Starting from 3rd place Car 10 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet won the Shriners Children?s 200, his 14th win in 112 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 6th Top 10 finish in 6 races at Darlington Raceway. 2nd Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Heritage Chevrolet, started from 17th place posted his 12th Top 10 finish in 16 races at Darlington Raceway. It is his 7th Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford, started from 5th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 4 races at Darlington Raceway.
4th Place Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, started from 10th place followed by 5th place Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, started from pole. 6th Place Car 77 Carson Hocevar Premier Security Chevrolet, started from 25th place followed by 7th place Car 8 Josh Berry Tire Pros Love The Drive Chevrolet, started from 13th place. 8th Place Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, started from 4th place followed by 9th place Car 26 Kaz Grala Fire Department Coffee Toyota, started from 26th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 24 Corey Heim GearWrench Toyota, in 10th place, started from 24th place. Sammy Smith (11th) was the highest finishing rookie. John Hunter Nemechek leads the point standings by 1 points over Austin Hill.
The race had 10 Cautions for 51 Laps: 1st Caution on last lap 5 for No. 18 Spin Turns 1-2. 2nd Caution on last lap 40 for No. 27 Spin Turn 3. 3rd Caution on last lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on last lap 55 for Nos. 8, 31 Crash in Turn 4. 5th Caution on last lap 62 for Nos. 44, 48, 78 Crash on the Frontstretch. 6th Caution on last lap 68 for Nos. 20, 2, 21, 19, 16, 11, 25, 43, 51, 9, 77 Crash in Turn 4. 7th Caution on last lap 81 for No. 43 Spin Turn 4. 8th Caution on last lap 92 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 9th Caution on last lap 126 for Debris Backstretch. 10th Caution on last lap 137 for No. 28 Spin Turn 2.
The race had 18 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; J. Nemechek 1-6; S. Mayer 7-40; A. Hill 41; J. Clements 42; K. Larson(i) 43-57; S. Mayer 58; K. Larson(i) 59-74; J. Nemechek 75; K. Larson(i) 76-89; J. Nemechek 90-92; J. Allgaier 93; G. Gaulding 94; C. Hocevar(i) 95-97; J. Nemechek 98-127; J. Allgaier 128; P. Emerling 129; J. Nemechek 130-146; K. Larson(i) 147.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 10, 20, 21, 00, 1, 19, 2, 9, 11, 25
Stage 2 Top 10: 20, 10, 7, 1, 00, 21, 39, 8, 48, 18
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NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 11
Race Results for the Shriners Children?s 200 – Saturday, May 13, 2023
Darlington Raceway – Darlington, SC – 1.366 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 147 Laps – 200.802 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 3. Car 10 Kyle Larson(i) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 147 Running 2. 17. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Heritage Chevrolet 147 Running 3. 5. Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford 147 Running 4. 10. Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 147 Running 5. 1. Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota 147 Running 6. 25. Car 77 Carson Hocevar(i) Premier Security Chevrolet 147 Running 7. 13. Car 8 Josh Berry Tire Pros Love The Drive Chevrolet 147 Running 8. 4. Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 147 Running 9. 26. Car 26 Kaz Grala Fire Department Coffee Toyota 147 Running 10. 24. Car 24 Corey Heim(i) GearWrench Toyota 147 Running 11. 9. Car 18 Sammy Smith # Pilot Flying J Toyota 147 Running 12. 15. Car 27 Jeb Burton Capital City Towing Chevrolet 147 Running 13. 23. Car 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet 147 Running 14. 19. Car 51 Jeremy Clements First Pacific Funding Chevrolet 147 Running 15. 20. Car 78 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet 147 Running 16. 12. Car 11 Daniel Hemric Cirkul Chevrolet 147 Running 17. 27. Car 92 Josh Williams Call 811/Alloy Employer Chevrolet 147 Running 18. 21. Car 91 Ross Chastain(i) Florida Watermelon Association Chevrolet 147 Running 19. 30. Car 3 Ty Dillon(i) Ferris Commercial Mowers Chevrolet 147 Running 20. 14. Car 25 Brett Moffitt AM Technical Solutions Ford 147 Running 21. 31. Car 35 Patrick Emerling Chevrolet 147 Running 22. 28. Car 07 Stefan Parsons Ollie’s Chevrolet 147 Running 23. 35. Car 6 Brennan Poole 511Auction.com Chevrolet 147 Running 24. 8. Car 31 Parker Retzlaff # FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 147 Running 25. 7. Car 2 Sheldon Creed Whelen Chevrolet 147 Running 26. 33. Car 45 Jeffrey Earnhardt BZ Mart/ForeverLawn Chevrolet 147 Running 27. 16. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMRoofing.com Ford 146 Running 28. 34. Car 53 Matt Mills(i) J.F. Electric Ford 146 Running 29. 36. Car 08 Gray Gaulding Panini Ford 146 Running 30. 29. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Cedar Ridge Landscaping Ford 146 Running 31. 22. Car 44 Sage Karam CRC Chevrolet 144 Running 32. 37. Car 38 Joe Graf Jr. Bethel Motor Speedway Ford 140 Accident 33. 32. Car 43 Ryan Ellis Keen Parts Chevrolet 74 Accident 34. 11. Car 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Cheez-It Chevrolet 68 Accident 35. 2. Car 19 Ryan Truex Toyota Outfitters Toyota 68 Accident 36. 6. Car 16 Chandler Smith # Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet 67 Accident 37. 38. Car 02 Blaine Perkins # PayDay Chevrolet 35 Suspension 38. 18. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 29 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: No. 6 (Backup car), Nos. 26, 27, 38, 44, 02 (Unapproved adjustments) Failed to Qualify: (3) 4 Garrett Smithley, 66 Chad Finchum, 74 Dawson Cram. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 11 Mins, 4 Secs. Average Speed: 91.924 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.337 Seconds. Caution Flags: 10 for 51 laps. Lead Changes: 18 among 9 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 27, 2023 – Charlotte Motor Speedway
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