Starting 13th place Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet won the Contender Boats 300, his 4th win in 82 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 4th win & 18th Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. 2nd Place Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford, started from 7th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 5 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is his 15th Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, started from 2nd place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
4th Place Car 21 Austin Hill (P) United Rentals Chevrolet, started from 4th place followed by 5th place Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet, started from 23rd place. 6th Place Car 10 Daniel Hemric Cirkul Chevrolet, started from 15th place followed by 7th place Car 48 Parker Kligerman Spiked Light Coolers Chevrolet, started from 10th place. 8th Place Car 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Pelonis Chevrolet, started from 17th place followed by 9th place Car 18 Sammy Smith # (P) Pilot Flying J Toyota, started from 5th place was the highest finishing rookie. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 19 Joe Graf Jr. Wawa Toyota, in 10th place, started from 11th place. Sam Mayer clinches a spot in the Championship 4.
The race had 6 Cautions for 33 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 69 for #74 Crash in Turn 1. 3rd Caution on lap 92 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 98 for #25, 16, 2 Crash on the Backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 165 for Debris on Pit Road. 6th Caution on lap 172 for #8 Incident Turn 4.
The race had 13 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; C. Custer (P) 1-52; S. Mayer (P) 53; C. Custer (P) 54-71; J. Nemechek (P) 72-77; D. Kraus 78-92; J. Nemechek (P) 93; C. Custer (P) 94-102; J. Allgaier (P) 103-110; C. Custer (P) 111-140; D. Kraus 141-146; C. Custer (P) 147-151; S. Mayer (P) 152-165; S. Creed (P) 166-169; S. Mayer (P) 170-200.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 00, 1, 20, 2, 25, 7, 98, 21, 26, 10
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 20, 00, 1, 7, 48, 38, 98, 21, 10
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 10/21/2023 @ 05:55 PM Eastern
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 31
Race Results for the Contender Boats 300 – Saturday, October 21, 2023
Homestead-Miami Speedway – Homestead, FL – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 300. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 13. Car 1 Sam Mayer (P) Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 200 Running 2. 7. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 200 Running 3. 2. Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek (P) Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota 200 Running 4. 4. Car 21 Austin Hill (P) United Rentals Chevrolet 200 Running 5. 23. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 200 Running 6. 15. Car 10 Daniel Hemric (P) Cirkul Chevrolet 200 Running 7. 10. Car 48 Parker Kligerman Spiked Light Coolers Chevrolet 200 Running 8. 17. Car 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Pelonis Chevrolet 200 Running 9. 5. Car 18 Sammy Smith # (P) Pilot Flying J Toyota 200 Running 10. 11. Car 19 Joe Graf Jr. Wawa Toyota 200 Running 11. 20. Car 11 Derek Kraus Celsius Chevrolet 200 Running 12. 16. Car 31 Parker Retzlaff # FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 200 Running 13. 1. Car 00 Cole Custer (P) Haas Automation Ford 199 Running 14. 14. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford 199 Running 15. 3. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (P) hellowater Chevrolet 199 Running 16. 18. Car 91 Kyle Weatherman Tweaker Energy Drinks Chevrolet 199 Running 17. 26. Car 92 Josh Williams StarTron/Alloy Chevrolet 199 Running 18. 33. Car 44 Jeffrey Earnhardt ForeverLawn Chevrolet 199 Running 19. 29. Car 6 Brennan Poole KSDT CPA Chevrolet 199 Running 20. 28. Car 27 Jeb Burton Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet 199 Running 21. 22. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Fly and Form Structures Chevrolet 199 Running 22. 25. Car 38 Kyle Sieg Lefcourt Brothers Ford 199 Running 23. 27. Car 45 Leland Honeyman Nuthin Fancy/Realtree Chevrolet 199 Running 24. 37. Car 43 Ryan Ellis Classic Collision Chevrolet 199 Running 25. 36. Car 35 Patrick Emerling Sci Aps Chevrolet 198 Running 26. 9. Car 2 Sheldon Creed (P) Whelen Chevrolet 198 Running 27. 35. Car 08 Mason Massey Anderson Power Services Ford 198 Running 28. 31. Car 78 Anthony Alfredo Nuthin Fancy Chevrolet 197 Running 29. 34. Car 02 Blaine Perkins # AutoParkit.com Chevrolet 196 Running 30. 19. Car 26 Kaz Grala CRUSH Lemonade Toyota 194 Running 31. 21. Car 24 Connor Mosack Toyota Genuine Parts Toyota 190 Electrical 32. 8. Car 8 Josh Berry Tire Pros Love The Drive Chevrolet 171 Accident 33. 30. Car 29 Mason Maggio(i) Flitz Polish Ford 153 Electrical 34. 12. Car 16 Chandler Smith # (P) Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet 138 Engine 35. 6. Car 25 Brett Moffitt AM Technical Solutions Ford 97 Accident 36. 32. Car 74 Dawson Cram Lerner & Rowe Injury Lawyers Chevrolet 65 Accident 37. 38. Car 28 CJ McLaughlin Sci Aps Ford 37 Carburetor 38. 24. Car 66 Ryan Newman Generx Generators Ford 27 Rear Gear.
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: Nos. 35, 43 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (3) 53 Matt Mills(i), 4 JJ Yeley, 07 Natalie Decker. Caution Flags: 6 for 33 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 6 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 28, 2023 – Martinsville Speedway
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