John Hunter Nemechek takes advantage of overtime restart to win Xfinity race at Atlanta: Grabbing the lead on an overtime restart as Saturday night’s Alsco Uniforms 250 went six laps past its posted distance, John Hunter Nemechek streaked to his third NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the season. The only time Nemechek led was during the overtime, after a push from Daniel Hemric powered him into the lead on the final restart. (Read more)(7-8-2023)

Despite having an ill-handling racecar, #20-John Hunter Nemechek won the Alsco Uniforms 250 Xfinity Series Season race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The win is his third of the season, which increases his regular season championship lead to 16 points.
#11-Daniel Hemric finished second, tying his best finish of the 2023 season. #00-Cole Custer picked up his 11th consecutive top-10 finish. #10-Justin Haley, who led a race-high 80 laps and was in control of the race until a late caution came out, finished fourth. #1-Sam Mayer rounded out the top five.
#19-Ty Gibbs placed sixth, as #28-Kyle Sieg earned the best finish of his career in seventh. #48-Parker Kligerman, #92-Josh Williams and #18-Sammy Smith completed the top 10.
#98-Riley Herbst won the opening stage, which was the first stage victory of his career. #2-Sheldon Creed claimed the second stage. Both drivers were involved in a wreck on lap 89.
There were 14 lead changes among nine drivers and eight cautions for 50 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 108.029 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Atlanta Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Atlanta:
John Hunter Nemechek won the Alsco Uniforms 250, his fifth victory in 84 Xfinity Series races.
This is his third victory and 14th top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in four races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Daniel Hemric (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in nine races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his ninth top-10 finish in 2023.
Cole Custer (third) posted his third top-10 finish in five races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Sammy Smith (10th) was the highest finishing rookie.
John Hunter Nemechek leads the point standings by 16 points over Austin Hill.

Xfinity Series Playoff Standings after Atlanta (Race 17 of 33):
1)#20-John Hunter Nemechek (3 wins, regular season championship leader)
2)#21-Austin Hill (3 wins)
3)#00-Cole Custer (2 wins)
4)#7-Justin Allgaier (1 win)
5)#16-Chandler Smith (1 win)
6)#18-Sammy Smith (1 win)
7)#27-Jeb Burton (1 win)
8)#8-Josh Berry 518, +84
9)#1-Sam Mayer 480, +46
10)#11-Daniel Hemric 475, +41
11)#2-Sheldon Creed 460, +26
12)#98-Riley Herbst 440, +6
Currently below playoff cutline
13)#48-Parker Kligerman 434, -6
14)#25-Brett Moffitt 387, -53
15)#9-Brandon Jones 359, -81
16)#39-Ryan Sieg 324, -116
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.

Cars to the rear: #2-Sheldon Creed, #08-Mason Massey, #21-Austin Hill, #31-Parker Retzlaff, #44-Greg Van Alst (all for unapproved adjustments).

With a speed of 172.565 mph, #16-Chandler Smith won the pole for the Alsco Uniforms 250 Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It’s his second career pole (Las Vegas, earlier this year).
#20-John Hunter Nemechek will start from the front row, turning a speed of 171.971 mph. #18-Sammy Smith will start third (171.593 mph), while JR Motorsports teammates #8-Josh Berry and #1-Sam Mayer ran the exact same time (171.439 mph).
#98-Riley Herbst, #00-Cole Custer, #51-Jeremy Clements, #2-Sheldon Creed and #21-Austin Hill are the rest of the top 10. #2-Creed and #21-Hill will drop to the rear after experiencing issues with the drivetrain following their runs in the opening round, which was good enough for the top two speeds.
All 38 cars made the race.
See the complete Atlanta Starting Lineup.

Chandler Smith # won the Pole Award for the Alsco Uniforms 250 with a lap of 32.127 seconds,
172.565 mph.
This is his second pole in 20 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his second pole and 12th top-10 start in 2023.
This is his first pole in two races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
John Hunter Nemechek (second) posted his 15th top-10 start of 2023 and his fourth in four races at
Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Sammy Smith # (third) posted his second top-10 start at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his ninth in 17
races this season.
Chandler Smith (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Qualifying Order

Crew Rosters

Goodyear Tire Notes

There are 38 cars on the entry list for the Alsco Uniforms 250 Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. No driver/team will miss the race.
Notables: #4-Garrett Smithley, #07-Mason Maggio, #08-Mason Massey, #10-Justin Haley, #19-Ty Gibbs, #24-Parker Chase, 36-Kyle Weatherman, #44-Greg Van Alst, #53-Akinori Ogata, #91-Josh Bilicki
See the full entry list on the Atlanta Entry List page.

TandemDraft Stats – Atlanta Xfinity

Atlanta At-Track Schedule