2023 Tennessee Lottery 250
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | June 24, 2023 | ||
| Official name | 3rd Annual Tennessee Lottery 250 | ||
| Location | Nashville Superspeedway, Gladeville, Tennessee | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.333 miles (2.145 km) | ||
| Distance | 196 laps, 260 mi (418 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 188 laps, 250 mi (400 km) | ||
| Average speed | 97.542 mph (156.979 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Stewart-Haas Racing | ||
| Time | 30.493 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Chandler Smith | Kaulig Racing | |
| Laps | 74 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | USA | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
The 2023 Tennessee Lottery 250 was the 15th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 24, 2023, in Gladeville, Tennessee at Nashville Superspeedway, a 1.333 miles (2.145 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 188 laps, but was extended to 196 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a race that saw multiple cautions, A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, would dominate the final portions of the race, and hold off the field on the final restart to earn his 17th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season. Allmendinger's teammate, Chandler Smith, dominated the majority of the race, leading a race-high 74 laps.[1] To fill out the podium, Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, and Sam Mayer, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Entry list
Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Nashville. The track was built in 2001 and is currently used for events, driving schools and GT Academy, a reality television competition.
It is a concrete oval track 1+1⁄3 miles (2.146 km) long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Speedway Motorsports, which also owns many other NASCAR tracks. Nashville Superspeedway was the longest concrete oval in NASCAR during the time it was on the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuits. Current permanent seating capacity is approximately 25,000. Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Notes
Practice
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 23, at 4:35 PM CST, and would last for 50 minutes.[3] Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.787, and an average speed of 155.520 mph (250.285 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Ty Gibbs (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.787 | 155.520 |
| 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.927 | 154.816 |
| 3 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.953 | 154.686 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 24, at 11:00 AM CST.[3] Since Nashville Superspeedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.[5] Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.493, and an average speed of 157.020 mph (252.699 km/h).[6]
