Race details | |||
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Race 8 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
Date | May 6, 2023 | ||
Official name | 23rd Annual Heart of America 200 | ||
Location | Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
Distance | 134 laps, 250 mi (403 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 134 laps, 250 mi (403 km) | ||
Average speed | 101.005 mph (162.552 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | ||
Time | 30.932 | ||
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 | Adam Alexander, Kevin Harvick, and Michael Waltrip | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN |
The 2023 Heart of America 200 was the 8th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. Grant Enfinger, driving for GMS Racing, would make a three-wide pass for the lead with 30 laps to go, and eventually held on to score his eighth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his first of the season. Enfinger also dominated a portion of the race, leading a race-high 65 laps.[1] To fill out the podium, Corey Heim, driving for Tricon Garage, and Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.