17th race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Motor car race
The 2023 Alsco Uniforms 250 was the 17th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series , and the 3rd iteration of the event . The race was held on Saturday, July 8, 2023, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway , a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 163 laps, but was extended to 169 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. John Hunter Nemechek , driving for Joe Gibbs Racing , would take advantage of a late-race restart, and held off the Kaulig Racing trio to earn his 5th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his third of the season. Justin Haley dominated most of the race, leading a race-high 80 laps.[ 1] [ 2] To fill out the podium, Daniel Hemric , driving for Kaulig Racing , and Cole Custer , driving for Stewart-Haas Racing , would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Atlanta Motor Speedway is a track in Hampton, Georgia , 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta . It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.3
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 8, at 4:05 PM EST .[ 3] Since Atlanta Motor Speedway is an intermediate racetrack with superspeedway rules, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers have one lap to set a time. The fastest ten drivers from the first round move on to the second round. Whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 wins the pole.[ 4] Chandler Smith , driving for Kaulig Racing , would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 32.127, and an average speed of 172.565 mph (277.716 km/h) in the second round.[ 5]
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 40
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
98
Riley Herbst
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
10
2
8
Josh Berry
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
16
Chandler Smith (R)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
8
4
10
Justin Haley (i)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
0
5
21
Austin Hill
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
51
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
2
Sheldon Creed
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
38
Joe Graf Jr.
RSS Racing
Ford
2
10
31
Parker Retzlaff (R)
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
1
Stage 2 Laps: 40
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
2
Sheldon Creed
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
10
2
21
Austin Hill
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
9
3
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Ford
8
4
8
Josh Berry
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
6
6
00
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
5
7
11
Daniel Hemric
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
16
Chandler Smith (R)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
48
Parker Kligerman
Big Machine Racing
Chevrolet
2
10
18
Sammy Smith (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
1
Stage 3 Laps: 89
Pos.[ 6]
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
1
2
20
John Hunter Nemechek
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
169
3
Running
40
2
11
11
Daniel Hemric
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
169
0
Running
39
3
7
00
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
169
0
Running
39
4
13
10
Justin Haley (i)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
169
80
Running
0
5
5
1
Sam Mayer
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
169
0
Running
32
6
12
19
Ty Gibbs (i)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
169
0
Running
0
7
34
28
Kyle Sieg
RSS Racing
Ford
169
0
Running
30
8
17
48
Parker Kligerman
Big Machine Racing
Chevrolet
169
0
Running
31
9
16
92
Josh Williams
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
169
0
Running
28
10
3
18
Sammy Smith (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
169
0
Running
28
11
27
25
Brett Moffitt
AM Racing
Ford
169
0
Running
26
12
10
21
Austin Hill
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
169
1
Running
40
13
21
27
Jeb Burton
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
169
0
Running
24
14
31
26
Kaz Grala
Sam Hunt Racing
Toyota
169
0
Running
23
15
8
51
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements Racing
Chevrolet
169
0
Running
26
16
20
31
Parker Retzlaff (R)
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
169
0
Running
22
17
14
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
169
0
Running
31
18
24
91
Josh Bilicki
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
168
0
Running
19
19
4
8
Josh Berry
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
168
34
Running
34
20
1
16
Chandler Smith (R)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
168
5
Running
28
21
28
38
Joe Graf Jr.
RSS Racing
Ford
167
4
Running
18
22
35
35
David Starr
Emerling-Gase Motorsports
Ford
167
0
Running
15
23
19
45
Jeffrey Earnhardt
Alpha Prime Racing
Chevrolet
167
0
Running
14
24
32
08
Mason Massey
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
167
0
Running
13
25
30
43
Ryan Ellis
Alpha Prime Racing
Chevrolet
167
0
Running
12
26
37
4
Garrett Smithley
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
167
0
Running
11
27
25
24
Parker Chase
Sam Hunt Racing
Toyota
167
0
Running
10
28
29
6
Brennan Poole
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
165
0
Running
9
29
36
53
Akinori Ogata (i)
Emerling-Gase Motorsports
Chevrolet
103
0
Transmission
0
30
26
07
Mason Maggio (i)
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
102
0
Electrical
0
31
33
36
Kyle Weatherman
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
97
0
Accident
6
32
22
02
Blaine Perkins (R)
Our Motorsports
Chevrolet
96
0
Accident
5
33
15
9
Brandon Jones
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
91
0
DVP
4
34
18
78
Anthony Alfredo
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
90
0
DVP
3
35
9
2
Sheldon Creed
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
88
24
Accident
15
36
6
98
Riley Herbst
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
88
3
Accident
11
37
23
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Ford
87
15
Accident
9
38
38
44
Greg Van Alst
Alpha Prime Racing
Chevrolet
62
0
Accident
1
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ Harrison, Brad (July 9, 2023). "Late Caution Unravels Kaulig Racing's Hopes of Atlanta Sweep" . Frontstretch . Retrieved July 9, 2023 .
^ Cook, Garrett (July 8, 2023). "John Hunter Nemechek Wins Xfinity Series Race at Atlanta" . Frontstretch . Retrieved July 9, 2023 .
^ "2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Atlanta Motor Speedway Summer Race Page" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Retrieved July 3, 2023 .
^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Retrieved July 3, 2023 .
^ Skala, Chris (July 8, 2023). "Chandler Smith On Pole for Xfinity Race at Atlanta" . Frontstretch . Retrieved July 8, 2023 .
^ "2023 Alsco Uniforms 250 - Racing Reference" . Racing-Reference.info . Retrieved July 9, 2023 .
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