NASCAR Truck Series at Darlington

Darlington Raceway — May 12, 2023

Christian Eckes

Winner

158

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Christian Eckes won the 2023 NASCAR Truck Series at Darlington at Darlington Raceway on May 12, 2023, leading 82 of 158 laps. Stewart Friesen finished second; Tanner Gray rounded out the podium. The race featured 5 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Friday, May 12, 2023

Track

Darlington Raceway

Season

2023

Winner

Christian Eckes

Leaders

5 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	4	+3	Christian Eckes	158	—	Running	82	58
2	6	+4	Stewart Friesen	158	—	Running	—	43
3	11	+8	Tanner Gray	158	—	Running	—	34
4	8	+4	William Byron	158	—	Running	7	0
5	18	+13	Carson Hocevar	158	—	Running	—	44
6	13	+7	Rajah Caruth	158	—	Running	—	31
7	15	+8	Bubba Wallace	158	—	Running	—	0
8	1	-7	Corey Heim	158	—	Running	66	47
9	25	+16	Dean Thompson	158	—	Running	—	28
10	24	+14	Kaden Honeycutt	158	—	Running	—	27
11	3	-8	Nick Sanchez	158	—	Running	—	28
12	19	+7	Matt Crafton	158	—	Running	—	25
13	16	+3	Ross Chastain	158	—	Running	—	0
14	2	-12	Grant Enfinger	158	—	Running	—	32
15	17	+2	Tyler Ankrum	158	—	Running	—	22
16	29	+13	Corey LaJoie	158	—	Running	—	0
17	36	+19	Colby Howard	158	—	Running	—	20
18	14	-4	Ben Rhodes	158	—	Running	—	19
19	20	+1	Daniel Dye	158	—	Running	—	18
20	26	+6	Hailie Deegan	158	—	Running	2	17
21	12	-9	Taylor Gray	158	—	Running	1	17
22	22	—	Zane Smith	158	—	Running	—	15
23	34	+11	Bret Holmes	158	—	Running	—	14
24	23	-1	Timmy Hill	157	—	Running	—	15
25	7	-18	Matt DiBenedetto	157	—	Running	—	20
26	5	-21	Jake Garcia	157	—	Running	—	16
27	32	+5	Ryan Vargas	156	—	Running	—	10
28	27	-1	Johnny Sauter	156	—	Running	—	9
29	35	+6	Kris Wright	155	—	Running	—	8
30	30	—	Lawless Alan	126	—	DNF	—	7
31	9	-22	Ty Majeski	123	—	DNF	—	6
32	10	-22	Chase Purdy	100	—	DNF	—	6
33	33	—	Spencer Boyd	78	—	DNF	—	4
34	21	-13	Parker Kligerman	48	—	DNF	—	0
35	31	-4	Dawson Cram	36	—	DNF	—	0
36	28	-8	Brennan Poole	20	—	DNF	—	0

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 10 matched drivers, the model averaged 5.4 positions off — better than the season average of 8.5. Good

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
4	William Byron	10.7	4	+6.7	Moderate
5	Carson Hocevar	13.1	5	+8.1	Coinflip
7	Bubba Wallace	12.7	7	+5.7	Coinflip
8	Corey Heim	20.9	8	+12.9	Moderate
13	Ross Chastain	13.3	13	+0.3	Coinflip
16	Corey LaJoie	22.2	16	+6.2	High Confidence
19	Daniel Dye	19.1	19	+0.1	Moderate
22	Zane Smith	19.1	22	-2.9	Moderate
24	Timmy Hill	23.9	24	-0.1	High Confidence
36	Brennan Poole	24.7	36	-11.3	Moderate

Predicted finish from NR-Rating model. Delta = predicted − actual (positive = driver beat prediction). Confidence: High Confidence = low variance (stdDev ≤ 9), Moderate = medium variance, Coinflip = high variance.

Historical Context

Christian Eckes: has 6 career starts at Darlington Raceway with a 6.2 avg finish (1 win) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
William Byron: was the model’s top pick based on 16 career starts at Darlington Raceway with a 10.6 avg finish (1 win), finishing P4 on the day.
Corey Heim: was the biggest surprise, finishing P8 vs predicted P21. Track history: 10 starts, 16.3 avg finish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2023 NASCAR Truck Series at Darlington?

Christian Eckes won the 2023 NASCAR Truck Series at Darlington at Darlington Raceway.

Where was the 2023 NASCAR Truck Series at Darlington held?

The 2023 NASCAR Truck Series at Darlington was held at Darlington Raceway on May 12, 2023.