Ryan Truex wins his first NASCAR national touring race at Dover: Of all the places for Ryan Truex to absolutely turn in a career day, the 31-year-old led a dominating 124 of the 200 laps at his hometown Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway. He swept both stage wins and ultimately took the checkered flag an impressive 4.8-seconds ahead of the field to claim his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory in Saturday’s A-GAME 200.(Read more)(4-29-2023)
In dominating fashion, #19-Ryan Truex won the Xfinity Series’ A-Game 200 at Dover Motor Speedway. It’s the first win of Truex’s NASCAR career in 188 national touring series starts. Truex led a race-high 124 laps and swept all three stages.
#8-Josh Berry finished second, continuing his strong string of Dover performances with three top-two finishes in as many starts. #7-Justin Allgaier placed third, as #21-Austin Hill and #20-John Hunter Nemechek rounded out the top five.
#18-Sammy Smith placed sixth, with #00-Cole Custer winning the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonus in seventh. #9-Brandon Jones, #1-Sam Mayer and #11-Daniel Hemric completed the top 10.
There were 11 lead changes among five drivers and six cautions for 33 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 107.191 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
Dover Paint Schemes
Race Fast Facts – Dover:
Ryan Truex won the A-GAME 200, his first victory in 89 Xfinity Series races.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in seven races at Dover Motor Speedway.
Josh Berry (second) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Dover Motor Speedway. It is his
eighth top-10 finish in 2023.
Justin Allgaier (third) posted his 16th top-10 finish in 23 races at Dover Motor Speedway.
Sammy Smith (sixth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Austin Hill leads the point standings by 4 points over John Hunter Nemechek.
Xfinity Series Standings after Dover (Race 10 of 33):
1)#21-Austin Hill (3 wins, regular season championship leader)
2)#20-John Hunter Nemechek (2 wins)
3)#16-Chandler Smith (1 win)
4)#18-Sammy Smith (1 win)
5)#27-Jeb Burton (1 win)
6)#8-Josh Berry 334, +76
7)#7-Justin Allgaier 328, +70
8)#00-Cole Custer 318, +66
9)#2-Sheldon Creed 314, +56
10)#98-Riley Herbst 312, +54
11)#11-Daniel Hemric 284, +26
12)#1-Sam Mayer 267, +9
Currently below the cutline
13)#9-Brandon Jones 258, -9
14)#48-Parker Kligerman 248, -19
15)#39-Ryan Sieg 230, -37
16)#25-Brett Moffitt 216, -51
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.
Cars to the rear: #66-Timmy Hill (unapproved adjustments)
Pit Stall Selections
Due to inclement weather, practice and qualifying for Saturday’s A-Game 200 at Dover Motor Speedway has been cancelled. The starting lineup is set per the rule book, with #48-Parker Kligerman leading the field to the green flag.
#00-Cole Custer will start alongside in second. #2-Sheldon Creed, #27-Jeb Burton and #31-Parker Retzlaff round out the top five. #21-Austin Hill will lineup sixth, with #92-Josh Williams, #9-Brandon Jones, #6-Brennan Poole and #16-Chandler Smith making up the top 10.
Did Not Qualify: #74-Dawson Cram
Withdraw: #77-Carson Hocevar
See the complete Dover Starting Lineup.
Qualifying Order
Crew Rosters
Goodyear Tire Notes
There are 40 cars on the entry list for the A-Game 200 Xfinity Series race at Dover Motor Speedway. Two drivers/teams will miss the show.
Notables: #02-Kyle Weatherman, #07-Stefan Parsons, #10-Derek Kraus, #19-Ryan Truex, #24-Corey Heim, #35-Patrick Emerling, #45-Rajah Caruth, #53-CJ McLaughlin, #66-Timmy Hill, #74-Dawson Cram, #77-Carson Hocevar, #91-Chad Chastain.
See the full entry list on the Dover Entry List.
TandemDraft Stats – Dover Xfinity
Dover At-Track Schedule