The 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season provided fans with fun thrills, wacky moments and chaotic turns week by week. Craftsman returned as the series sponsor after a long hiatus, and this season provided some of the craziest and exciting moments thus far in the series.
2023 brought about a newly rebranded team in TRICON Garage turn heads with Toyota, while long-standing teams in Kyle Busch Motorsports and GMS Racing saw the checkered flag fly for the final time as an organization.
This season provided many storylines and incredible moments. Here are a few of them.
The Kyle Busch Most Dominant Driver Award
Corey Heim flew the TRICON banner all season long, logging the most consistent season of the field. He captured three victories during the season at Martinsville Speedway, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and a playoff victory at Bristol Motor Speedway, leading to a Championship 4 appearance. He showed his speed and dominance at multiple tracks, achieving 19 top 10s in 22 races while only collecting one DNF.
He also missed the race at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway but still managed to hold the points lead after the race concluded.
In fact, Heim pulled off a streak of 13 consecutive top-10 finishes that stretched from his first victory at Martinsville to the penultimate race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Heim’s No. 11 Toyota Tundra ran and competed at the front of the field the entire season, and if it wasn’t for a late-race spin by fellow Championship 4 driver Carson Hocevar, he more than likely would be celebrating this type of dominance with a championship as well.
However, his consistency should be honored and respected, and no doubt, Heim is the heavy championship favorite as he returns next year to fight for the Truck championship once again in the No. 11.
He finished the season with a staggering and series-leading average finish of 6.8.
The Ross Chastain Most Improved Driver Award
Speaking of Hocevar, he finally had his breakout season. He tied for the most wins on the season with Christian Eckes, capturing his first four wins of his career at Texas Motor Speedway, Nashville Superspeedway, Richmond Raceway and Homestead. This momentum vaulted Hocevar to a Championship 4 appearance, where he gave everything he had to stay ahead of the hard-charging Heim to ultimately no avail.
2023 was a vast improvement from 2022, when victory lane seemed to allude Hocevar at every…
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