There are 38 trucks [for 36 spots] on the preliminary entry list for the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway.
Carson Hocevar, who won the most recent NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, which was at Homestead-Miami Speedway to secure his place in the Championship 4, will race for a championship this weekend in the Niece Motorsports No. 42 Chevrolet Silverado with primary sponsorship from Worldwide Express.
As far as the other three Championship contenders; Corey Heim will pilot the TRICON Garage No. 11 Safelite Toyota Tundra, Grant Enfinger will run the GMS Racing No. 23 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet Silverado, and Ben Rhodes will run the ThorSport Racing No. 99 Kubota Ford F-150.
Notable entries for this event include No. 1 Jesse Love, 02 Kaden Honeycutt, 04 Spencer Davis, 7 Marco Andretti, 20 Nick Leitz, 22 Christian Rose, 25 Stefan Parsons, 30 Chris Hacker, 41 Bayley Currey, 51 Jack Wood, 56 Tyler Hill, 61 Jake Drew, 66 Conner Jones, 75 Sean Hingorani, and 77 Derek Kraus.
Here is the complete entry list for Friday’s race:
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race Entry List
| Entry | # | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 02 | Kaden Honeycutt | Young's Motorsports Rando Industries Chevrolet | Andrew Abbott |
| 2 | 04 | Spencer Davis | Roper Racing Team Fly Alliance / CarQuest Ford | Bruce Cook |
| 3 | 1 | Jesse Love | TRICON Garage HomeSmiles Toyota | Seth Smith |
| 4 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing Gainbridge Chevrolet | Danny Stockman |
| 5 | 4 | Chase Purdy | Kyle Busch Motorsports Bama Buggies Chevrolet | Jimmy Villenueve |
| 6 | 5 | Dean Thompson | TRICON Garage Thompson Pipe Group Toyota | Derek Smith |
| 7 | 7 | Marco Andretti | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | Kevin Manion |
| 8 | 9 | Colby Howard | CR7 Motorsports Grant County Mulch Chevrolet | Michael Shelton |
| 9 | 11 | Corey Heim | TRICON Garage Safelite AutoGlass Toyota | Scott Zipadelli |
| 10 | 12 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports King of Hammers Chevrolet | Tyler Young |
| 11 | 13 | Hailie Deegan | ThorSport Racing Pit Boss Ford | Brian Ross |
| 12 | 15 | Tanner Gray | TRICON Garage Cometic Gasket / Factory Canopies Toyota | Jerame Donley |
| 13 | 16 | Tyler Ankrum | Hattori Racing Enterprises LiUNA! Toyota | Doug Randolph |
| 14 | 17 | Taylor Gray | TRICON Garage Dead on Tools Toyota | Jacob Hampton |
| 15 | 19 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet | Charles Denike |
| 16 | 20 | Nick Leitz | Young's Motorsports Precision Measurements Chevrolet | Joe Lax |
| 17 | 22 | Christian Rose | AM Racing Disability Opportunity Fund Ford | Ryan London |
| 18 | 23 | Grant Enfinger | GMS Racing Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet | Jeff Hensley |
| 19 | 24 | Rajah Caruth | GMS Racing Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet | Chad Walter |
| 20 | 25 | Stefan Parsons | Rackley WAR Rackley Roofing / Millennium Chevrolet | Chad Kendrick |
| 21 | 30 | Chris Hacker | On Point Motorsports Toyota | Carol Hines |
| 22 | 33 | Keith McGee | Reaume Brothers Racing More Core Ford | Greg Rayl |
| 23 | 35 | Jake Garcia | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Quanta Services Chevrolet | Mark Hillman |
| 24 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Speedco / Delo Ford | Chris Lawson |
| 25 | 41 | Bayley Currey | Niece Motorsports GlobalTranz Chevrolet | Mike Hillman, Jr. |
| 26 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports Worldwide Express Chevrolet | Phil Gould |
| 27 | 43 | Daniel Dye | GMS Racing Chevrolet | Blake Bainbridge |
| 28 | 45 | Lawless Alan | Niece Motorsports AUTOParkIt Chevrolet | Wally Rogers |
| 29 | 51 | Jack Wood | Kyle Busch Motorsports Rubbin' is Racing / Barstool Chevrolet | Brian Pattie |
| 30 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing Halmar International Toyota | Bill Wilbrun |
| 31 | 56 | Tyler HIll | Hill Motorsports Consolidation Coach / UNITS Toyota | Terry Elmore |
| 32 | 61 | Jake Drew | Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota | Jon Leonard |
| 33 | 66 | Conner Jones | ThorSport Racing Lung Cancer Awareness Ford | Bud Haefele |
| 34 | 75 | Sean Hingorani | Henderson Motorsports Fidelity Capital Chevrolet | Chris Carrier |
| 35 | 77 | Derek Kraus | Spire Motorsports Western States Flooring Chevrolet | Andrew Overstreet |
| 36 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing Menards / Ideal Door Ford | Jeriod Prince |
| 37 | 98 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing Ford | Joe Shear, Jr. |
| 38 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing Kubota Ford | Rich Lushes |
