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BY THE NUMBERS: 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season

By: Ashley McCubbin

For the second time, fans got entertained post-race courtesy of Ben Rhodes in the championship press conference for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. However, there were a lot of other numbers to think about when the season concluded.

#7: Kyle Larson, Spire Motorsports, Hendrick Cars.com Chevrolet Silverado

was the best average finishing spot of all drivers set by Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, and Brett Moffitt by winning in their lone series appearances

2.6 was the second-best average finishing spot of all drivers set by Kyle Busch, across five appearances

drivers had an average starting spot of fifth or better

3.8 was the best average starting spot of all drivers, set by Busch, across five appearances

wins by Carson Hocevar and Christian Eckes led all drivers

of Chase Purdy won two poles

was the second-best average starting spot of all drivers, set by Logano at Bristol Motor Speedway

was the third-best average finishing spot of all drivers, set by Chandler Smith at Talladega Superspeedway

poles for Nick Sanchez led all drivers

was the third-best average starting spot of all drivers, set by Austin Hill at Pocono Raceway

drivers had an average finishing spot of fifth or better

5.8 was the best average starting spot of drivers to run all the races, set by Ty Majeski

was the fourth-best average finishing spot of all drivers, set by William Byron and Bubba Wallace

6.8 was the fifth-best average finishing spot of all drivers, set by Corey Heim

of Larson won at North Wilkesboro Speedway

was the fifth-best average starting spot of all drivers, set by Heim and Jason White

or more top-five’s were scored by Heim, Hocevar, Eckes, Zane Smith, and Grant Enfinger

#23: Grant Enfinger, GMS Racing, Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet Silverado

was the best average finishing spot of drivers to run all the races, set by Enfinger

10 drivers won a pole

11 drivers won a race

11 of Heim won three races and four poles

12 top-five’s for Heim led all drivers

13 or more top-10’s were scored by Heim, Ben Rhodes, Majeski, Enfinger, Hocevar, and Eckes

13 drivers had an average finishing spot of 10th or better

14 drivers had an average starting spot of 10th or better

15 of Tanner Gray won the pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway

18 drivers ran all the races

#19: Christian Eckes, McAnally Hilgemann Racing, PEAK / NAPA Nightvision Chevrolet Silverado

18 of Eckes won three poles

19 top-10’s for Heim led all drivers

23 races were ran

23 of Enfinger won three races

23 of Enfinger won the pole at Milwaukee Mile

32 drivers scored a top-five finish

34 of Moffitt won the race at Talladega Superspeedway

38 of Smith won two races and two poles

41 of Ross Chastain won the pole at Circuit of the Americas

47 drivers scored a top-10 finish

#51: Kyle Busch, Kyle Busch Motorsports, Zariz Transport Chevrolet Silverado in victory lane

51 of Busch won two races

51 of Busch won the pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

66 of Logano won the race at Bristol Motor Speedway

98 of Majeski won the race at Indianapolis Raceway Park

98 of Majeski won two poles

99 of Rhodes won the race at Charlotte Motor Speedway

112 drivers ran at least one race

250 or more laps were led by Heim, Majeski, Eckes, Sanchez, and Hocevar

611 was the most laps led by a driver, set by Heim

3250 or more laps were completed by Enfinger, Matt Crafton, Rhodes, Majeski, and Sanchez

3323 was the laps completed by Enfinger, leading all drivers

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