The 2023 Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola was the 24th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, August 25, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent quad-oval shaped superspeedway. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 100 laps, but was extended to 110 laps due to several NASCAR overtime attempts. In a wild race that saw numerous wrecks with under 10 laps to go, Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would hold off Sheldon Creed in a photo finish to earn his 21st career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season. Allgaier would beat Creed by 0.005 of a second, tying the fourth closest finish in Xfinity Series history.[1] To fill out the podium, Creed, driving for Richard Childress Racing, and Daniel Hemric, driving for Kaulig Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2023 Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola
Race details
Race 24 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date August 25, 2023
Official name 22nd Annual Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola
Location Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 110 laps, 275 mi (442 km)
Scheduled Distance 100 laps, 250 mi (400 km)
Average speed 124.779 mph (200.812 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 49.256
Most laps led
Driver Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing
Laps 36
Winner
No. 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network USA
Announcers Rick Allen and Steve Letarte
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

Background

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The race was held at Daytona International Speedway, a race track located in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since its opening in 1959, the track has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts ARCA, AMA Superbike, USCC, SCCA, and Motocross races. It features multiple layouts including the primary 2.5 miles (4.0 km) high speed tri-oval, a 3.56 miles (5.73 km) sports car course, a 2.95 miles (4.75 km) motorcycle course, and a .25 miles (0.40 km) karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's 180-acre (73 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (12 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

The track was built in 1959 by NASCAR founder William "Bill" France, Sr. to host racing held at the former Daytona Beach Road Course. His banked design permitted higher speeds and gave fans a better view of the cars. Lights were installed around the track in 1998 and today, it is the third-largest single lit outdoor sports facility. The speedway has been renovated three times, with the infield renovated in 2004 and the track repaved twice — in 1978 and in 2010. On January 22, 2013, the track unveiled artist depictions of a renovated speedway. On July 5 of that year, ground was broken for a project that would remove the backstretch seating and completely redevelop the frontstretch seating. The renovation to the speedway was done by Rossetti Architects. The project, named "Daytona Rising", was completed in January 2016, at a cost of US $400 million, placing emphasis on improving fan experience with five expanded and redesigned fan entrances (called "injectors") as well as wider and more comfortable seating with more restrooms and concession stands. After the renovations, the track's grandstands included 101,000 permanent seats with the ability to increase permanent seating to 125,000. The project was completed before the start of Speedweeks.

Entry list

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  • (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 Tim McGraw: Standing Room Only
02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet AUTOParkIt
2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Kyle Weatherman JD Motorsports Chevrolet Duelly.com
6 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Hoffmann Group
07 J. J. Yeley SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Wawa Rechargers
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Hellmann's
08 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Panini NFT
8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats
9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet Fisher Nuts, 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 Quick Tie Products
18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pilot Flying J
19 Trevor Bayne Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota He Gets Us
20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Yahoo!
21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bennett Transportation, Realtree
22 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet State Water Heaters, Puryear
24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Toyota Racing Development
25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford Wawa Rechargers
26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Island Coastal Lager
27 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Capital City Towing
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford NightOwl Contractors
31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet FUNKAWAY
35 Joey Gase Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet National Crime Prevention Council
38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford Wawa Rechargers
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford Sci Aps
43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet AAGI
44 Caesar Bacarella Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Advanced Drainage Systems
45 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Ark Encounter
48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Light Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet One Stop, All South Electric
53 Natalie Decker Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford Wawa Rechargers
78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Dude Wipes
91 Alex Guenette DGM Racing Chevrolet EVIRUM, BKFC
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet parkingguidancesystems.com
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, August 25, at 3:00 PM EST.[2] 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.[3] Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would score the pole for the race after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 49.256, and an average speed of 182.719 mph (294.058 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.371 182.293 49.256 182.719
2 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.589 181.492 49.554 181.620
3 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.626 181.357 49.584 181.510
4 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 49.568 181.569 49.630 181.342
5 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 49.687 181.134 49.663 181.221
6 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 49.721 181.010 49.683 181.148
7 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.793 180.748 49.712 181.043
8 19 Trevor Bayne Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.753 180.894 49.734 180.963
9 10 Justin Haley (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 49.767 180.843 49.735 180.959
10 22 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 49.782 180.788 49.850 180.542
Eliminated in Round 1
11 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 49.797 180.734
12 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 49.851 180.538
13 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 49.915 180.307
14 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 49.928 180.260
15 35 Joey Gase Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 49.951 180.177
16 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 49.977 180.083
17 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 49.985 180.054
18 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 50.016 179.942
19 4 Kyle Weatherman JD Motorsports Chevrolet 50.114 179.591
20 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 50.149 179.465
21 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 50.194 179.304
22 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 50.235 179.158
23 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 50.262 179.062
24 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 50.269 179.037
25 02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 50.277 179.008
26 38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford 50.311 178.887
27 45 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 50.338 178.791
28 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 50.389 178.610
29 24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 50.412 178.529
30 44 Caesar Bacarella Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 50.511 178.179
31 91 Alex Guenette DGM Racing Chevrolet 50.569 177.975
32 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 50.596 177.880
33 08 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 50.598 177.873
Qualified by owner's points
34 07 J. J. Yeley SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 50.690 177.550
35 53 Natalie Decker Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford 50.692 177.543
36 6 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 51.059 176.267
37 27 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
38 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 30

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 10
2 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9
3 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 8
4 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 7
5 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 4
8 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 3
9 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2
10 19 Trevor Bayne Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1

Stage 2 Laps: 30

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 10
2 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9
3 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8
4 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 6
6 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 19 Trevor Bayne Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 3
9 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 50

Pos.[5] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 12 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 110 14 Running 40
2 2 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 110 21 Running 54
3 6 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 110 0 Running 44
4 5 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 110 1 Running 36
5 11 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 110 1 Running 42
6 38 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 110 0 Running 31
7 23 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 110 0 Running 30
8 20 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0 Running 35
9 33 08 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 110 0 Running 28
10 9 10 Justin Haley (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 110 0 Running 0
11 27 45 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 110 0 Running 26
12 10 22 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 110 0 Running 25
13 24 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 110 0 Running 24
14 15 35 Joey Gase Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0 Running 23
15 37 27 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 110 0 Running 22
16 36 6 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0 Running 21
17 13 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0 Running 20
18 22 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 110 0 Running 26
19 14 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 110 6 Running 20
20 18 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 109 0 Running 17
21 3 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 109 4 Running 23
22 4 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 109 1 Running 24
23 1 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 109 36 Running 33
24 16 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 108 0 Running 13
25 25 02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 108 0 Running 12
26 32 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 104 0 Accident 14
27 21 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 103 0 Accident 10
28 7 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 103 0 Accident 14
29 8 19 Trevor Bayne Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 103 26 Accident 13
30 34 07 J. J. Yeley SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 98 0 Accident 7
31 30 44 Caesar Bacarella Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 92 0 Accident 6
32 28 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 91 0 Accident 5
33 19 4 Kyle Weatherman JD Motorsports Chevrolet 45 0 DVP 4
34 26 38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford 42 0 DVP 3
35 35 53 Natalie Decker Emerling-Gase Motorsports Ford 42 0 Accident 2
36 17 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 41 0 Accident 6
37 29 24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 41 0 Accident 1
38 31 91 Alex Guenette DGM Racing Chevrolet 41 0 Accident 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Watson, Wyatt (August 25, 2023). "Justin Allgaier Overcomes Penalty, Wins in Daytona Photo Finish". Frontstretch. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Daytona International Speedway Summer Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Watson, Wyatt (August 25, 2023). "Austin Hill Fastest in Xfinity Qualifying at Daytona". Frontstretch. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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