2023 Pit Boss 250

2023 Pit Boss 250 presented by USA Today
Race details
Race 6 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date March 25, 2023
Official name 3rd Annual Pit Boss 250
Location Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
3.426 mi (5.514 km)
Distance 46 laps, 157 mi (253 km)
Scheduled Distance 46 laps, 157 mi (253 km)
Average speed 75.263 mph (121.124 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kaulig Racing
Time 2:13.184
Most laps led
Driver A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing
Laps 28
Winner
No. 10 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Brad Keselowski, and Joey Logano
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN

The 2023 Pit Boss 250 presented by USA Today was the 6th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Austin, Texas, at Circuit of the Americas, a 3.426 miles (5.514 km) permanent asphalt road course. The race completed the scheduled 46 laps. A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, would put on a dominating performance, leading 28 laps for his 16th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, William Byron, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, and Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

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Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a grade 1 FIA-specification motorsports facility located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Austin, Texas. It features a 3.426-mile (5.514 km) road racing circuit. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas, a round of the FIM Road Racing World Championship. It previously hosted the Supercars Championship, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and IndyCar Series.

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 Kyle Weatherman Our Motorsports Chevrolet Our Motorsports
2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2-C Equipment
6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet BeONE Sports
07 Carson Hocevar (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Engine Parts Plus
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet BRANDT
08 Aric Almirola (i) SS-Green Light Racing Ford Rush Truck Centers
8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet Tire Pros Love The Drive
9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet Char-Broil Grills, Menards
10 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Celsius Energy Drink
11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Chevrolet Accessories
16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Quick Tie Productions
17 William Byron (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com
18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pilot Flying J
19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Monster Energy
20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Romco Equipment
21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bennett Transportation
24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Toyota Racing Development
25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford AM Technical Solutions
26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Fire Department Coffee
27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet State Water Heaters, HeartBeat
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford RSS Racing
31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet FUNKAWAY
35 Parker Chase Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota Ontivity
38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford G-Coin
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford CMR Construction & Roofing
43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Four Loko
44 Sage Karam Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Quality Roof Seamers
45 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Gas POS, BZ Mart
48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Coolers
50 Preston Pardus Pardus Racing Chevrolet Garage Oil Spirits
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Straitline Nitro
53 Brad Perez Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet Apex Coffee Roasters, Weiss
66 Cameron Lawrence MBM Motorsports Toyota Impact Health Labs, RAFA Racing Club
74 Baltazar Leguizamón CHK Racing Chevrolet TEDIT, Altstadt Brewery
78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Pit Boss Grills
88 Miguel Paludo JR Motorsports Chevrolet BRANDT
91 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet Insurance King, Zeigler Auto Group
92 Alex Labbé 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, March 24, at 5:30 PM CST, and would last for 20 minutes.[2] A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 2:15.055, and an average speed of 90.896 mph (146.283 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 10 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2:15.055 90.896
2 17 William Byron (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.507 90.593
3 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:16.012 90.257
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, March 24, at 6:00 PM CST.[2] Since Circuit of the Americas 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.[4]

Under a 2021 rule change, the timing line in road course qualifying is ''not'' the start-finish line. Instead, the timing line for qualifying will be set at the exit of Istanbul 8. A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest lap in Round 2, with a lap of 2:13.184, and an average speed of 92.173 mph (148.338 km/h).[5]

Four drivers would fail to qualify: Garrett Smithley, Parker Chase, Cameron Lawrence, and Baltazar Leguizamón.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 10 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2:12.933 92.347 2:13.184 92.173
2 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:14.209 91.469 2:13.686 91.827
3 19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:12.929 92.350 2:13.922 91.665
4 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:13.719 91.804 2:13.941 91.652
5 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 2:14.009 91.606 2:14.612 91.195
6 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:14.711 91.128 2:14.871 91.020
7 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:14.433 91.317 2:14.933 90.978
8 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2:14.127 91.525 2:14.986 90.943
9 17 William Byron (i)[a] Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:13.002 92.299
10 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:13.764 91.774
Eliminated from Round 1
11 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2:14.153 91.507
12 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:14.412 91.331
13 08 Aric Almirola (i) SS-Green Light Racing Ford 2:14.503 91.269
14 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2:14.750 91.102
15 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.098 90.867
16 44 Sage Karam Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 2:15.330 90.712
17 07 Carson Hocevar (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 2:15.393 90.669
18 88 Miguel Paludo JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.436 90.641
19 50 Preston Pardus Pardus Racing Chevrolet 2:15.521 90.584
20 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 2:15.613 90.522
21 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 2:15.646 90.500
22 24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 2:15.674 90.482
23 92 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 2:15.683 90.476
24 91 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet 2:15.754 90.428
25 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 2:15.775 90.414
26 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.829 90.378
27 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2:16.079 90.212
28 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 2:16.709 89.797
29 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 2:16.792 89.742
30 53 Brad Perez Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 2:16.806 89.733
31 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 2:16.933 89.650
32 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 2:17.387 89.353
33 02 Kyle Weatherman Our Motorsports Chevrolet 2:17.505 89.277
Qualified by owner's points
34 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 2:18.436 88.676
35 38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford 2:18.650 88.539
36 45 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 2:19.032 88.296
37 6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2:19.803 87.809
38 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 2:21.098 87.003
Failed to qualify
39 66 Cameron Lawrence MBM Motorsports Toyota 2:18.651 88.539
40 74 Baltazar Leguizamón CHK Racing Chevrolet 2:20.491 87.379
41 4 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2:21.258 86.905
42 35 Parker Chase Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Notes

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  1. ^ Byron's time in Round 2 was disallowed after cutting the esses in turn 4.

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 14

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 10 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0
2 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9
3 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 8
4 19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
5 17 William Byron (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0
6 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5
7 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 16

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 10
2 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 9
3 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 08 Aric Almirola (i) SS-Green Light Racing Ford 0
5 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 10 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0
7 17 William Byron (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0
8 19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
9 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 16

Fin[6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 10 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 46 28 Running 0
2 9 17 William Byron (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 46 1 Running 0
3 3 19 Ty Gibbs (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46 0 Running 0
4 2 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46 0 Running 37
5 8 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 36
6 11 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 31
7 14 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 31
8 15 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 35
9 4 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 46 16 Running 47
10 7 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 46 0 Running 32
11 26 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 29
12 27 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 25
13 18 88 Miguel Paludo JR Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 24
14 25 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 23
15 23 92 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 22
16 29 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 21
17 34 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 20
18 20 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 46 0 Running 19
19 22 24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 46 0 Running 18
20 32 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 17
21 21 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 17
22 33 02 Kyle Weatherman Our Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 15
23 31 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 46 0 Running 23
24 13 08 Aric Almirola (i) SS-Green Light Racing Ford 46 0 Running 0
25 36 45 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 12
26 38 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 46 0 Running 11
27 6 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46 0 Running 18
28 24 91 Josh Bilicki DGM Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running 9
29 30 53 Brad Perez Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running 8
30 35 38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford 46 0 Running 7
31 5 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 46 1 Running 14
32 10 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 45 0 Running 5
33 37 6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet 29 0 Steering 4
34 28 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 27 0 Engine 3
35 16 44 Sage Karam Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 23 0 Engine 2
36 19 50 Preston Pardus Pardus Racing Chevrolet 16 0 Suspension 1
37 12 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 13 0 Engine 1
38 17 07 Carson Hocevar (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 7 0 Suspension 0
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Skala, Chris (March 25, 2023). "AJ Allmendinger Dominates COTA, Scores Xfinity Win". Frontstretch. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Circuit of The Americas Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Practice Results: 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss 250 at COTA". TobyChristie.com. March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  5. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (March 24, 2023). "AJ Allmendinger Earns COTA Xfinity Pole". Frontstretch. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Pit Boss 250 presented by USA Today - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved March 25, 2023.


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