.com that Quarterley would drive for his team in that race.[71] He drove their No. 46 truck in that race as well as in the race at Mid-Ohio.
- On February 2, 2023, Tim Viens, the owner of G2G Racing, announced in an interview with TobyChristie.com that Memphis Villareal would run seven races (the only one that has been announced so far is COTA) for his team in 2023, making his debut in NASCAR and Truck Series. Additionally, Viens announced that B. J. McLeod and Brennan Poole would drive for G2G at Las Vegas and Atlanta with one driver in the No. 46 truck and the other in the No. 47.[71] Although Poole would drive the No. 46 at Las Vegas, the No. 47 truck was not entered into either race with McLeod and Poole was replaced by Akinori Ogata in the No. 46 for Atlanta.
- On February 8, 2023, Young's Motorsports announced that Kris Wright would return to the team in 2023, driving their No. 02 truck full-time. It is the same truck he drove for the majority of the 2021 season before he left to drive the No. 44 truck for Niece Motorsports in 2022.[24] On May 30, the team announced that they had parted ways with Wright.[25] Chris Hacker would drive the No. 02 truck at Gateway, moving over from the On Point Motorsports No. 30 truck which was withdrawn from the race after he got the ride in the No. 02. Layne Riggs drove the No. 02 truck at Nashville. On July 3, it was announced that Will Rodgers would drive the No. 02 truck at Mid-Ohio.[26]
- On February 13, 2023, it was announced that Conner Jones would drive part-time for ThorSport Racing in 2023 in their No. 66 truck with Ty Majeski now driving the No. 98 truck full-time. Jones competed part-time in ARCA for Venturini Motorsports in 2022 and is doing so again in 2023 despite Venturini being a Toyota team and ThorSport now being a Ford team.[70]
- On February 14, 2023, Johnny Sauter was replaced by Norm Benning in the No. 46 G2G Racing truck on the entry list for the season-opener at Daytona. The reason for the driver change is unknown.[72]
- On May 8, 2023, Spire Motorsports revealed that Alex Bowman would not drive their No. 7 truck in the race at North Wilkesboro due to Bowman's injury in a sprint car race on April 25 that had been sidelining him from racing in the Cup Series at the time. On May 11, it was announced that Kyle Larson would fill in for Bowman, his Hendrick Motorsports Cup Series teammate, in the truck in that race.[61] [60]
- On July 3, 2023, Reaume Brothers Racing announced that Caleb Costner would attempt to make his Truck Series debut in the race at Mid-Ohio in their No. 34 truck. Costner has competed part-time in all three ARCA series since 2021.[91]
- On August 2, 2023, Niece Motorsports announced that Shane van Gisbergen would be attempting to make his Truck Series debut, as well as his oval debut in NASCAR, in the race at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.[17]
- On August 9, 2023, Young's Motorsports announced that Greg Van Alst would drive the No. 20 truck for the rest of the season, starting with his Truck Series debut in the race at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.[33] On September 30, Van Alst was injured in a crash in the race at Talladega and had to be sent to the hospital. He would not recover in time for the races at Homestead-Miami and Phoenix and Nick Leitz would drive the No. 20 truck instead.[32] (Leitz had been announced on May 1 to drive the No. 20 truck at Homestead-Miami[31] and would likely have been moved to the team's No. 02 truck and driven it instead of Brad Perez if Van Alst was still able to race.)
- On August 17, 2023, NASCAR suspended Chris Hacker and Jason White indefinitely for violating Section 4.4. D. of the NASCAR Rule Book, stating actions detrimental to stock car racing - particularly on being charged with or convicted of significant criminal violations. Hacker was arrested on August 15 while White was arrested on August 3; both were charged with DWI.[108]
- On September 19, 2023, after he was eliminated from the playoffs, Rackley WAR removed Matt DiBenedetto from their No. 25 truck after the Bristol night race. DiBenedetto had already announced he would not be returning to the team in 2024.[109] On September 26, Chandler Smith was announced as the driver of the No. 25 at Talladega.[110] On October 17, the team announced that Trevor Bayne would drive the No. 25 truck at Homestead-Miami.[21] On October 19, it was announced that Stefan Parsons would drive the No. 25 truck in the season-finale at Phoenix.[22]
- On October 27, 2023, Henderson Motorsports announced that Sean Hingorani would drive their No. 75 truck in the season-finale at Phoenix. Hingorani will be driving a Chevrolet in this race despite being a Toyota development driver for Venturini Motorsports in the ARCA Series.[56]
Crew chiefs
- On November 9, 2022, Kyle Busch Motorsports announced that Brian Pattie would be the new crew chief of the No. 51 truck in 2023. Pattie previously worked for JTG Daugherty Racing as the crew chief of Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s No. 47 car in the Cup Series.[13] He replaces Mardy Lindley, who was announced on November 17 to be moving to JR Motorsports to crew chief Sam Mayer's No. 1 car in the Xfinity Series in 2023.[111]
- On November 14, 2022, Scott Zipadelli announced his departure as crew chief of the Hattori Racing Enterprises No. 16. He served as the truck's crew chief for six seasons and won one championship with Brett Moffitt in 2018.[112] On January 13, 2023, Hattori announced that Doug Randolph would replace Zipadelli as crew chief of Ankrum's No. 16 truck. He previously was the crew chief of the No. 68 Brandonbilt Motorsports car in the Xfinity Series and prior to that was a crew chief in the Truck Series for Brad Keselowski Racing and GMS Racing.[42]
- On December 6, 2022, it was announced that Chad Walter, who was the crew chief of the No. 27 Our Motorsports car driven by Jeb Burton in 2022, would be leaving for GMS Racing to crew chief the team's No. 24 truck driven by Rajah Caruth in the Truck Series in 2023. Walter is returning to GMS after having crew chiefed for the team in 2020 and 2021. He replaces Tom Ackerman, whose 2023 plans have yet to be announced.[9]
- On December 6, 2022, GMS Racing announced that Travis Sharpe would be the crew chief for their new No. 43 truck driven by Daniel Dye in 2023. Sharpe previously worked for Bill McAnally Racing (whose Truck Series affiliate, McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, has had an alliance with GMS since 2022) and won the 2021 ARCA Menards Series West championship with Jesse Love. He has also crew chiefed Dye in late model racing.[9]
- On December 7, 2022, Kyle Busch Motorsports announced that Jimmy Villeneuve would be the crew chief of their No. 4 truck driven by Chase Purdy in 2023, replacing Eric Phillips. He had been a truck chief for the team since 2017 and prior to that was a crew chief in the Truck Series for John Wes Townley's Athenian Motorsports No. 05 truck in 2016.[12] On January 17, 2023, it was announced that Phillips would join Cup Series team 23XI Racing as the crew chief for their new part-time No. 67 car driven by Travis Pastrana in the 2023 Daytona 500.[113]
- On December 7, 2022, it was announced that Danny Stockman Jr, who was the crew chief of the No. 18 truck for Kyle Busch Motorsports (which closed down in 2023) driven by Chandler Smith in 2022, would move to Rev Racing to crew chief their new Truck Series team which has an alliance with KBM. He will crew chief the No. 2 truck driven by Nick Sanchez.[23]
- On December 15, 2022, ThorSport Racing revealed that Rich Lushes, who was the crew chief for their No. 99 truck driven by Ben Rhodes in 2021 (where they won the championship) and 2022, would be the crew chief for their No. 13 truck driven by Hailie Deegan in 2023. When it was announced that Deegan's number would be the No. 13, it was replacing the No. 98 truck in ThorSport's lineup of full-time trucks. Jeriod Prince, who was the crew chief of the No. 98 in 2022 (when it was driven by Christian Eckes), will move to the No. 99 to crew chief Rhodes in 2023.[37] [70] On February 13, 2023, it was announced that driver Ty Majeski and crew chief Joe Shear Jr's No. 66 truck would be renumbered to the No. 98 with the No. 66 becoming a part-time fifth ThorSport truck driven by Conner Jones in 2023.[70]
- On February 3, 2023, it was announced that Jerry Baxter would be the crew chief for the No. 32 Bret Holmes Racing truck in 2023, replacing Shane Huffman. He previously crew chiefed for David Gilliland Racing (now Tricon Garage) on Tanner Gray's No. 15 truck and then Hailie Deegan's No. 1 truck in 2022.[51] On March 3, it was announced that Huffman would be the crew chief and team manager for a new ARCA team, Pinnacle Racing Group, in 2023.[114]
- On February 7, 2023, Niece Motorsports announced that Mike Hillman Jr. would be the crew chief of their No. 41 truck in 2023. He previously crew chiefed for David Gilliland Racing (now Tricon Garage) on Hailie Deegan's No. 1 truck and then Tanner Gray's No. 15 truck in 2022.[15]
- On February 8, 2023, Tricon Garage (previously David Gilliland Racing) announced their 2023 crew chief lineup:
- Scott Zipadelli, previously the crew chief of the No. 16 Hattori truck, will crew chief the team's new No. 11 truck driven by Corey Heim.
- Jerame Donley, who crew chiefed the No. 42 Petty GMS Motorsports (now Legacy Motor Club) car in the Cup Series driven by Ty Dillon in 2022, will crew chief the No. 15 truck driven by Tanner Gray, replacing Mike Hillman Jr, who left to crew chief the Niece Motorsports No. 41 truck.[15]
- Billy Wilburn, who crew chiefed for Penske, Yates Racing and Petty Enterprises in the Cup Series in the 2000s, will crew chief the No. 17 truck, replacing Chad Johnston, who left to crew chief the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 41 car in the Cup Series.[115]
- Brothers Derek and Seth Smith return to the team with Derek crew chiefing the team's new No. 5 truck driven by Dean Thompson and Seth crew chiefing the team's No. 1 truck, replacing Jerry Baxter, who left to crew chief the Bret Holmes Racing No. 32 truck.[51]
- On March 13, 2023, when the entry list for the race at Atlanta was released, Blake Bainbridge was listed as the crew chief of Stewart Friesen's No. 52 truck instead of Jon Leonard. During the race on March 18, color commentators Phil Parsons and Michael Waltrip confirmed that Bainbridge had replaced Leonard as the permanent crew chief of the No. 52 truck, stating that Halmar Friesen Racing wanted "something different- a fresh change".[40]
- On October 26, 2023, Spire Motorsports announced that Andrew Overstreet would be the crew chief of their new No. 77 truck driven by Derek Kraus in the season-finale at Phoenix. He is the engineer for JR Motorsports' No. 1 car in the Xfinity Series driven by Sam Mayer. Overstreet also served as the interim crew chief for Mayer in 4 races in 2022 and 1 race in 2023.[106]
Interim crew chiefs
- On March 21, 2023, NASCAR suspended Reaume Brothers Racing No. 33 truck crew chief Gregory Rayl for three races after the truck, driven by Mason Massey, lost its ballast during the race at Atlanta. Pedro Lopez was the interim crew chief for the No. 33 truck for the races at COTA, Texas and the Bristol dirt race.[35]
- On August 29, 2023, NASCAR suspended ThorSport Racing No. 98 crew chief Joe Shear Jr. for four races and fined him 25,000 after the truck, driven by Ty Majeski, was discovered to have an illegal right rear wheel and tire during the inspection prior to the 2023 Clean Harbors 175 at Milwaukee. In addition, the No. 98 team was docked 75 owner and driver points and 5 playoff points.[116]
Manufacturers
- On September 14, 2022, it was announced that Kyle Busch Motorsports will switch from Toyota to Chevrolet due to team owner Kyle Busch leaving Joe Gibbs Racing (a Toyota team) to drive for Richard Childress Racing, a Chevrolet team, in the Cup Series. The drivers, sponsors and crew chiefs for KBM as well as how many trucks the team will field in 2023 have all yet to be determined.[117]
- On October 5, 2022, Kelly Crandall from RACER Magazine reported that David Gilliland Racing would switch from Ford to Toyota in 2023. The team switched to Ford in 2020 after having previously been a Toyota team in 2018 and 2019.[95] On October 27, DGR officially announced this manufacturer change as well as the team's rebranding to Tricon Garage in 2023.[46]
- On December 15, 2022, ThorSport Racing announced that they would switch from Toyota back to Ford, their manufacturer from 2018 to 2020, in order for Ford development driver Hailie Deegan to drive their No. 13 truck in 2023. (She would replace Christian Eckes, who left the team to drive the No. 19 truck for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing.)[104] [36]
- On January 24, 2023, Reaume Brothers Racing announced that they would switch to Ford in 2023. It is the first time RBR has ever had one manufacturer for each race of the season. The team previously ran a mixture of Chevrolets and Toyotas in the Truck Series since their first season in 2018.[34]
Sponsorship
Rule changes
- In Austin, there were no caution flags at the end of each stage. NASCAR added this rule to all road course races in the top three series for 2023 that are paired with Cup Series races.
- The Texas race, moved back to INDYCAR weekend for the first time since 2019, will join Mid-Ohio as races governed by standalone races. At Texas, the first stage of 77 laps is split with a controlled competition caution around Lap 35 with the same rules as pit stops at the end of the stage. The other two stages are 45 laps each.
Schedule
The entire schedule was released on September 14, 2022.[118]
Notes: Race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2023. (New series title sponsor Craftsman will become the title sponsor for the season-finale at Phoenix.[2]) For the races where a 2023 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the title sponsors/names of those races in 2022 are listed.
| No | Race title | Track | Location | Date |
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| 1 | NextEra Energy 250 | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | February 17 |
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| 2 | Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas, Nevada | March 3 |
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| 3 | Fr8 208 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Hampton, Georgia | March 18 |
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| 4 | XPEL 225 | Circuit of the Americas | Austin, Texas | March 25 |
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| 5 | SpeedyCash.com 250 | Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth, Texas | April 1 |
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| 6 | Weather Guard Truck Race on Dirt | Bristol Motor Speedway (Dirt) | Bristol, Tennessee | April 8 |
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| 7 | Long John Silver's 200 | Martinsville Speedway | Ridgeway, Virginia | April 14 |
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| 8 | Heart of America 200 | Kansas Speedway | Kansas City, Kansas | May 6 |
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| 9 | Buckle Up South Carolina 200 | Darlington Raceway | Darlington, South Carolina | May 12 |
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| 10 | Tyson 250 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | May 20 |
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| 11 | North Carolina Education Lottery 200 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Concord, North Carolina | May 26 |
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| 12 | Toyota 200 presented by CK Power | World Wide Technology Raceway | Madison, Illinois | June 3 |
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| 13 | Rackley Roofing 200 | Nashville Superspeedway | Lebanon, Tennessee | June 23 |
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| 14 | O'Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | July 8 |
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| 15 | CRC Brakleen 150 | Pocono Raceway | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | July 22 |
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| 16 | Worldwide Express 250 for Carrier Appreciation | Richmond Raceway | Richmond, Virginia | July 29 |
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs |
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| Round of 10 |
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| 17 | TSport 200 | Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park | Brownsburg, Indiana | August 11 |
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| 18 | Clean Harbors 175 | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | August 27 |
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| 19 | Kansas Lottery 200 | Kansas Speedway | Kansas City, Kansas | September 8 |
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| Round of 8 |
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| 20 | UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics | Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol, Tennessee | September 14 |
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| 21 | Love's RV Stop 250 | Talladega Superspeedway | Lincoln, Alabama | September 30 |
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| 22 | Baptist Health Cancer Care 200 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead, Florida | October 21 |
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| Championship 4 |
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| 23 | Craftsman 150 | Phoenix Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | November 3 | |
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Broadcasting
Fox will air the entirety of the schedule on TV in 2023. It is the second-to-last year of their contract to broadcast the Truck Series on TV which goes through 2024.
Vince Welch, who had been the play-by-play announcer for the Truck Series since 2016, tweeted on December 31, 2022 that he would not be back with Fox in 2023. Fox will rotate between Xfinity Series lead Adam Alexander[120] and ARCA lead Jamie Little.[121] [122]
Results and standings
Race results
Drivers' championship
See also: List of NASCAR points scoring systems. (key)
Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by competition-based formula. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner. 1-10 – Regular season top 10 finishers.. – Eliminated after Round of 10. – Eliminated after Round of 8Owners' championship (Top 15)
(key)
Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by competition-based formula. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner. 1-10 – Regular season top 10 finishers.. – Eliminated after Round of 10. – Eliminated after Round of 8Manufacturers' championship
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Camping World Ending Truck Series Sponsorship; Craftsman to Return? . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . July 27, 2022 . September 16, 2022.
- Web site: Craftsman returns as NASCAR Truck Series title sponsor in 2023 . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . August 26, 2022 . September 16, 2022.
- Web site: Zane Smith to Return to Front Row Motorsports in 2023 . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . August 25, 2022 . September 16, 2022.
- Web site: Hocever uses late pass to win Truck regular-season finale at Richmond . Holly . Cain . . July 29, 2023 . July 30, 2023.
- Web site: Ben Rhodes becomes fifth driver to win multiple Truck Series championships . Dustin . Albino . . November 3, 2023 . November 4, 2023.
- Web site: Kevin . Rutherford . Colby Howard Running Full Truck Schedule for CR7 . Frontstretch . February 7, 2023.
- Web site: Daniel Dye Moving to GMS Racing's Truck Series Program in 2023 . TobyChristie.com . October 25, 2022 . October 26, 2022.
- Web site: Toby . Christie . Grant Enfinger Joins GMS Racing Truck Series Program in No. 23 Truck For 2022 and 2023 Seasons . TobyChristie.com . October 1, 2021 . September 16, 2022.
- Web site: GMS Racing sets crew chief lineup for 2023 season . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . December 6, 2022.
- Web site: Joseph . Srigley . SOURCES: Rajah Caruth Tapped to Compete Full-Time in GMS Racing No. 24 Truck in 2023 . TobyChristie.com . December 1, 2022.
- Web site: Toby . Christie . Christian Eckes, Jake Garcia to Drive McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Entries in 2023 . TobyChristie.com . December 6, 2022 . December 9, 2022.
- Web site: Jimmy Villeneuve named crew chief for Chase Purdy . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . December 7, 2022.
- Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Brian Pattie Tapped to Lead Kyle Busch Motorsports No. 51 Entry in 2023 . TobyChristie.com . November 9, 2022 . March 13, 2023.
- Web site: Toby . Christie . Brian Pattie Tapped to Lead Kyle Busch Motorsports No. 51 Entry in 2023 . TobyChristie.com . March 9, 2023 . March 13, 2023.
- Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Niece Motorsports Fielding No. 41 as 'All-Star Entry', Travis Pastrana Running Daytona . TobyChristie.com . February 7, 2023 . March 1, 2023.
- Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Tyler Carpenter Returns to Niece Motorsports for Bristol Dirt Race . TobyChristie.com . March 10, 2023.
- @NieceMotorsports . 1686844340872581120 . August 2, 2023 . We got our driver from down under. We're thrilled to have Shane van Gisbergen supercharge the Worldwide Express Silverado next week at IRP . August 2, 2023.
- Web site: Lawless Alan Returns to Niece Motorsports for 2023 NASCAR Truck Season . Christie . Toby . TobyChristie.com . January 26, 2023 . January 26, 2023.
- Web site: Joy . Tomlinson . Matt DiBenedetto Staying With Rackley WAR in Trucks in 2023 . Frontstretch . July 23, 2022 . September 16, 2022.
- Web site: Srigley . Joseph . September 25, 2023 . Chandler Smith Tapped to Drive Rackley W.A.R No. 25 at Talladega Superspeedway . September 25, 2023 . TobyChristie.com.
- Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Trevor Bayne Selected to Drive Rackley W.A.R. No. 25 at Homestead . TobyChristie.com . October 17, 2023.
- Web site: Toby . Christie . Stefan Parsons to Pilot No. 25 Rackley W.A.R. Truck at Phoenix . TobyChristie.com . October 19, 2023.
- Web site: Danny Stockman named crew chief for Nick Sanchez at Rev Racing . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . December 7, 2022.
- Web site: Kris Wright returns to Young's Motorsports for 2023 Truck Series season . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . February 8, 2022.
- Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Young's Motorsports and Kris Wright Part Ways Effective Immediately . TobyChristie.com . May 30, 2023 . May 31, 2023.
- Web site: Chris . Knight . Will Rodgers Returns to NASCAR at Mid-Ohio with Young's Motorsports . Catchfence . July 3, 2023 . July 5, 2023.
- Web site: Chicagoland Law Firm, Cronauer Law joins NASCAR driver Spencer Boyd in 2023 . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . November 16, 2022 . November 19, 2022.
- Web site: Toby . Christie . Spencer Boyd Returns to Young's Motorsports For 2023 NASCAR Truck Series Season . TobyChristie.com . January 4, 2023.
- Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Ed Jones Attempting NASCAR Debut with Young's Motorsports in Truck Race at COTA . TobyChristie.com . March 11, 2023 . March 13, 2023.
- Web site: Toby . Christie . Brad Perez to Attempt NASCAR Oval Debut at Martinsville With Young's . TobyChristie.com . April 10, 2023 . April 13, 2023.
- Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Nick Leitz Inks Three-Race Deal with Young’s Motorsports . TobyChristie.com . May 1, 2023 . September 6, 2023.
- Web site: (Twitter post) . . October 18, 2023 . October 19, 2023.
- Web site: Greg Van Alst to pilot Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet for remainder of Truck Series season . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . August 9, 2023.
- Web site: Toby . Christie . Mason Massey Tapped for Full-Time Truck Series Bid with Reaume Brothers Racing . TobyChristie.com . January 24, 2023.
- Web site: Atlanta penalty report: Xfinity Series driver Josh Williams suspended one race . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media . March 21, 2023 . March 22, 2023.
- Web site: ThorSport Racing switching to Ford; Hailie Deegan to drive . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . December 15, 2022.
- Web site: (Twitter post) . . . December 15, 2022 . December 23, 2022.
- Web site: Toby . Christie . ThorSport Racing Makes Crew Chief Changes Heading Into Gateway; Shane Wilson No Longer With Team . TobyChristie.com . June 1, 2023 . June 3, 2023.
- Web site: Toby . Christie . Stewart Friesen, Halmar Friesen Racing Return For 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Season . TobyChristie.com . December 12, 2022.
- Web site: Fr8 208 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Full Race Replay . . . March 18, 2023 . March 22, 2023 . "(at 1:05:09) PHIL PARSONS: New crew chief on board for the No. 52 of Stewart Friesen this week. Blake Bainbridge now is the crew chief. (...) (at 1:05:22) MICHAEL WALTRIP: He just felt like they needed something different- a fresh change. Chris Larsen, team owner, Tripp Bruce, manager, they got together and made that move.".
- Web site: Chase Purdy Not Returning to Hattori Racing Enterprises in 2023 . TobyChristie.com . October 18, 2022 . October 26, 2022.
- Web site: Toby . Christie . Tyler Ankrum Returns to Hattori Racing Enterprises in 2023 . TobyChristie.com . January 13, 2023.
- Web site: Hill Motorsports returns to one truck entry in 2023 . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . January 17, 2022 . January 17, 2022.
- Web site: Hill Motorsports returns to one truck entry in 2023 . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . January 17, 2022 . January 17, 2022.
- Web site: Hill Motorsports returns to one truck entry in 2023 . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . January 17, 2022 . January 17, 2022.
- Web site: Toyota Racing Development Announces Partnership with TRICON Garage . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . October 27, 2022 . October 28, 2022.
- Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Dean Thompson Tapped to Run Full-Time for TRICON Garage in 2023 . TobyChristie.com . December 5, 2022 . December 9, 2022.
- Web site: Joseph . Srigley . TRICON Garage Announces Crew Chief Lineup for 2023 Truck Series Season . TobyChristie.com . February 8, 2023 . February 10, 2023.
- Web site: Corey Heim not racing at Gateway due to illness; Jesse Love to pilot No. 11 truck . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . June 2, 2023 . June 2, 2023.
- Web site: Sammy Smith to pilot TRICON truck at Daytona International Speedway . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . February 3, 2023 . February 3, 2023.
- Web site: Srigley . Joseph . February 3, 2023 . Bret Holmes Racing Fielding Full-Time NASCAR Truck Series Entry in 2023 . TobyChristie.com.
- Web site: May 12, 2023 . (Twitter post) . May 13, 2023 . . Chris Knight.
- Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Codie Rohrbaugh Driving Second CR7 Motorsports Truck at Daytona . TobyChristie.com . February 9, 2023 . February 10, 2023.
- Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Bryan Dauzat, FDNY Racing to Attempt Truck Series Opener at Daytona . TobyChristie.com . December 4, 2022 . December 5, 2022.
- Web site: (Twitter posts) . . . December 29, 2022 . December 31, 2022 . "BEN BURKE: You going to do some truck races in the #75? PARKER KLIGERMAN: Yea! 10-12 races ".
- Web site: Toby . Christie . Sean Hingorani to Pilot No. 75 Henderson Truck at Phoenix Raceway . TobyChristie.com . October 27, 2023 . October 28, 2023.
- Web site: Toby . Christie . Schluter Systems Returns to Sponsor Corey LaJoie, Spire Motorsports in NASCAR Cup and Truck Series in 2023 . TobyChristie.com . February 10, 2023.
- Web site: (Twitter post) . . Toby Christie . October 18, 2022 . October 26, 2022 . "Jeff Dickerson says Spire does intend to return to #NASCAR Truck series in 2023 and the plan for now is part-time and that it will look similar to it did this year.".
- Web site: Christie . Toby . April 3, 2023 . Jonathan Davenport Adds Dirt Bristol Truck Race With Spire Motorsports . April 3, 2023 . TobyChristie.com.
- Web site: Kyle Larson to Pilot No. 7 Spire Motorsports Truck at North Wilkesboro . TobyChristie.com . May 11, 2023.
- Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Alex Bowman Not Running Wilkesboro Truck Race; Spire Motorsports Still Plans to Enter . TobyChristie.com . May 8, 2023 . May 10, 2023.
- Web site: Toby . Christie . Derek Kraus to Pilot Second Spire Truck Series Entry at Phoenix . TobyChristie.com . October 26, 2023 . October 28, 2023.
- Web site: October 7, 2022 . AM Racing Fielding Xfinity and Truck Teams in 2023 . October 7, 2022 . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
- Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Reaume Brothers Racing.
- Web site: Srigley . Joseph . April 3, 2023 . Chase Briscoe Joins AM Racing for Truck Series Dirt Race at Bristol . April 3, 2023 . TobyChristie.com.
- Web site: Nguyen . Justin . April 13, 2023 . Stephen Mallozzi joins AM Racing for Martinsville Trucks . April 13, 2023 . TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk.
- Web site: Toby . Christie . Christian Rose to Battle For 2023 ARCA Championship and Run Select Truck Series Races With AM Racing . TobyChristie.com . January 10, 2023 . January 11, 2023.
- Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Christian Rose Set for NASCAR Truck Series Debut at Richmond . TobyChristie.com . June 8, 2023 . July 5, 2023.
- Web site: Joey Logano to run Bristol Dirt with Thorsport #66 (according to spotter) . . u/CombAccomplished4527 . March 28, 2023.
- Web site: ThorSport Racing adds Conner Jones to 2023 lineup . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . February 13, 2023 . February 13, 2023.
- Web site: Toby . Christie . Johnny Sauter and Tim Viens Set to Run Daytona Truck Race For G2G Racing . TobyChristie.com . February 2, 2023.
- Web site: Toby . Christie . Norm Benning to Replace Johnny Sauter in No. 46 G2G Racing Entry at Daytona . TobyChristie.com . February 16, 2023.
- Web site: Justin . Nguyen . Jerry Bohlman to race Bristol Dirt Trucks for G2G . The Checkered Flag . March 22, 2023 . March 27, 2023.
- At Richmond in July (race #16), Jerry Bohlman drove the No. 46 in practice but he was replaced by Memphis Villarreal for qualifying.
- Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Hattori Racing Enterprises Pivoting No. 61 to Part-Time Entry in 2023 . January 16, 2023 . March 13, 2023.
- Web site: Morgan & Morgan joins Chris Hacker for multi-race partnership. . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . February 10, 2023.
- Web site: Ryan Vargas joins On Point Motorsports for multiple Truck Series races . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . January 17, 2023.
- Web site: Christie . Toby . April 3, 2023 . Tanner Carrick Making NASCAR Debut for On Point Motorsports in Truck Race on Dirt . April 3, 2023 . TobyChristie.com.
- Web site: Srigley . Joseph . April 10, 2023 . Jonathan Shafer Making Truck Debut with On Point Motorsports at Martinsville; Eyeing Eight-Race Campaign in 2023 . April 13, 2023 . TobyChristie.com.
- Web site: Toby . Christie . Todd Peck, No. 96 Peck Motorsports Team to Attempt Daytona Truck Race . TobyChristie.com . February 12, 2023.
- Web site: Christian . Koelle . Justin Carroll Continues Trucking; Set to Attempt Double-Duty at Bristol . Kickin' the Tires . August 31, 2022 . September 16, 2022.
- Web site: Christian . Koelle . Justin Carroll Set to Attempt Craftsman Truck Series Debut Again in 2023; Set for ARCA Menards Series Starts . Kickin' the Tires . February 23, 2023 . March 1, 2023.
- Web site: Welcome back, Jason White. He'll partner with @CelsiusOfficial and return to the NASCAR Truck Series with us on the high banks of Daytona. . Instagram . TRICON Garage . February 7, 2023 . February 7, 2023.
- Web site: Kaz Grala joins TRICON for Las Vegas Motor Speedway Truck race . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . TRICON Garage . February 24, 2023 . February 24, 2023.
- Web site: Srigley . Joseph . March 15, 2023 . Layne Riggs Piloting TRICON Garage No. 1 in Truck Race at Atlanta . March 15, 2023 . TobyChristie.com.
- Web site: William Sawalich competing in 6 races for TRICON Garage in 2023 . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . January 19, 2023 . January 28, 2023.
- Web site: Toni Breidinger joins TRICON Garage sponsored by Victoria's Secret . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . April 26, 2023 . April 26, 2023.
- Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Jesse Love Inks Three-Race Deal with TRICON Garage, Making Truck Debut at Gateway . TobyChristie.com . February 9, 2023.
- Web site: 2023-05-18 . Four Truck teams penalized for window net infractions - NBC Sports . 2023-06-06 . NASCAR Talk NBC Sports . en-US.
- Web site: Kornhoff . Taylor . May 29, 2023 . Clay Greenfield, Others Form GK Racing . May 29, 2023 . Frontstretch.com.
- Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Caleb Costner Making Truck Series Debut at Mid-Ohio with Reaume Brothers Racing . TobyChristie.com . July 3, 2023 . July 4, 2023.
- Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Kaden Honeycutt Joins Roper Racing Team for First Six Races of Truck Series Season . TobyChristie.com . January 31, 2023.
- Web site: (Twitter post) . . . June 24, 2023 . June 28, 2023.
- Web site: Chevrolet Silverado 250 NASCAR Truck Series Full Race Replay . . . October 1, 2022 . October 26, 2022 . "(at 2:27:50) BRET HOLMES: I want to be back full-time next year. Just trying to work things out and hopefully get some more support to do that. We definitely are showing that we're here and deserve to be here and to be competitive regardless of if we're a full-time truck or not.".
- Kelly . Crandall . Gilliland's NASCAR Truck team set for Toyota switch in 2023 . . October 5, 2022.
- Web site: Hill Motorsports returns to one truck entry in 2023 . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . January 17, 2023.
- Web site: Zach . Sturniolo . Kyle Busch Motorsports reveals driver lineup, switch to Chevrolet for 2023 . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . November 4, 2022 . November 5, 2022.
- Web site: March 27, 2023 . (Twitter post) . March 28, 2023 . . TriPoint Racing . "Hello Twitter! We're a startup @NASCAR_Trucks team based out off Pennsylvania and looking to debut later this year at @Mid_Ohio. Spread the word!".
- Web site: Toby . Christie . Dexter Bean Revives BlackJack Racing; Will Pilot No. 21 Truck at Milwaukee . TobyChristie.com . August 17, 2023.
- Web site: Chandler Smith to Drive Full-Time for Kaulig Racing in 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Season . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . October 5, 2022.
- Web site: (Twitter post) . . Chris Knight . October 10, 2022 . October 26, 2022 . "2022 @ARCA_Racing Series champion @Nicksanchez080 says he has an agreement in place to race in 2023. He won't say where or with who, but chatter is he's expected to race in Trucks with a Chevrolet-housed team.".
- Web site: Dimitris . B . Thomas Krasonis to race in the US and the NASCAR series from 2023 . ThomasKrasonis.com . October 10, 2022 . October 25, 2022.
- Web site: Joseph . Srigley . Colby Howard Amicably Departs McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, Returning to Truck Series in 2023 . TobyChristie.com . November 30, 2022.
- Web site: ThorSport Racing expected to return to Ford, add Hailie Deegan . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. . December 6, 2022 . December 7, 2022.
- Web site: Johnny Sauter replacing Kaden Honeycutt at Roper Racing . . NASCAR Digital Media . April 20, 2023 . April 21, 2023.
- Web site: Srigley . Joseph . February 1, 2023 . Derek Kraus to Compete for Young's Motorsports in Truck Series Event at Daytona . TobyChristie.com.
- Web site: Mark . Kristl . Dale Quarterley Expands ARCA Schedule, Plans Truck Debut . Frontstretch . January 28, 2023.
- Web site: NASCAR announces three suspensions . . NASCAR Digital Media . August 17, 2023 . August 18, 2023.
- Web site: Nick . DeGroot . Rackley W.A.R. team to replace DiBenedetto for final three races . . . September 19, 2023.
- Web site: Chandler Smith to drive Rackley W.A.R. Truck Series entry at Talladega Superspeedway . . NASCAR Digital Media . September 26, 2023 . September 27, 2023.
- Web site: JR Motorsports shakes up driver, crew chief lineup for 2023 . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . November 17, 2022 . November 19, 2022.
- Web site: Scott Zipadelli Leaving Crew Chief Role at Hattori Racing Enterprises . . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . November 14, 2022 . November 15, 2022.
- Web site: Mike . Hembree . Travis Pastrana to attempt Daytona 500 with 23XI Racing . . . January 13, 2023 . January 28, 2023.
- Web site: Pinnacle Racing Group launching motorsports development program, will compete on ARCA platform in 2023 . ARCARacing.com . February 3, 2023 . March 13, 2023.
- Web site: Stewart-Haas Racing reveals full 2023 crew chief lineup; Johnston pairs with Preece . . January 6, 2022 . March 13, 2023.
- Web site: Crew chief Joe Shear ejected, tire confiscated from ThorSport team: UPDATE Milwaukee penalties announced . . NASCAR Digital Media . August 29, 2023 . August 31, 2023.
- Web site: Kyle Busch: KBM 'intends' to run Chevrolets in 2023 Truck Series season . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . September 13, 2022 . September 16, 2022.
- Web site: NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . September 14, 2022 . September 16, 2022.
- Web site: Triple Truck Challenge races revealed for 2023 . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . January 31, 2023.
- Web site: Jim . Utter . Harvick to step away from racing fulltime after 2023; expected to join FOX booth . . January 11, 2023 . January 12, 2023.
- Web site: Phil . Allaway . Couch Potato Thursday: Vince Welch Out at FOX Sports — What Does It Mean? . Frontstretch . January 4, 2023 . January 12, 2023.
- Web site: Vince Welch Leaving FOX Sports Ahead of 2023, Jamie Little to Become Play-by-Play Commentator for Truck Races? . Racing-Today.com . January 4, 2023 . January 12, 2023.
