2023 Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300

The 2023 Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300 was the 1st stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 42nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 18, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Florida, at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent tri-oval shaped superspeedway. The race was scheduled to be contested over 120 laps, but due to a NASCAR overtime finish, it was increased to 125 laps. Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the race after leading when the final caution came out on the last lap. This was Hill's third career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. Hill would dominate the race as well, leading 39 laps.[1] To fill out the podium, John Hunter Nemechek, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2023 Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300
Race details
Race 1 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date February 18, 2023
Official name 42nd Annual Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300
Location Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 125 laps, 312 mi (502 km)
Scheduled Distance 120 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Average speed 132.524 mph (213.277 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 49.298
Most laps led
Driver Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing
Laps 39
Winner
No. 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Austin Dillon, and Ryan Blaney
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

Background

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Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Atlanta Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.[2] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long.[3] The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[3]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes a driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor(s)
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet Accelerate Pros Talent
02 David Starr Our Motorsports Chevrolet Special Report with Bret Baier
2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet Mike's Weather Page, Firman
5 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Double Spiked Coolers
6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet Macc Door Systems
07 Blaine Perkins (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet AUTOParkIt.com
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet BRANDT
08 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Panini Group
8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, TrueTimber
9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet Swiffer, Menards
10 Justin Haley (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet DaaBIN Store
11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Cirkul
13 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Ford Klutch Vodka
16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Quick Tie Productions
18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota TMC Transportation
19 Myatt Snider Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Tree Top
20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Mobil 1
21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bennett Transportation
24 Parker Chase Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Ontivity
25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford AM Technical Solutions
26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Island Coastal Lager
27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet State Water Heaters
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford NightOwl Contractors
31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet FUNKAWAY
34 Jesse Iwuji Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet Jesse Iwuji Motorsports
35 C. J. McLaughlin Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford Sci Aps
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Larue, DuroKing
38 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford CMR Construction & Roofing
39 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford Cover Seal
43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Heartbeat Hot Sauce
44 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet ForeverLawn
45 Caesar Bacarella Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Clear Cryptos
48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet One Stop, All South Electric
53 Joey Gase Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford National Crime Prevention Council
66 Dexter Stacey MBM Motorsports Chevrolet ReCap Recovery Drink
74 Ryan Vargas CHK Racing Chevrolet Leargas Security
78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet TicketSmarter
91 Josh Bilicki (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet Zeigler Auto Group, Insurance King
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services, Call 811
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
99 Garrett Smithley B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Trophy Tractor
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Friday, February 17, at 4:35 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[4] Myatt Snider, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 47.965, and an average speed of 187.637 mph (301.972 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 19 Myatt Snider Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 47.965 187.637
2 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 48.018 187.430
3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 48.018 187.430
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, February 18, at 11:30 AM EST.[4] Since Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers have one lap to set a time. The fastest ten drivers from the first round move on to the second round. Whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 wins the pole.[6]

Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest lap in Round 2, with a lap of 49.298, and an average speed of 182.563 mph (293.807 km/h).[7]

Six drivers would fail to qualify: Dexter Stacey, Josh Bilicki, Garrett Smithley, Timmy Hill, Ryan Vargas, and Alex Labbé.

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.282 182.622 49.298 182.563
2 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 49.398 182.194 49.331 182.441
3 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 49.628 181.349 49.364 182.319
4 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.478 181.899 49.392 182.216
5 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 49.591 181.485 49.394 182.208
6 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 49.375 182.278 49.511 181.778
7 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.643 181.294 49.542 181.664
8 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 49.570 181.561 49.560 181.598
9 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 49.511 181.778 49.654 181.254
10 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 49.433 182.065 49.705 181.068
Eliminated in Round 1
11 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 49.644 181.291
12 5 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 49.649 181.273
13 19 Myatt Snider Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.682 181.152
14 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 49.690 181.123
15 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.711 181.046
16 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 49.756 180.883
17 45 Caesar Bacarella Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 49.758 180.875
18 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 49.764 180.854
19 10 Justin Haley (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 49.817 180.661
20 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 49.861 180.502
21 6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet 49.968 180.115
22 38 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 49.997 180.011
23 08 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 50.079 179.716
24 44 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 50.115 179.587
25 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 50.196 179.297
26 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 50.198 179.290
27 07 Blaine Perkins (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 50.221 179.208
28 02 David Starr Our Motorsports Chevrolet 50.228 179.183
29 39 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford 50.229 179.179
30 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 50.259 179.072
31 35 C. J. McLaughlin Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford 50.264 179.055
32 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 50.265 179.051
33 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 50.295 178.944
Qualified by owner's points
34 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 50.389 178.610
35 24 Parker Chase Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 50.413 178.525
36 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 50.502 178.211
37 53 Joey Gase Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford 51.119 176.060
38 34 Jesse Iwuji Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet
Failed to qualify
39 66 Dexter Stacey MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 50.381 178.639
40 91 Josh Bilicki (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet 50.472 178.317
41 99 Garrett Smithley B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 50.662 177.648
42 13 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 50.921 176.744
43 74 Ryan Vargas CHK Racing Chevrolet
44 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 30

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 10
2 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 9
3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 10 Justin Haley (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0
5 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 6
6 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 3
9 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 19 Myatt Snider Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1

Stage 2 Laps: 30

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8
4 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 6
6 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
8 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2
10 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 65

Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 125 39 Running 58
2 7 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 125 8 Running 40
3 5 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 125 36 Running 52
4 16 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 125 0 Running 33
5 13 19 Myatt Snider Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 125 0 Running 33
6 9 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 125 0 Running 35
7 29 39 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford 125 0 Running 30
8 22 38 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 125 0 Running 29
9 3 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 125 1 Running 30
10 19 10 Justin Haley (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 125 1 Running 0
11 20 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 125 0 Running 33
12 8 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 125 0 Running 34
13 17 45 Stefan Parsons[a] Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 125 0 Running 24
14 11 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 125 0 Running 30
15 25 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 125 0 Running 22
16 34 24 Parker Chase Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 125 0 Running 21
17 38 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 125 0 Running 20
18 36 53 Joey Gase Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford 125 0 Running 19
19 15 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 125 0 Running 18
20 23 08 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 125 1 Running 17
21 26 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 125 0 Running 16
22 28 02 David Starr Our Motorsports Chevrolet 125 2 Running 15
23 2 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 125 1 Running 17
24 10 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 125 0 Running 13
25 12 5 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 125 0 Running 12
26 18 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 125 17 Running 20
27 14 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 124 14 Accident 19
28 24 44 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 124 0 Running 9
29 32 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 124 0 Running 14
30 37 34 Jesse Iwuji Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0 Electrical 7
31 31 35 C. J. McLaughlin Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford 87 0 Accident 6
32 33 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 82 0 Engine 5
33 21 6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet 81 0 Engine 4
34 4 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 41 5 Accident 8
35 35 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 41 0 Accident 2
36 6 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 20 0 Accident 1
37 27 07 Blaine Perkins (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 19 0 Accident 1
38 30 4 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 8 0 Engine 1
Official race results

Notes

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  1. ^ Caesar Bacarella suffered from stomach issues after qualifying and was replaced by Stefan Parsons.[8]

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Skala, Chris (February 18, 2023). "Austin Hill Wins Again at Daytona, Survives Wild Finish". Frontstretch. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "NASCAR Race Tracks". NASCAR. NASCAR Media Group. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "NASCAR Tracks — The Daytona International Speedway". Speedway Guide. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Daytona International Speedway Spring Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  5. ^ Watson, Wyatt (February 17, 2023). "Myatt Snider Fastest in Lone Daytona Xfinity Practice". Frontstretch. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  7. ^ Skala, Chris (February 18, 2023). "Austin Hill on Pole for Xfinity Season Opener at Daytona". Frontstretch. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  8. ^ Christie, Toby (February 18, 2023). "Stefan Parsons to Fill in For Caesar Bacarella (Illness) in Xfinity Race at Daytona". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.


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