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NASCAR Xfinity Series

Shriners Children's 200

Darlington Raceway

May 13th, 2023

Race #11 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 147
Miles Raced : 200.8
Time of Race : 02 Hours 11 minutes 04 seconds
Average Speed: 91.924 mph
Margin of Victory : 01.337 seconds
Cautions: 10
Caution Laps: 51
Lead Changes: 18
Cars in Race : 38
Finished On Lead Lap: 26 (68%)

Kyle Larson celebrates with a burnout — Darlington, South Carolina - May 13th, 2023: Kyle Larson, driver of the #10 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Shriners Children's 200 at Darlington Raceway. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images

FIN	ST	Car #	Driver	Make	TOT PTS	F PTS	B PTS	PO PTS	Laps	Led	x Led	S1	S2	STUS
1	3	10	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	147	46	4	1	2	Running
2	17	7	Justin Allgaier	Chevrolet	43	35	8	0	147	2	2	0	3	Running
3	5	00	Cole Custer	Ford	47	34	13	0	147	0	0	4	5	Running
4	10	21	Austin Hill	Chevrolet	46	33	13	0	147	2	2	3	6	Running
5	1	20	John Hunter Nemechek	Toyota	51	32	19	1	147	57	5	2	1	Running
6	25	77	Carson Hocevar	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	147	3	1	0	0	Running
7	13	8	Josh Berry	Chevrolet	33	30	3	0	147	0	0	0	8	Running
8	4	1	Sam Mayer	Chevrolet	42	29	13	0	147	35	2	5	4	Running
9	26	26	Kaz Grala	Toyota	28	28	0	0	147	0	0	0	0	Running
10	24	24	Corey Heim	Toyota	27	27	0	0	147	0	0	0	0	Running
11	9	18	Sammy Smith	Toyota	27	26	1	0	147	0	0	0	10	Running
12	15	27	Jeb Burton	Chevrolet	25	25	0	0	147	0	0	0	0	Running
13	23	48	Parker Kligerman	Chevrolet	26	24	2	0	147	0	0	0	9	Running
14	19	51	Jeremy Clements	Chevrolet	23	23	0	0	147	1	1	0	0	Running
15	20	78	Anthony Alfredo	Chevrolet	22	22	0	0	147	0	0	0	0	Running
16	12	11	Daniel Hemric	Chevrolet	23	21	2	0	147	0	0	9	0	Running
17	27	92	Josh Williams	Chevrolet	20	20	0	0	147	0	0	0	0	Running
18	21	91	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	147	0	0	0	0	Running
19	30	3	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	147	0	0	0	0	Running
20	14	25	Brett Moffitt	Ford	18	17	1	0	147	0	0	10	0	Running
21	31	35	Patrick Emerling	Chevrolet	16	16	0	0	147	1	1	0	0	Running
22	28	7	Stefan Parsons	Chevrolet	15	15	0	0	147	0	0	0	0	Running
23	35	6	Brennan Poole	Chevrolet	14	14	0	0	147	0	0	0	0	Running
24	8	31	Parker Retzlaff	Chevrolet	13	13	0	0	147	0	0	0	0	Running
25	7	2	Sheldon Creed	Chevrolet	16	12	4	0	147	0	0	7	0	Running
26	33	45	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Chevrolet	11	11	0	0	147	0	0	0	0	Running
27	16	39	Ryan Sieg	Ford	14	10	4	0	146	0	0	0	7	Running
28	34	53	Matt Mills	Ford	0	0	0	0	146	0	0	0	0	Running
29	36	8	Gray Gaulding	Ford	8	8	0	0	146	1	1	0	0	Running
30	29	28	Kyle Sieg	Ford	7	7	0	0	146	0	0	0	0	Running
31	22	44	Sage Karam	Chevrolet	6	6	0	0	144	0	0	0	0	Running
32	37	38	Joe Graf Jr	Ford	5	5	0	0	140	0	0	0	0	Accident
33	32	43	Ryan Ellis	Chevrolet	4	4	0	0	74	0	0	0	0	Accident
34	11	9	Brandon Jones	Chevrolet	6	3	3	0	68	0	0	8	0	Accident
35	2	19	Ryan Truex	Toyota	7	2	5	0	68	0	0	6	0	Accident
36	6	16	Chandler Smith	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	67	0	0	0	0	Accident
37	38	2	Blaine Perkins	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	35	0	0	0	0	Suspension
38	18	98	Riley Herbst	Ford	1	1	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	Accident

Race Infractions

Shriners Children's 200 at Darlington Raceway

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
Jeb Burton	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Brennan Poole	Pre-Race to the Rear Back up car	Tail End	0	0	White
Kaz Grala	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Joe Graf Jr	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Sheldon Creed	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Sage Karam	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Sheldon Creed	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	4	6	Yellow
Gray Gaulding	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	6	8	Yellow
Sheldon Creed	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	39	41	Yellow
Jeb Burton	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	40	42	Yellow
Stefan Parsons	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	40	42	Yellow
Parker Retzlaff	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	54	56	Yellow
Stefan Parsons	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	61	63	Yellow
Sage Karam	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	61	63	Yellow
Parker Retzlaff	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	61	63	Yellow
Parker Retzlaff	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	61	63	Yellow
Parker Kligerman	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	62	64	Yellow
Sheldon Creed	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	67	69	Yellow
Ryan Truex	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	68	0	Yellow
Brett Moffitt	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	68	70	Yellow
Ryan Ellis	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	68	70	Yellow
Austin Hill	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	68	70	Yellow
Ryan Ellis	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area 2 lap Hold	NASCAR Discretion	69	71	Yellow
Daniel Hemric	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	69	71	Yellow
Stefan Parsons	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	69	71	Yellow
Brennan Poole	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	70	72	Yellow

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Race Fast Facts

Darlington Raceway
Shriners Children?s 200
Race Winner: Kyle Larson
Age: 30
Team : No. 10 - HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
Owner: Matthew Kaulig
Crew Chief: Alex Yontz
Kyle Larson won the Shriners Children?s 200, his 14th victory in 112 Xfinity Series races.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in six races at Darlington Raceway.
Justin Allgaier (second) posted his 12th top-10 finish in 16 races at Darlington Raceway. It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2023.
Cole Custer (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in four races at Darlington Raceway.
Sammy Smith (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
John Hunter Nemechek leads the point standings by 1 points over Austin Hill.

Race Recap

Kyle Larson wins intense battle in NASCAR Xfinity race at Darlington

May 13th, 2023

By Reid Spencer - NASCAR Wire Service

In a fitting end to a true Darlington slugfest, Kyle Larson won Saturday's Shriners Children's 200 after bouncing off the wall at the Turn 4 exit and knocking John Hunter Nemechek into the inside SAFER barrier 100 yards short of the finish line.

With the help of two opportune cautions, Larson recovered from a speeding penalty that sent him to the rear of the field for the start of the final stage.

Restarting behind race winner Nemechek for the final green-flag run with seven laps left, Larson stalked the No. 20 Toyota and charged into the lead on the final lap, as the top two cars made side-to-side contact on at least three occasions during the run to the checkers.

"We had a really, really good car the whole race, and I made a mistake on pit road," said Larson, who was driving the No. 10 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing. "I knew we were going to have time to get to the front if we had a caution.

"We were picking off cars really fast and had some lane selections work out for me… We were just bouncing off each other a little bit. I don't know what happened in (Turn) 3. It seemed like he (Nemechek) tried to get behind me to shove me into the corner.

"It kind of hooked me right, and I hit the wall, and I was trying to stay away from him and get off of (Turn) 4. What an exciting race there."

The victory was Larson's first of the season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and his first at Darlington in any of NASCAR's top three divisions. It was Larson's 14^th career Xfinity win in his only start so far this year.

Nemechek, who beat Larson in a photo finish to win Stage 2, had to settle for fifth after the last-lap crash. Justin Allgaier claimed the runner-up spot, followed by Cole Custer, who pitted for fresh tires on Lap 137 and charged forward from 16^th after the final restart on Lap 141. Austin Hill was fourth in a damaged car.

"Had a really fast race car and battling with one of the best in the sport in my opinion, Kyle Larson," said Nemechek, who led 57 laps to Larson's 46. "It was a really great day…

"Just disappointed a little bit from the standpoint of how that ended up there. Overall, we gave it a shot and still had a shot to win off of Turn 4. Fast car, top-five to show for it, when it probably should have been Victory Lane or second."

Larson paced the field when Sheldon Creed washed up the track and pinched Nemechek's Toyota against the wall on Lap 67. Trying to avoid the wreck, Sam Mayer steered his Chevrolet down the track into the Camaro of Hill, who slid sideways into the path of Brandon Jones. The driver of the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet couldn't avoid terminal damage.

Behind Jones and Hill, the cars of Ryan Truex and Chandler Smith spun in tandem, with the crush panels cascading out of the driver's side of Smith's No. 16 Chevrolet.

All told, 11 cars sustained damage in the wreck, and four others merely spun and continued. Jones, Chandler Smith and Truex fell out of the race.

Unlike Friday night's NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race, which ran without cautions for racing incidents during the first two stages, action in the Xfinity Series event started early and ultimately resulted in 10 cautions for 51 laps.

On Lap 4, Sammy Smith spun in Turn 2 while running beneath the No. 98 Ford of Riley Herbst, causing the first caution. After the subsequent restart on Lap 8, Smith slipped sideways, making slight contact with Justin Allgaier's No. 7 Chevrolet.

And on Lap 12, Herbst pancaked the right side of his Mustang against the outside wall and came to pit road for an unscheduled stop, losing two laps in the process.

Nineteen laps later, Herbst slammed the wall between Turns 1 and 2 and exited the race in last place with irreparable damage.

Jeb Burton spun on Lap 39 to cause the second caution. After pit stops, Larson won the first stage six laps later, beating pole winner Nemechek to the green/checkered flag.

The second stage contained its own share of action. Parker Retzlaff spun off Turn 4 across traffic to cause the fourth caution. Lap 60 brought two separate incidents that saw the front right quarter panels ripped off the cars of Sage Karam and Anthony Alfredo.

Seven laps later came the Talladega-sized "Big One" that destroyed the winning chances of more than a handful of contending cars.