NASCAR race results from Bristol Motor Speedway; Playoff opener
NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers are on the grid in Bristol, Tennessee. The half-mile of Bristol Motor Speedway is set to host the playoff opener for the Xfinity Series.
View Bristol results for the NASCAR Xfinity Series below.
Bristol Menu
ARCA: Prac / Qual | Race
Truck: Prac / Qual | Race
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Cup: Prac / Qual | Race
Cole Custer and Josh Berry set the front row. 300 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Bristol Xfinity
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 85 (1-85 / 300)
Green flag, Custer is clear into turn one. Chandler Smith takes over 2nd on the outside lane.
Lap 10, the entire field has moved to the inside lane.
Lap 17, Dale Earnhardt Jr gets loose under Hemric in the battle for 12th. He rubs doors but both continue.
Lap 75, some drivers have moved to the top lane. Jeb Burton is running higher than most. The track is changing.
3 to go in stage one, Kligerman puts the bumper to Sammy Smith for 7th.
Cole Custer wins stage one at Bristol Motor Speedway!
Bristol Results (Stage 1) : 1. Cole Custer; 2. Justin Allgaier; 3. Brandon Jones; 4. John Hunter Nemechek; 5. Trevor Bayne; 6. Chandler Smith; 7. Parker Kligerman; 8. Sam Mayer; 9. Dale Earnhardt Jr; 10. Sammy Smith;
Bristol Xfinity
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 85 (86-170 / 300)
Green flag on stage two, Custer leads into turn one. Allgaier gets loose under Brandon Jones and they rub doors. Jones wins the battle for 2nd but he has a tire rub.
Lap 101, Allgaier works under Jones and takes 2nd away.
Lap 108, Custer works the top lane. Allgaier dives to the bottom, side by side for the lead. Allgaier completes the pass on the inside lane.
Lap 110, Custer moves to the bottom as Allgaier takes the top lane. Side by side for the lead once more and Dale Earnhardt Jr closes on both of them. Allgaier holds the lead.
Lap 142, Parker Kligerman has an issue. He heads to the pit lane under green. Kligerman heads to the garage with a hub issue.
Lap 147, Joe Graf Jr spins with help from Connor Mosack and the caution is out.
Brandon Jones, Dale Earnhardt Jr and others head for the pit lane.
Green, Allgaier leads Custer into turn one. Earnhardt Jr runs 5th with fresh tires.
4 to go in stage two, Josh Berry and Sam Mayer bang doors down the front straight. Berry misses the bottom into turn one and he turns Sam Mayer. Brandon Jones is collected and the caution is out.
Justin Allgaier holds off a charge from Custer to grab the stage two win at Bristol Motor Speedway!
Bristol Results (Stage 2) : 1. Justin Allgaier; 2. Cole Custer; 3. Austin Hill; 4. Dale Earnhardt Jr; 5. Trevor Bayne; 6. John Hunter Nemechek; 7. Daniel Hemric; 8. Riley Herbst; 9. Chandler Smith; 10. Jeffrey Earnhardt;
Bristol Xfinity
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 130 (171-300 / 300)
The leaders head for the pit lane. Dale Earnhardt Jr stays out.
Green flag on stage three, Dale Earnhardt clears Chandler Smith to take the race lead.
Lap 185, Jeremy Clements spins and the caution is out.
Green, Earnhardt Jr leads as he clears Allgaier to hold the spot.
Lap 197, John Hunter Nemechek doors Justin Haley for 5th.
Lap 217, Austin Hill spins off turn four after contact with Sheldon Creed. Hill spins and slaps the inside wall. The caution is out!
Dale Earnhardt Jr pits from the lead with Custer and most of the leaders. Allgaier stays out.
Green, Allgaier clears Hemric via the outside lane into turn one.
73 to go
73 to go, Dale Jr is the first car with four fresh tires. He takes 4th away.
71 to go, Jeffrey Earnhardt tags the wall. He heads to the pit lane under green.
64 to go, Dale Jr runs the bottom and he clears Ryan Sieg for 3rd.
53 to go, Josh Bilicki spins, cauiton.
Allgaier and others head for the pit lane.
Green, Hemric leads Nemechek and Earnhardt Jr off turn two.
36 to go, Hemric leads with Custer on his bumper. They both clears John Hunter Nemechek.
34 to go, Custer puts the bumper of Hemric. He dives inside but can’t complete the pass. Custer falls to 4th as he’s stuck on the inside lane.
30 to go, Dale Jr heads for the pit lane as he’s on fire! No caution.
26 to go, Allgaier works the bottom lane and he clears Nemechek to take 2nd away. Allgaier has fresher tires than any of the leaders.
22 to go, Allgaier looks under Hemric in the battle for the lead.
13 to go, Allgaier drives is deep to the bottom in turn three. He clears him and shuts the door off turn four.
Justin Allgaier wins at Bristol Motor Speedway!
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Bristol Motor Speedway
Race Results
September 15, 2023
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Pos | Driver
1. Justin Allgaier
2. Daniel Hemric
3. John Hunter Nemechek
4. Cole Custer
5. Chandler Smith
6. Ryan Sieg
7. Trevor Bayne
8. Riley Herbst
9. Sammy Smith
10. Kaz Grala
11. Sheldon Creed
12. Derek Kraus
13. Jeb Burton
14. Connor Mosack
15. Parker Retzlaff
16. Brett Moffitt
17. Rajah Caruth
18. Ryan Ellis
19. Stefan Parsons
20. Josh Williams
21. Kyle Sieg
22. Brennan Poole
23. Kyle Weatherman
24. Jeremy Clements
25. Anthony Alfredo
26. Joe Graf Jr
27. Josh Bilicki
28. Blaine Perkins
29. Chad Finchum
30. Dale Earnhardt Jr
31. Parker Kligerman
32. Jeffrey Earnhardt
33. Austin Hill
34. Brandon Jones
35. Sam Mayer
36. Josh Berry
37. BJ McLeod
38. Timmy Hill
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Point Standings
After Race 1 of 3
(Round of 12)
Pos | Driver | Wins (In Round) | Points
1. Justin Allgaier
1 Win
2. John Hunter Nemechek
+65
3. Cole Custer
+39
4. Austin Hill
+21
5. Chandler Smith
+18
6. Daniel Hemric
+12
7. Sammy Smith
+5
8. Sheldon Creed
+4
— Round of 8 Cutline —
9. Jeb Burton
-4
10. Sam Mayer
-14
11. Parker Kligerman
-22
12. Josh Berry
-24
