A wet race track made for an interesting Truck Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on July 8th, 2023, and while the NASCAR Chevy teams make up the majority of the division’s entries, they couldn’t get toward the front when it mattered.
Christian Eckes, driver of the No. 19 Chevy Silverado RST race truck, took a third-place result, unable to lead laps, but able to keep pace with the No. 38 Ford F-150 of Zane Smith and the No. 11 Toyota TRD Tundra of Corey Heim, who ultimately won the race. The next-best Bow Tie team was that of Matt DiBenedetto, who drove the No. 25 Silverado to an eighth-place finish, and the No. 2 Silverado of Nick Sanchez finished ninth.
With just two races left in the regular Truck Series season, Heim’s No. 11 Tundra team leads the Playoff standings, with Smith’s No. 38 Ford team in second place. Eckes and the No. 19 NASCAR Chevy team currently sit in third, with Grant Enfinger’s No. 23 Chevy team fourth and Carson Hocevar’s No. 42 Silverado team in fifth.
Overall, The Bow Tie stands to have quite a few representatives in the Truck Series to go for a championship, but several others, like Chase Purdy in the No. 4 Silverado, need a win in order to qualify for the postseason championship competition.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Corey Heim | Safelite Toyota | 67 | 30 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 2 | 10 | 38 | Zane Smith | Tipico Sportsbook Ford | 67 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 3 | 4 | 19 | Christian Eckes | NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 4 | 35 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar International Toyota | 67 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 5 | 12 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | Farm Paint Ford | 67 | 19 | Ford F-150 |
| 6 | 25 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Ideal Door/Menards Ford | 67 | 1 | Ford F-150 |
| 7 | 2 | 98 | Ty Majeski | Cincinnati/Curb Records Ford | 67 | 17 | Ford F-150 |
| 8 | 14 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley Roofing Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Nick Sanchez # | Gainbridge Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 10 | 13 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Ullico/LiUNA! Toyota | 67 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 11 | 5 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 12 | 11 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 13 | 24 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Bama Buggies Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 14 | 17 | 43 | Daniel Dye # | Giuseppe's Steel City Pizza Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 15 | 15 | 17 | Taylor Gray # | Dead On Tools Toyota | 67 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 16 | 23 | 35 | Jake Garcia # | Quanta Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 17 | 21 | 45 | Lawless Alan | IEDA Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 18 | 18 | 41 | Conor Daly | Unishippers Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 19 | 7 | 7 | Marco Andretti | Group1001 Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 20 | 6 | 15 | Tanner Gray | JBL Toyota | 67 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 21 | 33 | 56 | Timmy Hill | ShopHillMotorsports.com Toyota | 67 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 22 | 30 | 20 | Matt Mills | Thompson Electric Inc. Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 23 | 29 | 30 | Ryan Vargas | Critical Path Security Toyota | 67 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 24 | 22 | 4 | Landen Lewis | CarQuest Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 25 | 34 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | YostBarns.com Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 26 | 26 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | Ford Performance Ford | 67 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 27 | 8 | 1 | William Sawalich | Starkey/Soundgear Toyota | 67 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 28 | 31 | 66 | Conner Jones | TSPORT Ford | 66 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 29 | 19 | 24 | Rajah Caruth # | Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 30 | 27 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AIRBOX Air Purifiers Ford | 66 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 31 | 9 | 51 | Jack Wood | Rowdy Manufacturing Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | Bret Holmes # | Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 33 | 20 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Thompson Pipe Group Toyota | 59 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 34 | 16 | 2 | Will Rodgers | RANDCO Industries Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 35 | 28 | 46 | Dale Quarterley | Van Dyk Recycling/Motul Toyota | 35 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 36 | 36 | 9 | Colby Howard | Grant County Mulch Chevrolet | 21 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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