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2023 Drive for the Cure 250

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2023 Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina
Race details
Race 29 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date October 7, 2023
Official name 42nd Annual Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
2.28 mi (3.67 km)
Distance 67 laps, 155 mi (250 km)
Scheduled Distance 67 laps, 155 mi (250 km)
Average speed 77.387 mph (124.542 km/h)
Pole position
Driver JR Motorsports
Time 1:22.045
Most laps led
Driver Sam Mayer JR Motorsports
Laps 50
Winner
No. 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN

The 2023 Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina was the 29th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the final race of the Round of 12, and the 42nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 7, 2023, in Concord, North Carolina at the Charlotte Motor Speedway roval layout, a 2.28 miles (3.67 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 67 laps to complete. Sam Mayer, driving for JR Motorsports, would put on a blistering performance, winning the pole and leading a race-high 50 laps, earning his third career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his third of the season. He would also earn a spot in the next round of the playoffs.[1] To fill out the podium, Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, and Josh Berry, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

The eight drivers that would advance into the next round are John Hunter Nemechek, Austin Hill, Justin Allgaier, Sam Mayer, Cole Custer, Chandler Smith, Sheldon Creed, and Sammy Smith. Daniel Hemric, Parker Kligerman, Josh Berry, and Jeb Burton would be eliminated from championship contention.[2]

Background

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Since 2018, deviating from past NASCAR events at Charlotte, the race will utilize a road course configuration of Charlotte Motor Speedway, promoted and trademarked as the "Roval". The course is 2.28 miles (3.67 km) in length and features 17 turns, utilizing the infield road course and portions of the oval track. The race will be contested over a scheduled distance of 109 laps, 400 kilometres (250 mi).

During July 2018 tests on the road course, concerns were raised over drivers "cheating" the backstretch chicane on the course. The chicanes were modified with additional tire barriers and rumble strips in order to encourage drivers to properly drive through them, and NASCAR will enforce drive-through penalties on drivers who illegally "short-cut" parts of the course. The chicanes will not be used during restarts. In the summer of 2019, the bus stop on the backstretch was changed and deepened, becoming a permanent part of the circuit, compared to the previous year where it was improvised.

If a driver fails to legally make the backstretch bus stop, the driver must skip the frontstretch chicane and make a complete stop by the dotted line on the exit before being allowed to continue. A driver who misses the frontstretch chicane must stop before the exit.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
  • (P) denotes playoff driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Cole Custer (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
1 Sam Mayer (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Accelerate Pros Talent
02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet Gratis
2 Sheldon Creed (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen - Team Fox
4 Kyle Weatherman JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet Azalea Gynecology
07 Josh Bilicki SS-Green Light Racing Ford Engine Parts Plus
7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet BRANDT Foundation
08 Stefan Parsons SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Miller Street Dance Academy
8 Josh Berry (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet High Rock Vodka
9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pentair Myers, Menards
10 Daniel Hemric (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Action Industries
11 Jordan Taylor Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LA Golf
16 Chandler Smith (R) (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Quick Tie Products, Barger Precast
17 Boris Said Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com
18 Sammy Smith (R) (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pilot Flying J
19 Myatt Snider Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Tree Top
20 John Hunter Nemechek (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Mobil 1
21 Austin Hill (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bennett Transportation
24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Sherry Strong
25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford Superior Pools & Spas
26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota CRUSH Strawberry Lemonade
27 Jeb Burton (P) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Fly Alliance, Puryear Tank Lines
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford RSS Racing
31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet FUNKAWAY
35 Alex Guenette Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota National Fire Protection Association
38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford G Coin
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford Sci Aps
43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Southern Elevator
44 Rajah Caruth (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Circle
45 Leland Honeyman Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Eighth Order
48 Parker Kligerman (P) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Light Coolers
50 Preston Pardus Pardus Racing Chevrolet Chinchor Electric
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet
53 Conor Daly (i) Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet National Fire Protection Association
66 Sage Karam MBM Motorsports Ford Custom Patch Hats
74 Devin Jones CHK Racing Chevrolet Verinext, HPE
78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Blue Otter Polarized
87 Andy Lally (i) Peterson Racing Group Chevrolet Peterson Racing Group
91 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet DGM Racing
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services, Call811.com
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, October 7, at 10:00 AM CST, and would last for 20 minutes.[3] Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:23.043, and an average speed of 100.574 mph (161.858 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:23.043 100.574
2 91 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:23.263 100.309
3 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 1:23.275 100.294
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 7, at 10:30 AM CST.[3] Since the Charlotte Motor Speedway roval layout is a road course, the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. The fastest driver to set a time in the final round will win the pole.[5]

The final round of qualifying was cancelled due to the cleanup of fluid on the track from Boris Said's car. Sam Mayer, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:22.045, and an average speed of 101.798 mph (163.828 km/h) in the first round.[6] Andy Lally, Preston Pardus, Boris Said, and Devin Jones would fail to qualify.

Pos.[7] # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 1 Sam Mayer (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:22.045 101.798
2 7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:22.083 101.751
3 8 Josh Berry (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:22.509 101.225
4 10 Daniel Hemric (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:22.548 101.177
5 2 Sheldon Creed (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:22.645 101.059
6 48 Parker Kligerman (P) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 1:22.698 100.994
7 00 Cole Custer (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:22.743 100.939
8 21 Austin Hill (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:22.794 100.877
9 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:22.828 100.835
10 91 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:22.939 100.701
11 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:23.080 100.530
12 11 Jordan Taylor Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:23.135 100.463
13 4 Kyle Weatherman JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:23.223 100.357
14 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 1:23.249 100.326
15 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1:23.333 100.224
16 24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 1:23.340 100.216
17 16 Chandler Smith (R) (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:23.384 100.163
18 07 Josh Bilicki SS-Green Light Racing Ford 1:23.426 100.113
19 27 Jeb Burton (P) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1:23.456 100.077
20 66 Sage Karam MBM Motorsports Ford 1:23.611 99.891
21 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1:23.622 99.878
22 18 Sammy Smith (R) (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:23.652 99.842
23 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1:23.672 99.818
24 02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 1:23.741 99.736
25 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 1:23.752 99.723
26 45 Leland Honeyman Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1:23.775 99.696
27 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 1:23.786 99.683
28 44 Rajah Caruth (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1:23.819 99.643
29 08 Stefan Parsons SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1:23.849 99.608
30 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1:23.894 99.554
31 19 Myatt Snider Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:24.016 99.410
32 6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:24.222 99.166
33 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:24.285 99.092
Qualified by owner's points
34 53 Conor Daly (i) Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 1:24.649 98.666
35 38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford 1:24.652 98.663
36 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 1:25.579 97.594
37 35 Alex Guenette Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 1:25.920 97.207
38 20 John Hunter Nemechek (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Failed to qualify
39 87 Andy Lally (i) Peterson Racing Group Chevrolet 1:24.369 98.994
40 50 Preston Pardus Pardus Racing Chevrolet 1:24.685 98.624
41 17 Boris Said Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:26.296 96.783
42 74 Devin Jones CHK Racing Chevrolet 1:33.471 89.354
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 20

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 10 Daniel Hemric (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 9
3 2 Sheldon Creed (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8
4 48 Parker Kligerman (P) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 7
5 21 Austin Hill (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6
6 16 Chandler Smith (R) (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 5
7 18 Sammy Smith (R) (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 1 Sam Mayer (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 27 Jeb Burton (P) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 2
10 07 Josh Bilicki SS-Green Light Racing Ford 1

Stage 2 Laps: 20

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 20 John Hunter Nemechek (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 10 Daniel Hemric (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 9
3 48 Parker Kligerman (P) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 8
4 2 Sheldon Creed (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7
5 91 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 6
6 18 Sammy Smith (R) (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 1 Sam Mayer (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 16 Chandler Smith (R) (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3
9 07 Josh Bilicki SS-Green Light Racing Ford 2
10 08 Stefan Parsons SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 27

Pos.[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 1 Sam Mayer (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 67 50 Running 47
2 7 00 Cole Custer (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 67 4 Running 35
3 3 8 Josh Berry (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 67 0 Running 34
4 9 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 67 0 Running 33
5 14 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 67 0 Running 32
6 6 48 Parker Kligerman (P) Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 67 0 Running 46
7 4 10 Daniel Hemric (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 67 0 Running 48
8 38 20 John Hunter Nemechek (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 67 2 Running 39
9 8 21 Austin Hill (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 67 0 Running 34
10 5 2 Sheldon Creed (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 67 0 Running 42
11 22 18 Sammy Smith (R) (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 67 0 Running 35
12 17 16 Chandler Smith (R) (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 67 0 Running 33
13 25 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 67 0 Running 24
14 31 19 Myatt Snider Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 67 0 Running 23
15 10 91 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 67 0 Running 28
16 12 11 Jordan Taylor Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 67 0 Running 21
17 32 6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet 67 0 Running 20
18 29 08 Stefan Parsons SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 67 0 Running 20
19 28 44 Rajah Caruth (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 67 0 Running 0
20 33 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 67 0 Running 17
21 26 45 Leland Honeyman Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 67 0 Running 16
22 23 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 67 0 Running 15
23 15 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 67 0 Running 14
24 16 24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 67 0 Running 13
25 18 07 Josh Bilicki SS-Green Light Racing Ford 67 0 Running 15
26 13 4 Kyle Weatherman JD Motorsports Chevrolet 67 0 Running 11
27 20 66 Sage Karam MBM Motorsports Ford 67 0 Running 10
28 24 02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 67 0 Running 9
29 11 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 67 0 Running 8
30 21 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 67 0 Running 7
31 35 38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford 67 0 Running 6
32 36 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 67 0 Running 5
33 37 35 Alex Guenette Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 67 0 Running 4
34 19 27 Jeb Burton (P) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 66 1 Running 5
35 34 53 Conor Daly (i) Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 66 0 Running 0
36 30 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 63 0 Accident 1
37 2 7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 60 10 Accident 11
38 27 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 40 0 Ignition 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Barnes, Caleb (October 7, 2023). "Sam Mayer Earns Walk-Off Victory At The Charlotte ROVAL". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Spencer, Reid (October 7, 2023). "Sam Mayer converts must-win at Charlotte Roval, advances in Xfinity Series Playoffs". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Wire Service. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "Practice Results: 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 at Charlotte ROVAL". TobyChristie.com. October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  6. ^ Barnes, Caleb (October 7, 2023). "Sam Mayer Steals Xfinity Pole at The Charlotte Roval". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "Qualifying Results: 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 at Charlotte ROVAL". TobyChristie.com. October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Drive for the Cure 250 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved October 7, 2023.


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