Even though he had to overcome a mid-race mishap on a restart, #10-AJ Allmendinger dominated the Xfinity Series race at the Circuit of The Americas. It’s his second consecutive win at COTA and his 11th career win on a road course.
#17-William Byron finished second, just under one second behind Allmendinger. #19-Ty Gibbs placed third, with #18-Sammy Smith and #7-Justin Allgaier rounding out the top five.
#11-Daniel Hemric, #1-Sam Mayer, #8-Josh Berry, #2-Sheldon Creed and #98-Riley Herbst complete the top 10.
#10-Allmendinger and #2-Creed were the two stage winners; it was the first stage win of Creed’s career.
#18-Smith, #7-Allgaier, #11-Hemric and #1-Mayer are the four drivers that will compete for the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus at Richmond Raceway.
There were six lead changes among four drivers and five cautions for seven yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 75.263 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

COTA Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Circuit of The Americas:
AJ Allmendinger(i) won the Pit Boss 250 presented by USA Today, his 16th victory in 94 NASCAR
Xfinity Series races.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his second victory (2022-2023) and third top-10 finish in three races at Circuit of The Americas.
William Byron(i) (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at Circuit of The Americas. It is his first top-10 finish in 2023.
Ty Gibbs(i) (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Circuit of The Americas.
Sammy Smith (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
This win is A.J. Allmendinger’s NASCAR Xfinity Series leading 11th victory on a road course.

Xfinity Series Playoff Standings after Circuit of The Americas (Race 6 of 33):
1)#21-Austin Hill (3 wins, regular season championship leader, 249 points)
2)#20-John Hunter Nemechek (1 win) 220, -29
3)#18-Sammy Smith (1 win) 185, -64
4)#98-Riley Herbst 234, -15
5)#7-Justin Allgaier 200, -49
6)#16-Chandler Smith 196, -53
7)#1-Sam Mayer 187, -62
8)#2-Sheldon Creed 184, -65
9)#8-Josh Berry 183, -66
10)#11-Daniel Hemric 176, -73
11)#48-Parker Kligerman 156, -93
12)#00-Cole Custer 152, -97
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.

Cars to the rear: #00-Cole Custer, #02-Kyle Weatherman, #6-Brennan Poole, #7-Justin Allgaier, #16-Chandler Smith, #25-Brett Moffitt, #26-Kaz Grala, #28-Kyle Sieg, #38-Joe Graf Jr., #44-Sage Karam, #45-Jeffrey Earnhardt, #78-Anthony Alfredo, #92-Alex Labbe (all unapproved adjustments),

Pit Stall Selections

The defending winner of the Pit Boss 250 at Circuit of The Americas, #16-AJ Allmendinger, will lead the field to the green flag for Saturday’s Xfinity Series race. Allmendinger ran a speed of 92.173 mph, a half-second quicker than second place.
Rookie #18-Sammy Smith turned the second fastest time (91.827 mph). #19-Ty Gibbs (91.665 mph), #2-Sheldon Creed (91.652 mph) and #48-Parker Kligerman (91.195 mph) round out the top five.
#20-John Hunter Nemechek, #98-Riley Herbst, #7-Justin Allgaier, #00-Cole Custer and #17-William Byron make up the top 10. Byron ran a speed faster than Allmendinger, but it was disallowed for cutting the esses.
Did Not Qualify: #4-Garrett Smithley, #35-Parker Chase, #66-Cameron Lawrence and #74-Baltazar Leguizamon.
See the complete COTA Starting Lineup.

Qualifying Fast Facts – COTA
AJ Allmendinger(i) won the Pole Award for the Pit Boss 250 presented by USA Today with a lap of
133.184 seconds, 92.173 mph.
This is his ninth pole in 94 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2023.
This is his first pole in three races at Circuit of The Americas.
Sammy Smith # (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2023 and his first in one race at Circuit of
The Americas.
Ty Gibbs(i) (third) posted his second top-10 start at Circuit of The Americas. It is his first in one race this season.
Sammy Smith (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Practice for the Pit Boss 250 Xfinity Series race at Circuit of The Americas is complete. After 20 minutes, the top five, slowest, news and notes:
#10-AJ Allmendinger 90.896 mph
#17-William Byron 90.593 mph
#2-Sheldon Creed 90.256 mph
#48-Parker Kligerman 90.228 mph
#19-Ty Gibbs 90.218 mph
Slowest: #28-Kyle Sieg 84.752 mph
Most laps run: #7-Justin Allgaier, #9-Brandon Jones and #20-John Hunter Nemechek all ran eight laps.
Notes: With nine minutes left in the session. #50-Preston Pardus went for a spin in Turn 6. On his final lap, #35-Parker Chase lost control of his car under braking and got stuck in the gravel.
See full COTA Practice Results.

Qualifying Order

Crew Rosters

Goodyear Tire Notes

There are 42 drivers/teams on the entry list for the Pit Boss 250 Xfinity Series race at the Circuit of The Americas is posted. Four cars will miss the race.
Some notables: #02-Kyle Weatherman, #08-Aric Almirola, #10-AJ Allmendinger, #17-William Byron, #19-Ty Gibbs, #24-Connor Mosack, #35-Parker Chase, #44-Sage Karam, #45-Jeffrey Earnhardt, #50-Preston Pardus, #53-Brad Perez, #66-Cameron Lawrence, #88-Miguel Paludo.
See the full entry list on the COTA Entry List.

TandemDraft Stats – COTA

COTA At-Track Schedule