Atlanta Results: July 8, 2023 (NASCAR Xfinity Series)

Chandler Smith and John Hunter Nemechek set the front row. 163 laps of stock car racing are up next…

Atlanta Xfinity
Stage 1 – Report

Laps: 40 (1-40 / 163)

Green flag, Josh Berry shoves Smith to the lead down the back. Berry dives to the inside of Smith into turn three, side by side for the lead.

Lap 5, Nemechek shoves Berry clear, Berry leads.

Lap 25, Chandler Smith works inside of Berry off turn four. Riley Herbst pulls to the bumper of Berry and shoves him clear of Smith.

Lap 28, Parker Kligerman spins, caution.

Pit Penalty: Ty Gibbs drops to the rear following an uncontrolled tire on the pit lane.

Green, Berry and Nemechek run side by side for the lead. Nemechek gets loose on the bottom, Berry holds the lead.

1 to go in stage one, Herbst has a run on the outside lane. He pulls to the outside of Berry. They drag race to the end of the stage.

Riley Herbst wins stage one at Atlanta Motor Speedway!

Atlanta Results (Stage 1) : 1. Riley Herbst; 2. Josh Berry; 3. Chandler Smith; 4. Justin Haley; 5. Austin Hill; 6. Justin Allgaier; 7. Jeremy Clements; 8. Sheldon Creed; 9. Joe Graf Jr; 10. Parker Retzlaff;

Atlanta Xfinity
Stage 2 – Report

Laps: 40 (41-80 / 163)

Herbst and the rest of the leaders head for the pit lane. Many stay out as they pitted on the last caution. Sheldon Creed and Cole Custer take over the front row.

Green flag on stage two, Creed and Custer run side by side for the lead. Creed wins the battle via the outside lane.

Lap 50, Ryan Sieg looks inside of Creed for the lead.

Lap 51, Parker Retzlaff gets sideways with help from John Hunter Nemechek and the caution is out.

Green, Creed and Sieg run side by side for the lead. Creed wins the battle via the outside lane.

Sieg works back inside. Side by side once again.

Lap 63, Grag Van Alst chases it up the track and tags the wall, caution.

Green, Sieg and Creed run side by side into turn one. Austin Hill shoves Creed to the lead.

5 to go in stage two, Austin Hill dives inside of Creed in the battle for the lead.

Sheldon Creed holds them off to win stage two at Atlanta Motor Speedway!

Atlanta Results (Stage 2) : 1. Sheldon Creed; 2. Austin Hill; 3. Ryan Sieg; 4. Josh Berry; 5. Justin Allgaier; 6. Cole Custer; 7. Parker Kligerman; 8.

Atlanta Xfinity
Stage 3 – Report

Laps: 83 (81-163 / 163)

Creed and the rest of the leaders head for the pit lane. Creed suffers from a fueling issue and Allgaier misses his pit stall. Many stay out as they pitted on the previous caution. Joe Graf Jr and Justin Haley cycle to the race lead.

Green flag on stage three, Justin Haley takes the lead via the inside lane with a push from Hemric.

Ty Gibbs has a flat right front.

Lap 88, big crash! Riley Herbst lost momentum with a flat tire and that stacked up the three-wide field behind him. They scattered and multiple cars got tangles. Ryan Sieg, Antony Alfredo and Sheldon Creed pick up major damage.

Green, Haley and Nemechek form side by side for the lead. Haley wins the battle to hold the lead.

Kyle Weatherman blows a tire and tags the wall, caution.

Green, Hemric shoves Haley to the lead.

Austin Hill dives inside with a late model on Hemric to take 2nd away.

37 to go

37 to go, Hill dives inside of Haley. He has no help and Hill drops back to 5th. Chandler Smith moves into 2nd.

10 to go, Haley leads Chandler Smith, Hemric, Hill and Nemechek. The top 5 run bumper to bumper through the middle lane on the track.

5 to go, Hill shoves Hemric into the corner for 3rd. Hemric gets loose and runs up the track. Hill can’t complete the pass.

3 to go, Parker Chase spins with help from Josh Bilicki, no caution.

Austin Hill spins in turn four with help from Parker Kligerman! The caution is out.

Green in NASCAR Overtime, Hemric shoves Nemechek to the lead! Justin Allgaier is out of gas at the launch.

1 to go, Nemechek leads as Hemric and Haley run side by side for 2nd. Hemric wins the battle for 2nd.

John Hunter Nemechek wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway!

Atlanta Motor Speedway Results
July 8, 2023
NASCAR Xfinity Series

Pos | Driver

1. John Hunter Nemechek

2. Daniel Hemric

3. Cole Custer

4. Justin Haley

5. Sam Mayer

6. Ty Gibbs

7. Kyle Sieg

8. Parker Kligerman

9. Josh Williams

10. Sammy Smith

11. Brett Moffitt

12. Austin Hill

13. Jeb Burton

14. Kaz Grala

15. Jeremy Clements

16. Parker Retzlaff

17. Justin Allgaier

18. Josh Bilicki

19. Josh Berry

20. Chandler Smith

21. Joe Graf Jr

22. David Starr

23. Jeffrey Earnhardt

24. Mason Massey

25. Ryan Ellis

26. Garrett Smithley

27. Parker Chase

28. Brennan Poole

29. Akinori Ogata

30. Mason Maggio

31. Kyle Weatherman

32. Blaine Perkins

33. Brandon Jones

34. Anthony Alfredo

35. Sheldon Creed

36. Riley Herbst

37. Ryan Sieg

38. Greg Van Alst

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Point Standings

Pos | Driver | Points | Wins

1. John Hunter Nemechek
3 Wins | 19PP

2. Austin Hill
3 Wins | 18PP

3. Cole Custer
2 Wins | 15PP

4. Justin Allgaier
1 Win | 9PP

5. Chandler Smith
1 Win | 7PP

6. Jeb Burton
1 Win | 6PP

7. Sammy Smith
1 Win | 5PP

8. Josh Berry
+84

9. Sam Mayer
+46

10. Daniel Hemric
+41

11. Sheldon Creed
+26

12. Riley Herbst
+6

— Playoff Cutline —

13. Parker Kligerman
-6

14. Brett Moffitt
-53

15. Brandon Jones
-81

16. Ryan Sieg
-116

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