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Kyle Busch NASCAR Chevy Runner-Up In Truck Series At COTA 2023

Kyle Busch, part-time driver of the No. 51 NASCAR Chevy Silverado RST in the Truck Series, just couldn’t get it done at Circuit of the Americas on March 25th, 2023. In fact, Busch’s No. 51 Silverado crossed the line more than five seconds behind the winning No. 38 Ford F-150 of Zane Smith.

Busch’s No. 51 Silverado and Ross Chastain’s No. 41 Silverado competed tooth and nail for the top spot for much of the first half of the race. After a pit stop on the final restart with, Busch’s No. 51 Silverado took the green flag in 17th, but he found his way back to second place with six laps left on the board. Unfortunately, by that point, he couldn’t do much more than chase the taillights of Smith’s No. 38 Ford.

“Played the long game and unfortunately the long game didn’t work, they got lucky and beat us,” Busch said after the race, referencing his pit strategy that ultimately put him behind Smith’s No. 38 F-150.

Ty Majeski’s No. 98 F-150 finished third, followed by the No. 16 Toyota Tundra of Tyler Ankrum in fourth. Polesitter Ross Chastain brought the No. 41 Silverado across the line in fifth.

NASCAR Truck Series Race Results, Circuit of the Americas, March 25, 2023
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 7 38 Zane Smith Speedco/Peak Ford 42 16 Ford F-150
2 2 51 Kyle Busch(i) Zariz Transport Chevrolet 42 12 Chevrolet Silverado RST
3 3 98 Ty Majeski Cincinnati/Curb Records Ford 42 1 Ford F-150
4 12 16 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Toyota 42 0 Toyota Tundra
5 1 41 Ross Chastain(i) Worldwide Express Chevrolet 42 10 Chevrolet Silverado RST
6 11 11 Corey Heim JBL Toyota 42 0 Toyota Tundra
7 4 2 Nick Sanchez # Gainbridge Chevrolet 42 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
8 9 15 Tanner Gray Mobil 1 Toyota 42 0 Toyota Tundra
9 10 1 Kaz Grala(i) Island Coastal Lager Toyota 42 0 Toyota Tundra
10 13 99 Ben Rhodes Farm Paint Ford 42 0 Ford F-150
11 19 17 Taylor Gray Dead On Tools Toyota 42 0 Toyota Tundra
12 8 23 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 42 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
13 20 24 Rajah Caruth # Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet 42 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
14 15 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota 42 0 Toyota Tundra
15 24 4 Kaden Honeycutt CarQuest Ford 42 0 Ford F-150
16 16 13 Hailie Deegan Ford Performance Ford 42 0 Ford F-150
17 18 45 Lawless Alan PlainsCapital Bank/MGMachinery Chevrolet 42 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
18 36 43 Daniel Dye # Dell Children's Medical Center Chevrolet 42 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
19 32 35 Jake Garcia # Quanta Chevrolet 42 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
20 25 30 Colin Garrett 11/11 Veteran Project/UnBroken Toyota 42 0 Toyota Tundra
21 35 2 Kris Wright F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet 42 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
22 14 22 Logan Bearden Bearden Automotive Ford 42 0 Ford F-150
23 31 32 Bret Holmes # Pate Holdings Chevrolet 42 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
24 27 9 Colby Howard Grant County Mulch Chevrolet 42 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
25 29 56 Timmy Hill Will's Automotive Toyota 42 0 Toyota Tundra
26 30 34 Mason Filippi OpenFender Ford 42 0 Ford F-150
27 21 4 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet 42 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
28 33 46 Dale Quarterley Van Dyk Recycling/Motul Toyota 42 0 Toyota Tundra
29 28 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 41 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
30 5 19 Christian Eckes NAPA AutoCare Chevrolet 31 3 Chevrolet Silverado RST
31 17 75 Parker Kligerman(i) Food Country USA/Utz Chevrolet 26 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
32 26 12 Spencer Boyd Record Rack Chevrolet 12 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
33 34 88 Matt Crafton Ideal Door/Menards Ford 11 0 Ford F-150
34 6 42 Carson Hocevar Worldwide Express Chevrolet 8 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
35 22 5 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 4 0 Toyota Tundra
36 23 20 Ed Jones Little Caesars Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver

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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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