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2023 Tennessee Lottery 250

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2023 Tennessee Lottery 250
Race details
Race 15 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date June 24, 2023
Official name 3rd Annual Tennessee Lottery 250
Location Nashville Superspeedway, Gladeville, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
1.333 mi (2.145 km)
Distance 196 laps, 260 mi (418 km)
Scheduled Distance 188 laps, 250 mi (400 km)
Average speed 97.542 mph (156.979 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 30.493
Most laps led
Driver Chandler Smith Kaulig Racing
Laps 74
Winner
No. 10 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing
Television in the United States
Network USA
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN

The 2023 Tennessee Lottery 250 was the 15th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 24, 2023, in Gladeville, Tennessee at Nashville Superspeedway, a 1.333 miles (2.145 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 188 laps, but was extended to 196 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a race that saw multiple cautions, A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, would dominate the final portions of the race, and hold off the field on the final restart to earn his 17th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season. Allmendinger's teammate, Chandler Smith, dominated the majority of the race, leading a race-high 74 laps.[1] To fill out the podium, Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, and Sam Mayer, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

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Nashville Superspeedway, the place where the race was held.

Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Nashville. The track was built in 2001 and is currently used for events, driving schools and GT Academy, a reality television competition.

It is a concrete oval track 1+13 miles (2.146 km) long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Speedway Motorsports, which also owns many other NASCAR tracks. Nashville Superspeedway was the longest concrete oval in NASCAR during the time it was on the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuits. Current permanent seating capacity is approximately 25,000. Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet Huck's Market
02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet Our Motorsports
2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Kyle Weatherman JD Motorsports Chevrolet Trophy Tractor
6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet Macc Door Systems
07 Stefan Parsons SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Nelson's Green Brier Distillery
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet BRANDT
08 Mason Massey SS-Green Light Racing Ford BRUNT Workwear
8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats
9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont Air Filtration, Menards
10 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Bailey Zimmerman - Religiously
11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Cirkul
16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Quick Tie Productions
18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pilot Flying J
19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota He Gets Us
20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pye-Barker Fire & Safety
21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bennett Transportation
24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Toyota Genuine Parts
25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford SLTC, Lineworker.com
26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota CRUSH Tropical Punch
27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Hawkins Homes
28 Zane Smith (i) RSS Racing Ford Blue Oval City
29 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford Peek Pool & Spas
31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet FUNKAWAY
35 David Starr Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet Kales Truck & Heavy Equipment
38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford G-Coin
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford CMR Construction & Roofing
43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Keen Parts
44 Sage Karam Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Building Research Systems
45 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Roadrunner Markets, ForeverLawn
48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Light Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet All South Electric
53 Joey Gase[a] Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford Sci Aps
66 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Ford Ted Russell Ford Lincoln
74 Dawson Cram CHK Racing Chevrolet CHK Racing
77 Carson Hocevar (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Premier Security Solutions
78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Dude Wipes
91 Chad Chastain (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet Use Your Melon Drive Sober
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Dan-O's Seasoning
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Notes

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  1. ^ C. J. McLaughlin, the original driver of the 53 car, was replaced by Joey Gase for qualifying and the race, after McLaughlin wrecked the team's primary car in practice.[2]

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 23, at 4:35 PM CST, and would last for 50 minutes.[3] Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.787, and an average speed of 155.520 mph (250.285 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.787 155.520
2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.927 154.816
3 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.953 154.686
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 24, at 11:00 AM CST.[3] Since Nashville Superspeedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.[5] Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.493, and an average speed of 157.020 mph (252.699 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.493 157.020
2 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.633 156.302
3 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.676 156.083
4 19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.753 155.692
5 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.761 155.652
6 28 Zane Smith (i) RSS Racing Ford 30.805 155.429
7 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.850 155.203
8 77 Carson Hocevar (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.854 155.182
9 29 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 30.874 155.082
10 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 30.931 154.796
11 10 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.961 154.646
12 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 30.974 154.581
13 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 31.001 154.447
14 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 31.004 154.432
15 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 31.018 154.362
16 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 31.020 154.352
17 38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford 31.041 154.248
18 07 Stefan Parsons SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 31.051 154.198
19 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.063 154.138
20 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 31.136 153.777
21 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.198 153.471
22 91 Chad Chastain (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet 31.206 153.432
23 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 31.229 153.319
24 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 31.240 153.265
25 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 31.290 153.020
26 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 31.337 152.791
27 02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 31.361 152.674
28 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 31.366 152.649
29 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 31.416 152.406
30 45 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 31.437 152.305
31 08 Mason Massey SS-Green Light Racing Ford 31.476 152.116
32 4 Kyle Weatherman JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.515 151.928
33 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 31.557 151.725
Qualified by owner's points
34 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 31.606 151.490
35 6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.970 149.765
36 35 David Starr Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 32.244 148.493
37 53 Joey Gase Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford 32.715 146.355
38 24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
Failed to qualify
39 44 Sage Karam Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 31.625 151.399
40 66 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Ford 31.700 151.041
41 74 Dawson Cram CHK Racing Chevrolet 31.757 150.770
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 9
3 10 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0
4 77 Carson Hocevar (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 0
5 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 5
7 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
8 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 50

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 10
2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 9
3 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 8
4 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 6
6 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 28 Zane Smith (i) RSS Racing Ford 0
8 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 2
10 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 1

Stage 3 Laps: 101

The next to last restart
Pos.[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 11 10 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 196 25 Running 0
2 5 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 196 0 Running 45
3 34 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 196 6 Running 44
4 7 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 196 3 Running 33
5 23 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 196 1 Running 35
6 21 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 196 0 Running 38
7 6 28 Zane Smith (i) RSS Racing Ford 196 0 Running 0
8 33 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 196 1 Running 37
9 1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 196 32 Running 46
10 10 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 196 3 Running 29
11 13 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 196 22 Running 27
12 2 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 196 74 Running 40
13 12 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 196 0 Running 24
14 26 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 196 0 Running 24
15 16 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 Running 22
16 20 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 196 0 Running 21
17 19 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 195 0 Running 20
18 32 4 Kyle Weatherman JD Motorsports Chevrolet 195 0 Running 19
19 14 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 195 0 Running 18
20 35 6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet 195 0 Running 17
21 17 38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford 195 0 Running 16
22 24 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 195 0 Running 15
23 28 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 195 0 Running 14
24 15 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 195 0 Running 13
25 9 29 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 195 0 Running 12
26 27 02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 194 0 Running 11
27 30 45 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 194 0 Running 10
28 25 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 194 0 Running 9
29 22 91 Chad Chastain (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet 194 0 Running 0
30 36 35 David Starr Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 193 0 Running 7
31 37 53 Joey Gase Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford 193 0 Running 6
32 31 08 Mason Massey SS-Green Light Racing Ford 186 0 Running 5
33 29 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 111 0 Alternator 4
34 3 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 68 1 Accident 9
35 38 24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 61 0 DVP 2
36 8 77 Carson Hocevar (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 53 0 Accident 0
37 4 19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53 28 Accident 0
38 18 07 Stefan Parsons SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 0 0 Accident 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Skala, Chris (June 24, 2023). "AJ Allmendinger Wins Wild Xfinity Series Race at Nashville". Frontstretch. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Christie, Toby (June 24, 2023). "Joey Gase to Step Into No. 53 Emerling-Gase Entry in Place of CJ McLaughlin". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Nashville Superspeedway Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Srigley, Joseph (June 23, 2023). "Ty Gibbs Paces NASCAR Xfinity Series Practice from Nashville Superspeedway". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  6. ^ Skala, Chris (June 24, 2023). "Cole Custer Wins Pole for Nashville Xfinity Series Race". Frontstretch. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Tennessee Lottery 250 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved June 24, 2023.


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