The 2023 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 was the 2nd stock car race of the

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, and the 6th iteration of the

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. The race was held on Friday, March 3, 2023, in

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, a permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was contested over 134 laps.

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, driving for his own team,

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, would put on a dominating performance, leading 84 laps for his 63rd

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win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Zane Smith, driving for

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, and Ben Rhodes, driving for

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, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in

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outside the

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city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the

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, is a complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by

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, which is headquartered in

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Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver. * (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, March 3, at 1:30 PM PST, and last for 20 minutes.

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, driving for

, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.149, and an average speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, March 3, at 2:00 PM PST. Since

is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.

, driving for his team,

, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.222, and an average speed of .

Race results

Stage 1 ''Laps: 30'' Stage 2 ''Laps: 30'' Stage 3 ''Laps: 74''

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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