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No. 42 NASCAR Chevy Truck Holds Off Ford To Win Nashville 2023: Video

With 40 laps left to go in the Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on June 23rd, 2023, Carson Hocevar guided the No. 42 NASCAR Chevy Silverado RST into the lead – and never looked back all the way to the checkered flag, despite the best efforts of the series’ defending champion to reel him in.

Said champion is Zane Smith, driver of the No. 38 Ford F-150, and he certainly didn’t let the win go without a fight. In fact, the margin of victory was .271 seconds at the line.

“I’m so excited I can finally put that other to rest,” Hocevar said after the race, referencing his second division win, “and hopefully I can win a lot more races for them [Niece Motorsports].”

In winning on Friday night, Hocevar not only claimed the race trophy, but also the $50,000 cash prize as part of the Truck Series Triple Truck Challenge Program.

“I have to say I enjoy it a lot right now, and I enjoy it especially because every one of these fans were cheering or hollering or booing, who cares,” Hocevar says. “I get to hold a trophy.”

NASCAR Truck Series Race Results, Nashville Superspeedway, June 23, 2023
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 7 42 Carson Hocevar Worldwide Express Chevrolet 150 40 Chevrolet Silverado RST
2 8 38 Zane Smith Speedco/Fleetguard Ford 150 11 Ford F-150
3 1 2 Nick Sanchez # Gainbridge Chevrolet 150 37 Chevrolet Silverado RST
4 4 11 Corey Heim Safelite Toyota 150 57 Toyota TRD Tundra
5 2 41 Bayley Currey Unishippers Chevrolet 150 1 Chevrolet Silverado RST
6 12 4 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet 150 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
7 15 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley Roofing/WAR Shocks Chevrolet 150 3 Chevrolet Silverado RST
8 17 16 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Toyota 150 0 Toyota TRD Tundra
9 16 99 Ben Rhodes Bommarito Ford 150 0 Ford F-150
10 21 35 Jake Garcia # Quanta Chevrolet 150 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
11 5 15 Tanner Gray Mobil 1 Toyota 150 0 Toyota TRD Tundra
12 24 66 Jake Drew Capstone Engineering Solutions Ford 150 0 Ford F-150
13 6 23 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 150 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
14 10 17 Taylor Gray # JBL Toyota 150 0 Toyota TRD Tundra
15 23 88 Matt Crafton Pasiode/Menards Ford 150 0 Ford F-150
16 22 56 Timmy Hill UNITS Storage Toyota 150 0 Toyota TRD Tundra
17 28 1 Toni Breidinger Victoria's Secret Toyota 150 0 Toyota TRD Tundra
18 18 52 Stewart Friesen Ferris Commercial Mowers Toyota 150 0 Toyota TRD Tundra
19 29 20 Nick Leitz Precision Measurements Chevrolet 149 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
20 32 34 Mason Maggio Driven/HMY Ford 149 0 Ford F-150
21 34 4 Cory Roper The Dean's Ford 148 0 Ford F-150
22 9 43 Daniel Dye # Champion Container Chevrolet 148 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
23 14 19 Christian Eckes Instacoat Premium Products Chevrolet 148 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
24 27 30 Jonathan Shafer Rangeline Group Toyota 147 0 Toyota TRD Tundra
25 33 12 Spencer Boyd Rural King Chevrolet 147 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
26 35 33 Chase Janes J&J Services Ford 147 0 Ford F-150
27 31 2 Layne Riggs Heartland Chevrolet 147 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
28 20 13 Hailie Deegan Ford Performance Ford 146 0 Ford F-150
29 25 9 Colby Howard Grant County Mulch Chevrolet 144 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
30 13 51 Jack Wood Rowdy Manufacturing Chevrolet 144 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
31 11 98 Ty Majeski Farm Paint/Curb Records Ford 133 0 Ford F-150
32 3 24 Rajah Caruth # Born Driven Chevrolet 119 1 Chevrolet Silverado RST
33 36 5 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 104 0 Toyota TRD Tundra
34 26 32 Bret Holmes # Benton Nissan/IMI Chevrolet 92 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
35 30 46 Memphis Villarreal Laredo Trailer Supply/Mystik Toyota 26 0 Toyota TRD Tundra
36 19 45 Lawless Alan AUTOChargit Chevrolet 7 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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  1. Congratulations! Glad to see you beat that FORD!

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    1. That ford has a chevy LSX based engine from Ilmore powering it.

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