NASCAR results from Homestead-Miami Speedway; Dale Earnhardt Jr returns
NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers are on the grid in Homestead, Florida. The 1.5-mile of Homestead Miami Speedway is set to host the second of three playoff races in the Round of 8.
View Miami results for the NASCAR Xfinity Series below.
Homestead-Miami Menu
Truck: Prac/Qual | Race
Xfinity: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac/Qual | Race
Cole Custer and John Hunter Nemechek set the front row. 200 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Miami Xfinity
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 45 (1-45 / 200)
Green flag, Custer clears Nemechek into turn one. Austin Hill works to the outside of Nemechek and takes 2nd away.
Lap 40, CJ McLaughlin pulls to the pit lane as he’s on fire. No caution as the safety team puts the fire out in a hurry.
Cole Custer wins stage one at Homestead-Miami Speedway!
Miami Results (Stage 1) : 1. Cole Custer; 2. Sam Mayer; 3. John Hunter Nemechek; 4. Sheldon Creed; 5. Brett Moffitt; 6. Justin Allgaier; 7. Riley Herbst; 8. Austin Hill; 9. Kaz Grala; 10. Daniel Hemric;
Miami Xfinity
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 45 (56-90 / 200)
Green flag on stage two, Sam Mayer drives it deep to the bottom in turn one. He slides Custer and takes the lead away.
Custer crosses under him. As they return to turn one, Custer slides Mayer to retake the lead.
Lap 68, Dawson Cram spins, caution.
Green, Nemechek drives it deep into turn one. He takes the lead as they form three wide behind him.
Lap 78, Derek Kraus looks under Nemechek, side by side for the lead. Kraus takes the lead away.
Derek Kraus wins stage two at Homestead-Miami Speedway!
Miami Results (Stage 2) : 1. Derek Kraus; 2. John Hunter Nemechek; 3. Cole Custer; 4. Sam Mayer; 5. Justin Allgaier; 6. Parker Kligerman; 7. Kyle Sieg; 8. Riley Herbst; 9. Austin Hill; 10. Daniel Hemric;
Miami Xfinity
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 110 (91-200 / 200)
Kraus leads the field to the pit lane. Custer wins the race to the pit exit.
Green flag on stage three, Custer and Allgaier run side by side for the lead off turn two. Brandon Jones gets into Derek Kraus as they run four wide behind them. Chandler Smith is collected and the caution is out.
Green, Allgaier clears Custer and takes the lead in turn one.
92 to go, Allgaier is leading but he thinks he has a loose wheel or a tire coming apart.
90 to go, Custer has a run on Allgaier into turn one. He dives inside and slides Allgaier to take the lead away.
80 to go
80 to go, Allgaier pits under green.
50 to go, Race leader Cole Custer slows with a flat right front! He heads to the pit lane under green. Sam Mayer is handed the lead.
Penalty: Custer will serve a pass through after two many crew members jumped the wall.
37 to go, a wheel has rolled down the pit lane and brought out a caution.
Mayer leads most of the field to the pit lane. Sheldon Creed stays out.
Green, Creed is dropping through the field in a hurry. Sam Mayer leads off turn two.
29 to go, Dale Earnhardt Jr gets loose and shoves Josh Berry in the wall. He slows and the caution is out.
Green, Mayer clears Austin Hill and takes the lead.
13 to go, Jerb Burton tags the wall. He heads to the pit lane under green, no caution.
7 to go, Riley Herbst slides Nemechek for 2nd. Mayer leads by 1.5 seconds.
3 to go, Mayer leads Herbst by 0.8 seconds.
1 to go, Mayer leads Herbst by three car lengths.
Mayer is on the wall off turn four! Herbst looks inside and they run side by side to the line.
Sam Mayer holds him off and grabs the win at Homestead-Miami Speedway!
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Race Results
October 21, 2023
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Pos | Driver
1. Sam Mayer
2. Riley Herbst
3. John Hunter Nemechek
4. Austin Hill
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr
6. Daniel Hemric
7. Parker Kligerman
8. Brandon Jones
9. Sammy Smith
10. Joe Graf Jr
11. Derek Kraus
12. Parker Retzlaff
13. Cole Custer
14. Ryan Sieg
15. Justin Allgaier
16. Kyle Weatherman
17. Josh Williams
18. Jeffrey Earnhardt
19. Brennan Poole
20. Jeb Burton
21. Jeremy Clements
22. Kyle Sieg
23. Leland Honeyman
24. Ryan Ellis
25. Patrick Emerling
26. Sheldon Creed
27. Mason Masey
28. Anthony Alfredo
29. Blaine Perkins
30. Kaz Grala
31. Connor Mosack
32. Josh Berry
33. Mason Maggio
34. Chandler Smith
35. Brett Moffitt
36. Dawson Cram
37. CJ McLaughlin
38. Ryan Newman
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Wins | Points
1. Sam Mayer
1 Win
2. John Hunter Nemechek
+44
3. Cole Custer
+3
4. Austin Hill
+3
— Championship Cutline —
5. Justin Allgaier
-3
6. Sammy Smith
-49
7. Chandler Smith
-54
8. Sheldon Creed
-65
