Kyle Busch Wins Home Track Truck Pole

(LAS VEGAS, NV – MAR 3, 2023 – RIS) Kyle Busch won his home track pole in his No. 51 Zaris Transport Chevy, clocking a lap of 30.222 sec/178.678 mph, almost two tenths of a second ahead of the identical laps set by rookie Nick Sanchez and Chase Purdy, who will start second and third in Friday evening’s race. Fastest in practice, Ty Majeski, will start fourth with Hailie Deegan fifth in her best truck series start on paved tracks.
Qualifying Results: Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 presented by Westgate Resorts, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Pos, Driver, Truck, Time, Speed, -Fastest, -Next
1) Kyle Busch(i), No. 51 Zariz Transport Chevrolet, 30.222 sec, 178.678 mph, 0.000, 0.000
2) Nick Sanchez #, No. 2 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 30.404, 177.608, 0.182, 0.182
3) Chase Purdy, No. 4 Bama Buggies Chevrolet, 30.404, 177.608, 0.182, 0.000
4) Ty Majeski, No. 98 Curb Records Ford, 30.524, 176.910, 0.302, 0.120
5) Hailie Deegan, No. 13 Pennzoil Screen To Speed Ford, 30.567, 176.661, 0.345, 0.043
6) Bret Holmes #, No. 32 Pate Holdings Chevrolet, 30.648, 176.194, 0.426, 0.081
7) Zane Smith, No. 38 Speedco Ford, 30.709, 175.844, 0.487, 0.061
8) Carson Hocevar, No. 42 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 30.710, 175.838, 0.488, 0.001
9) Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Kubota Ford, 30.743, 175.650, 0.521, 0.033
10) Kaz Grala(i), No. 1 Ruedebusch Dev & Construction Toyota, 30.785, 175.410, 0.563, 0.042
11) Matt Crafton, No. 88 Slim Jim/Menards Ford, 30.814, 175.245, 0.592, 0.029
12) Christian Eckes, No. 19 NAPA AutoCare Chevrolet, 30.829, 175.160, 0.607, 0.015
13) John Hunter Nemechek(i), No. 17 Berry's Manufacturing Toyota, 30.856, 175.006, 0.634, 0.027
14) Jake Garcia #, No. 35 Quanta Chevrolet, 30.869, 174.933, 0.647, 0.013
15) Corey Heim, No. 11 Safelite Toyota, 30.875, 174.899, 0.653, 0.006
16) Tanner Gray, No. 15 Dead On Tools Toyota, 30.879, 174.876, 0.657, 0.004
17) Grant Enfinger, No. 23 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, 30.893, 174.797, 0.671, 0.014
18) Tyler Ankrum, No. 16 LiUNA! Toyota, 30.912, 174.689, 0.690, 0.019
19) Matt DiBenedetto, No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, 30.937, 174.548, 0.715, 0.025
20) Daniel Dye #, No. 43 Halifax Health Chevrolet, 30.953, 174.458, 0.731, 0.016
21) Lawless Alan, No. 45 AUTOParkit Chevrolet, 30.964, 174.396, 0.742, 0.011
22) Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar International Toyota, 30.972, 174.351, 0.750, 0.008
23) Ross Chastain(i), No. 41 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 30.983, 174.289, 0.761, 0.011
24) Rajah Caruth #, No. 24 Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet, 30.984, 174.284, 0.762, 0.001
25) Dean Thompson, No. 5 Thompson Pipe Group Toyota, 31.008, 174.149, 0.786, 0.024
26) Timmy Hill, No. 56 UNITS Storage Toyota, 31.055, 173.885, 0.833, 0.047
27) Colby Howard, No. 9 Grant County Mulch Chevrolet, 31.108, 173.589, 0.886, 0.053
28) Kris Wright, No. 02 F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet, 31.110, 173.578, 0.888, 0.002
29) Kaden Honeycutt, No. 04 CarQuest Ford, 31.331, 172.353, 1.109, 0.221
30) Max Gutierrez, No. 22 Bolsa DX Ford, 31.447, 171.717, 1.225, 0.116
31) Spencer Boyd, No. 12 Nor-Cal Equipment Rentals Chevrolet, 31.614, 170.810, 1.392, 0.167
32) Mason Massey (OP), No. 33 Ford, 31.700, 170.347, 1.478, 0.086
33) Josh Reaume (OP), No. 34 Reaume Brothers Racing Ford, 32.227, 167.561, 2.005, 0.527
34) Brennan Poole(i) (OP), No. 46 South Point Toyota, 0.000, 0.000, -----, -----
35) Matt Mills (OP), No. 20 J.F. Electric Chevrolet, 0.000, 0.000, -----, -----
(OP) Top 30 in Owner Points, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie
Track Qualifying Record: Kyle Busch 03/01/19, 30.184 sec, 178.903 mph
Starting Line Up: Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 presented by Westgate Resorts, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Pos, Driver, Truck, Time, Speed
1) Kyle Busch(i), No. 51 Zariz Transport Chevrolet, 30.222 sec, 178.678 mph
2) Nick Sanchez #, No. 2 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 30.404, 177.608
3) Chase Purdy, No. 4 Bama Buggies Chevrolet, 30.404, 177.608
4) Ty Majeski, No. 98 Curb Records Ford, 30.524, 176.910
5) Hailie Deegan, No. 13 Pennzoil Screen To Speed Ford, 30.567, 176.661
6) Bret Holmes #, No. 32 Pate Holdings Chevrolet, 30.648, 176.194
7) Zane Smith, No. 38 Speedco Ford, 30.709, 175.844
8) Carson Hocevar, No. 42 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 30.710, 175.838
9) Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Kubota Ford, 30.743, 175.650
10) Kaz Grala(i), No. 1 Ruedebusch Dev & Construction Toyota, 30.785, 175.410
11) Matt Crafton, No. 88 Slim Jim/Menards Ford, 30.814, 175.245
12) Christian Eckes, No. 19 NAPA AutoCare Chevrolet, 30.829, 175.160
13) John Hunter Nemechek(i), No. 17 Berry's Manufacturing Toyota, 30.856, 175.006
14) Jake Garcia #, No. 35 Quanta Chevrolet, 30.869, 174.933
15) Corey Heim, No. 11 Safelite Toyota, 30.875, 174.899
16) Tanner Gray, No. 15 Dead On Tools Toyota, 30.879, 174.876
17) Grant Enfinger, No. 23 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, 30.893, 174.797
18) Tyler Ankrum, No. 16 LiUNA! Toyota, 30.912, 174.689
19) Matt DiBenedetto, No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, 30.937, 174.548
20) Daniel Dye #, No. 43 Halifax Health Chevrolet, 30.953, 174.458
21) Lawless Alan, No. 45 AUTOParkit Chevrolet, 30.964, 174.396
22) Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar International Toyota, 30.972, 174.351
23) Ross Chastain(i), No. 41 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 30.983, 174.289
24) Rajah Caruth #, No. 24 Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet, 30.984, 174.284
25) Dean Thompson, No. 5 Thompson Pipe Group Toyota, 31.008, 174.149
26) Timmy Hill, No. 56 UNITS Storage Toyota, 31.055, 173.885
27) Colby Howard, No. 9 Grant County Mulch Chevrolet, 31.108, 173.589
28) Kris Wright, No. 02 F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet, 31.110, 173.578
29) Kaden Honeycutt, No. 04 CarQuest Ford, 31.331, 172.353
30) Max Gutierrez, No. 22 Bolsa DX Ford, 31.447, 171.717
31) Spencer Boyd, No. 12 Nor-Cal Equipment Rentals Chevrolet, 31.614, 170.810
32) Mason Massey, No. 33 Ford, Owner Points,
33) Josh Reaume, No. 34 Reaume Brothers Racing Ford, Owner Points,
34) Brennan Poole(i), No. 46 South Point Toyota, Owner Points,
35) Matt Mills, No. 20 J.F. Electric Chevrolet, Owner Points,
(OP) Top 30 in Owner Points, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie
Track Race Record: Tyler Reddick, 10/01/16, 01:31:47, 143.163
Practice Times, Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 presented by Westgate Resorts - Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Pos, Driver, Truck, Time, Speed, On Lap, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next
1) Ty Majeski, No. 98 Curb Records Ford, 30.149 sec, 179.110 mph, 5, 17, ---.---, ---.---
2) Matt Crafton, No. 88 Slim Jim/Menards Ford, 30.311, 178.153, 4, 16, -0.162, -0.162
3) Rajah Caruth #, No. 24 Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet, 30.315, 178.130, 2, 20, -0.166, -0.004
4) Chase Purdy, No. 4 Bama Buggies Chevrolet, 30.376, 177.772, 2, 22, -0.227, -0.061
5) Kyle Busch(i), No. 51 Zariz Transport Chevrolet, 30.399, 177.637, 11, 17, -0.250, -0.023
6) Nick Sanchez #, No. 2 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 30.404, 177.608, 3, 18, -0.255, -0.005
7) Grant Enfinger, No. 23 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet, 30.425, 177.486, 3, 17, -0.276, -0.021
8) Matt DiBenedetto, No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, 30.426, 177.480, 6, 13, -0.277, -0.001
9) Carson Hocevar, No. 42 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 30.428, 177.468, 3, 13, -0.279, -0.002
10) Ross Chastain(i), No. 41 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 30.431, 177.451, 5, 13, -0.282, -0.003
11) Jake Garcia #, No. 35 Quanta Chevrolet, 30.485, 177.136, 4, 21, -0.336, -0.054
12) Dean Thompson, No. 5 Thompson Pipe Group Toyota, 30.496, 177.072, 3, 11, -0.347, -0.011
13) Tanner Gray, No. 15 Dead On Tools Toyota, 30.511, 176.985, 3, 21, -0.362, -0.015
14) John Hunter Nemechek(i), No. 17 Berry's Manufacturing Toyota, 30.527, 176.893, 10, 12, -0.378, -0.016
15) Corey Heim, No. 11 Safelite Toyota, 30.549, 176.765, 3, 22, -0.400, -0.022
16) Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Kubota Ford, 30.553, 176.742, 11, 19, -0.404, -0.004
17) Bret Holmes #, No. 32 Pate Holdings Chevrolet, 30.584, 176.563, 8, 11, -0.435, -0.031
18) Kaz Grala(i), No. 1 Ruedebusch Dev & Construction Toyota, 30.627, 176.315, 2, 12, -0.478, -0.043
19) Zane Smith, No. 38 Speedco Ford, 30.629, 176.304, 8, 11, -0.480, -0.002
20) Hailie Deegan, No. 13 Pennzoil Screen To Speed Ford, 30.678, 176.022, 2, 15, -0.529, -0.049
21) Tyler Ankrum, No. 16 LiUNA! Toyota, 30.753, 175.593, 7, 21, -0.604, -0.075
22) Christian Eckes, No. 19 NAPA AutoCare Chevrolet, 30.764, 175.530, 17, 23, -0.615, -0.011
23) Colby Howard, No. 9 Grant County Mulch Chevrolet, 30.800, 175.325, 5, 17, -0.651, -0.036
24) Kris Wright, No. 02 F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet, 30.819, 175.217, 6, 13, -0.670, -0.019
25) Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar International Toyota, 30.872, 174.916, 4, 18, -0.723, -0.053
26) Daniel Dye #, No. 43 Halifax Health Chevrolet, 30.967, 174.379, 3, 7, -0.818, -0.095
27) Lawless Alan, No. 45 AUTOParkit Chevrolet, 31.022, 174.070, 10, 15, -0.873, -0.055
28) Brennan Poole(i), No. 46 South Point Toyota, 31.096, 173.656, 3, 4, -0.947, -0.074
29) Timmy Hill, No. 56 UNITS Storage Toyota, 31.230, 172.911, 3, 9, -1.081, -0.134
30) Kaden Honeycutt, No. 04 CarQuest Ford, 31.262, 172.734, 3, 3, -1.113, -0.032
31) Matt Mills, No. 20 J.F. Electric Chevrolet, 31.350, 172.249, 7, 7, -1.201, -0.088
32) Spencer Boyd, No. 12 Nor-Cal Equipment Rentals Chevrolet, 31.548, 171.168, 6, 6, -1.399, -0.198
33) Max Gutierrez, No. 22 Bolsa DX Ford, 31.615, 170.805, 5, 15, -1.466, -0.067
34) Mason Massey, No. 33 Ford, 31.742, 170.122, 6, 11, -1.593, -0.127
35) Josh Reaume, No. 34 Reaume Brothers Racing Ford, 32.698, 165.148, 4, 4, -2.549, -0.956
(OP) Top 30 in Owner Points, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos, Driver, Truck, From Lap, To Lap, Avg Speed
1) Kyle Busch(i), No. 51 Zariz Transport Chevrolet, 3, 12, 177.323 mph
2) Nick Sanchez #, No. 2 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 2, 11, 176.952
3) Matt DiBenedetto, No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet, 2, 11, 175.926
4) Ty Majeski, No. 98 Curb Records Ford, 8, 17, 175.823
5) Corey Heim, No. 11 Safelite Toyota, 2, 11, 175.722
6) John Hunter Nemechek(i), No. 17 Berry's Manufacturing Toyota, 2, 11, 175.617
7) Tanner Gray, No. 15 Dead On Tools Toyota, 1, 10, 175.575
8) Jake Garcia #, No. 35 Quanta Chevrolet, 2, 11, 175.305
9) Chase Purdy, No. 4 Bama Buggies Chevrolet, 11, 20, 174.658
10) Christian Eckes, No. 19 NAPA AutoCare Chevrolet, 14, 23, 174.509
11) Rajah Caruth #, No. 24 Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet, 2, 11, 174.403
12) Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar International Toyota, 1, 10, 173.097
Must run 10 consecutive laps to be included.
John Davison
Long-time RIS staffer, beginning in the mid-80s. Charlotte, NC area local contact.