Denny Hamlin wins sixth Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway: Denny Hamlin resumed his NASCAR Xfinity Series mastery of Darlington Raceway on Saturday, winning the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 to raise his victory total at the track to six.(Read more)(9-2-2023)

Running his lone Xfinity Series race of the season, #19-Denny Hamlin won the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway. The victory is Hamlin’s 18 of his career, with six of those coming at Darlington.
#21-Austin Hill lost the lead on an overtime restart and finished second. #20-John Hunter Nemechek led a race-high 99 laps from the pole and won both stages to finish third. #00-Cole Custer and #8-Josh Berry rounded out the top five.
#98-Riley Herbst had a solid points day and finished sixth. #7-Justin Allgaier, #2-Sheldon Creed, #10-Kyle Busch and #11-Daniel Hemric completed the top 10.
There were 15 lead changes among five drivers and seven cautions for 34 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 106.826 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Darlington Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Darlington:
Denny Hamlin(i) won the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200, his 18th victory in 164 Xfinity Series races.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his sixth victory and 13th top-10 finish in 15 races at Darlington Raceway.
Austin Hill (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in five races at Darlington Raceway. It is his 18th top-10 finish in 2023.
John Hunter Nemechek (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in five races at Darlington Raceway.
Chandler Smith (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Austin Hill leads the point standings by 23 points over John Hunter Nemechek.

Xfinity Series Standings after Darlington (Race 25 of 33):
1)#21-Austin Hill (4 wins, regular season championship leader)
2)#20-John Hunter Nemechek (5 wins)
3)#7-Justin Allgaier (2 wins)
4)#00-Cole Custer (2 wins)
5)#1-Sam Mayer (2 wins)
6)#16-Chandler Smith (1 win)
7)#18-Sammy Smith (1 win)
8)#27-Jeb Burton (1 win)
9)#8-Josh Berry (locked in)
10)#2-Sheldon Creed 712, +56
11)#11-Daniel Hemric 711, +55
12)#98-Riley Herbst 657, +1
Currently below playoff cutline
13)#48-Parker Kligerman 656, -1
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.

Cars to the rear: #1-Sam Mayer, #18-Sammy Smith, #35-Patrick Emerling, #53-Matt Mills (all for unapproved adjustments).

Pit Stall Selections

For the second time this season, #20-John Hunter Nemechek won the Xfinity Series pole at Darlington Raceway. Nemechek’s pole-winning speed was 164.998 mph.
Making his first start of the season, #19-Denny Hamlin will start second (164.948 mph). #7-Justin Allgaier will lineup third (164.507 mph), with #00-Cole Custer (164.479 mph) and #1-Sam Mayer (164.325 mph) rounding out the top five.
#11-Daniel Hemric, #8-Josh Berry, #9-Brandon Jones, #21-Austin Hill and #16-Chandler Smith complete the top 10.
Did Not Qualify: #44-Dawson Cram
See the complete Darlington Starting Lineup.

Qualifying Fast Facts — Darlington
John Hunter Nemechek won the Pole Award for the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 with a lap of 29.804 seconds, 164.998 mph.
This is his third pole in 92 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his second pole and 22nd top-10 start in 2023.
This is his second pole in five races at Darlington Raceway.
Denny Hamlin(i) (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2023 and his ninth in 15 races at Darlington Raceway.
Justin Allgaier (third) posted his 11th top-10 start at Darlington Raceway. It is his 18th in 25 races this season.
Chandler Smith (10th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Qualifying Order

Practice for the Sports Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway is complete. After 20 minutes, the top five, slowest, news and notes:
#11-Daniel Hemric 165.732 mph
#48-Parker Kligerman 163.756 mph
#8-Josh Berry 163.218 mph
#16-Chandler Smith 163.207 mph
#1-Sam Mayer 163.056 mph
Slowest: #53-Patrick Emerling didn’t make a lap.
Most laps run: #16-Smith, 32
Notes: #2-Sheldon Creed spun off Turn 2 halfway through the session.
See full Darlington Practice Results.

Crew Rosters

Goodyear Tire Notes

There are 39 drivers/teams entered into the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway. One car will miss the race.
Notables: #4-Kyle Weatherman, #6-Brennan Poole, #07-Stefan Parsons, #08-Chad Finchum, #10-Kyle Busch, #17-Kyle Larson, #19-Denny Hamlin, #24-Corey Heim, #44-Sage Karam, #45-Rajah Caruth, #53-Matt Mills, #66-Timmy Hill, #91-Ross Chastain
See the full entry list on the Darlington Entry List.

TandemDraft Stats – Darlington Xfinity

Darlington At-Track Schedule