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	A. J. Allmendinger	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

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

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

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]

Qualifying

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

Notes

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 14

Stage 2 Laps: 16

Stage 3 Laps: 16

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Austin Hill 249 1 2 Riley Herbst 234 (-15) 1 3 John Hunter Nemechek 220 (–29) 1 4 Justin Allgaier 200 (–49) 1 5 Chandler Smith 196 (–53) 6 Sam Mayer 187 (–62) 7 Sammy Smith 185 (–64) 4 8 Sheldon Creed 184 (–65) 1 9 Josh Berry 183 (–66) 10 Daniel Hemric 176 (–73) 11 Parker Kligerman 156 (–93) 3 12 Cole Custer 152 (–97) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

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