Type: | CUST |
Location: | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida |
Announcers: | Adam Alexander, Austin Dillon, and Ryan Blaney |
Year: | 2023 |
Race Name: | Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300 |
Scheduled Mi: | 300 |
Course Mi: | 2.5 |
Scheduled Laps: | 120 |
Scheduled Km: | 480 |
Avg: | 132.524mph |
Car: | 21 |
First Driver: | Austin Hill |
First Team: | Richard Childress Racing |
Most Driver: | Austin Hill |
Most Laps: | 39 |
Most Team: | Richard Childress Racing |
Pole Time: | 49.298 |
Pole Team: | Richard Childress Racing |
Date: | February 18 |
Network: | FS1 |
Pole Driver: | Austin Hill |
Description: | Race 1 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series |
Official Name: | 42nd Annual Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300 |
Course Km: | 4.0 |
Radio: | MRN |
Distance Mi: | 312 |
Distance Km: | 502 |
Distance Laps: | 125 |
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 2.5miles 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.
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 2.5miles 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.
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 187.637mph.[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 was held on Saturday, February 18, at 11:30 AM EST. 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 182.563mph.[7]
Six drivers would fail to qualify: Dexter Stacey, Josh Bilicki, Garrett Smithley, Timmy Hill, Ryan Vargas, and Alex Labbé.
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 |
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 | 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 |
Pos | Driver | Points | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Austin Hill | 58 | |||||||
2 | Justin Allgaier | 52 (-6) | |||||||
3 | John Hunter Nemechek | 40 (–18) | |||||||
4 | Riley Herbst | 35 (–23) | |||||||
5 | Chandler Smith | 34 (–24) | |||||||
6 | Parker Retzlaff | 33 (–25) | |||||||
7 | Myatt Snider | 33 (–25) | |||||||
8 | Jeb Burton | 33 (–25) | |||||||
9 | Joe Graf Jr. | 30 (–28) | |||||||
10 | Cole Custer | 30 (–28) | |||||||
11 | Brandon Jones | 30 (–28) | |||||||
12 | Ryan Sieg | 29 (–29) | |||||||
Official driver's standings |