Things didn’t look good for the No. 42 NASCAR Chevy Silverado RST of Carson Hocevar early in the Xfinity Series race at Richmond on July 29th, 2023, as the Bow Tie racer suffered a flat tire before the green flag even dropped. However, the hindrance had almost no effect on Hocevar’s performance at the end, as he guided the No. 42 Silverado from the back of the field to take the win.
Ty Majeski, driver of the No. 98 Ford F-150 racer, dominated most of the race – until pit strategy and a penalty to a competitor helped Hocevar overtake him in the No. 42 Silverado. He ultimately held Majeski’s No. 98 F-150 off by 2.308 seconds at the line, securing his third victory of the 2023 Truck Series season.
“We didn’t come here to run second,” Hocevar said after the race. “I knew we had to do something different and new tires prevailed.”
However, Hocevar admitted that the win didn’t come without trial.
“We passed every single truck here, the 98 [Ford of Majeski] was the class of the field but I thought we were second and won with the second best truck because I have the first best pit crew and first best crew chief on the box,” he said.
Corey Heim, driver of the No. 11 Toyota TRD Tundra, was crowned the regular season champion and will lead the Truck Series heading into the postseason Playoffs for the overall championship. The Truck Series Playoff field includes the following drivers, who are eligible to compete for the championship in 2023:
- Corey Heim, No. 11 Toyota TRD Tundra
- Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford F-150
- Carson Hocevar, No. 42 Chevy Silverado RST
- Christian Eckes, No. 19 Chevy Silverado RST
- Grant Enfinger No. 23 Chevy Silverado RST
- Ty Majeski, No. 98 Ford F-150
- Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Ford F-150
- Nick Sanchez, No. 2 Chevy Silverado RST
- Matt DiBenedetto, No. 25 Chevy Silverado RST
- Matt Crafton, No. 88 Ford F-150
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 250 | 64 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 2 | 1 | 98 | Ty Majeski | Road Ranger Ford | 250 | 168 | Ford F-150 |
| 3 | 15 | 38 | Zane Smith | Boot Barn Ford | 250 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 4 | 12 | 35 | Jake Garcia # | Quanta Services Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 5 | 5 | 51 | Matt Mills | J.F. Electric Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 6 | 2 | 11 | Corey Heim | JBL Toyota | 250 | 9 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 7 | 8 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Ideal Door/Menards Ford | 250 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 8 | 14 | 2 | Nick Sanchez # | Gainbridge Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 9 | 13 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | William Sawalich | Starkey/Soundgear Toyota | 249 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 11 | 6 | 19 | Christian Eckes | Instacoat Premium Products Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 12 | 4 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | Campers Inn RV Ford | 249 | 9 | Ford F-150 |
| 13 | 21 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | LiUNA! Toyota | 249 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 14 | 19 | 17 | Taylor Gray # | Dead On Tools Toyota | 249 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 15 | 25 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | Ford Performance Ford | 249 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 16 | 7 | 15 | Tanner Gray | Mobil 1 Toyota | 249 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 17 | 10 | 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rackley Roofing Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 18 | 11 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Unishippers Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 19 | 16 | 24 | Rajah Caruth # | Camp Cultivation Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 20 | 24 | 66 | Conner Jones | TSport Ford | 248 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 21 | 18 | 43 | Daniel Dye # | Bull & Boar Barbecue Shop Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 22 | 9 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Bama Buggies Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 23 | 30 | 56 | Timmy Hill | UNITS Storage Toyota | 248 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 24 | 27 | 9 | Colby Howard | Grant County Mulch Chevrolet | 247 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 25 | 20 | 5 | Dean Thompson | Thompson Pipe Group Toyota | 247 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 26 | 29 | 2 | Will Rodgers | Kelly Benefits Chevrolet | 247 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 27 | 23 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar International Toyota | 247 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 28 | 22 | 45 | Lawless Alan | IEDA Chevrolet | 247 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 29 | 26 | 32 | Bret Holmes # | Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet | 247 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 30 | 28 | 30 | Ryan Vargas | Williamsburg Contracting Toyota | 246 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 31 | 34 | 90 | Justin Carroll | Carroll's Automotive/Duratain Toyota | 245 | 0 | Toyota TRD Tundra |
| 32 | 35 | 22 | Christian Rose | Secure Testing Services Ford | 244 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 33 | 31 | 33 | Derek Lemke | Levrack Ford | 243 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
| 34 | 33 | 20 | Mason Massey(i) | Brunt Chevrolet | 242 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 35 | 32 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Latitude Aero Chevrolet | 240 | 0 | Chevrolet Silverado RST |
| 36 | 36 | 34 | Josh Reaume | Motorsports Safety Group Ford | 239 | 0 | Ford F-150 |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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That was one exciting Truck race! I like it when different teams have a different strategy. Will he or won’t he make it. I felt sorry for Ty Majeski. He did have the best Truck but not the best crew chief. Still looking for his first win I guess?