Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 Race Preview

Grant Enfinger, No. 23 Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet Silverado RST

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Stats

– NCTS Starts: 1; Best start: 12th; Best finish: 11th (2022)

NCTS Road Course Stats (Canada, COTA, Daytona, Mid-Ohio, Sonoma, & Watkins Glen)

– Combined Starts: 9; Best start: 8th; Best finish: 4th (COTA, 2021); Top 5s: 1; Top 10s: 3, Laps led: 1

2023 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Season Stats

– Starts: 13; Wins: 2 (Kansas I & Gateway); Best start: 2nd; Top 5s: 5; Top 10s: 7; Laps led: 133; Current points position: 3rd

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– Chassis History/Info: Enfinger and the No. 23 team will compete with GMS Racing chassis no. 145 this weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The chassis’ debut came earlier this season at Circuit of The Americas where Grant walked away with a respectable 12th place finish.

– Hensley Returned One Year Ago: Before this race last summer, GMS Racing announced the return of Jeff Hensley to take command of the No. 23 team. Since the announcement, Hensley and Enfinger have accumulated a long list of top-fives, top-10s and three wins in the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. This dynamic duo has a combined total of over 60 years of experience in the industry.

– #FearTheFinger Playoffs Profile: Mid-Ohio, Pocono, and Richmond are the three remaining tracks left on the schedule in the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series regular season. Grant Enfinger and the No. 23 team have locked themselves into the 10-driver playoffs by virtue of the two wins at Kansas Speedway and World Wide Technology Raceway, and currently have a total of 11 playoffs points in their tally, fourth highest of all drivers. Enfinger is third in the points standings heading into this weekend’s race, only 31 behind point leader, Corey Heim.

– GE Appearances: Fans attending the O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 will have an opportunity to meet Grant Enfinger on race day at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course:

NCTS Autograph Session I Saturday, July 8th: Enfinger will be signing autographs in the Mid-Ohio Frontstretch Pavilion Saturday morning with the majority of the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series field at 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM local time.

– From The Driver’s Seat: What are your thoughts and expectations heading into Mid-Ohio and the last few races before the playoffs?

“I am excited to return to Mid-Ohio this weekend. Last year we learned a lot for our first time being on the track. The most important takeaway was being adaptable to different racing conditions. I feel like the track provided good racing. Hopefully we can take what we learned last year and use it to gain some more points towards the regular season championship and the playoffs. Our No. 23 team has worked hard this year and put in long hours lately to make sure we have a fast Chevrolet to compete with. Looking forward to making the awesome people at GMS Racing proud.”

– Round: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race No. 14 of 23

– Track Location: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – Lexington, Ohio

– Race Name: O’Reilly Auto Parts 150

– Broadcast: Saturday, July 8th at 1:30 PM ET live on FS1 (TV), MRN (Radio), and Sirius XM NASCAR Channel 90