2023 DoorDash 250

2023 DoorDash 250
Race details
Race 14 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date June 10, 2023
Official name Inaugural DoorDash 250
Location Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California
Course Permanent racing facility
1.99 mi (3.20 km)
Distance 79 laps, 156 mi (251 km)
Scheduled Distance 79 laps, 156 mi (251 km)
Average speed 76.388 mph (122.935 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 1:18.387
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 53
Winner
No. 28 Aric Almirola RSS Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Kevin Harvick, and Austin Cindric
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN

The 2023 DoorDash 250 was the 14th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the inaugural iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 10, 2023, in Sonoma, California at Sonoma Raceway, a 1.99 miles (3.20 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 79 laps to complete. Aric Almirola, driving for RSS Racing, would score the upset win, after taking advantage of a pit road strategy, leading the final 15 laps of the race to earn his fourth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, his first of the season, and the first NASCAR win for RSS Racing.[1] Kyle Larson dominated nearly the entire race, winning both stages and leading a race-high 53 laps, but ultimately fell back and finished third. To fill out the podium, A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, and Larson, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

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Aric Almirola racing the DoorDash 250 which he eventually won.

Sonoma Raceway is a 1.99-mile (3.20 km) road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California, U.S. The road course features 12 turns on a hilly course with 160 feet (49 m) of total elevation change. It is host to one of only seven NASCAR Cup Series races each year that are run on road courses. It is also host to the NTT IndyCar Series and several other auto races and motorcycle races such as the American Federation of Motorcyclists series. Sonoma Raceway continues to host amateur, or club racing events which may or may not be open to the general public. The largest such car club is the Sports Car Club of America.

In 2022, the race was reverted to racing the club configuration.[2]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet Accelerate Pros Talent
02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet To The Point Inc.
2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Ty Dillon (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet Eli Black Racing
07 Daniel Suárez (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Refology, Blast Equality Collab
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet BRANDT
08 Kyle Weatherman SS-Green Light Racing Ford Team Schuler, Fanttik
8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet Tire Pros Love the Drive
9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet Patriot Lighting, Menards
10 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Gabriel Glas
11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Cirkul
16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Quick Tie Productions
17 Kyle Larson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com Archived 2021-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pilot Flying J
19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota He Gets Us
20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Yahoo!
21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bennett Transportation
24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota OpenEyes.net
25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford AM Technical Solutions
26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota FDC Black Cherry Bourbon
27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Bommarito, EasyCare
28 Aric Almirola (i) RSS Racing Ford Michael Roberts Construction
29 Alex Labbé RSS Racing Ford RSS Racing
31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet FUNKAWAY
35 Leland Honeyman Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota Rokform
36 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet SBC Contractors
38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford ARMSLIST.com
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford CMR Construction & Roofing
43 Dylan Lupton Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Lupton Excavation
44 Sage Karam Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Quality Roof Seamers, ToughGuard
45 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet ForeverLawn
48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Fox Sports, Spartan Waste
53 Brad Perez Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota Apex Coffee Roasters
66 Mason Filippi (i) MBM Motorsports Ford MotorizedShade.com
78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Dude Wipes
91 Ross Chastain (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet Skip Barber Racing School
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 9, at 1:05 PM PST, and would last for 50 minutes.[3] Kyle Larson, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:19.255, and an average speed of 90.392 mph (145.472 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 17 Kyle Larson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19.255 90.392
2 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:20.435 89.066
3 10 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:20.447 89.052
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 10, at 12:00 PM PST.[3] Since Sonoma Raceway is a road course, the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. The fastest driver to set a time in that round will win the pole.[5] Kyle Larson, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:18.387, and an average speed of 91.393 mph (147.083 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 17 Kyle Larson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:18.403 91.374 1:18.387 91.393
2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19.835 89.735 1:19.106 90.562
3 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:19.678 89.912 1:19.222 90.429
4 28 Aric Almirola (i) RSS Racing Ford 1:19.611 89.988 1:19.270 90.375
5 10 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:19.430 90.193 1:19.358 90.274
6 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19.524 90.086 1:19.415 90.210
7 19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:19.699 89.888 1:19.448 90.172
8 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:19.452 90.168 1:19.585 90.017
9 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:19.639 89.956 1:19.673 89.918
10 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:19.620 89.977 1:19.795 89.780
Eliminated from Round 1
11 29 Alex Labbé RSS Racing Ford 1:19.701 89.886
12 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 1:19.713 89.872
13 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:19.717 89.868
14 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 1:19.717 89.868
15 91 Ross Chastain (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:20.000 89.550
16 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1:20.001 89.549
17 07 Daniel Suárez (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1:20.034 89.512
18 08 Kyle Weatherman SS-Green Light Racing Ford 1:20.095 89.444
19 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:20.155 89.377
20 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:20.215 89.310
21 44 Sage Karam Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1:20.285 89.232
22 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:20.301 89.214
23 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:20.377 89.130
24 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1:20.547 88.942
25 36 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:20.587 88.898
26 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:20.630 88.850
27 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 1:20.805 88.658
28 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:20.812 88.650
29 24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 1:20.818 88.644
30 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1:20.866 88.591
31 53 Brad Perez Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 1:20.940 88.510
32 4 Ty Dillon (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:21.000 88.444
33 43 Dylan Lupton Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1:21.050 88.390
Qualified by owner's points
34 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 1:21.099 88.336
35 45 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 1:21.379 88.033
36 02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 1:21.393 88.017
37 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1:21.589 87.806
38 38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford 1:22.015 87.350
Failed to qualify
39 6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:21.379 88.033
40 35 Leland Honeyman Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 1:22.002 87.364
41 66 Mason Filippi (i) MBM Motorsports Ford 1:22.388 86.954
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 20

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 17 Kyle Larson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0
2 10 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0
3 28 Aric Almirola (i) RSS Racing Ford 0
4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
6 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 5
7 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 3
9 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
10 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1

Stage 2 Laps: 25

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 17 Kyle Larson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0
2 10 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0
3 19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6
6 28 Aric Almirola (i) RSS Racing Ford 0
7 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 2
10 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 34

Pos.[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 4 28 Aric Almirola (i) RSS Racing Ford 79 17 Running 0
2 5 10 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 79 2 Running 0
3 1 17 Kyle Larson (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 79 53 Running 0
4 7 19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 79 0 Running 0
5 12 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 79 0 Running 37
6 26 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 79 0 Running 31
7 2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 79 0 Running 44
8 13 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 79 4 Running 35
9 10 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 79 0 Running 29
10 6 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 79 0 Running 32
11 3 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 79 0 Running 28
12 14 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 79 0 Running 25
13 8 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 79 0 Running 29
14 20 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 79 0 Running 23
15 23 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 79 0 Running 25
16 9 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 79 1 Running 25
17 24 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 79 0 Running 20
18 15 91 Ross Chastain (i) DGM Racing Chevrolet 79 0 Running 0
19 25 36 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet 79 0 Running 18
20 27 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 79 0 Running 17
21 28 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 79 0 Running 16
22 18 08 Kyle Weatherman SS-Green Light Racing Ford 79 0 Running 15
23 32 4 Ty Dillon (i) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 79 0 Running 0
24 33 43 Dylan Lupton Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 79 0 Running 13
25 11 29 Alex Labbé RSS Racing Ford 79 2 Running 12
26 30 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 79 0 Running 11
27 17 07 Daniel Suárez (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 79 0 Running 0
28 34 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 79 0 Running 9
29 31 53 Brad Perez Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 79 0 Running 8
30 36 02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 79 0 Running 7
31 38 38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford 79 0 Running 6
32 29 24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 78 0 Running 5
33 19 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 76 0 Running 4
34 21 44 Sage Karam Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 71 0 Transmission 3
35 22 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 60 0 Suspension 2
36 35 45 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 59 0 Accident 1
37 37 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 44 0 Suspension 1
38 16 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 21 0 Transmission 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Christie, Toby (June 10, 2023). "Aric Almirola Stuns With 'Special' Victory in NASCAR Xfinity Race at Sonoma Over Allmendinger and Larson". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Sonoma Raceway bringing back the Chute for 2022 NASCAR Weekend". SpeedwayMedia.com. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  3. ^ a b "2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Sonoma Raceway Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Srigley, Joseph (June 9, 2023). "Kyle Larson Sets Blistering Pace in Xfinity Series Practice from Sonoma". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  6. ^ Christie, Toby (June 10, 2023). "Kyle Larson Scorches Field to Take Pole for Sonoma NASCAR Xfinity Race". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 DoorDash 250 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved June 10, 2023.


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