John Hunter Nemechek spins and wins at Michigan; earns Joe Gibbs Racing’s 200th Xfinity win: Overcoming an early wreck, a late caution and an angry teammate, John Hunter Nemechek claimed a milestone victory in Saturday’s Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan International Speedway.(Read more)(8-5-2023)

Overcoming an early race incident with #19-Ty Gibbs, #20-John Hunter Nemechek rebounded to win the Cabo Wabo 250 Xfinity Series race at Michigan International Speedway. It’s his fifth win of the 2023 season and the 200th career Xfinity Series victory for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Polesitter #8-Josh Berry finished second, matching his best finish of the season. #9-Brandon Jones placed third, which is his best finish driving for JR Motorsports. #19-Gibbs and #1-Sam Mayer rounded out the top five.
#98-Riley Herbst tallied the third-most amount of points at Michigan and took the checkered flag in sixth. #10-Ross Chastain, #48-Parker Kligerman, #31-Parker Retzlaff and #27-Jeb Burton completed the top 10.
#7-Justin Allgaier was dominant early and won the opening stage, his series-high eighth stage victory of the season. A series of late-race miscues dropped him to 14th in the finishing order. #20-Nemechek took the second stage.
There were seven lead changes among six drivers and seven cautions for 31 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 124.931 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Michigan Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Michigan:
John Hunter Nemechek won the Cabo Wabo 250, his seventh victory in 88 Xfinity Series races.
This is his fifth victory and 16th top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in four races at Michigan International Speedway.
Josh Berry (second) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Michigan International Speedway. It is his 13th top-10 finish in 2023.
Brandon Jones (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in seven races at Michigan International Speedway.
Parker Retzlaff (ninth) was the highest finishing rookie.
John Hunter Nemechek leads the point standings by 0 points over Austin Hill

Xfinity Series Playoff Standings after Michigan (Race 21 of 33):
1)#20-John Hunter Nemechek (5 wins, tied for the regular season championship lead)
2)#21-Austin Hill (4 wins, tied for the regular season championship lead)
3)#00-Cole Custer (2 wins)
4)#7-Justin Allgaier (1 win)
5)#1-Sam Mayer (1 win)
6)#16-Chandler Smith (1 win)
7)#18-Sammy Smith (1 win)
8)#27-Jeb Burton (1 win)
9)#8-Josh Berry 660, +126
10)#11-Daniel Hemric 601, +67
11)#98-Riley Herbst 574, +40
12)#2-Sheldon Creed 552, +18
Currently below playoff cutline
13)#48-Parker Kligerman 534, -18
14)#9-Brandon Jones 507, -45
15)#25-Brett Moffitt 466, -86
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.

Cars to the rear: #24-Connor Mosack, #66-Sage Karam, #91-Kyle Weatherman, #92-Josh Williams (all for unapproved adjustments).

Pit Stall Selections

#8-Josh Berry won the pole for Saturday’s Xfinity Series Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan International Speedway. His speed of 189.549 mph was more than a quarter of a second quicker than second place. This is Berry’s second pole in the last three races.
#7-Justin Allgaier was the next best in class at 188.289 mph, giving JR Motorsports a clean sweep of the front row. #21-Austin Hill ranked third at 188.181 mph, followed by #1-Sam Mayer (187.975 mph) and #98-Riley Herbst (187.921 mph) rounding out the top five.
#16-Chandler Smith, #77-Carson Hocevar, #19-Ty Gibbs, #18-Sammy Smith and #20-John Hunter Nemechek make up the top 10. #20-Nemechek, #10-Ross Chastain and #25-Brett Moffitt all ran the same speed of 187.237 mph.
Did Not Qualify: #44-Mason Massey, #53-CJ McLaughlin
See the complete Michigan Starting Lineup.

Qualifying Fast Facts — Michigan
Josh Berry won the Pole Award for the Cabo Wabo 250 with a lap of 37.985 seconds, 189.549 mph.
This is his third pole in 83 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his second pole and 10th top-10 start in 2023.
This is his first pole in three races at Michigan International Speedway.
Justin Allgaier (second) posted his 16th top-10 start of 2023 and his eighth in 12 races at Michigan
International Speedway.
Austin Hill (third) posted his first top-10 start at Michigan International Speedway. It is his 14th in 21 races this season.
Chandler Smith (sixth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Qualifying Order

Practice for the Cabo Wabo 250 Xfinity Series race at Michigan International Speedway is complete. After 20 minutes, the top five, slowest, news and notes:
#7-Justin Allgaier 185.209 mph
#18-Sammy Smith 184.351 mph
#19-Ty Gibbs 184.299 mph
#25-Brett Moffitt 184.077 mph
#21-Austin Hill 183.974 mph
Slowest: #53-CJ McLaughlin 174.288 mph
Most laps run: #21-Hill, 23
Notes: The RSS Racing entries of #28-Kyle Sieg and #39-Ryan Sieg didn’t make it out on the track until the final five minutes of the session after the team’s hauler broke down in West Virginia on the way to Michigan.
See full Michigan Practice Results.

Crew Rosters

Goodyear Tire Notes

There are 40 cars on the entry list for the Cabo Wabo 250 Xfinity Series race at Michigan International Speedway is posted. Two cars will miss the race.
Notables: #07-Stefan Parsons, #08-Mason Maggio, #10-AJ Allmendinger, #19-Ty Gibbs, #24-Connor Mosack, #35-Patrick Emerling, #38-Joe Graf Jr., #44-Mason Massey, #45-Jeffrey Earnhardt, #53-CJ McLaughlin, #77-Carson Hocevar, #91-Kyle Weatherman.
See the full entry list on the Michigan Entry List page.

TandemDraft Stats – Michigan Xfinity

Michigan At-Track Schedule