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NASCAR: Zane Smith wins COTA truck race, then trucks burns to a crisp

Posted by AR1 staff

Zane Smith won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Circuit of The Americas on Saturday afternoon, his second straight win at the 3.41-mile road course.

Smith capitalized on a fast truck, solid strategy and good timing to score his second victory of the 2023 season, holding off Kyle Busch, Ty Majeski, Tyler Ankrum and Ross Chastain.

Afterward, Smith celebrated his victory in a very conventional NASCAR way with a stellar burnout. But he may have taken the “burn it down” celebration a little too seriously because by the time he climbed out of his No. 38 Ford truck, his left rear and right rear wheels were engulfed in some pretty intense flames.

Race Results

Fin Str No. Driver Team Laps Status Led
1 7 38 Zane Smith Speedco/Peak Ford 42 Running 16
2 2 51 Kyle Busch(i) Zariz Transport Chevrolet 42 Running 12
3 3 98 Ty Majeski Cincinnati/Curb Records Ford 42 Running 1
4 12 16 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Toyota 42 Running 0
5 1 41 Ross Chastain(i) Worldwide Express Chevrolet 42 Running 10
6 11 11 Corey Heim JBL Toyota 42 Running 0
7 4 2 Nick Sanchez # Gainbridge Chevrolet 42 Running 0
8 9 15 Tanner Gray Mobil 1 Toyota 42 Running 0
9 10 1 Kaz Grala(i) Island Coastal Lager Toyota 42 Running 0
10 13 99 Ben Rhodes Farm Paint Ford 42 Running 0
11 19 17 Taylor Gray Dead On Tools Toyota 42 Running 0
12 8 23 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 42 Running 0
13 20 24 Rajah Caruth # Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet 42 Running 0
14 15 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota 42 Running 0
15 24 4 Kaden Honeycutt CarQuest Ford 42 Running 0
16 16 13 Hailie Deegan Ford Performance Ford 42 Running 0
17 18 45 Lawless Alan PlainsCapital Bank/MGMachinery Chevrolet 42 Running 0
18 36 43 Daniel Dye # Dell Children’s Medical Center Chevrolet 42 Running 0
19 32 35 Jake Garcia # Quanta Chevrolet 42 Running 0
20 25 30 Colin Garrett 11/11 Veteran Project/UnBroken Toyota 42 Running 0
21 35 2 Kris Wright F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet 42 Running 0
22 14 22 Logan Bearden Bearden Automotive Ford 42 Running 0
23 31 32 Bret Holmes # Pate Holdings Chevrolet 42 Running 0
24 27 9 Colby Howard Grant County Mulch Chevrolet 42 Running 0
25 29 56 Timmy Hill Will’s Automotive Toyota 42 Running 0
26 30 34 Mason Filippi OpenFender Ford 42 Running 0
27 21 4 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet 42 Running 0
28 33 46 Dale Quarterley Van Dyk Recycling/Motul Toyota 42 Running 0
29 28 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 41 Running 0
30 5 19 Christian Eckes NAPA AutoCare Chevrolet 31 Suspension 3
31 17 75 Parker Kligerman(i) Food Country USA/Utz Chevrolet 26 Electrical 0
32 26 12 Spencer Boyd Record Rack Chevrolet 12 Electrical 0
33 34 88 Matt Crafton Ideal Door/Menards Ford 11 Accident 0
34 6 42 Carson Hocevar Worldwide Express Chevrolet 8 Axle 0
35 22 5 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 4 Accident 0
36 23 20 Ed Jones Little Caesars Chevrolet 0 Suspension 0