Starting from pole Car 10 AJ Allmendinger Celsius Chevrolet won the Pit Boss 250 presented by USA his 16th win in 94 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 2nd win (2022-2023) & 3rd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Circuit of The Americas. This win is A.J. Allmendinger’s NASCAR Xfinity Series leading 11th win on a road course. 2nd Place Car 17 William Byron HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 9th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in one race at Circuit of The Americas. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 19 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota, started from 3rd place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Circuit of The Americas.
4th Place Car 18 Sammy Smith Pilot Flying J Toyota, started from 2nd place was the highest finishing rookie. 5th Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet, started from 8th place followed by 6th place Car 11 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet, started from 11th place. 7th Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, started from 14th place followed by 8th place Car 8 Josh Berry Tire Pros Love The Drive Chevrolet, started from 15th place. 9th Place Car 2 Sheldon Creed Whelen Chevrolet, started from 4th place & lastly in the Top 10 was Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford, in 10th place, started from 7th place. Canadian Car 92 Alex Labbe Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet finished in 15th place, driving for Josh Williams.
The race had 5 Cautions for 7 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 9 for #07 Stopped Turn 1. 2nd Caution on lap 18 for #50 Stopped Turn 1. 3rd Caution on lap 22 for Debris Turns 13 and 14. 4th Caution on lap 29 for #25 Stopped Turn 1. 5th Caution on lap 31 for #00 Stuck In Gravel Turn 4.
The race had 6 Lead Changes among 4 drivers; A. Allmendinger(i) 1-14; S. Creed 15-26; W. Byron(i) 27; S. Creed 28; P. Kligerman 29; S. Creed 30-32; A. Allmendinger(i) 33-46.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 10, 2, 48, 19, 17, 98, 7, 9, 18, 1
Stage 2 Top 10: 2, 39, 20, 08, 8, 10, 17, 19, 18, 27
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 6
Race Results for the Pit Boss 250 presented by USA Today – Saturday, March 25, 2023
Circuit of The Americas – Austin, TX – 3.41 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 46 Laps – 156.86 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 10 AJ Allmendinger(i) Celsius Chevrolet 46 Running 2. 9. Car 17 William Byron(i) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 46 Running 3. 3. Car 19 Ty Gibbs(i) Monster Energy Toyota 46 Running 4. 2. Car 18 Sammy Smith # Pilot Flying J Toyota 46 Running 5. 8. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 46 Running 6. 11. Car 11 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet 46 Running 7. 14. Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 46 Running 8. 15. Car 8 Josh Berry Tire Pros Love The Drive Chevrolet 46 Running 9. 4. Car 2 Sheldon Creed Whelen Chevrolet 46 Running 10. 7. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 46 Running 11. 26. Car 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Char-Broil Grills Chevrolet 46 Running 12. 27. Car 16 Chandler Smith # Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet 46 Running 13. 18. Car 88 Miguel Paludo BRANDT Chevrolet 46 Running 14. 25. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Straitline Nitro Chevrolet 46 Running 15. 23. Car 92 Alex Labbe Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 46 Running – Canadian 16. 29. Car 78 Anthony Alfredo Pit Boss Chevrolet 46 Running 17. 34. Car 31 Parker Retzlaff # FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 46 Running 18. 20. Car 26 Kaz Grala Fire Department Coffee Toyota 46 Running 19. 22. Car 24 Connor Mosack Toyota Racing Development Toyota 46 Running 20. 32. Car 43 Ryan Ellis Four Loko Chevrolet 46 Running 21. 21. Car 27 Jeb Burton State Water Heaters/HeartBeat Chevrolet 46 Running 22. 33. Car 02 Kyle Weatherman Our Motorsports Chevrolet 46 Running 23. 31. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMRroofing.com Ford 46 Running 24. 13. Car 08 Aric Almirola(i) Rush Truck Centers Ford 46 Running 25. 36. Car 45 Jeffrey Earnhardt Gas POS/BZ Mart Chevrolet 46 Running 26. 38. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Ford 46 Running 27. 6. Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek Romco Equipment Toyota 46 Running 28. 24. Car 91 Josh Bilicki Insurance King/Zeigler Chevrolet 46 Running 29. 30. Car 53 Brad Perez Apex/Weiss Sand & Clay LP Chevrolet 46 Running 30. 35. Car 38 Joe Graf Jr. G-Coin Ford 46 Running 31. 5. Car 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet 46 Running 32. 10. Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford 45 Running 33. 37. Car 6 Brennan Poole BeONE Sports Chevrolet 29 Steering 34. 28. Car 25 Brett Moffitt AM Technical Solutions Ford 27 Engine 35. 16. Car 44 Sage Karam Quality Roof Seamers Chevrolet 23 Engine 36. 19. Car 50 Preston Pardus Garage Oil Spirits Chevrolet 16 Suspension 37. 12. Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 13 Engine 38. 17. Car 07 Carson Hocevar(i) Engine Parts Plus Chevrolet 7 Transmission.
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: Nos. 6, 7, 16, 25, 26, 28, 38, 44, 45, 78, 92, 00, 02 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (4) 66 Cameron Lawrence, 74 Baltazar Leguizamon, 4 Garrett Smithley, 35 Parker Chase. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 5 Mins, 3 Secs. Average Speed: 75.263 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.853 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 7 laps. Lead Changes: 6 among 4 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 1, 2023 – Richmond Raceway
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