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Clean Harbors 175

Sunday, August 27th, 2023

Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, WI

  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 8 Ford
  • 10 Toyota

  • Milwaukee Mile Speedway
  • Clean Harbors 175
  • Pole Winner: Grant Enfinger
  • Age: 38
  • Team : No. 23 - Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet
  • Owner: Maurice Gallagher, Jr.
  • Crew Chief: Jeff Hensley
  • Grant Enfinger won the Pole Award for the Clean Harbors 175 with a lap of 29.744 seconds, 122.848 mph.
  • This is his sixth pole in 168 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
  • This is his first pole and 11th top-10 start in 2023.
  • This is his first pole in one races at Milwaukee Mile Speedway.
  • Nick Sanchez (second) posted his 12th top-10 start of 2023 and his first in one race at Milwaukee Mile Speedway.
  • Carson Hocevar (third) posted his first top-10 start at Milwaukee Mile Speedway. It is his 12th in 18 races this season.
  • Nick Sanchez (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

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Grant Enfinger proves a point with decisive NASCAR Truck Series win at Milwaukee

After Carson Hocevar crashed a two-driver party, pole winner Grant Enfinger rallied for victory in Sunday’s Clean Harbors 175 at the Milwaukee Mile and clinched a spot in the Round of 8 of the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs.

Enfinger, who led 95 of 175 laps, passed Hocevar for the top spot on Lap 159 and pulled away to win his third race of the season by 1.553 seconds. Hocevar was gambling on older tires and led the field to green for the final restart on Lap 148.

The victory—the 10th of Enfinger’s career—was a point proven for the Alabama driver, whose GMS Racing truck team announced it would discontinue operations at the end of the season.

“I don’t think anybody’s going to ask if we’re going to lay down again,” Enfinger said after climbing from his No. 23 Chevrolet. “(Crew chief) Jeff Hensley’s been focused the whole year. There’s been distractions going on all year long. So if anything, this has clarity.

“None of these guys, including me, have a job next year, but I feel like we proved we deserve one.”

Fast from the outset of the first NASCAR national series race at Milwaukee since 2009, Enfinger won the first stage wire-to-wire, leading all 55 laps. After surrendering the top spot on pit road during the stage break, he passed Corey Heim for the lead on Lap 95 and went on to capture Stage 2 by 2.149 seconds.

But Enfinger lost three positions on pit road during the second stage break and had to overcome the loss of track position as well as varying strategy from Hocevar and six other non-Playoff drivers who stayed out on older tires during caution for William Sawalich’s contact with the Turn 2 wall on Lap 135.

Restarting 14th on Lap 141, Enfinger fought his way back to the front, passing Derek Kraus for second on Lap 153 and overtaking Hocevar six laps later.

“It’s kind of a bummer to run second,” said Hocevar, who has three victories to his credit this season and holds a 56-point cushion above the cut line with one race left in the Playoffs’ Round of 10. “I haven’t done this in quite a while.

“Luckily, I’ve been fortunate enough to win three races, so it’s close.”

Christian Eckes and Heim finished third and fourth, respectively, and both clinched berths in the Round of 8 on points. Matt Crafton came home fifth and moved nine points above the cutoff for the next round.

Chase Purdy ran sixth, followed by Ty Majeski, who won the Truck Series Playoff opener at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. But Majeski raced under the specter of possible NASCAR penalties this coming week.

NASCAR confiscated the right rear tire from Majeski’s No. 98 Ford and ejected crew chief Joe Shear Jr. Majeski started from the rear of the field and served a pass-through penalty after the opening lap but rallied to finish seventh. Any further penalties the team may accrue will be announced later in the week.

  • Drivers Entered: 37 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 175
  • Margin of Victory: 01.533 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 4 Minutes 23 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 85.683
  • Cautions: 7 for 44 laps
  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,191 (9.1 passes per green flag lap)

  • Milwaukee Mile Speedway
  • Clean Harbors 175
  • Race Winner: Grant Enfinger
  • Age: 38
  • Team : No. 23 - Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet
  • Owner: Maurice Gallagher, Jr.
  • Crew Chief: Jeff Hensley
  • Grant Enfinger won the Clean Harbors 175, his 10th victory in 168 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races.
  • This is his third victory and 10th top-10 finish in 2023.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Milwaukee Mile Speedway.
  • Carson Hocevar (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at Milwaukee Mile Speedway. It is his 10th top-10 finish in 2023.
  • Christian Eckes (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Milwaukee Mile Speedway.
  • Jake Garcia (ninth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Corey Heim leads the point standings by 9 points over Christian Eckes.
Trucks take turn number four
West Allis, Milwaukee - June 20, 2009 : Trucks take turn number four during the early laps of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series' Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 auto race under the lights at the Milwaukee Mile.
Darren HauckAP Photo
Clean Harbors 175 at Milwaukee Mile Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 21 Dexter Bean Westby, WI Jan 5, 1987 37 Chevrolet BADGER ENVIRONMENTAL\IUOE 139 Blackjack Racing Mario Gosselin
2 23 Grant Enfinger Fairhope, AL Jan 22, 1985 39 Chevrolet Champion Power Equipment GMS Racing Jeff Hensley
3 88 Matt Crafton Tulare, CA Jun 11, 1976 48 Ford Ideal Door/Menards ThorSport Racing Jeriod Prince
4 25 Matt DiBenedetto Grass Valley, CA Jul 27, 1991 33 Chevrolet Rackley Roofing Rackley WAR Chad Kendrick
5 02 Josh Bilicki Menomonee Falls, WI Jun 3, 1995 29 Chevrolet Insurance King Young's Motorsports Andrew Abbott
6 41 Bayley Currey Driftwood, TX Oct 29, 1996 27 Chevrolet GlobalTranz Niece Motorsports Mark Hillman
7 12 Spencer Boyd Creve Coeur, MO Jun 26, 1995 29 Chevrolet Cronauer Law Young's Motorsports Tyler Young
8 51 Matt Mills Lynchburg, VA Nov 14, 1996 27 Chevrolet J.F. Electric Kyle Busch Motorsports Brian Pattie
9 9 Colby Howard Simpsonville, SC Oct 28, 2001 22 Chevrolet Grant County Mulch CR7 Motorsports Michael Shelton
10 22 Josh Reaume Redlands, CA Oct 11, 1990 33 Ford TBA AM Racing Ryan London
11 56 Tyler Hill Port Tobacco, MD Jun 2, 1994 30 Toyota MF1 Fantasy Racing Hill Motorsports Terry Elmore
12 38 Zane Smith Huntington Beach, CA Jun 9, 1999 25 Ford Birch Gold Group Front Row Motorsports Chris Lawson
13 52 Stewart Friesen Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Jul 25, 1983 41 Toyota Ferris Commercial Mowers Halmar Friesen Racing Bob Heilbrun
14 99 Ben Rhodes Louisville, KY Feb 21, 1997 27 Ford Farm Paint/1848 Coffee ThorSport Racing Brian Ross
15 16 Tyler Ankrum San Bernardino, CA Mar 6, 2001 23 Toyota LiUNA! Hattori Racing Enterprises Doug Randolph
16 19 Christian Eckes MIddletown, NY Nov 10, 2000 23 Chevrolet Gates Hydraulics McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Charles Denike
17 4 Chase Purdy Meridian, MS Nov 11, 1999 24 Chevrolet Bama Buggies Kyle Busch Motorsports Jimmy Villeneuve
18 7 Derek Kraus Stratford, WI Sep 1, 2011 13 Chevrolet gener8tor Skills Accelerator Spire Motorsports Bono Manion
19 98 Ty Majeski Seymour, WI Aug 18, 1994 30 Ford Road Ranger ThorSport Racing Joe Shear
20 42 Carson Hocevar Portage, MI Jan 28, 2003 21 Chevrolet Worldwide Express Niece Motorsports Phil Gould
21 15 Tanner Gray Artesia, NM Apr 15, 1999 25 Toyota Serial 1 Premium E-Bikes TRICON Garage Jerame Donley
22 13 Hailie Deegan Temecula, CA Jul 18, 2001 23 Ford Ford Performance ThorSport Racing Rich Lushes
23 11 Corey Heim Marietta, GA Jul 5, 2002 22 Toyota Safelite TRICON Garage Scott Zipadelli
24 45 Lawless Alan Los Angeles, CA Feb 2, 2000 24 Chevrolet AUTOParkit Niece Motorsports Wally Rogers
25 5 Dean Thompson Anaheim, CA Aug 30, 2001 23 Toyota Thompson Pipe Group TRICON Garage Derek Smith
26 32 Bret Holmes Munford, AL May 5, 1997 27 Chevrolet Precision Garage Door Bret Holmes Racing Jeff Stankiewicz
27 17 Taylor Gray Denver, NC Mar 25, 2005 19 Toyota JBL TRICON Garage Jake Hampton
28 2 Nicholas Sanchez Miami, FL Jun 10, 2001 23 Chevrolet Gainbridge Rev Racing Danny Stockman
29 30 Brad Perez Hollywood, FL Jan 21, 1997 27 Toyota TBA On Point Motorsports Carol Hines
30 24 Rajah Caruth Atlanta, GA Jun 11, 2002 22 Chevrolet Wendell Scott Foundation GMS Racing Chad Walter
31 35 Jake Garcia Monroe, GA Mar 3, 2005 19 Chevrolet Adaptive One Calipers McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Mark Hillman
32 43 Daniel Dye DeLand, Florida Dec 4, 2003 20 Chevrolet Hamlin & Associates GMS Racing Blake Bainbridge
33 1 William Sawalich Eden Prairie, MN Oct 3, 2006 18 Toyota Starkey/Soundgear TRICON Garage Seth Smith
34 66 Conner Jones Fredericksburg, VA Feb 22, 2006 18 Ford TSPORT ThorSport Racing Bud Haefele
35 20 Greg Van Alst Anderson, IN Jul 1, 1981 43 Chevrolet CB Fabricating Young's Motorsports Joe Lax
36 33 Derek Lemke Charlotte, NC Jan 1, 1970 n/a Ford TBA Reaume Brothers Racing Todd Parrott
37 61 Sean Hingorani Newport Beach, CA Oct 13, 2006 17 Toyota Fidelity Capital Hattori Racing Enterprises Jon Leonard