2023 Clean Harbors 175
{{Short description|18th race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Location=Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin|Announcers=Adam Alexander, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip|Year=2023|Race_Name=Clean Harbors 175|Scheduled_mi=175|Course_mi=1.015|Scheduled_laps=175|Scheduled_km=281|Avg={{Convert|85.683|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}|Car=23|First_Driver=Grant Enfinger|First_Team=GMS Racing|Most_Driver=Grant Enfinger|Most_laps=95|Most_Team=GMS Racing|Pole_Time=29.744|Pole_Team=GMS Racing|Date=August 27|Network=FS1|Pole_Driver=Grant Enfinger|Description=Race 18 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|Official_name=First Annual Clean Harbors 175|Course_km=1.6|Radio=MRN|Image=The Milwaukee Mile.svg|Distance_mi=175|Distance_laps=175|Distance_km=281}}
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The 2023 Clean Harbors 175 was the 18th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the second race of the Round of 10, and the first iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 27, 2023, in West Allis, Wisconsin at the Milwaukee Mile, a {{Convert|1|mi|km}} permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 175 laps to complete. Grant Enfinger, driving for GMS Racing, would hold off Carson Hocevar with under 10 laps to go, and earned his 10th career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his second of the season. Enfinger would dominate the majority of the race, winning both stages and leading a race-high 95 laps. He would also earn a spot in the next spot of the playoffs.{{Cite web |last=Cook |first=Garrett |date=August 27, 2023 |title=Grant Enfinger Advances to Round of 8 With Milwaukee Win |url=https://frontstretch.com/2023/08/27/grant-enfinger-advances-to-round-of-8-with-milwaukee-win/ |access-date=August 27, 2023 |website=Frontstretch}} To fill out the podium, Hocevar, driving for Niece Motorsports, and Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. This was the first Truck Series to be held at Milwaukee Mile since 2009.
Background
The Milwaukee Mile is a {{cvt|1.015|mi|km|abbr=on}} oval race track in the central United States, located on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee. Its grandstand and bleachers seats approximately 37,000 spectators. Paved {{Years or months ago|1954}} in 1954, it was originally a dirt track. In addition to the oval, there is a {{cvt|1.800|mi|km|abbr=on}} road circuit located on the infield.
As the oldest operating motor speedway in the world, the Milwaukee Mile has hosted at least one auto race every year from 1903 to 2015 (except during U.S. involvement in World War II). The track has held events sanctioned by major bodies, such as the AAA, USAC, NASCAR, CART/Champ Car World Series, and the IndyCar Series. There have also been many races in regional series such as ARTGO.
= Entry list =
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
- (P) denotes playoff driver.
- (OP) denotes owner's playoff truck.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor |
| 1
|Starkey, SoundGear |
| 02
|Josh Bilicki (i) |
| 2
|Nick Sanchez (R) (P) |Gainbridge |
| 4
|Bama Buggies |
| 5
|Thompson Pipe Group |
| 7
|Derek Kraus (i) |
| 9
|Grant County Mulch |
| 11
|Corey Heim (P) |
| 12
|Cronauer Law |
| 13
|Ford |
| 15
|Serial 1 Premium E-Bikes |
| 16 |
| 17
|Taylor Gray (R) |JBL |
| 19
|Christian Eckes (P) |Gates Hydraulics |
| 20
|CB Fabricating |
| 21
|Dexter Bean (i) |Badger Environmental |
| 22
|Ford |JAG Metals |
| 23
| nowrap="" |Grant Enfinger (P) |Champion Power Equipment |
| 24
|Rajah Caruth (R) |
| 25
|Matt DiBenedetto (P) |Rackley Roofing |
| 30
|Brad Perez (i) |
| 32
|Bret Holmes (R) |Precision Garage Doors |
| 33
|Ford |Super Cubes LLC. |
| 35
|Jake Garcia (R) |Adaptive One Calipers |
| 38
|Zane Smith (P) |Ford |Birch Gold Group |
| 41
| nowrap="" |Niece Motorsports |GlobalTranz |
| 42
|Carson Hocevar (P) | nowrap="" |Niece Motorsports |Worldwide Express |
| 43
|Daniel Dye (R) |Hamlin & Associates |
| 45
|AUTOParkIt |
| 51
|Matt Mills (OP) |J. F. Electric |
| 52
|Ferris Commercial Mowers |
| 56
|MF1 Fantasy Racing |
| 61
|Fidelity Capital |
| 66
|Ford |TSport |
| 88
|Matt Crafton (P) |Ford |Ideal Door, Menards |
| 98
|Ty Majeski (P) |Ford |
| 99
|Ben Rhodes (P) |Ford |Farm Paint, 1848 Coffee |
| colspan="5" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2023/8/21/32318_PREENTNUM.pdf Official entry list] |
|---|
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, August 26, at 1:00 PM CST, and would last for 50 minutes.{{Cite web |title=2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Milwaukee Race Page |url=https://www.jayski.com/truck-series/2023-nascar-craftsman-truck-series-milwaukee-race-page/ |access-date=August 21, 2023 |website=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site |language=en-US}} Ty Majeski, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.351, and an average speed of {{Convert|120.391|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Srigley |first=Joseph |date=August 26, 2023 |title=Ty Majeski Paces 50-Minute Truck Practice from The Milwaukee Mile |url=https://tobychristie.com/2023/08/26/ty-majeski-paces-50-minute-truck-practice-from-the-milwaukee-mile/ |access-date=August 26, 2023 |website=TobyChristie.com}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|98 |Ty Majeski (P) |Ford |30.351 |120.391 |
|---|
| 2
|2 |Nick Sanchez (R) (P) |30.382 |120.269 |
| 3
|42 |Carson Hocevar (P) |30.392 |120.229 |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2023/8/26/32318_PRACFINAL.pdf Full practice results] |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Sunday, August 27, at 10:30 AM CST. Since Milwaukee Mile is a mile oval, 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.{{Cite web |title=2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures |url=https://www.jayski.com/nascar-cup-series/cup-qualifying-procedures/ |access-date=August 21, 2023 |website=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site |language=en-US}} Grant Enfinger, driving for GMS Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.744, and an average speed of {{Convert|122.848|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Cook |first=Garrett |date=August 27, 2023 |title=Grant Enfinger On Pole for Truck Milwaukee Return |url=https://frontstretch.com/2023/08/27/grant-enfinger-on-pole-for-truck-milwaukee-return/ |access-date=August 27, 2023 |website=Frontstretch}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|23 |Grant Enfinger (P) |29.744 |122.848 |
|---|
| 2
|2 |Nick Sanchez (R) (P) |29.804 |122.601 |
| 3
|42 |Carson Hocevar (P) |29.831 |122.490 |
| 4
|17 |Taylor Gray (R) |29.877 |122.301 |
| 5
|43 |Daniel Dye (R) |29.901 |122.203 |
| 6
|19 |Christian Eckes (P) |29.908 |122.175 |
| 7
|4 |29.952 |121.995 |
| 8
|11 |Corey Heim (P) |30.045 |121.618 |
| 9
|35 |Jake Garcia (R) |30.058 |121.565 |
| 10
|99 |Ben Rhodes (P) |Ford |30.069 |121.521 |
| 11
|15 |30.130 |121.274 |
| 12
|1 |30.130 |121.274 |
| 13
|98 |Ty Majeski (P) |Ford |30.193 |121.021 |
| 14
|41 |30.193 |121.021 |
| 15
|24 |Rajah Caruth (R) |30.232 |120.865 |
| 16
|16 |30.248 |120.801 |
| 17
|13 |Ford |30.284 |120.658 |
| 18
|38 |Zane Smith (P) |Ford |30.295 |120.614 |
| 19
|5 |30.298 |120.602 |
| 20
|45 |30.328 |120.483 |
| 21
|52 |30.347 |120.407 |
| 22
|88 |Matt Crafton (P) |Ford |30.387 |120.249 |
| 23
|25 |Matt DiBenedetto (P) |30.400 |120.197 |
| 24
|9 |30.453 |119.988 |
| 25
|7 |Derek Kraus (i) |30.465 |119.941 |
| 26
|51 |Matt Mills (OP) |30.503 |119.791 |
| 27
|61 |30.540 |119.646 |
| 28
|66 |Ford |30.577 |119.502 |
| 29
|32 |Bret Holmes (R) |30.665 |119.159 |
| 30
|12 |30.700 |119.023 |
| 31
|02 |Josh Bilicki (i) |30.901 |118.249 |
| colspan="7" |Qualified by owner's points |
| 32
|56 |30.961 |118.019 |
| 33
|33 |Ford |31.047 |117.693 |
| 34
|30 |Brad Perez (i) |31.223 |117.029 |
| 35
|22 |Ford |31.318 |116.674 |
| 36
|20 |31.434 |116.244 |
| colspan="7" |Failed to qualify |
| 37
|21 |Dexter Bean (i) |30.977 |117.958 |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2023/8/27/32318_QUALRES.pdf Official qualifying results] |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2023/8/27/32318_STARTROW.pdf Official starting lineup] |
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 55
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |
| 1
|23 |Grant Enfinger (P) |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |10 |
|---|
| 2
|2 |Nick Sanchez (R) (P) |Rev Racing |Chevrolet |9 |
| 3
|17 |Taylor Gray (R) |Tricon Garage |Toyota |8 |
| 4
|11 |Corey Heim (P) |Tricon Garage |Toyota |7 |
| 5
|19 |Christian Eckes (P) |McAnally-Hilgemann Racing |Chevrolet |6 |
| 6
|42 |Carson Hocevar (P) |Niece Motorsports |Chevrolet |5 |
| 7
|1 |William Sawalich |Tricon Garage |Toyota |4 |
| 8
|7 |Derek Kraus (i) |Spire Motorsports |Chevrolet |0 |
| 9
|4 |Chase Purdy |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Chevrolet |2 |
| 10
|99 |Ben Rhodes (P) |ThorSport Racing |Ford |1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 55
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |
| 1
|23 |Grant Enfinger (P) |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |10 |
|---|
| 2
|11 |Corey Heim (P) |Tricon Garage |Toyota |9 |
| 3
|19 |Christian Eckes (P) |McAnally-Hilgemann Racing |Chevrolet |8 |
| 4
|42 |Carson Hocevar (P) |Niece Motorsports |Chevrolet |7 |
| 5
|1 |William Sawalich |Tricon Garage |Toyota |6 |
| 6
|2 |Nick Sanchez (R) (P) |Rev Racing |Chevrolet |5 |
| 7
|98 |Ty Majeski (P) |ThorSport Racing |Ford |4 |
| 8
|88 |Matt Crafton (P) |ThorSport Racing |Ford |3 |
| 9
|15 |Tanner Gray |Tricon Garage |Toyota |2 |
| 10
|38 |Zane Smith (P) |Front Row Motorsports |Chevrolet |1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 75
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts |
| 1
|1 |23 |Grant Enfinger (P) |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |175 |95 |Running |60 |
|---|
| 2
|3 |42 |Carson Hocevar (P) |Niece Motorsports |Chevrolet |175 |40 |Running |47 |
| 3
|6 |19 |Christian Eckes (P) |McAnally-Hilgemann Racing |Chevrolet |175 |5 |Running |48 |
| 4
|8 |11 |Corey Heim (P) |Tricon Garage |Toyota |175 |35 |Running |49 |
| 5
|22 |88 |Matt Crafton (P) |ThorSport Racing |Ford |175 |0 |Running |35 |
| 6
|7 |4 |Chase Purdy |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Chevrolet |175 |0 |Running |33 |
| 7
|13 |98 |Ty Majeski (P) |ThorSport Racing |Ford |175 |0 |Running |34 |
| 8
|25 |7 |Derek Kraus (i) |Spire Motorsports |Chevrolet |175 |0 |Running |0 |
| 9
|9 |35 |Jake Garcia (R) |McAnally-Hilgemann Racing |Chevrolet |175 |0 |Running |28 |
| 10
|14 |41 |Bayley Currey |Niece Motorsports |Chevrolet |175 |0 |Running |27 |
| 11
|11 |15 |Tanner Gray |Tricon Garage |Toyota |175 |0 |Running |28 |
| 12
|18 |38 |Zane Smith (P) |Front Row Motorsports |Ford |175 |0 |Running |26 |
| 13
|4 |17 |Taylor Gray (R) |Tricon Garage |Toyota |175 |0 |Running |32 |
| 14
|15 |24 |Rajah Caruth (R) |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |175 |0 |Running |23 |
| 15
|19 |5 |Dean Thompson |Tricon Garage |Toyota |175 |0 |Running |22 |
| 16
|10 |99 |Ben Rhodes (P) |ThorSport Racing |Ford |175 |0 |Running |22 |
| 17
|24 |9 |Colby Howard |CR7 Motorsports |Chevrolet |175 |0 |Running |20 |
| 18
|28 |66 |Conner Jones |ThorSport Racing |Ford |175 |0 |Running |19 |
| 19
|29 |32 |Bret Holmes (R) |Bret Holmes Racing |Chevrolet |175 |0 |Running |18 |
| 20
|16 |16 |Tyler Ankrum |Hattori Racing Enterprises |Toyota |175 |0 |Running |17 |
| 21
|20 |45 |Lawless Alan |Niece Motorsports |Chevrolet |175 |0 |Running |16 |
| 22
|17 |13 |Hailie Deegan |ThorSport Racing |Ford |175 |0 |Running |15 |
| 23
|27 |61 |Sean Hingorani |Hattori Racing Enterprises |Toyota |175 |0 |Running |14 |
| 24
|2 |2 |Nick Sanchez (R) (P) |Rev Racing |Chevrolet |175 |0 |Running |27 |
| 25
|26 |51 |Matt Mills (OP) |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Chevrolet |175 |0 |Running |12 |
| 26
|12 |1 |William Sawalich |Tricon Garage |Toyota |175 |0 |Running |21 |
| 27
|23 |25 |Matt DiBenedetto (P) |Rackley WAR |Chevrolet |173 |0 |Running |10 |
| 28
|5 |43 |Daniel Dye (R) |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |173 |0 |Running |9 |
| 29
|32 |56 |Tyler Hill |Hill Motorsports |Toyota |173 |0 |Running |8 |
| 30
|21 |52 |Stewart Friesen |Halmar Friesen Racing |Toyota |172 |0 |Running |7 |
| 31
|33 |33 |Derek Lemke |Reaume Brothers Racing |Ford |172 |0 |Running |6 |
| 32
|30 |12 |Spencer Boyd |Young's Motorsports |Chevrolet |172 |0 |Running |5 |
| 33
|35 |22 |Josh Reaume |AM Racing |Ford |171 |0 |Running |4 |
| 34
|36 |20 |Greg Van Alst |Young's Motorsports |Chevrolet |63 |0 |Accident |3 |
| 35
|34 |30 |Brad Perez (i) |On Point Motorsports |Toyota |62 |0 |Accident |0 |
| 36
|31 |02 |Josh Bilicki (i) |Young's Motorsports |Chevrolet |9 |0 |Accident |0 |
| colspan="10" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2023/8/27/32318_UNOFFRES.pdf Official race results] |
Standings after the race
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| ! Pos
! Driver ! Points |
|---|
| style="background:#87CEFA;"
|align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,126 |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"
|align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,117 (-9) |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"
|align="left"| 10px 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,114 (-12) |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"
|align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,112 (-14) |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"
|align="left"| 10px 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 5 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,108 (-18) |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"
|align="left"| 10px 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 6 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,085 (-41) |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"
|align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 7 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,065 (-61) |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"
|align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 8 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,059 (-67) |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"
|align="left"| 10px 2 | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,056 (-70) |
| style="background:#87CEFA;"
|align="left"| 10px | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | style="text-align:center;"| 2,039 (-87) |
| class="sortbottom"
!colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2023/8/27/32318_UNOFFDRIVPTS.pdf Official driver's standings] |
- Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
{{col-end}}
References
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