Starting from 1st Place Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet won the Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, his 3rd win in 80 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 3rd win and 16th Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. 2nd Place Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford, started from 7th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 19th Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 8 Josh Berry High Rock Vodka Chevrolet, started from 3rd place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
4th Place Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford, started from 9th place followed by 5th place Car 26 Kaz Grala CRUSH Strawberry Lemonade Toyota, started from 14th place. 6th Place Car 48 Parker Kligerman Spiked Light Coolers Chevrolet, started from 6th place followed by 7th place Car 10 Daniel Hemric Action Industries Chevrolet, started from 4th place. 8th Place Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek Mobil 1 Toyota, started from 38th place followed by 9th place Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, started from 8th place. Lastly in the Top 10 Car 2 Sheldon Creed Whelen/Team Fox Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 5th place. 11th Car 18 Sammy Smith Pilot Flying J Toyota, started from 22nd place was the highest finishing rookie. Canadian Car 91 Alex Labbe Chevrolet finished in 15th place. John Hunter Nemechek (P) leads the point standings by 35 points over Cole Custer (P).
The race had 4 Cautions for 12 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 22 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 40 for No. 53 Spin Turn 15/Stage 2 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 57 for Debris Turn 17. 4th Caution on lap 61 for Nos. 7, 27 Crash in Turn 1.
The race had 10 Lead Changes among 5 drivers; J. Allgaier (P) 1-4; S. Mayer (P) 5-17; J. Allgaier (P) 18-22; S. Mayer (P) 23-38; J. Nemechek (P) 39-40; S. Mayer (P) 41-57; J. Burton (P) 58; J. Allgaier (P) 59; C. Custer (P) 60-63; S. Mayer (P) 64-67.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 7, 10, 2, 48, 21, 16, 18, 1, 27, 07
Stage 2 Top 10: 20, 10, 48, 2, 91, 18, 1, 16, 07, 08
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 10/7/2023 @ 05:50 PM Eastern
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 29
Race Results for the Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross BlueShield
of North Carolina – Saturday, October 7, 2023
Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course – Concord, NC – 2.32 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 67 Laps – 155.44 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 1 Sam Mayer (P) Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 67 Running 2. 7. Car 00 Cole Custer (P) Haas Automation Ford 67 Running 3. 3. Car 8 Josh Berry (P) High Rock Vodka Chevrolet 67 Running 4. 9. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 67 Running 5. 14. Car 26 Kaz Grala CRUSH Strawberry Lemonade Toyota 67 Running 6. 6. Car 48 Parker Kligerman (P) Spiked Light Coolers Chevrolet 67 Running 7. 4. Car 10 Daniel Hemric (P) Action Industries Chevrolet 67 Running 8. 38. Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek (P) Mobil 1 Toyota 67 Running 9. 8. Car 21 Austin Hill (P) Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 67 Running 10. 5. Car 2 Sheldon Creed (P) Whelen/Team Fox Chevrolet 67 Running 11. 22. Car 18 Sammy Smith # (P) Pilot Flying J Toyota 67 Running 12. 17. Car 16 Chandler Smith # (P) Barger Precast/Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet 67 Running 13. 25. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford 67 Running 14. 31. Car 19 Myatt Snider (P) Tree Top Toyota 67 Running 15. 10. Car 91 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 67 Running – Canadian 16. 12. Car 11 Jordan Taylor LA Golf Chevrolet 67 Running 17. 32. Car 6 Brennan Poole Azalea Gynecology Chevrolet 67 Running 18. 29. Car 08 Stefan Parsons Miller Street Dance Academy Chevrolet 67 Running 19. 28. Car 44 Rajah Caruth(i) Circle Chevrolet 67 Running 20. 33. Car 92 Josh Williams Alloy Employer/Call 811 Chevrolet 67 Running 21. 26. Car 45 Leland Honeyman Eighth Order Chevrolet 67 Running 22. 23. Car 31 Parker Retzlaff # FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 67 Running 23. 15. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Kevin Whitaker Chevrrolet Chevrolet 67 Running 24. 16. Car 24 Connor Mosack Sherry Strong Toyota 67 Running 25. 18. Car 07 Josh Bilicki Engine Parts Plus Ford 67 Running 26. 13. Car 4 Kyle Weatherman TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet 67 Running 27. 20. Car 66 Sage Karam Custom Patch Hats Ford 67 Running 28. 24. Car 02 Blaine Perkins # Gratis Chevrolet 67 Running 29. 11. Car 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Pentair Myers Chevrolet 67 Running 30. 21. Car 78 Anthony Alfredo Blue Otter Polarized Chevrolet 67 Running 31. 35. Car 38 Joe Graf Jr. G-Coin Ford 67 Running 32. 36. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Ford 67 Running 33. 37. Car 35 Alex Guenette National Fire Protection Association Toyota 67 Running 34. 19. Car 27 Jeb Burton (P) Fly Alliance/Puryear Chevrolet 66 Running 35. 34. Car 53 Conor Daly(i) National Fire Protection Association Chevrolet 66 Running 36. 30. Car 43 Ryan Ellis Southern Elevator Chevrolet 63 Accident 37. 2. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (P) BRANDT/BRANDT Foundation Chevrolet 60 Accident 38. 27. Car 25 Brett Moffitt Superior Pools & Spas Ford 40 Ignition
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. 20, 28, 39, 51, 53, 92 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (4) 87 Andy Lally, 50 Preston Pardus, 17 Boris Said, 74 Devin Jones. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 0 Mins, 31 Secs. Average Speed: 77.387 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.909 Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 12 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 5 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 14, 2023 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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