1st race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Motor car race
The 2023 Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300 was the 1st stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series , and the 42nd iteration of the event . The race was held on Saturday, February 18, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Florida , at Daytona International Speedway , a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent tri-oval shaped superspeedway. The race was scheduled to be contested over 120 laps, but due to a NASCAR overtime finish, it was increased to 125 laps. Austin Hill , driving for Richard Childress Racing , would win the race after leading when the final caution came out on the last lap. This was Hill's third career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. Hill would dominate the race as well, leading 39 laps.[ 1] To fill out the podium, John Hunter Nemechek , driving for Joe Gibbs Racing , and Justin Allgaier , driving for JR Motorsports , would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Atlanta Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway .[ 2] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long.[ 3] The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees , while the front stretch , the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[ 3]
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes a driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, February 17, at 4:35 PM EST , and would last for 50 minutes.[ 4] Myatt Snider , driving for Joe Gibbs Racing , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 47.965, and an average speed of 187.637 mph (301.972 km/h).[ 5]
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, February 18, at 11:30 AM EST .[ 4] Since Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway , 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.[ 6]
Austin Hill , driving for Richard Childress Racing , would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest lap in Round 2, with a lap of 49.298, and an average speed of 182.563 mph (293.807 km/h).[ 7]
Six drivers would fail to qualify: Dexter Stacey , Josh Bilicki , Garrett Smithley , Timmy Hill , Ryan Vargas , and Alex Labbé .
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 30
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
21
Austin Hill
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
10
2
16
Chandler Smith (R)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
9
3
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
10
Justin Haley (i)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
0
5
27
Jeb Burton
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
2
Sheldon Creed
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
8
Josh Berry
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
48
Parker Kligerman
Big Machine Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
20
John Hunter Nemechek
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
2
10
19
Myatt Snider
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
1
Stage 2 Laps: 30
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
1
Sam Mayer
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
21
Austin Hill
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
8
4
9
Brandon Jones
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
25
Brett Moffitt
AM Racing
Ford
6
6
8
Josh Berry
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
98
Riley Herbst
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
4
8
20
John Hunter Nemechek
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
00
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
2
10
27
Jeb Burton
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
1
Stage 3 Laps: 65
Fin
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
1
1
21
Austin Hill
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
125
39
Running
58
2
7
20
John Hunter Nemechek
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
125
8
Running
40
3
5
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
125
36
Running
52
4
16
31
Parker Retzlaff (R)
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
125
0
Running
33
5
13
19
Myatt Snider
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
125
0
Running
33
6
9
98
Riley Herbst
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
125
0
Running
35
7
29
39
Joe Graf Jr.
RSS Racing
Ford
125
0
Running
30
8
22
38
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Ford
125
0
Running
29
9
3
00
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
125
1
Running
30
10
19
10
Justin Haley (i)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
125
1
Running
0
11
20
27
Jeb Burton
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
125
0
Running
33
12
8
16
Chandler Smith (R)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
125
0
Running
34
13
17
45
Stefan Parsons[ a]
Alpha Prime Racing
Chevrolet
125
0
Running
24
14
11
9
Brandon Jones
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
125
0
Running
30
15
25
92
Josh Williams
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
125
0
Running
22
16
34
24
Parker Chase
Sam Hunt Racing
Toyota
125
0
Running
21
17
38
51
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements Racing
Chevrolet
125
0
Running
20
18
36
53
Joey Gase
Emerling-Gase Motorsports
Ford
125
0
Running
19
19
15
18
Sammy Smith (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
125
0
Running
18
20
23
08
Gray Gaulding
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
125
1
Running
17
21
26
28
Kyle Sieg
RSS Racing
Ford
125
0
Running
16
22
28
02
David Starr
Our Motorsports
Chevrolet
125
2
Running
15
23
2
48
Parker Kligerman
Big Machine Racing
Chevrolet
125
1
Running
17
24
10
78
Anthony Alfredo
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
125
0
Running
13
25
12
5
Jade Buford
Big Machine Racing
Chevrolet
125
0
Running
12
26
18
8
Josh Berry
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
125
17
Running
20
27
14
1
Sam Mayer
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
124
14
Accident
19
28
24
44
Jeffrey Earnhardt
Alpha Prime Racing
Chevrolet
124
0
Running
9
29
32
25
Brett Moffitt
AM Racing
Ford
124
0
Running
14
30
37
34
Jesse Iwuji
Jesse Iwuji Motorsports
Chevrolet
110
0
Electrical
7
31
31
35
C. J. McLaughlin
Emerling-Gase Motorsports
Ford
87
0
Accident
6
32
33
26
Kaz Grala
Sam Hunt Racing
Toyota
82
0
Engine
5
33
21
6
Brennan Poole
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
81
0
Engine
4
34
4
2
Sheldon Creed
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
41
5
Accident
8
35
35
43
Ryan Ellis
Alpha Prime Racing
Chevrolet
41
0
Accident
2
36
6
11
Daniel Hemric
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
20
0
Accident
1
37
27
07
Blaine Perkins (R)
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
19
0
Accident
1
38
30
4
Bayley Currey
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
0
Engine
1
Official race results
Notes
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ Skala, Chris (February 18, 2023). "Austin Hill Wins Again at Daytona, Survives Wild Finish" . Frontstretch . Retrieved February 18, 2023 .
^ "NASCAR Race Tracks" . NASCAR . NASCAR Media Group. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2023 .
^ a b "NASCAR Tracks — The Daytona International Speedway" . Speedway Guide. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2023 .
^ a b "2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Daytona International Speedway Spring Race Page" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Retrieved February 12, 2023 .
^ Watson, Wyatt (February 17, 2023). "Myatt Snider Fastest in Lone Daytona Xfinity Practice" . Frontstretch . Retrieved February 17, 2023 .
^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Retrieved February 12, 2023 .
^ Skala, Chris (February 18, 2023). "Austin Hill on Pole for Xfinity Season Opener at Daytona" . Frontstretch . Retrieved February 18, 2023 .
^ Christie, Toby (February 18, 2023). "Stefan Parsons to Fill in For Caesar Bacarella (Illness) in Xfinity Race at Daytona" . TobyChristie.com . Retrieved February 18, 2023 .
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