10th race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Motor car race
The 2023 A-GAME 200 was the 10th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series , and the 42nd iteration of the event . The race was held on Saturday, April 29, 2023, in Dover, Delaware at Dover Motor Speedway , a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Ryan Truex , driving for Joe Gibbs Racing , would put on a dominating performance, winning both stages and leading a race-high 124 laps, earning his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win.[ 1] To fill out the podium, Josh Berry , driving for JR Motorsports , and Justin Allgaier , also driving for JR Motorsports , would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
This was also the fourth and final race of the Dash 4 Cash . The drivers eligible for the Dash 4 Cash were Cole Custer , Sheldon Creed , Jeb Burton , and Parker Kligerman , after they were the highest finishing Xfinity regulars following the race at Talladega . Custer, who finished in seventh, would claim the bonus cash.[ 2]
Background
Dover Motor Speedway is an oval race track in Dover , Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series . The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval , with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports .
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Starting lineup
Practice and qualifying were both scheduled to be held on Friday, April 28, at 3:05 PM EST , and 3:35 PM EST , but were both cancelled due to constant rain showers.[ 3] The starting lineup was determined by a performance-based metric system. As a result, Parker Kligerman , driving for Big Machine Racing , would earn the pole.[ 4] [ 5] Dawson Cram would fail to qualify.
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 45
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
19
Ryan Truex
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
20
John Hunter Nemechek
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
2
Sheldon Creed
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
8
4
21
Austin Hill
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
7
5
8
Josh Berry
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
6
6
9
Brandon Jones
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
18
Sammy Smith (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
4
8
00
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
3
9
11
Daniel Hemric
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
2
10
16
Chandler Smith (R)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
1
Stage 2 Laps: 45
Pos.
#
Driver
Team
Make
Pts
1
19
Ryan Truex
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
21
Austin Hill
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
9
3
20
John Hunter Nemechek
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
00
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
6
6
16
Chandler Smith (R)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
2
Sheldon Creed
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
18
Sammy Smith (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
1
Sam Mayer
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
11
Daniel Hemric
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
1
Stage 3 Laps: 110
Fin[ 6]
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
1
12
19
Ryan Truex
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
200
124
Running
60
2
19
8
Josh Berry
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
42
3
18
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
41
4
6
21
Austin Hill
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
200
18
Running
49
5
22
20
John Hunter Nemechek
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
200
0
Running
49
6
28
18
Sammy Smith (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
200
0
Running
38
7
2
00
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
200
13
Running
39
8
8
9
Brandon Jones
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
34
9
24
1
Sam Mayer
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
30
10
16
11
Daniel Hemric
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
29
11
3
2
Sheldon Creed
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
199
41
Running
38
12
26
26
Kaz Grala
Sam Hunt Racing
Toyota
199
0
Running
25
13
10
16
Chandler Smith (R)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
199
0
Running
30
14
35
02
Kyle Weatherman
Our Motorsports
Chevrolet
199
4
Running
23
15
14
25
Brett Moffitt
AM Racing
Ford
199
0
Running
22
16
20
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Ford
199
0
Running
21
17
5
31
Parker Retzlaff (R)
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
199
0
Running
20
18
4
27
Jeb Burton
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
198
0
Running
19
19
15
51
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements Racing
Chevrolet
198
0
Running
18
20
13
10
Derek Kraus
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
198
0
Running
17
21
11
98
Riley Herbst
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
198
0
Running
16
22
21
38
Joe Graf Jr.
RSS Racing
Ford
198
0
Running
15
23
7
92
Josh Williams
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
198
0
Running
14
24
9
6
Brennan Poole
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
197
0
Running
13
25
29
43
Ryan Ellis
Alpha Prime Racing
Chevrolet
197
0
Running
12
26
30
45
Rajah Caruth (i)
Alpha Prime Racing
Chevrolet
196
0
Running
0
27
17
08
Gray Gaulding
SS-Green Light Racing
Ford
196
0
Running
10
28
38
07
Stefan Parsons
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
196
0
Running
9
29
25
28
Kyle Sieg
RSS Racing
Ford
195
0
Running
8
30
37
66
Timmy Hill (i)
MBM Motorsports
Ford
195
0
Running
0
31
27
4
Garrett Smithley
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
195
0
Running
6
32
34
91
Chad Chastain (i)
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
193
0
Running
0
33
32
35
Patrick Emerling
Emerling-Gase Motorsports
Chevrolet
192
0
Running
4
34
23
53
C. J. McLaughlin
Emerling-Gase Motorsports
Ford
192
0
Running
3
35
36
24
Corey Heim (i)
Sam Hunt Racing
Toyota
170
0
Engine
0
36
31
78
Anthony Alfredo
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
123
0
Brakes
1
37
33
44
Jeffrey Earnhardt
Alpha Prime Racing
Chevrolet
119
0
Engine
1
38
1
48
Parker Kligerman
Big Machine Racing
Chevrolet
62
0
Accident
1
Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ Stumpf, Stephen (April 29, 2023). "After 13 Years & 5 Second-Place Finishes, Ryan Truex Finally Has His Win" . Frontstretch . Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
^ Sturniolo, Zach (April 29, 2023). "Cole Custer scores second straight Dash 4 Cash win in Xfinity race at Dover" . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
^ "2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Dover Motor Speedway Race Page" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Retrieved April 24, 2023 .
^ Rutherford, Kevin (April 28, 2023). "Parker Kligerman on Dover Xfinity Pole After Qualifying Canceled" . Frontstretch . Retrieved April 28, 2023 .
^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Retrieved April 24, 2023 .
^ "2023 A-GAME 200 - Racing Reference" . Racing-Reference.info . Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
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