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.
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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