Rain-Shortened Race Hurts NASCAR Chevy Trucks At Martinsville Spring 2023: Video
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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 51 NASCAR Chevy Silverado RST, found himself just short of the top spot when rain finally put a premature end to the Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway on April 14th, 2023, on lap 124 of a scheduled 200.
Busch led 37 laps in the No. 51 NASCAR Chevy Silverado on Friday night, trading the lead back and forth with the No. 11 Toyota Tundra of Corey Heim as the laps ticked down. However, rain slowed the field a few times, and unfortunately, Busch wasn’t up front when the final yellow flag waved for a multi-truck wreck that ultimately ended the race.
“We just didn’t have a good enough short-run truck,” said Busch, who was officially scored second in the No. 51 NASCAR Chevy truck. “Being a little bit loose and free that we were, we were hoping that would pay off in the long run but never had a long run. The longest run of the race was on rain tires.”
He added, “It did not go our way today, unfortunately.”
Matt DiBenedetto finished seventh in the No. 25 Silverado, followed by the No. 4 Silverado of Chase Purdy in 10th.
Meanwhile, the No. 42 Silverado of Carson Hocevar was penalized and held for two laps after tangling with the No. 15 Tundra of Tanner Gray. Hocevar threw the No. 42 Silverado into the rear of Gray’s No. 15 Tundra, spinning himself out in the process. NASCAR elected to hold Hocevar’s No. 42 Silverado back as a result.
1,4,11,Corey Heim,Safelite Toyota,124,82,Toyota Tundra
2,2,51,Kyle Busch(i),Zariz Transport Chevrolet,124,37,Chevrolet Silverado RST
3,1,38,Zane Smith,Long John Silver’s Ford,124,5,Ford F-150
4,12,98,Ty Majeski,Soda Sense Ford,124,0,Ford F-150
5,9,15,Tanner Gray,JBL Toyota,124,0,Toyota Tundra
6,3,99,Ben Rhodes,Campers Inn RV Ford,124,0,Ford F-150
7,5,25,Matt DiBenedetto,Rackley Roofing Chevrolet,124,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
8,24,17,Taylor Gray #,Dead On Tools Toyota,124,0,Toyota Tundra
9,22,1,William Sawalich,Starkey/Soundgear Toyota,124,0,Toyota Tundra
10,8,4,Chase Purdy,Bama Buggies Chevrolet,124,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
11,19,2,Nick Sanchez #,Gainbridge Chevrolet,124,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
12,25,41,Ross Chastain(i),Worldwide Express Chevrolet,124,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
13,18,35,Jake Garcia #,Chevrolet,124,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
14,10,23,Grant Enfinger,Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet,124,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
15,6,19,Christian Eckes,Gates Hydraulics Chevrolet,124,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
16,31,2,Kris Wright,F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet,124,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
17,26,9,Colby Howard,Grant County Mulch Chevrolet,124,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
18,15,66,Conner Jones,TSPORT Ford,124,0,Ford F-150
19,28,56,Timmy Hill,UNITS Storage Toyota,124,0,Toyota Tundra
20,27,13,Hailie Deegan,Ford Performance Ford,124,0,Ford F-150
21,36,5,Dean Thompson,Thompson Pipe Group Toyota,124,0,Toyota Tundra
22,23,32,Bret Holmes #,Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet,124,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
23,30,12,Spencer Boyd,Freedom Warranty Chevrolet,124,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
24,29,46,Memphis Villarreal,S&S Fishing and Rental Toyota,124,0,Toyota Tundra
25,16,24,Rajah Caruth #,Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet,124,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
26,11,88,Matt Crafton,Jack Links/Menards Ford,124,0,Ford F-150
27,14,16,Tyler Ankrum,LiUNA! Toyota,124,0,Toyota Tundra
28,17,4,Kaden Honeycutt,CarQuest Ford,123,0,Ford F-150
29,33,30,Jonathan Shafer,Osgar’s Autobody Toyota,123,0,Toyota Tundra
30,13,52,Stewart Friesen,Halmar International Toyota,123,0,Toyota Tundra
31,21,43,Daniel Dye #,HEISE LED Lighting Systems Chevrolet,123,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
32,20,45,Lawless Alan,AUTOChargit Chevrolet,122,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
33,32,33,Mason Massey,Colonial Countertops Ford,122,0,Ford F-150
34,7,42,Carson Hocevar,Worldwide Express Chevrolet,122,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
35,34,20,Brad Perez(i),Bonesteel Aerospace Chevrolet,118,0,Chevrolet Silverado RST
36,35,22,Stephen Mallozzi,Stacking Dennys Ford,116,0,Ford F-150
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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