Niece Motorsports driver Carson Hocevar became the first three-time winner of the 2023 NASCAR Truck Series season after winning the Worldwide Express 250 at Richmond Raceway on Saturday, July 29.
In a thrilling race on Saturday, Hocevar took the lead from Ty Majeski with four laps remaining in the race and held off the rest of the field to cross the start/finish line in P1.
With the season's third victory, Hocevar was awarded 46 points and moved from seventh to third place in the points table with 2021 points.
After finishing P6 at Richmond Raceway, Corey Heim gained 47 points and maintained the top position on the points table. He has an 8-point lead over defending NASCAR Truck Series champion Zane Smith with 2030 points, two wins, and seven top-five finishes.
Majeski, who started on the pole, failed to utilize the advantage and finished P2. He gained 55 points and now stands in sixth place on the points table with 2014 points from seven top-five finishes.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers' standings after Worldwide Express 250
Here is the updated list of NASCAR drivers in the Truck Series standings after the 16th Truck Series race of the 2023 season:
- Corey Heim - 2030
- Zane Smith - 2022
- Carson Hocevar - 2021
- Christian Eckes - 2019
- Grant Enfinger - 2017
- Ty Majeski - 2014
- Ben Rhodes - 2013
- Nick Sanchez # - 2005
- Matt DiBenedetto - 2002
- Matt Crafton - 2002
- Stewart Friesen - 410
- Tanner Gray - 383
- Chase Purdy - 373
- Tyler Ankrum - 362
- Jake Garcia # - 357
- Taylor Gray # - 296
- Daniel Dye # - 283
- Rajah Caruth # - 280
- Hailie Deegan - 277
- Colby Howard - 253
- Dean Thompson - 231
- Bret Holmes # - 216
- Timmy Hill - 198
- Lawless Alan - 195
- Kris Wright - 150
- Kaden Honeycutt - 149
- Bayley Currey - 140
- Spencer Boyd - 140
- Jack Wood - 99
- Josh Reaume - 97
- Ryan Vargas - 94
- Matt Mills - 92
- William Sawalich - 74
- Conner Jones - 57
- Toni Breidinger - 55
- Tyler Hill - 44
- Mason Maggio - 41
- Cory Roper - 30
- Jesse Love - 28
- David Gilliland - 28
- Johnny Sauter - 28
- Jake Drew - 27
- Justin Carroll - 23
- Chris Hacker - 22
- Jason White - 22
- Norm Benning - 22
- Jonathan Shafer - 21
- Akinori Ogata - 20
- Stephen Mallozzi - 20
- Conor Daly - 19
Catch NASCAR Truck Series drivers and teams next in action at the Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on August 11, 2023.