# 2023 Pit Boss 250

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. 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.
| # | 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

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, March 24, at 5:30 PM CST, and would last for 20 minutes. 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).
| 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

Qualifying was held on Friday, March 24, at 6:00 PM CST. 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.
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).
Four drivers would fail to qualify: Garrett Smithley, Parker Chase, Cameron Lawrence, and Baltazar Leguizamón.

### Full qualifying results

| 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) | 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 |||||||||