2023 Ag-Pro 300
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | April 22, 2023 | ||
| Official name | 32nd Annual Ag-Pro 300 | ||
| Location | Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.66 miles (4.28 km) | ||
| Distance | 121 laps, 321 mi (516 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 113 laps, 300 mi (483 km) | ||
| Average speed | 106.960 mph (172.135 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
| Time | 52.483 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | |
| Laps | 20 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Joey Logano, and Brad Keselowski | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2023 Ag-Pro 300 was the 9th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent tri-oval shaped superspeedway. The race was increased from 113 to 121 laps, due to multiple NASCAR overtime finishes. In a chaotic and caution-filled race, Jeb Burton, driving for Jordan Anderson Racing, would hold off Sheldon Creed and the rest of the field on the final lap, and earned his 2nd career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season.[1] This was also the first NASCAR win for Jordan Anderson Racing.[2] To fill out the podium, Creed, driving for Richard Childress Racing, and Parker Kligerman, driving for Big Machine Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
This was also the third race of the Dash 4 Cash. Drivers eligible for the Dash 4 Cash were Cole Custer, Josh Berry, Sammy Smith, and John Hunter Nemechek, after they were the highest finishing Xfinity regulars following the race at Martinsville. Custer, who finished 4th and was the only driver from the D4C to finish the race, would claim the bonus cash.[3]
Entry list
Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, April 21, at 4:35 PM CST.[4] Since Talladega Superspeedway is a superspeedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with two rounds. In the first round, drivers have one lap to set a time. The fastest ten drivers from the first round move on to the second round. Whoever sets the fastest time in Round 2 wins the pole.[5]
Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 52.483, and an average speed of 182.459 mph (293.639 km/h).[6]
Four drivers would fail to qualify: Jason White, Jesse Iwuji, David Starr, and Mike Harmon.
