2023 Baptist Health Cancer Care 200

The 2023 Baptist Health Cancer Care 200 was the 22nd stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the final race of the Round of 8, and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 21, 2023, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. Carson Hocevar, driving for Niece Motorsports, would make a successful late-race pass for the lead on Ben Rhodes, and led the final remaining laps to earn his fourth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his fourth of the season. He would earn a spot in the Championship 4.[1] To fill out the podium, Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, and Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Zane Smith, who originally finished in the second position, was disqualified following post-race inspection due to a windshield violation.[2]

2023 Baptist Health Cancer Care 200
Race details
Race 22 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Date October 21, 2023
Official name 27th Annual Baptist Health Cancer Care 200
Location Homestead–Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 134 laps, 201 mi (323 km)
Scheduled Distance 134 laps, 201 mi (323 km)
Average speed 110.965 mph (178.581 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Rev Racing
Time 32.319
Most laps led
Driver Corey Heim Tricon Garage
Laps 57
Winner
No. 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The four drivers that would advance into the Championship 4 are Corey Heim, Carson Hocevar, Grant Enfinger, and Ben Rhodes. Nick Sanchez, Christian Eckes, Ty Majeski, and Zane Smith would be eliminated from championship contention.[3]

Background

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Homestead–Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.

From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. The track has since held races on different dates in 2020 (June) and 2021 (February), which were both effected by the COVID-19 pandemic, before being moved back into the Playoffs as the final race of the Round of 8 in 2022, with the date being kept for 2023.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
  • (P) denotes playoff driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
02 Brad Perez (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Space Beans
2 Nick Sanchez (R) (P) Rev Racing Chevrolet Gainbridge
04 Spencer Davis Roper Racing Ford Fly Alliance, Carquest
4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet Bama Buggies
5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota Thompson Pipe Group
7 Marco Andretti Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Kin Insurance
9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet Grant County Mulch
11 Corey Heim (P) Tricon Garage Toyota Chateau Elan, Explore Braselton
12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Crowe Equipment
13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford Fresh from Florida
15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota Waterfront Properties
16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota LiUNA!
17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota Dead On Tools
19 Christian Eckes (P) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Instacoat Premium Products
20 Nick Leitz Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Precision Measurements
22 Mason Maggio AM Racing Ford Ace Hardware Hobe Sound
23 Grant Enfinger (P) GMS Racing Chevrolet Champion Power Equipment
24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Wendell Scott Foundation
25 Trevor Bayne (i) Rackley WAR Chevrolet Rackley Roofing
30 Jonathan Shafer On Point Motorsports Toyota Osgas's Autobody
33 Memphis Villarreal Reaume Brothers Racing Ford Laredo Trailer Supply
35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet Adaptive One Calipers
38 Zane Smith (P) Front Row Motorsports Ford Ambetter Health
41 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Unishippers
42 Carson Hocevar (P) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Worldwide Express
43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Bull & Boar Barbecue Shop
45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AUTODockIt
46 Armani Williams G2G Racing Toyota Blue Sprig
51 Jack Wood Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet High Fives Foundation
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Halmar International
56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota HairClub
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Chi-Chi's, Menards
98 Ty Majeski (P) ThorSport Racing Ford Soda Sense, Curb Records
99 Ben Rhodes (P) ThorSport Racing Ford Campers Inn RV
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Friday, October 20, at 4:05 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes.[4] Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.263, and an average speed of 167.374 mph (269.362 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 38 Zane Smith (P) Front Row Motorsports Ford 32.263 167.374
2 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 32.368 166.831
3 98 Ty Majeski (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 32.408 166.626
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, October 20, at 4:35 PM CST.[4] Since Homestead–Miami Speedway is an intermediate 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.[6] Nick Sanchez, driving for Rev Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 32.319, and an average speed of 167.084 mph (268.896 km/h).[7]

Pos.[8] # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Nick Sanchez (R) (P) Rev Racing Chevrolet 32.319 167.084
2 42 Carson Hocevar (P) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 32.558 165.858
3 23 Grant Enfinger (P) GMS Racing Chevrolet 32.651 165.385
4 98 Ty Majeski (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 32.671 165.284
5 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 32.696 165.158
6 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 32.704 165.117
7 38 Zane Smith (P) Front Row Motorsports Ford 32.724 165.017
8 11 Corey Heim (P) Tricon Garage Toyota 32.749 164.891
9 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 32.806 164.604
10 19 Christian Eckes (P) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 32.890 164.184
11 51 Jack Wood Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 32.897 164.149
12 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 32.968 163.795
13 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 32.981 163.731
14 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 32.991 163.681
15 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 33.029 163.493
16 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 33.055 163.364
17 41 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 33.320 162.065
18 02 Brad Perez (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 33.326 162.036
19 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 33.375 161.798
20 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 33.470 161.339
21 99 Ben Rhodes (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 33.482 161.281
22 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 33.555 160.930
23 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 33.712 160.180
24 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 33.888 159.348
25 20 Nick Leitz Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 34.188 157.950
26 56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Toyota 34.455 156.726
27 7 Marco Andretti Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 34.623 155.966
28 04 Spencer Davis Roper Racing Ford 34.694 155.647
29 22 Mason Maggio AM Racing Ford 34.959 154.467
30 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 35.088 153.899
31 33 Memphis Villarreal Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 35.312 152.923
Qualified by owner's points
32 25 Trevor Bayne (i) Rackley WAR Chevrolet
33 30 Jonathan Shafer On Point Motorsports Toyota
34 46 Armani Williams G2G Racing Toyota
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 30

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 11 Corey Heim (P) Tricon Garage Toyota 10
2 98 Ty Majeski (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 9
3 42 Carson Hocevar (P) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 38 Zane Smith (P) Front Row Motorsports Ford 7
5 23 Grant Enfinger (P) GMS Racing Chevrolet 6
6 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 5
7 19 Christian Eckes (P) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 4
8 2 Nick Sanchez (R) (P) Rev Racing Chevrolet 3
9 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 2
10 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 30

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 11 Corey Heim (P) Tricon Garage Toyota 10
2 38 Zane Smith (P) Front Row Motorsports Ford 9
3 41 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 2 Nick Sanchez (R) (P) Rev Racing Chevrolet 7
5 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 6
6 98 Ty Majeski (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 5
7 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 4
8 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 42 Carson Hocevar (P) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 99 Ben Rhodes (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 1

Stage 3 Laps: 84

Fin[9] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 42 Carson Hocevar (P) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 134 11 Running 51
2 21 99 Ben Rhodes (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 134 22 Running 37
3 8 11 Corey Heim (P) Tricon Garage Toyota 134 57 Running 54
4 3 23 Grant Enfinger (P) GMS Racing Chevrolet 134 0 Running 40
5 17 41 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 134 0 Running 41
6 9 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 134 0 Running 44
7 22 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 134 0 Running 38
8 13 24 Rajah Caruth (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 134 0 Running 30
9 4 98 Ty Majeski (P) ThorSport Racing Ford 134 1 Running 43
10 14 4 Chase Purdy Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 134 0 Running 33
11 6 15 Tanner Gray Tricon Garage Toyota 134 4 Running 26
12 11 51 Jack Wood Kyle Busch Motorsports Chevrolet 134 0 Running 25
13 12 17 Taylor Gray (R) Tricon Garage Toyota 134 0 Running 24
14 32 25 Trevor Bayne (i) Rackley WAR Chevrolet 134 0 Running 0
15 15 35 Jake Garcia (R) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 133 0 Running 22
16 5 5 Dean Thompson Tricon Garage Toyota 133 0 Running 21
17 1 2 Nick Sanchez (R) (P) Rev Racing Chevrolet 133 5 Running 32
18 27 7 Marco Andretti Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 133 0 Running 19
19 23 45 Lawless Alan Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 133 0 Running 18
20 10 19 Christian Eckes (P) McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet 133 0 Running 22
21 19 43 Daniel Dye (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 133 0 Running 16
22 26 56 Tyler Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 133 0 Running 15
23 25 20 Nick Leitz Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 133 0 Running 14
24 18 02 Brad Perez (i) Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 133 0 Running 0
25 16 16 Tyler Ankrum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 133 0 Running 13
26 33 30 Jonathan Shafer On Point Motorsports Toyota 132 0 Running 11
27 29 22 Mason Maggio AM Racing Ford 131 0 Running 10
28 20 13 Hailie Deegan ThorSport Racing Ford 131 0 Running 9
29 31 33 Memphis Villarreal Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 131 0 Running 8
30 24 9 Colby Howard CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 129 0 Running 7
31 34 46 Armani Williams G2G Racing Toyota 121 0 Running 6
32 28 04 Spencer Davis Roper Racing Ford 65 0 Electrical 5
33 30 12 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 50 0 Electrical 4
34 7 38 Zane Smith (P) Front Row Motorsports Ford 134 34 Running 3
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Cook, Garrett (October 21, 2023). "Carson Hocevar Wins Homestead, Advances to Championship 4". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Zane Smith second place disqualified following Homestead inspection". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 21, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  3. ^ Cain, Holly (October 21, 2023). "Carson Hocevar converts Homestead win, joins Rhodes, Heim, Enfinger in Championship 4 field". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Wire Service. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Homestead Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "Practice Results: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Baptist Health 200 at Homestead". TobyChristie.com. October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  7. ^ Folsom, Chase (October 20, 2023). "Nick Sanchez Wins Truck Pole at Homestead". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  8. ^ "Qualifying Results: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Baptist Health Cancer Care 200 at Homestead". TobyChristie.com. October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 Baptist Health 200 Cancer Care 200 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved October 21, 2023.


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