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No. 23 NASCAR Chevy Truck Survives Crash At Gateway 2023: Video

Taking advantage of a late-race incident to get to the front of the field, the No. 23 NASCAR Chevy Silverado RST of Grant Enfinger fended off fellow Bow Tie racer, Christian Eckes in the No. 19 Chevy Silverado, to win at Gateway on June 3th, 2023. As a reminder, Gateway Motorsports Park is also referred to as World Wide Technology Raceway.

A wreck forced the Truck Series race at Gateway into NASCAR Overtime, forcing Enfinger and the No. 23 Silverado to defend his lead on a dicey restart. However, he made it work, and claimed not only his ninth career victory, but also his first at Gateway. Additionally, his victory meant that he secured the $50,000 bonus made available for winners of the Triple Truck Challenge.

“I forgot about that, to be honest with you right now,” Enfinger said in regard to the bonus. “It’s just so hard to win these races. And if it was about money, we’d have quit a long time ago… It’s been a rocky year. But these last five races, I feel like we’ve come to our own. [Crew chief] Jeff Hensley made great calls and overall, just a great day, and the stars aligned.”

As the laps ticked down, it looked like Enfinger’s No. 23 NASCAR Chevy would post a third-place showing, but his path was cleared when the leader, Zane Smith, found his No. 38 Ford F-150 pointed the wrong way in a wreck with the No. 98 F-150 of Ty Majeski on Lap 155. From there, it was smooth sailing for Enfinger’s No. 23 Silverado. Overall, he led 65 laps on his way to the win.

NASCAR Truck Series Race Results, Gateway Motorsports Park, June 3, 2023
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 10 23 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 162 65 Chevrolet Silverado RST
2 3 19 Christian Eckes BlueDEF Platinum Chevrolet 162 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
3 5 52 Stewart Friesen Ferris Commercial Mowers Toyota 162 10 Toyota Tundra
4 4 42 Carson Hocevar Worldwide Express Chevrolet 162 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
5 8 4 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet 162 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
6 15 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 162 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
7 2 99 Ben Rhodes Bommarito Ford 162 0 Ford F-150
8 9 2 Nick Sanchez # Gainbridge Chevrolet 162 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
9 20 11 Jesse Love Safelite Toyota 162 0 Toyota Tundra
10 7 35 Jake Garcia # Adaptive One Calipers Chevrolet 162 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
11 17 43 Daniel Dye # Liftedtrucksforsale.com Chevrolet 162 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
12 22 9 Colby Howard Grant County Mulch Chevrolet 162 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
13 13 17 Taylor Gray # JBL Toyota 162 0 Toyota Tundra
14 25 32 Bret Holmes # IBEW/Grindstaff Rub Co. Chevrolet 162 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
15 35 24 Rajah Caruth # Born Driven Chevrolet 162 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
16 12 16 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Toyota 162 0 Toyota Tundra
17 11 41 Bayley Currey Unishippers Chevrolet 162 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
18 27 56 Timmy Hill UNITS Storage Toyota 162 0 Toyota Tundra
19 29 20 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 162 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
20 6 38 Zane Smith ARRMA' RC Ford 162 32 Ford F-150
21 14 15 Tanner Gray Lost Boyz Motorsports Toyota 162 0 Toyota Tundra
22 23 45 Lawless Alan AUTOParkit Chevrolet 162 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
23 32 33 Josh Reaume Driven Ford 161 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
24 18 1 Toni Breidinger HomeSmiles Toyota 161 0 Toyota Tundra
25 34 88 Matt Crafton Ideal Door/Menards Ford 160 0 Ford F-150
26 28 12 Spencer Boyd Hans HairClub Chevrolet 160 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
27 26 2 Chris Hacker Morgan & Morgan Chevrolet 159 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
28 33 6 Norm Benning MDIA/Circle B Chevrolet 159 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
29 21 51 Jack Wood Logitech Chevrolet 158 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
30 1 98 Ty Majeski Road Ranger Ford 155 55 Ford F-150
31 30 34 Stephen Mallozzi ARS Ford 146 0 Ford F-150
32 19 13 Hailie Deegan Ford Performance Ford 86 0 Ford F-150
33 24 66 Conner Jones TSport Ford 66 0 Ford F-150
34 16 5 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 20 0 Toyota Tundra
35 31 95 Clay Greenfield Backyard Blues Pools 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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