Entry List

The official 2023 Cabo Wabo 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Michigan International Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Cabo Wabo 250

Saturday, August 5th, 2023

Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI

  • 25 Chevrolet
  • 8 Ford
  • 7 Toyota

  • Michigan International Speedway
  • Cabo Wabo 250
  • Pole Winner: Josh Berry
  • Age: 32
  • Team : No. 8 - LubeZone Chevrolet
  • Owner: Dale Earnhardt, Jr
  • Crew Chief: Taylor Moyer
  • Josh Berry won the Pole Award for the Cabo Wabo 250 with a lap of 37.985 seconds, 189.549 mph.
  • This is his third pole in 83 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his second pole and 10th top-10 start in 2023.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Michigan International Speedway.
  • Justin Allgaier (second) posted his 16th top-10 start of 2023 and his eighth in 12 races at Michigan International Speedway.
  • Austin Hill (third) posted his first top-10 start at Michigan International Speedway. It is his 14th in 21 races this season.
  • Chandler Smith (sixth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Saturday, August 5th, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
John Hunter Nemechek scores milestone win for Joe Gibbs Racing

Overcoming an early wreck, a late caution and an angry teammate, John Hunter Nemechek claimed a milestone victory in Saturday’s Cabo Wabo 250 at Michigan International Speedway.

The NASCAR Xfinity win was the 200th in the series for Joe Gibbs Racing. For Nemechek, it was the fifth victory of the season and the seventh of his career—all at different tracks.

After Patrick Emerling pounded the Turn 3 wall to cause the seventh and final caution of the race on Lap 112, Nemechek pulled away from pole winner Josh Berry after a restart with seven of the scheduled 125 laps left.

Nemechek crossed the finish line 1.495 seconds ahead of Berry, with Brandon Jones, defending race winner Ty Gibbs and Sam Mayer finishing third, fourth and fifth, respectively.

After he took the checkered flag, however, Nemechek tempered his victory celebration with contrition for a Lap 11 incident where he, Gibbs and fellow JGR teammate Sammy Smith stacked up on the backstretch.

Nemechek slid up behind Gibbs and got Gibbs’ No. 19 Toyota loose. A tap from Nemechek sent his teammate spinning. When Nemechek checked up, Smith rear-ended the No. 20 Toyota and turned Nemechek down toward the apron.

As the cars circled under the ensuing caution, Gibbs pulled up beside Nemechek and expressed his displeasure with an angry gesture.

The wreck knocked Smith’s car out of the race and also critically damaged the No. 77 Chevrolet of Carson Hocevar, who finished two laps down in 32nd.

“I have to apologize to Ty,” Nemechek said after exiting his car. “I’ve been the one who’s been very vocal about teammates here recently. I put him in a bad aero spot. I got him loose, and he couldn’t check up.

“It’s my mistake. I hate that we both spun early, but at least we were able to rebound. I know he’s not too happy with me, and he has every right not to be.”

Berry’s No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet wasn’t handling well enough to allow the polesitter to take advantage of the final restart.

“We just felt really tight that last run,” Berry said. “I was kind of inching in on him for a while (before the last caution), and then we kind of leveled out… Overall, we were a little too tight to make a run at him there.”

Berry’s teammate, Justin Allgaier, had ample reason to be the race’s most disappointed driver. Allgaier won the first 30-lap stage wire-to-wire, but a slow pit stop during the break cost him eight positions in the running order.

After Allgaier worked his way to second by the end of Stage 2, a pit road penalty for a crewman over the wall too soon during a green-flag stop on Lap 97 sent him deep in the field. Allgaier finished 14th in arguably the fastest car in the race.

With the victory, Nemechek gained a tie with Austin Hill for the series lead. Nemechek owns the potential tiebreaker with five victories to Hill’s four.

Riley Herbst, Ross Chastain, Parker Kligerman, Parker Retzlaff and Jeb Burton completed the top 10.

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 125
  • Margin of Victory: 01.495 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 0 Minutes 4 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 124.931
  • Cautions: 7 for 31 laps
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,181 (23.2 passes per green flag lap)

  • Michigan International Speedway
  • Cabo Wabo 250
  • Race Winner: John Hunter Nemechek
  • Age: 26
  • Team : No. 20 - Mobil 1 Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Ben Beshore
  • John Hunter Nemechek won the Cabo Wabo 250, his seventh victory in 88 Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his fifth victory and 16th top-10 finish in 2023.
  • This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in four races at Michigan International Speedway.
  • Josh Berry (second) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Michigan International Speedway. It is his 13th top-10 finish in 2023.
  • Brandon Jones (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in seven races at Michigan International Speedway.
  • Parker Retzlaff (ninth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • John Hunter Nemechek leads the point standings by 0 points over Austin Hill.
Ty Gibbs celebrates after winning
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM
CREW CHIEF

1
7
Riverton, IL
Jun 6, 1986
37
Chevrolet
BRANDT
2
48
Westport, CT
Aug 8, 1990
32
Chevrolet
Spiked Light Coolers
3
25
Grimes, IA
Aug 7, 1992
30
Ford
AM Technical Solutions
4
27
Halifax, VA
Aug 6, 1992
30
Chevrolet
Bommarito.com/ EasyCare
5
45
Mooresville, NC
Jun 22, 1989
34
Chevrolet
Mondo Sports Group
6
43
Torrence, CA
Nov 29, 1989
33
Chevrolet
1-844-TOM-KEEN
7
39
Tucker, GA
Jun 20, 1987
36
Ford
CMRroofing.com
8
10
Alva, FL
Dec 4, 1992
30
Chevrolet
TBA
9
91
Wentzville, MO
Aug 28, 1997
25
Chevrolet
TBA
10
11
Kannapolis, NC
Jan 27, 1991
32
Chevrolet
Chevy Accessories
11
6
Sacramento, CA
Apr 11, 1991
32
Chevrolet
TBA
12
00
Ladera Ranch, CA
Jan 23, 1998
25
Ford
HAAS Automation
13
4
Ligonier, PA
Apr 27, 1992
31
Chevrolet
TBA
14
20
Mooresville, NC
Jun 11, 1997
26
Toyota
Mobil 1
15
26
Boston, MA
Dec 29, 1998
24
Toyota
Toyota Genuine Parts
16
21
Winston, GA
Apr 21, 1994
29
Chevrolet
United Rentals
17
9
Atlanta, GA
Feb 18, 1997
26
Chevrolet
Menards / Criterion Appliances
18
53
Framingham, MA
Jul 1, 1992
31
Toyota
Sci-Aps
19
51
Spartanburg, SC
Jan 16, 1985
38
Chevrolet
Wings Etc Grill & Pub
21
92
Port Charlotte, FL
Aug 3, 1993
30
Chevrolet
Alloy / General Formulations
22
98
Las Vegas, NV
Feb 24, 1999
24
Ford
Monster Energy
23
44
Douglasville, GA
Jan 24, 1997
26
Chevrolet
Eighth Order
24
78
Ridgefield, CT
Mar 1, 1999
24
Chevrolet
Sim Seats
25
35
Orchard Park, NY
Sep 19, 1992
30
Toyota
Sci-Aps
26
07
Cornelius, NC
Jun 15, 1998
25
Chevrolet
TBA
27
2
Alpine, CA
Sep 30, 1997
25
Chevrolet
Whelen
28
8
Hendersonville, TN
Oct 22, 1990
32
Chevrolet
LubeZone
29
19
Charlotte, NC
Oct 4, 2002
20
Toyota
He Gets Us
30
02
Bakersfield, CA
Feb 28, 2000
23
Chevrolet
Auto Parkit.com
32
1
Franklin, WI
Jun 26, 2003
20
Chevrolet
Accelerate Pros Talent
33
74
San Diego, CA
Sep 12, 2001
21
Chevrolet
TBA
34
66
Nazareth, PA
Mar 5, 1995
28
Ford
TBA
35
16
Talking Rock, GA
Jun 26, 2002
21
Chevrolet
Quick Tie Products, Inc.
36
77
Portage, MI
Jan 28, 2003
20
Chevrolet
Premier Security
37
31
Rhinelander, WI
May 21, 2003
20
Chevrolet
FUNKAWAY
38
24
Charlotte, NC
Jan 20, 1999
24
Toyota
Toyota Racing Development
39
08
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Jul 7, 2004
19
Ford
TBA
40
18
Johnston, IA
Jun 4, 2004
19
Toyota
Pilot Flying J