Starting from 3rd place Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet won the RAPTOR King of Tough 250, his 5th win in 53 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 3rd win & 5th Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 2nd win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 11 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet, started from 11th place posted his 5th place Top 10 finish in 8 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his 3rd Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 19 Ryan Truex Toyota Genuine Parts Toyota, started from 4th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 5th place Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford, started from 5th place. 6th Place Car 25 Brett Moffitt AM Technical Solutions Ford, started from 12th place followed by 7th place Car 8 Josh Berry Tire Pros Love The Drive Chevrolet, started from 9th place. 8th Place Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek Mobil 1 Toyota, started from 2nd place followed by 9th place Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, started from 10th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 10 Justin Haley(i) LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 18th place. Sammy Smith (17th) was the highest finishing rookie. Austin Hill leads the point standings by 46 points over John Hunter Nemechek.
The race haf 11 Cautions for 67 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 3 for Nos. 53, 66 Incident Frontstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 13 for Nos. 26, 4, 44 Crash in Turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 28 for Nos. 02, 27, 92 Crash in Turn 1. Car 92 Josh Williams Coolray/Alloy Employer Chevrolet team repaired the car but parts of car fell off causing the 4th Caution on lap 33 for Debris on Frontstretch. Due to Debris causing a Caution he was ordered by NASCAR to park his car. A frustrated Josh Williams said on his radio: “This is some bull you know what, I’ve never heard of this in my life.” He then proceded to park on the Start Finish line instead of in the garadge. After this he was taken to the infield care center & then escorted to his team hauler without speaking to anyone. NASCAR is to decide next week on any more penalties. 5th Caution on lap 41 for Nos. 91, 35 Crash in Turn 4/ Stage 1 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 57 for No. 91 Spin Turn 3. 7th Caution on lap 63 for No. 31 Spin Turn 1. 8th Caution on lap 70 for Nos. 11, 24 Crash in Turn 4. 9th Caution on lap 79 for Nos. 7, 8, 51 Crash on the Backstretch / Stage 2 Conclusion. 10th Caution on lap 118 for Nos. 35, 28 Crash in Turn 1. 11th Caution on lap 156 for No. 31 Crash in Turn 4.
The race had 13 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; S. Smith # 0; J. Nemechek 1-10; A. Hill 11-43; J. Haley(i) 44-46; A. Alfredo 47; J. Haley(i) 48-49; A. Alfredo 50-66; B. Jones 67-76; P. Kligerman 77-81; G. Gaulding 82; R. Herbst 83-92; A. Hill 93-98; R. Herbst 99; A. Hill 100-163.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 21, 2, 20, 16, 98, 25, 11, 39, 00, 10
Stage 2 Top 10: 48, 98, 9, 2, 78, 39, 8, 21, 00, 51
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 5
Race Results for the RAPTOR King of Tough 250 – Saturday, March 18, 2023
Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, GA – 1.54 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 163 Laps – 251.02 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 3. Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 163 Running 2. 11. Car 11 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet 163 Running 3. 4. Car 19 Ryan Truex Toyota Genuine Parts Toyota 163 Running 4. 13. Car 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet 163 Running 5. 5. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 163 Running 6. 12. Car 25 Brett Moffitt AM Technical Solutions Ford 163 Running 7. 9. Car 8 Josh Berry Tire Pros Love The Drive Chevrolet 163 Running 8. 2. Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek Mobil 1 Toyota 163 Running 9. 10. Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 163 Running 10. 18. Car 10 Justin Haley(i) LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 163 Running 11. 14. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMRroofing.com Ford 163 Running 12. 8. Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford 163 Running 13. 29. Car 6 Brennan Poole Walton Press Inc. Chevrolet 163 Running 14. 15. Car 78 Anthony Alfredo JAG Metals LLC Chevrolet 163 Running 15. 23. Car 51 Jeremy Clements One Stop/All South Electric Chevrolet 163 Running 16. 16. Car 27 Jeb Burton Rocky Chevrolet 163 Running 17. 1. Car 18 Sammy Smith # Pilot Flying J Toyota 163 Running 18. 32. Car 35 Patrick Emerling Sci Aps Ford 163 Running 19. 21. Car 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Jeld-Wen Windows Chevrolet 163 Running 20. 35. Car 08 Gray Gaulding FollowMe Global Bus. Solutions Chevrolet 163 Running 21. 7. Car 2 Sheldon Creed Whelen Chevrolet 163 Running 22. 36. Car 07 Blaine Perkins # To the Point NC Chevrolet 163 Running 23. 24. Car 43 Ryan Ellis Pella Windows & Doors Chevrolet 163 Running 24. 37. Car 91 Chad Chastain Protect Your Melon Chevrolet 163 Running 25. 27. Car 38 Joe Graf Jr. Jacob Companies Ford 163 Running 26. 26. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Cedar Ridge Landscaping Ford 161 Running 27. 17. Car 31 Parker Retzlaff # FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 154 Accident 28. 6. Car 16 Chandler Smith # Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet 127 Rear Gear 29. 19. Car 7 Justin Allgaier RaptorTough.com Chevrolet 77 Accident 30. 25. Car 24 Connor Mosack Toyota Racing Development Toyota 69 Accident 31. 30. Car 45 Sage Karam Til Valhalla Project Chevrolet 43 Radiator 32. 22. Car 92 Josh Williams Coolray/Alloy Employer Chevrolet 33 Accident 33. 20. Car 02 Kyle Weatherman The King Of Lemonade Chevrolet 26 Accident 34. 31. Car 44 Jeffrey Earnhardt Advanced Material Handling Chevrolet 11 Accident 35. 28. Car 26 Kaz Grala CRUSH Lime Margarita Toyota 11 Accident 36. 34. Car 4 Garrett Smithley Trophy Tractor Chevrolet 11 37. 33. Car 53 Joey Gase Donate Life GA Chevrolet 1 Accident 38. 38. Car 66 Caesar Bacarella Prime Bites Protein Brownie Chevrolet 1 Accident
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(s) indicated: Nos. 28, 38 (unapproved adjustments) Failed to Qualify: (1) 74 Dawson Cram. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 44 Mins, 49 Secs. Average Speed: 91.382 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.085 Seconds. Caution Flags: 11 for 67 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 25, 2023 – Circuit of The Americas
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