Aric Almirola won the NASCAR Xfinity Series DoorDash 250 at Sonoma

Starting from 4th place Car 28 Aric Almirola Michael Roberts Construction Ford won the DoorDash 250, his 4th win in 104 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Sonoma Raceway. 2nd Place Car 10 AJ Allmendinger Gabriel Glas Chevrolet, started from 5th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Sonoma Raceway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 17 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from pole posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 races at Sonoma Raceway.

Credit: SONOMA, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 10: Aric Almirola, driver of the #28 Michael Roberts Construction Ford, drinks wine in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series DoorDash 250 at Sonoma Raceway on June 10, 2023 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

4th Place Car 19 Ty Gibbs He Gets Us Toyota, started from 7th place followed by 5th place Car 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet, started from 12th place. 6th Place Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford, started from 26th place followed by 7th place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet, started from 2nd place. 8th Place Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 9th place Car 18 Sammy Smith Pilot Flying J Toyota, started from 10th was the highest finishing rookie. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, 10th place, started from 6th place. Canadian Car 29 Alex Labbe RSS Racing Ford finished in 25th place. John Hunter Nemechek leads the point standings by 4 points over Austin Hill.

SONOMA, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 10: Aric Almirola, driver of the #28 Michael Roberts Construction Ford, celebrates with a burnout as crew cheers after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series DoorDash 250 at Sonoma Raceway on June 10, 2023 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)

The race had 2 Caution Flags for 8 laps: 1st Caution on Lap 22 for #8 Stopped On Track. 2nd Caution on Lap 62 for #45 Crash in Turn 10.

SONOMA, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 10: Kyle Larson, driver of the #17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 BRANDT Chevrolet, lead the field during the NASCAR Xfinity Series DoorDash 250 at Sonoma Raceway on June 10, 2023 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

The race had 10 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; K. Larson(i) 1-21; A. Allmendinger(i) 22; A. Hill 23-25; J. Nemechek 26; A. Hill 27; K. Larson(i) 28-46; A. Almirola(i) 47-48; K. Larson(i) 49-61; A. Allmendinger(i) 62; A. Labbe 63-64; A. Almirola(i) 65-79.

SONOMA, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 10: Aric Almirola, driver of the #28 Michael Roberts Construction Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series DoorDash 250 at Sonoma Raceway on June 10, 2023 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)

Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 17, 10, 28, 7, 19, 11, 1, 48, 2, 18
Stage 2 Top 10: 17, 10, 19, 7, 21, 28, 20, 98, 48, 1

SONOMA, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 10: Aric Almirola, driver of the #28 Michael Roberts Construction Ford, leads the field during the NASCAR Xfinity Series DoorDash 250 at Sonoma Raceway on June 10, 2023 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
SONOMA, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 10: Kyle Larson, driver of the #17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Xfinity Series DoorDash 250 at Sonoma Raceway on June 10, 2023 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)

Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 6/10/2023 @ 10:32 PM Eastern
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 14
Race Results for the DoorDash 250 – Saturday, June 10, 2023
Sonoma Raceway – Sonoma, CA – 1.99 – Mile Road
Total Race Length – 79 Laps – 157.21 Miles

Finish Start Car Team Laps Status

1. 4. Car 28 Aric Almirola(i) Michael Roberts Construction Ford 79 Running 2. 5. Car 10 AJ Allmendinger(i) Gabriel Glas Chevrolet 79 Running 3. 1. Car 17 Kyle Larson(i) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 79 Running 4. 7. Car 19 Ty Gibbs(i) He Gets Us Toyota 79 Running 5. 12. Car 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet 79 Running 6. 26. Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford 79 Running 7. 2. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 79 Running 8. 13. Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 79 Running 9. 10. Car 18 Sammy Smith # Pilot Flying J Toyota 79 Running 10. 6. Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 79 Running 11. 3. Car 2 Sheldon Creed Whelen Chevrolet 79 Running 12. 14. Car 25 Brett Moffitt AM Technical Solutions Ford 79 Running 13. 8. Car 11 Daniel Hemric Cirkul Chevrolet 79 Running 14. 20. Car 16 Chandler Smith # Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet 79 Running 15. 23. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 79 Running 16. 9. Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek Yahoo Toyota 79 Running 17. 24. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Fox Sports/Spartan Waste Chevrolet 79 Running 18. 15. Car 91 Ross Chastain(i) Skip Barber Racing School Chevrolet 79 Running 19. 25. Car 36 Josh Bilicki SBC Contractors Chevrolet 79 Running 20. 27. Car 26 Kaz Grala FDC Black Cherry Bourbon Toyota 79 Running 21. 28. Car 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Patriot Lighting Chevrolet 79 Running 22. 18. Car 08 Kyle Weatherman Team Schuler/Fanttik Ford 79 Running 23. 32. Car 4 Ty Dillon(i) Chevrolet 79 Running 24. 33. Car 43 Dylan Lupton Lupton Excavation Inc Chevrolet 79 Running 25. 11. Car 29 Alex Labbe RSS Racing Ford 79 Running – Canadian 26. 30. Car 27 Jeb Burton Bommarito.com/EasyCare Chevrolet 79 Running 27. 17. Car 07 Daniel Suarez(i) Refology/Blast Equality Collab Chevrolet 79 Running 28. 34. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMRroofing.com Ford 79 Running 29. 31. Car 53 Brad Perez APEX Coffee Toyota 79 Running 30 36. Car 02 Blaine Perkins # To The Point Inc. Chevrolet 79 Running 31. 38. Car 38 Joe Graf Jr ArmsList.com Ford 79 Running 32. 29. Car 24 Connor Mosack Open Eyes Toyota 78 Running 33. 19. Car 8 Josh Berry Tire Pros Love The Drive Chevrolet 76 Running 34. 21. Car 44 Sage Karam Quality Roof Seamers/ToughGuard Chevrolet 71 Transmission 35. 22. Car 92 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 60 Suspension 36. 35. Car 45 Jeffrey Earnhardt ForeverLawn Chevrolet 59 Accident 37. 37. Car 78 Anthony Alfredo DUDE Wipes Chevrolet 44 Suspension 38. 16. Car 31 Parker Retzlaff # FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 21 Transmission

Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: No. 78 (backup). Failed to Qualify: (3) 6 Brennan Poole, 35 Leland Honeyman, 66 Mason Filippi(i). Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 3 Mins, 29 Secs. Average Speed: 76.388 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.868 Seconds. Caution Flags: 2 for 8 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 6 drivers.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: June 24, 2023 – Nashville Superspeedway

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