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2023 Alsco Uniforms 250

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2023 Alsco Uniforms 250
Race details
Race 17 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
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

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

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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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.3
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet Accelerate Pros Talent
02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet Warrior Health Foundation
2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Trophy Tractor
6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet Macc Door Systems
07 Mason Maggio (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Ace Hardware, HMY Yachts
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Hellmann's
08 Mason Massey SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet A-Z Companies, Special Olympics
8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet Jarrett Logistics Systems
9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet Atlas, Menards
10 Justin Haley (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Campers Inn RV
11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Cirkul
16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Roofing Georgia
18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota TMC Transportation
19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota He Gets Us
20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Mobil 1
21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bennett Transportation
24 Parker Chase Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Ontivity
25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford AM Technical Solutions
26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota CRUSH Strawberry Lemonade
27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Alsco
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford Cedar Ridge Landscaping
31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Bommarito.com, FVP, EasyCare
35 David Starr Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford FR8 Auctions, Half Off Wholesale
36 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet Fanttik
38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford CoverSeal
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford CMR Construction & Roofing
43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Classic Collision
44 Greg Van Alst Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet CB Fabricating
45 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Advanced Material Handling
48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Light Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Fly & Form Structures
53 Akinori Ogata (i) Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet YKK aP
78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet TicketSmarter
91 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet Insurance King
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Coolray, Alloy Employer Services
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Qualifying

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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]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.253 171.891 32.127 172.565
2 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.297 171.657 32.238 171.971
3 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.402 171.101 32.309 171.593
4 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.513 170.513 32.338 171.439
5 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.416 171.416 32.338 171.439
6 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 32.428 170.428 32.363 171.307
7 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 32.537 170.537 32.398 171.122
8 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 32.494 170.616 32.469 170.747
9 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.194 172.206
10 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.213 172.104
Eliminated from Round 1
11 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.565 170.244
12 19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.606 170.030
13 10 Justin Haley (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.620 169.957
14 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.625 169.931
15 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.631 169.900
16 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 32.650 169.801
17 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 32.654 169.780
18 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 32.729 169.391
19 45 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 32.752 169.272
20 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 32.829 168.875
21 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 32.841 168.813
22 02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 32.847 168.783
23 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 32.982 168.092
24 91 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet 32.993 168.036
25 24 Parker Chase Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 33.029 167.852
26 07 Mason Maggio (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 33.086 167.563
27 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 33.099 167.498
28 38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford 33.104 167.472
29 6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet 33.199 166.993
30 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 33.205 166.963
31 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 33.251 166.732
32 08 Mason Massey SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 33.251 166.732
33 36 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 33.305 166.461
Qualified by owner's points
34 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 33.355 166.212
35 35 David Starr Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford 33.622 164.892
36 53 Akinori Ogata (i) Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 33.751 164.262
37 4 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 34.368 161.313
38 44 Greg Van Alst Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 36.663 151.215
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Harrison, Brad (July 9, 2023). "Late Caution Unravels Kaulig Racing's Hopes of Atlanta Sweep". Frontstretch. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Cook, Garrett (July 8, 2023). "John Hunter Nemechek Wins Xfinity Series Race at Atlanta". Frontstretch. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Atlanta Motor Speedway Summer Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  5. ^ Skala, Chris (July 8, 2023). "Chandler Smith On Pole for Xfinity Race at Atlanta". Frontstretch. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Alsco Uniforms 250 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved July 9, 2023.


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