2023 XPEL 225

2023 XPEL 225
Race details
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.

  1. ^ Skala, Chris (March 25, 2023). "Zane Smith Scores 2nd Straight COTA Truck Series Win". Frontstretch. Retrieved March 25, 2023.