2023 North Carolina Education Lottery 200

Race details
Race 11 of 23 of the2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Date	May 26, 2023
Official name	20th Annual North Carolina Education Lottery 200
Location	Charlotte Motor Speedway,Concord, North Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Distance	134 laps, 201 mi (323 km)
Scheduled distance	134 laps, 201 mi (323 km)
Average speed	116.898 mph (188.129 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Tanner Gray	Tricon Garage
Time	29.936
Most laps led
Driver	Corey Heim	Tricon Garage
Laps	49
Winner
No. 99	Ben Rhodes	ThorSport Racing
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Adam Alexander,Phil Parsons, andMichael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN

The2023 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 was the 11thstock car race of the2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the first race of theTriple Truck Challenge, and the 20th iteration of theevent.

The race was held on Friday, May 26, 2023, inConcord, North Carolina atCharlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete.Ben Rhodes, driving forThorSport Racing, took advantage of a pit road strategy and dominated the final portion of the race to earn his 7th careerNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win and his first of the season. He also earns the additional $50,000 for winning the firstTriple Truck Challenge race.Corey Heim andCarson Hocevar dominated the majority of the race, leading 49 and 43 laps, respectively.^[1]

To fill out the podium, Heim, driving forTricon Garage, andDean Thompson, also driving forTricon Garage, finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Charlotte Motor Speedway (previously known asLowe's Motor Speedway from 1999 to 2009) is amotorsport complex located inConcord, North Carolina, 13-mile (21 km) outsideCharlotte. The complex features a 1.500 mi (2.414 km)quad oval track that hostsNASCAR racing including the prestigiousCoca-Cola 600 onMemorial Day weekend, and theBank of America Roval 400. The speedway was built in 1959 byBruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in theCharlotte area. The track is owned and operated bySpeedway Motorsports with Greg Walter as track president.

The 2,000 acres (8.1 km²) complex also features a state-of-the-art 0.250 mi (0.402 km)drag racing strip, ZMAX Dragway. It is the only all-concrete, four-lane drag strip in the United States and hostsNHRA events. Alongside the drag strip is a state-of-the-art clay oval that hosts dirt racing including theWorld of Outlaws finals among other popular racing events.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, May 26, at 1:35 PMEST, and would last for 20 minutes.^[2]Ty Majeski, driving forThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.100, and an average speed of 179.402 mph (288.720 km/h).^[3]

Qualifying was held on Friday, May 26, at 2:05 PMEST.^[2] SinceCharlotte Motor Speedway is anintermediate 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]Tanner Gray, driving forTricon Garage, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.936, and an average speed of 180.385 mph (290.302 km/h).^[5]

Stage 1Laps: 30

Stage 2Laps: 30

Stage 3Laps: 74

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Corey Heim 425 2 Ty Majeski 399 (-26) 3 Zane Smith 382 (-43) 4 Grant Enfinger 362 (-63) 1 5 Ben Rhodes 349 (-76) 1 6 Christian Eckes 343 (-82) 7 Matt Crafton 315 (-110) 3 8 Carson Hocevar 302 (-123) 1 9 Tanner Gray 287 (-138) 10 Matt DiBenedetto 281 (-144) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

• NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway
• May 2023 sports events in the United States
• 2023 in sports in North Carolina

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