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.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 17 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | July 8, 2023 | ||
| Official name | 3rd Annual Alsco Uniforms 250 | ||
| Location | Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.54 mi (2.48 km) | ||
| Distance | 169 laps, 260 mi (418 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 163 laps, 251 mi (404 km) | ||
| Average speed | 108.029 mph (173.856 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kaulig Racing | ||
| Time | 32.127 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | |
| Laps | 80 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | USA | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
Background
editAtlanta 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
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.3
Qualifying
editQualifying 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
editStage 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 |
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Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ 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.