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 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. 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.
Background Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Atlanta Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes a driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake00Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord1Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet02David StarrOur MotorsportsChevrolet2Sheldon CreedRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet6Brennan PooleJD MotorsportsChevrolet07Blaine Perkins (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet08Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Justin Haley (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet11Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet13Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsFord16Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet18Sammy Smith (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Myatt SniderJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet24Parker ChaseSam Hunt RacingToyota25Brett MoffittAM RacingFord26Kaz GralaSam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord31Parker Retzlaff (R)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet34Jesse IwujiJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet35C. J. McLaughlinEmerling-Gase MotorsportsFord36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet38Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord39Joe Graf Jr.RSS RacingFord43Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet44Jeffrey EarnhardtAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Caesar BacarellaAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet48Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet53Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsFord66Dexter StaceyMBM MotorsportsChevrolet74Ryan VargasCHK RacingChevrolet78Anthony AlfredoB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet91Josh Bilicki (i)DGM RacingChevrolet92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord99Garrett SmithleyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, February 17, at 4:35 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. 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 . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed119Myatt SniderJoe Gibbs RacingToyota47.965187.63729Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet48.018187.43037Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet48.018187.430Full practice results
Qualifying 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.
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 .
Six drivers would fail to qualify: Dexter Stacey, Josh Bilicki, Garrett Smithley, Timmy Hill, Ryan Vargas, and Alex Labbé. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime ()Speed ()Time ()Speed ()121Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.282182.62249.298182.563248Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet49.398182.19449.331182.441300Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord49.628181.34949.364182.31942Sheldon CreedRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.478181.89949.392182.21657Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet49.591181.48549.394182.208611Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet49.375182.27849.511181.778720John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota49.643181.29449.542181.664816Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet49.570181.56149.560181.598998Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord49.511181.77849.654181.2541078Anthony AlfredoB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet49.433182.06549.705181.068Eliminated in Round 1119Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet49.644181.291——125Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet49.649181.273——1319Myatt SniderJoe Gibbs RacingToyota49.682181.152——141Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet49.690181.123——1518Sammy Smith (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota49.711181.046——1631Parker Retzlaff (R)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet49.756180.883——1745Caesar BacarellaAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet49.758180.875——188Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet49.764180.854——1910Justin Haley (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet49.817180.661——2027Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet49.861180.502——216Brennan PooleJD MotorsportsChevrolet49.968180.115——2238Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord49.997180.011——2308Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet50.079179.716——2444Jeffrey EarnhardtAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet50.115179.587——2592Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet50.196179.297——2628Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord50.198179.290——2707Blaine Perkins (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet50.221179.208——2802David StarrOur MotorsportsChevrolet50.228179.183——2939Joe Graf Jr.RSS RacingFord50.229179.179——304Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet50.259179.072——3135C. J. McLaughlinEmerling-Gase MotorsportsFord50.264179.055——3225Brett MoffittAM RacingFord50.265179.051——3326Kaz GralaSam Hunt RacingToyota50.295178.944——Qualified by owner's points3451Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet50.389178.610——3524Parker ChaseSam Hunt RacingToyota50.413178.525——3643Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet50.502178.211——3753Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsFord51.119176.060——3834Jesse IwujiJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet————Failed to qualify3966Dexter StaceyMBM MotorsportsChevrolet50.381178.639——4091Josh Bilicki (i)DGM RacingChevrolet50.472178.317——4199Garrett SmithleyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet50.662177.648——4213Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota50.921176.744——4374Ryan VargasCHK RacingChevrolet————4436Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet————Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts121Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet10216Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet937Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8410Justin Haley (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet0527Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet662Sheldon CreedRichard Childress RacingChevrolet578Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet4848Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet3920John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21019Myatt SniderJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 30 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1021Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet9321Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet849Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet7525Brett MoffittAM RacingFord668Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet5798Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord4820John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3900Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord21027Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1
Stage 3 Laps: 65 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1121Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet12539Running582720John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1258Running40357Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet12536Running5241631Parker Retzlaff (R)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1250Running3351319Myatt SniderJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1250Running336998Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord1250Running3572939Joe Graf Jr.RSS RacingFord1250Running3082238Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1250Running299300Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord1251Running30101910Justin Haley (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1251Running0112027Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1250Running3312816Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet1250Running34131745Stefan ParsonsAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1250Running2414119Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet1250Running30152592Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet1250Running22163424Parker ChaseSam Hunt RacingToyota1250Running21173851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1250Running20183653Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsFord1250Running19191518Sammy Smith (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1250Running18202308Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1251Running17212628Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord1250Running16222802David StarrOur MotorsportsChevrolet1252Running1523248Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet1251Running17241078Anthony AlfredoB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1250Running1325125Jade BufordBig Machine RacingChevrolet1250Running1226188Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet12517Running2027141Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet12414Accident19282444Jeffrey EarnhardtAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1240Running9293225Brett MoffittAM RacingFord1240Running14303734Jesse IwujiJesse Iwuji MotorsportsChevrolet1100Electrical7313135C. J. McLaughlinEmerling-Gase MotorsportsFord870Accident6323326Kaz GralaSam Hunt RacingToyota820Engine533216Brennan PooleJD MotorsportsChevrolet810Engine43442Sheldon CreedRichard Childress RacingChevrolet415Accident8353543Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet410Accident236611Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet200Accident1372707Blaine Perkins (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet190Accident138304Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet80Engine1Official race results
Notes
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings 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
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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