Entry List

The official 2023 Worldwide Express 250 for Carrier Appreciation NASCAR TRUCK Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Richmond Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Worldwide Express 250 for Carrier Appreciation

Saturday, July 29th, 2023

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 18 Chevrolet
  • 9 Ford
  • 11 Toyota

  • Richmond Raceway
  • Worldwide Express 250
  • Pole Winner: Ty Majeski
  • Age: 28
  • Team : No. 98 - Road Ranger Ford
  • Owner: Mike Curb
  • Crew Chief: Joe Shear Jr.
  • Ty Majeski won the Pole Award for the Worldwide Express 250 with a lap of 22.689 seconds, 119.000 mph.
  • This is his fifth pole in 59 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
  • This is his second pole and 13th top-10 start in 2023.
  • This is his second pole in two races at Richmond Raceway.
  • Corey Heim (second) posted his 10th top-10 start of 2023 and his first in two races at Richmond Raceway.
  • William Sawalich (third) posted his first top-10 start at Richmond Raceway. It is his second in three races this season.
  • Jake Garcia (12th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Saturday, July 29th, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Carson Hocevar wins at Richmond after late-race pass

Carson Hocevar’s race started in the pits with a flat tire even before the green flag for Saturday night’s Worldwide Express 250 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway and ended with a celebration in Victory Lane.

The 20-year-old driver of the No. 42 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet passed the night’s most dominant driver Ty Majeski with only three laps remaining thanks to pit road strategy and a fast Chevy Silverado to claim his third win of the season by 2.308-seconds over Majeski.

“We didn’t come here to run second," Hocevar said, adding, “I knew we had to do something different and new tires prevailed."

Corey Heim officially secured the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2023 regular season championship with a third-place finish in the opening stage. The 21-year old driver of the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota will start the seven-race Playoff portion of the season with an important 15-point bonus thanks to an incredible run to the regular season title that included a pair of wins. He finished sixth on Saturday – his series best 13th Top-10 finish in 16 races.

“It really means a lot," Heim said. “With TRICON Garage and Toyota Racing coming such a long way from the beginning of the year. I really felt like we had a lot of progress to make in the first four or five weeks and we’ve really been improving ever since.

“Tonight, it was a rough night at Richmond. It is kind of a unique race track. On the normal tracks, we’ve been really consistent. Still a good finish for us, but definitely want to do better leading into the Playoffs.”

After earning his second pole position of the season, Majeski absolutely dominated so much of the race, sweeping both stage wins for the first time in his career and leading a dominating 168 of the 250 laps in the No. 98 ThorSport Racing Ford. His truck was so good Saturday that he even overcame a mid-race pit stop speeding penalty to regain the lead late race and try to hold off Hocevar. Majeski stayed out while Hocevar pit for tires with 40 laps remaining, however,and was ultimately unable to hold off the fresh tires in the closing laps.

“Just didn’t have enough there," a frustrated Majeski said. “Obviously made a mistake there, speeding on pit road but we had a chance to win even with the penalty. It’s just so disappointing. I don’t know if I’ve ever had a dominant vehicle that much faster than the field and to not win with it is so hard.

“But we have fast race trucks and we’ll make a run at the Playoffs,"he added.

The Playoff field – in points order – includes Heim, the 2022 series champion Zane Smith, who finished third at Richmond, Hocevar, Christian Eckes, Grant Enfinger, Majeski, 2021 series champion Ben Rhodes, rookie Nick Sanchez, Matt DiBenedetto and three-time series champion Matt Crafton.

Stewart Friesen came into the race ranked 11th, trailing Crafton by nine points, but Friesen’s No. 52 Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet had a disappointing qualifying run – 23rd – and never really mounted a challenge forward on Saturday. He finished 27th.

“We brought a dull knife to a gunfight tonight," a disappointed Friesen said.

Hocevar led 64 laps on the evening – moving into the lead position while Majeski was recovering from his pit road penalty.

“We passed every single truck here, the 98 (Majeski) was the class of the field but I thought we were second and won with the second best truck because I have the first best pit crew and first best crew chief on the box," Hocevar said.

“I just love it," he added.

Rookie Jake Garcia and Matt Mills rounded out the Top-5 at Richmond. Heim finished sixth, followed by Crafton, Sanchez, Enfinger and 16-year old William Sawalich making only his third series start.

  • Drivers Entered: 38 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: 02.308 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 59 Minutes 32 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 94.116
  • Cautions: 4 for 27 laps
  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,187 (5.3 passes per green flag lap)

  • Richmond Raceway
  • Worldwide Express 250
  • Race Winner: Carson Hocevar
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No. 42 - Worldwide Express Chevrolet
  • Owner: Al Niece
  • Crew Chief: Phil Gould
  • Carson Hocevar won the Worldwide Express 250, his third victory in 70 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
  • This is his third victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2023.
  • This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in four races at Richmond Raceway.
  • Ty Majeski (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Richmond Raceway. It is his 11th top-10 finish in 2023.
  • Zane Smith (third) posted his second top-10 finish in four races at Richmond Raceway.
  • Jake Garcia (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Corey Heim leads the point standings by 51 points over Ty Majeski.
Chandler Smith celebrates in victory lane
Richmond, Virginia - August 13, 2022 : Chandler Smith, driver of the #18 Charge Me Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Worldwide Express 250 for Carrier Appreciation at Richmond Raceway.
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM
CREW CHIEF

1
23
Fairhope, AL
Jan 22, 1985
38
Chevrolet
Champion Power Equipment
2
88
Tulare, CA
Jun 11, 1976
47
Ford
Ideal Door/Menards
3
56
Port Tobacco, MD
Feb 25, 1993
30
Toyota
UNITS Storage
4
25
Grass Valley, CA
Jul 27, 1991
32
Chevrolet
Rackley Roofing
5
41
Driftwood, TX
Oct 29, 1996
26
Chevrolet
Unishippers
6
12
Creve Coeur, MO
Jun 26, 1995
28
Chevrolet
Latitude Aero
7
51
Lynchburg, VA
Nov 14, 1996
26
Chevrolet
J.F. Electric
8
20
Douglasville, GA
Jan 24, 1997
26
Chevrolet
TBA
9
9
Simpsonville, SC
Oct 28, 2001
21
Chevrolet
Grant County Mulch
10
34
Redlands, CA
Oct 11, 1990
32
Ford
TBA
11
30
La Miranda, CA
Sep 23, 2000
22
Toyota
Williamsburg Contracting
12
02
Maui, HI
Oct 8, 1994
28
Chevrolet
Kelly Benefits
13
38
Huntington Beach, CA
Jun 9, 1999
24
Ford
Boot Barn
14
52
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Jul 25, 1983
40
Toyota
Halmar International
15
99
Louisville, KY
Feb 21, 1997
26
Ford
Campers Inn RV
16
14
Lexington, NC
May 20, 1998
25
Chevrolet
TBA
17
16
San Bernardino, CA
Mar 6, 2001
22
Toyota
LiUNA!
18
19
MIddletown, NY
Nov 10, 2000
22
Chevrolet
Instacoat Premium Products
19
4
Meridian, MS
Nov 11, 1999
23
Chevrolet
Bama Buggies
20
98
Seymour, WI
Aug 18, 1994
28
Ford
Road Ranger
21
42
Portage, MI
Jan 28, 2003
20
Chevrolet
Worldwide Express
22
15
Artesia, NM
Apr 15, 1999
24
Toyota
Mobil 1
23
13
Temecula, CA
Jul 18, 2001
22
Ford
TBA
24
11
Marietta, GA
Jul 5, 2002
21
Toyota
JBL
25
45
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 2, 2000
23
Chevrolet
IEDA
26
5
Anaheim, CA
Aug 30, 2001
21
Toyota
Thompson Pipe Group
27
32
Munford, AL
May 5, 1997
26
Chevrolet
Bret Holmes racing
28
17
Denver, NC
Mar 25, 2005
18
Toyota
Dead On Tools
29
2
Miami, FL
Jun 10, 2001
22
Chevrolet
Gainbridge
30
24
Atlanta, GA
Jun 11, 2002
21
Chevrolet
Camp Cultivation
31
35
Monroe, GA
Mar 3, 2005
18
Chevrolet
Quanta Services
32
90
Williamsburg, VA
Dec 8, 1995
27
Toyota
Carroll's Automotive/Duratain
33
43
DeLand, Florida
Dec 4, 2003
19
Chevrolet
Bull & Boar Barbecue Shop
34
46
Milton, FL
 
Toyota
Zoe Freedom-Eco Pile
35
1
Eden Prairie, MN
Oct 3, 2006
16
Toyota
Starkey/Soundgear
36
66
Fredericksburg, VA
Feb 22, 2006
17
Ford
TBA
37
22
Martinsburg, WV
Jun 14, 1995
28
Ford
Secure Testing Services
38
33
Charlotte, NC
 
Ford
TBA