# 2023 Alsco Uniforms 250

The 2023 Alsco Uniforms 250 was the 17th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 8, 2023, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 163 laps, but was extended to 169 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. John Hunter Nemechek, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would take advantage of a late-race restart, and held off the Kaulig Racing trio to earn his 5th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his third of the season. Justin Haley dominated most of the race, leading a race-high 80 laps. To fill out the podium, Daniel Hemric, driving for Kaulig Racing, and Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Background

Atlanta Motor Speedway is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.3
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Haas Automation |
| 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Accelerate Pros Talent |
| 02 | Blaine Perkins (R) | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Warrior Health Foundation |
| 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whelen |
| 4 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Trophy Tractor |
| 6 | Brennan Poole | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Macc Door Systems |
| 07 | Mason Maggio (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Ace Hardware, HMY Yachts |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Hellmann's |
| 08 | Mason Massey | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | A-Z Companies, Special Olympics |
| 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Jarrett Logistics Systems |
| 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Atlas, Menards |
| 10 | Justin Haley (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Campers Inn RV |
| 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Cirkul |
| 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Roofing Georgia |
| 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | TMC Transportation |
| 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | He Gets Us |
| 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Mobil 1 |
| 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation |
| 24 | Parker Chase | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Ontivity |
| 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | Ford | AM Technical Solutions |
| 26 | Kaz Grala | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | CRUSH Strawberry Lemonade |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Alsco |
| 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | Cedar Ridge Landscaping |
| 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Bommarito.com, FVP, EasyCare |
| 35 | David Starr | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Ford | FR8 Auctions, Half Off Wholesale |
| 36 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Fanttik |
| 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing | Ford | CoverSeal |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | CMR Construction & Roofing |
| 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Classic Collision |
| 44 | Greg Van Alst | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | CB Fabricating |
| 45 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Advanced Material Handling |
| 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Spiked Light Coolers |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | Fly & Form Structures |
| 53 | Akinori Ogata (i) | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | YKK aP |
| 78 | Anthony Alfredo | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | TicketSmarter |
| 91 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Insurance King |
| 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Coolray, Alloy Employer Services |
| 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| Official entry list |||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 8, at 4:05 PM EST. Since Atlanta Motor Speedway is an intermediate racetrack with superspeedway rules, 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. Chandler Smith, driving for Kaulig Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 32.127, and an average speed of 172.565 mph (277.716 km/h) in the second round.
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 32.253 | 171.891 | 32.127 | 172.565 |
| 2 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.297 | 171.657 | 32.238 | 171.971 |
| 3 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.402 | 171.101 | 32.309 | 171.593 |
| 4 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.513 | 170.513 | 32.338 | 171.439 |
| 5 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.416 | 171.416 | 32.338 | 171.439 |
| 6 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 32.428 | 170.428 | 32.363 | 171.307 |
| 7 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 32.537 | 170.537 | 32.398 | 171.122 |
| 8 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 32.494 | 170.616 | 32.469 | 170.747 |
| 9 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 32.194 | 172.206 | — | — |
| 10 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 32.213 | 172.104 | — | — |
| Eliminated from Round 1 |||||||||
| 11 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 32.565 | 170.244 | — | — |
| 12 | 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.606 | 170.030 | — | — |
| 13 | 10 | Justin Haley (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 32.620 | 169.957 | — | — |
| 14 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.625 | 169.931 | — | — |
| 15 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.631 | 169.900 | — | — |
| 16 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 32.650 | 169.801 | — | — |
| 17 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 32.654 | 169.780 | — | — |
| 18 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.729 | 169.391 | — | — |
| 19 | 45 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 32.752 | 169.272 | — | — |
| 20 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 32.829 | 168.875 | — | — |
| 21 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 32.841 | 168.813 | — | — |
| 22 | 02 | Blaine Perkins (R) | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.847 | 168.783 | — | — |
| 23 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 32.982 | 168.092 | — | — |
| 24 | 91 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 32.993 | 168.036 | — | — |
| 25 | 24 | Parker Chase | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 33.029 | 167.852 | — | — |
| 26 | 07 | Mason Maggio (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 33.086 | 167.563 | — | — |
| 27 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | Ford | 33.099 | 167.498 | — | — |
| 28 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing | Ford | 33.104 | 167.472 | — | — |
| 29 | 6 | Brennan Poole | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.199 | 166.993 | — | — |
| 30 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 33.205 | 166.963 | — | — |
| 31 | 26 | Kaz Grala | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 33.251 | 166.732 | — | — |
| 32 | 08 | Mason Massey | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 33.251 | 166.732 | — | — |
| 33 | 36 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 33.305 | 166.461 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 34 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 33.355 | 166.212 | — | — |
| 35 | 35 | David Starr | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Ford | 33.622 | 164.892 | — | — |
| 36 | 53 | Akinori Ogata (i) | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.751 | 164.262 | — | — |
| 37 | 4 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.368 | 161.313 | — | — |
| 38 | 44 | Greg Van Alst | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 36.663 | 151.215 | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 40
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 10 | Justin Haley (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 5 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 40
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 89
| Pos. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 169 | 3 | Running | 40 |
| 2 | 11 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 3 | 7 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 169 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 4 | 13 | 10 | Justin Haley (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 169 | 80 | Running | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 12 | 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 169 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 7 | 34 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 169 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 17 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 9 | 16 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 3 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 169 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 11 | 27 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | Ford | 169 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 10 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 169 | 1 | Running | 40 |
| 13 | 21 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 31 | 26 | Kaz Grala | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 169 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 8 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 16 | 20 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 17 | 14 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 18 | 24 | 91 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 4 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 168 | 34 | Running | 34 |
| 20 | 1 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 168 | 5 | Running | 28 |
| 21 | 28 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing | Ford | 167 | 4 | Running | 18 |
| 22 | 35 | 35 | David Starr | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Ford | 167 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 19 | 45 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 32 | 08 | Mason Massey | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 30 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 37 | 4 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 25 | 24 | Parker Chase | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 167 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 29 | 6 | Brennan Poole | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 36 | 53 | Akinori Ogata (i) | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 103 | 0 | Transmission | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 07 | Mason Maggio (i) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | Electrical | 0 |
| 31 | 33 | 36 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | Accident | 6 |
| 32 | 22 | 02 | Blaine Perkins (R) | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | Accident | 5 |
| 33 | 15 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | DVP | 4 |
| 34 | 18 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | DVP | 3 |
| 35 | 9 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 88 | 24 | Accident | 15 |
| 36 | 6 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 88 | 3 | Accident | 11 |
| 37 | 23 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 87 | 15 | Accident | 9 |
| 38 | 38 | 44 | Greg Van Alst | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | John Hunter Nemechek | 678 |
| | 2 | Austin Hill | 662 (-16) |
| | 3 | Cole Custer | 633 (–45) |
| | 4 | Justin Allgaier | 624 (–54) |
| | 5 | Chandler Smith | 526 (–152) |
| | 6 | Josh Berry | 518 (–160) |
| | 7 | Sam Mayer | 490 (–198) |
| 1 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | 475 (–203) |
| 1 | 9 | Sammy Smith | 463 (–215) |
| 2 | 10 | Sheldon Creed | 460 (–218) |
| | 11 | Riley Herbst | 440 (–238) |
| | 12 | Parker Kligerman | 434 (–244) |
| Official driver's standings ||||