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April 8, 2023

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series heat race recaps, starting lineup for Bristol


The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will determine the starting lineup for tonight’s Weather Guard Truck Race on Dirt (8 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) with four heat-race qualifiers. Qualifying orders were determined based on random draws. The full heat lineups can be found here.

RELATED: Heat race results | At-track photos: Bristol

Heat Race 1:

It was the Ben Rhodes show during the opening heat as the No. 99 Ford took control of the field during the initial laps and held strong through a Kris Wright caution to win the heat after starting third. Hailie Deegan, Chase Purdy, Stefan Parsons and Taylor Gray rounded out the top five.

Heat Race 2:

After starting fourth, Stewart Friesen won the second heat race. Zane Smith and Chase Briscoe — both drivers who started outside the top five (10th and sixth, respectively) — finished second and third. Parker Kligerman and Christian Eckes rounded out the top five.

Heat Race 3:

Two red flags through the early laps eventually saw Joey Logano lead and finish atop the field. Ty Majeski, Nick Sanchez, Corey Heim and William Byron rounded out the top five.

Heat Race 4:

Matt Crafton and Rajah Caruth battled for the lead through the opening half of the heat. However, the No. 88 of Crafton edged out the No. 24 by a hair to win the final heat. Kaden Honeycutt, Grant Enfinger and Spencer Boyd rounded out the top five.

Starting lineup top 20:

1. Zane Smith
2. Ty Majeski
3. Kaden Honeycutt
4. Joey Logano
5. Stewart Friesen
6. Hailie Deegan
7. Ben Rhodes
8. Matt Crafton
9. Taylor Gray
10. Chase Briscoe
11. Grant Enfinger
12. Corey Heim
13. Christian Eckes
14. William Byron
15. Rajah Caruth
16. Chase Purdy
17. Nick Sanchez
18. Mason Massey
19. Bret Holmes
20. Stefan Parsons

MORE: See full starting lineup

Five drivers failed to qualify for Saturday night’s main event: Lawless Alan, Josh Reaume, Jerry Bohlman, Jessica Friesen and Andrew Gordon.

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