Race details | |||
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Race 4 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |||
Date | March 25, 2023 | ||
Official name | 3rd Annual XPEL 225 | ||
Location | Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 3.426 mi (5.514 km) | ||
Distance | 42 laps, 140 mi (226 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 42 laps, 140 mi (226 km) | ||
Average speed | 77.000 mph (123.919 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Niece Motorsports | ||
Time | 2:13.613 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | |
Laps | 16 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | FS1 | ||
Announcers | Jamie Little, Kevin Harvick, and Michael Waltrip | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN |
The 2023 XPEL 225 was the 4th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Austin, Texas, at Circuit of the Americas, a 3.426 miles (5.514 km) permanent asphalt road course. The race took the scheduled 42 laps to complete. Zane Smith, driving for Front Row Motorsports, would hold off the field in the final 10 laps, and earned his 9th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, along with his second of the season. Smith would also dominate a portion of the race, leading 16 laps.[1] To fill out the podium, Kyle Busch, driving for his own team, Kyle Busch Motorsports, and Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.