The 2023 Worldwide Express 250 for Carrier Appreciation was the 16th stock car race of the

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, the final race of the regular season, and the 4th iteration of the

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. The race was held on Saturday, July 29, 2023, in

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, a permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete.

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, driving for

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, would make a late-race pass for the lead on

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with under five laps to go, and held on to earn his third career

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win. Majeski would dominate the entire race, starting from the pole, winning both stages, and eventually came back from an early pit road speeding penalty. Majeski's pit road strategy to stay out for the remainder of the final stage would be unsuccessful, as Hocevar would take advantage in the final laps. To fill out the podium, Majeski, driving for

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, and Zane Smith, driving for

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, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. The ten drivers that would qualify for the NASCAR playoffs are

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, Zane Smith,

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, Ben Rhodes,

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, and

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. Heim would also claim the Regular Season Championship during the race.

Background

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, in

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. It hosts the

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, the

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and the

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series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted two USAC sprint car races.

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, July 28, at 5:05 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes.

, driving for

, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.813, and an average speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, July 28, at 5:35 PM EST. Since

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

, driving for

, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 22.689, and an average speed of .

Race results

Stage 1 ''Laps: 70'' Stage 2 ''Laps: 70'' Stage 3 ''Laps: 110''

Standings after the race

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

References

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