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2023 Contender Boats 300

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2023 Contender Boats 300
Race details
Race 31 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date October 21, 2023
Official name 29th Annual Contender Boats 300
Location Homestead–Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (482 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (482 km)
Average speed 116.517 mph (187.516 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart–Haas Racing
Time 32.608
Most laps led
Driver Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing
Laps 114
Winner
No. 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network USA
Announcers Rick Allen, Steve Letarte, and Dale Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2023 Contender Boats 300 was the 31st stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 29th iteration of the event. The race washeld on Saturday, October 21, 2023, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In a wild finish, Sam Mayer, driving for JR Motorsports, would take the lead in the late stages of the race, and held off a fast-charging Riley Herbst in the closing laps to earn his fourth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, his fourth of the season, and his first win on an oval track. He would also earn a spot in the Championship 4.[1] Cole Custer would dominate the majority of the race, winning the first stage and leading a race-high 114 laps, until hitting the wall and blowing a tire in the late stages. To fill out the podium, Herbst, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, and John Hunter Nemechek, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

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Homestead–Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.

From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. The track has since held races on different dates in 2020 (June) and 2021 (February), which were both effected by the COVID-19 pandemic, before being moved back into the Playoffs as the second race of the Round of 8 in 2022, with the date being kept for 2023.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
  • (P) denotes playoff driver.
  • (OP) denotes owner's playoffs car.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Cole Custer (P) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
1 Sam Mayer (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Accelerate Pros Talent
02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet AUTOParkIt
2 Sheldon Creed (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 J. J. Yeley JD Motorsports Chevrolet IFCJ.org
6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet KSDT CPA
07 Natalie Decker SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Wawa Rechargers
7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Hellowater
08 Mason Massey SS-Green Light Racing Ford Anderson Power Services
8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet Tire Pros Love The Drive
9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pelonis, Menards
10 Daniel Hemric (OP) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Cirkul
11 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Celsius Energy Drink
16 Chandler Smith (R) (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Quick Tie Products
18 Sammy Smith (R) (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pilot Flying J
19 Joe Graf Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Wawa
20 John Hunter Nemechek (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pye-Barker Fire & Safety
21 Austin Hill (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet United Rentals
24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Toyota Genuine Parts
25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford AM Technical Solutions
26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota CRUSH Lemonade
27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Alsco
28 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Ford Sci Aps
29 Mason Maggio (i) RSS Racing Ford Flitz Polish
31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet FUNKAWAY
35 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet Sci Aps
38 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford Lefcourt Brothers
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford Sci Aps
43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Classic Collision
44 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet ForeverLawn
45 Leland Honeyman Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Nuthin Fancy, Realtree
48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Light Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Fly and Form Structures
53 Matt Mills (i) Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota J. F. Electric
66 Ryan Newman MBM Motorsports Ford Generx Generators
74 Dawson Cram CHK Racing Chevrolet Lerner & Rowe Injury Lawyers
78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Nuthin Fancy
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats
91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet Tweaker Energy Drink
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet StarTron, 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, October 20, at 6:05 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes.[2] Cole Custer, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.964, and an average speed of 163.815 mph (263.635 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 00 Cole Custer (P) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 32.964 163.815
2 20 John Hunter Nemechek (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 33.261 162.352
3 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 33.387 161.740
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, October 20, at 6:35 PM EST.[2] Since Homestead–Miami Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.[4] Cole Custer, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 32.608, and an average speed of 165.604 mph (266.514 km/h)[5]

Pos.[6] # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 00 Cole Custer (P) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 32.608 165.604
2 20 John Hunter Nemechek (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.786 164.704
3 7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 32.888 164.194
4 21 Austin Hill (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.940 163.934
5 18 Sammy Smith (R) (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 33.020 163.537
6 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 33.028 163.498
7 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 33.037 163.453
8 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 33.038 163.448
9 2 Sheldon Creed (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 33.068 163.300
10 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 33.138 162.955
11 19 Joe Graf Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 33.155 162.871
12 16 Chandler Smith (R) (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 33.167 162.812
13 1 Sam Mayer (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 33.201 162.646
14 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 33.407 161.643
15 10 Daniel Hemric (OP) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 33.425 161.556
16 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 33.463 161.372
17 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 33.528 161.059
18 91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 33.583 160.796
19 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 33.628 160.580
20 11 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 33.671 160.375
21 24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 33.753 159.986
22 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 33.822 159.659
23 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. JR Motorsports Chevrolet 33.843 159.560
24 66 Ryan Newman MBM Motorsports Ford 33.939 159.109
25 38 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 33.971 158.959
26 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 34.081 158.446
27 45 Leland Honeyman Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 34.093 158.390
28 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 34.149 158.131
29 6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet 34.215 157.826
30 29 Mason Maggio (i) RSS Racing Ford 34.271 157.568
31 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 34.278 157.535
32 74 Dawson Cram CHK Racing Chevrolet 34.294 157.462
33 44 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 34.357 157.173
Qualified by owner's points
34 02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 34.499 156.526
35 08 Mason Massey SS-Green Light Racing Ford 34.925 154.617
36 35 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 34.835 150.691
37 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 36.200 149.171
38 28 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Ford 36.313 148.707
Failed to qualify
39 53 Matt Mills (i) Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 34.411 156.927
40 4 J. J. Yeley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 34.419 156.890
41 07 Natalie Decker SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 35.628 151.566
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 40

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 00 Cole Custer (P) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 10
2 1 Sam Mayer (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 20 John Hunter Nemechek (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 2 Sheldon Creed (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7
5 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 6
6 7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 4
8 21 Austin Hill (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
9 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 2
10 10 Daniel Hemric (OP) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 40

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 11 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 10
2 20 John Hunter Nemechek (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 00 Cole Custer (P) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 8
4 1 Sam Mayer (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 5
7 38 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 4
8 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 3
9 21 Austin Hill (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
10 10 Daniel Hemric (OP) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 120

Pos.[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 13 1 Sam Mayer (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 46 Running 56
2 7 98 Riley Herbst Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 200 0 Running 42
3 2 20 John Hunter Nemechek (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 7 Running 51
4 4 21 Austin Hill (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 38
5 23 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 Running 32
6 15 10 Daniel Hemric (OP) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 33
7 10 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 35
8 17 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 Running 29
9 5 18 Sammy Smith (R) (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 Running 28
10 11 19 Joe Graf Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 Running 27
11 20 11 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 21 Running 36
12 16 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 25
13 1 00 Cole Custer (P) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 199 114 Running 42
14 14 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 199 0 Running 23
15 3 7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 199 8 Running 33
16 18 91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 199 0 Running 21
17 26 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 199 0 Running 20
18 33 44 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 199 0 Running 19
19 29 6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 Running 18
20 28 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 199 0 Running 17
21 22 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 199 0 Running 16
22 25 38 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 199 0 Running 19
23 27 45 Leland Honeyman Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 199 0 Running 14
24 37 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 199 0 Running 13
25 36 35 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 Running 12
26 9 2 Sheldon Creed (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 198 4 Running 18
27 35 08 Mason Massey SS-Green Light Racing Ford 198 0 Running 10
28 31 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 Running 9
29 34 02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 Running 8
30 19 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 194 0 Running 9
31 21 24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 190 0 Electrical 6
32 8 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 171 0 Accident 5
33 30 29 Mason Maggio (i) RSS Racing Ford 153 0 Electrical 0
34 12 16 Chandler Smith (R) (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 138 0 Engine 3
35 6 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 97 0 Accident 8
36 32 74 Dawson Cram CHK Racing Chevrolet 65 0 Accident 1
37 38 28 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Ford 37 0 Carburetor 1
38 24 66 Ryan Newman MBM Motorsports Ford 27 0 Rear Gear 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Cook, Garrett (October 21, 2023). "Sam Mayer Locks Into Championship 4 With Homestead Win". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Homestead-Miami Speedway Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Practice Results: 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Contender Boats 300 at Homestead". TobyChristie.com. October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  5. ^ Folsom, Chase (October 20, 2023). "Cole Custer Captures Homestead Xfinity Pole". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "Qualifying Results: 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Contender Boats 300 at Homestead". TobyChristie.com. October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Alsco Uniforms 302 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved October 14, 2023.


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