2023 Toyota 200 presented by CK Power

Race details
Race 12 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Date	June 3, 2023
Official name	10th Annual Toyota 200
Location	Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison, Illinois
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.25 mi (2.01 km)
Distance	162 laps, 202 mi (325 km)
Scheduled Distance	160 laps, 200 mi (321 km)
Average speed	80.740 mph (129.938 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Ty Majeski	ThorSport Racing
Time	32.569
Most laps led
Driver	Grant Enfinger	GMS Racing
Laps	65
Winner
No. 23	Grant Enfinger	GMS Racing
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN

The 2023 Toyota 200 presented by CK Power was the 12th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 10th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Madison, Illinois at Gateway Motorsports Park, a 1.25 miles (2.01 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race was increased from 160 to 162 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. Grant Enfinger, driving for GMS Racing, would take advantage of the lead on the final restart with two laps to go, and earned his ninth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his second of the season. Enfinger and Ty Majeski both dominated the entire race, leading 65 and 55 laps.^[1] To fill out the podium, Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, and Stewart Friesen, driving for Halmar Friesen Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

World Wide Technology Raceway (formerly Gateway International Raceway and Gateway Motorsports Park) is a motorsport racing facility in Madison, Illinois, just east of St. Louis, Missouri, United States, close to the Gateway Arch. It features a 1.25-mile (2 kilometer) oval that hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the NTT IndyCar Series, a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) infield road course used by the SCCA, Porsche Club of America, and various car clubs, and a quarter-mile drag strip that hosts the annual NHRA Midwest Nationals event.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 2, at 5:00 PM CST, and would last for 20 minutes.^[2] Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 33.466, and an average speed of 134.465 mph (216.400 km/h).^[3]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, June 2, at 5:30 PM CST.^[2] Since Gateway Motorsports Park is a quad-oval racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.^[4] Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 32.569, and an average speed of 138.168 mph (222.360 km/h).^[5]

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 55

Stage 2 Laps: 55

Stage 3 Laps: 52

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Corey Heim 425 2 Ty Majeski 424 (-1) 1 3 Grant Enfinger 416 (-9) 1 4 Zane Smith 406 (-19) 5 Ben Rhodes 393 (-32) 6 Christian Eckes 389 (-36) 1 7 Carson Hocevar 337 (-88) 1 8 Matt Crafton 332 (-93) 2 9 Stewart Friesen 325 (-100) 10 Matt DiBenedetto 318 (-107) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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