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NASCAR Xfinity Series

Ambetter Health 200

New Hampshire Motor Speedway

July 15th, 2023

Race #18 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 200
- Extended to 206 laps
Miles Raced : 217.9
Time of Race : 02 Hours 38 minutes 40 seconds
Average Speed: 82.417 mph
Cautions: 10
Caution Laps: 60
Lead Changes: 13
Cars in Race : 38
Finished On Lead Lap: 20 (53%)

John Hunter Nemechek takes the checkered flag under caution to win — Loudon, New Hampshire - July 15th, 2023: John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the #20 Persil Toyota, takes the checkered flag under caution to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ambetter Health 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Photo by Meg Oliphant | Getty Images

FIN	ST	Car #	Driver	Make	TOT PTS	F PTS	B PTS	PO PTS	Laps	Led	x Led	S1	S2	STUS
1	2	20	John Hunter Nemechek	Toyota	52	40	12	5	206	137	4	2	8	Running
2	1	16	Chandler Smith	Chevrolet	43	35	8	0	206	10	3	4	10	Running
3	8	21	Austin Hill	Chevrolet	35	34	1	0	206	0	0	10	0	Running
4	11	11	Daniel Hemric	Chevrolet	35	33	2	0	206	0	0	9	0	Running
5	7	18	Sammy Smith	Toyota	42	32	10	1	206	18	1	0	1	Running
6	4	7	Justin Allgaier	Chevrolet	46	31	15	1	206	27	2	1	6	Running
7	20	27	Jeb Burton	Chevrolet	30	30	0	0	206	0	0	0	0	Running
8	22	92	Josh Williams	Chevrolet	35	29	6	0	206	0	0	0	5	Running
9	12	25	Brett Moffitt	Ford	28	28	0	0	206	0	0	0	0	Running
10	33	8	Mason Massey	Chevrolet	27	27	0	0	206	0	0	0	0	Running
11	5	9	Brandon Jones	Chevrolet	38	26	12	0	206	0	0	6	4	Running
12	21	91	Alex Labbe	Chevrolet	25	25	0	0	206	0	0	0	0	Running
13	38	26	Kaz Grala	Toyota	24	24	0	0	206	0	0	0	0	Running
14	28	35	Patrick Emerling	Ford	23	23	0	0	206	0	0	0	0	Running
15	16	51	Jeremy Clements	Chevrolet	22	22	0	0	206	0	0	0	0	Running
16	9	10	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	27	21	6	0	206	4	1	7	9	Running
17	3	8	Josh Berry	Chevrolet	26	20	6	0	206	0	0	5	0	Running
18	10	1	Sam Mayer	Chevrolet	22	19	3	0	206	0	0	8	0	Running
19	29	43	Ryan Ellis	Chevrolet	18	18	0	0	206	0	0	0	0	Running
20	14	98	Riley Herbst	Ford	17	17	0	0	206	0	0	0	0	Running
21	17	2	Sheldon Creed	Chevrolet	24	16	8	0	205	0	0	0	3	Running
22	6	0	Cole Custer	Ford	23	15	8	0	205	0	0	3	0	Running
23	26	28	Kyle Sieg	Ford	14	14	0	0	205	0	0	0	0	Running
24	24	6	Brennan Poole	Chevrolet	13	13	0	0	204	0	0	0	0	Running
25	32	2	Blaine Perkins	Chevrolet	12	12	0	0	203	0	0	0	0	Running
26	25	24	Connor Mosack	Toyota	11	11	0	0	203	0	0	0	0	Running
27	23	4	Kyle Weatherman	Chevrolet	10	10	0	0	202	0	0	0	0	Running
28	35	53	CJ McLaughlin	Chevrolet	9	9	0	0	201	0	0	0	0	Running
29	19	19	Joe Graf Jr	Toyota	12	8	4	0	196	8	2	0	7	Accident
30	31	38	Chris Hacker	Ford	7	7	0	0	195	0	0	0	0	Running
31	13	31	Parker Retzlaff	Chevrolet	15	6	9	0	190	2	1	0	2	Accident
32	15	48	Parker Kligerman	Chevrolet	5	5	0	0	70	0	0	0	0	Accident
33	37	39	Ryan Sieg	Ford	4	4	0	0	70	0	0	0	0	Accident
34	18	78	Anthony Alfredo	Chevrolet	3	3	0	0	70	0	0	0	0	Accident
35	34	66	Chad Finchum	Toyota	2	2	0	0	60	0	0	0	0	Suspension
36	30	7	Stefan Parsons	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	48	0	0	0	0	Suspension
37	27	44	Rajah Caruth	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	47	0	0	0	0	Oil Line
38	36	45	Greg Van Alst	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	Brakes

Race Infractions

Ambetter Health 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
Jeb Burton	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Ryan Sieg	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Kaz Grala	Pre-Race to the Rear Backup Car	Tail End	0	0	White
Patrick Emerling	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Rajah Caruth	Pre-Race to the Rear Tire Change	Tail End	0	0	White
Sammy Smith	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Greg Van Alst	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Chris Hacker	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	43	54	Yellow
Rajah Caruth	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	45	54	Yellow
Rajah Caruth	Unspecified Equipment over the wall too soon	Tail End	45	54	Yellow
Justin Allgaier	Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box	Tail End	46	54	Yellow
Brett Moffitt	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End	46	54	Yellow
Joe Graf Jr	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	46	54	Yellow
Sammy Smith	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	46	54	Yellow
Josh Berry	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	53	54	Yellow
Parker Kligerman	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	71	0	Yellow
Alex Labbe	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	71	81	Yellow
Anthony Alfredo	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	71	0	Yellow
Patrick Emerling	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	71	81	Yellow
Sheldon Creed	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	71	81	Yellow
Justin Allgaier	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	72	81	Yellow
Ryan Sieg	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	72	0	Yellow
Jeremy Clements	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	72	81	Yellow
Chris Hacker	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	76	81	Yellow
Austin Dillon	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	78	81	Yellow
Connor Mosack	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	92	97	Yellow
Jeremy Clements	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	95	97	Yellow
Riley Herbst	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	102	107	Yellow
Austin Dillon	Safety violation	Tail End	104	107	Yellow
Chris Hacker	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	106	107	Yellow
CJ McLaughlin	Driving through more than 3 pit boxes On Exit	Tail End	164	167	Yellow
Kyle Sieg	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End	193	196	Yellow
Connor Mosack	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	197	204	Yellow
Connor Mosack	Driving through more than 3 pit boxes On Exit	Tail End	197	204	Yellow
Sam Mayer	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	198	204	Yellow

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Race Fast Facts

New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Ambetter Health 200
Race Winner: John Hunter Nemechek
Age: 26
Team : No. 20 - Persil Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs
Crew Chief: Ben Beshore
John Hunter Nemechek won the Ambetter Health 200, his sixth victory in 85 Xfinity Series races.
This is his fourth victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in three races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Chandler Smith (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2023.
Austin Hill (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Chandler Smith (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
John Hunter Nemechek leads the point standings by 33 points over Austin Hill.

Race Recap

John Hunter Nemechek grabs first back-to-back victory of his career in Ambetter Health 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the NASCAR Xfinity Series

July 15th, 2023

By Holly Cain - NASCAR Wire Service

John Hunter Nemechek completed the first back-to-back victory effort of his career convincingly winning Saturday’s Ambetter Health 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to answer a big victory last week at Atlanta Motor Speedway too.

Nemechek held off rookie Chandler Smith by .424-second on an overtime restart, leading a race best 137 laps in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and becoming the winningest driver in the series this season with four victories – upping his career total to six. The 26-year old second-generation NASCAR star Nemechek now leads the championship run by 33-points over Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Hill, a three-time race winner in 2023 and the third place finisher on Saturday.

“They’ve had dominant JGR Supras the last couple years and I had to hold up my end of the bargain,’’ said a smiling Nemechek, who at one point led the field by more than 4-seconds.

“It’s nerve-wracking for sure [the final restart], so I’m so proud of this No. 20 team and everybody at Joe Gibbs Racing,’’ Nemechek added, “I think our first clean race of the year and hats off to all our guys.

“I love coming up here and shout out to a driver who is one of the masters up here,’’ he said with a smile, conceding “The Master” was tomorrow’s NASCAR Cup Series polesitter and JGR teammate Christopher Bell.

“I was a little worried there with the last restarts. We kept getting really good launches and were able to clear them but I didn’t know who was saving what. I was trying to save for Cole [Custer], he really pushed us there.”

The runner-up finisher Smith, who earned his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series pole position on Friday for this race, led only the first lap but stayed in contention and kept the front pack honest throughout the day. Unfortunately for the 21-year old Kaulig Racing driver, there was a malfunction with his cool suit on the steamy summer New England afternoon and he was treated with IVs at the care center following the race, but reported in good shape overall.

The race on the 1.058-mile oval included 10 caution periods – the last forcing an overtime finish. Nemechek had just rolled under the white flag – signaling the last lap – when a pair of his closest challengers on the day – Cole Custer and Sheldon Creed – crashed behind him dueling for third place. The incident ended the race.

Stewart-Haas Racing’s Custer – the youngest winner in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series history when he won at New Hampshire in 2014 at the age of 16 – collided with RCR driver Creed while vying for third place. Custer, a two-time winner this season, had run among the Top-3 for much of the race. Creed is still racing for his first victory of the season.

Behind Nemechek, Smith and Hill, Kaulig Racing’s Daniel Hemric and JGR rookie driver Sammy Smith rounded out the Top-5. Smith earned his first career Stage win, taking the Stage 2 flag and leading 18 laps on the day.

JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier finished sixth after leading 27 laps early in the race and winning Stage 1; tying him with Nemechek for most stage wins (five) on the season.

Jeb Burton, who won earlier in the season at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway finished seventh, followed by Josh Williams, the owner-driver collecting the 11th Top-10 finish of his career and the first back-to-back Top-10s of the season. Brett Moffitt and Mason Massey rounded out the New Hampshire Top-10. It marked Massey’s first Top-10 of 2023 as well.

Parker Kligerman, a New Englander and fan favorite, was collected in a 12-car accident during a restart only 71 laps into the event and had to settle for a 31^st place finish. He came into the race ranked 13^th, only six points out of 12^th with the Top-12 ranked drivers becoming Playoff eligible. And despite being in the multi-car accident, the race claimed enough caution casualties that Kligerman leaves his “hometown” track now ranked 12^th – 16 points up on 13^th place Burton.

As for Nemechek, he is currently riding a massive streak of career accomplishment.

“Now it’s time to keep clicking off these victories,’’ Nemechek said.