2023 Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300

Race details
Race 1 of 33 of the2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	February 18, 2023
Official name	42nd Annual Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300
Location	Daytona International Speedway,Daytona Beach, Florida
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Distance	125 laps, 312 mi (502 km)
Scheduled distance	120 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Average speed	132.524 mph (213.277 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Austin Hill	Richard Childress Racing
Time	49.298
Most laps led
Driver	Austin Hill	Richard Childress Racing
Laps	39
Winner
No. 21	Austin Hill	Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Adam Alexander,Austin Dillon, andRyan Blaney
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN

The2023 Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300 was the 1ststock car race of the2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 42nd iteration of theevent. The race was held on Saturday, February 18, 2023, inDaytona Beach, Florida, atDaytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent tri-oval shaped superspeedway. The race was scheduled to be contested over 120 laps, but due to a NASCAR overtime finish, it was increased to 125 laps.Austin Hill, driving forRichard Childress Racing, would win the race after leading when the final caution came out on the last lap. This was Hill's third careerNASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. Hill would dominate the race as well, leading 39 laps.^[1] To fill out the podium,John Hunter Nemechek, driving forJoe Gibbs Racing, andJustin Allgaier, driving forJR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Daytona International Speedway is one of threesuperspeedways to holdNASCAR races, the other two beingAtlanta Motor Speedway andTalladega Superspeedway.^[2] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long.^[3] The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while thefront stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.^[3]

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes a driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, February 17, at 4:35 PMEST, and would last for 50 minutes.^[4]Myatt Snider, driving forJoe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 47.965, and an average speed of 187.637 mph (301.972 km/h).^[5]

Qualifying was held on Saturday, February 18, at 11:30 AMEST.^[4] SinceDaytona International Speedway is asuperspeedway, 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.^[6]

Austin Hill, driving forRichard Childress Racing, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest lap in Round 2, with a lap of 49.298, and an average speed of 182.563 mph (293.807 km/h).^[7]

Six drivers would fail to qualify:Dexter Stacey,Josh Bilicki,Garrett Smithley,Timmy Hill,Ryan Vargas, andAlex Labbé.

Stage 1Laps: 30

Stage 2Laps: 30

Stage 3Laps: 65

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Austin Hill 58 2 Justin Allgaier 52 (–6) 3 John Hunter Nemechek 40 (–18) 4 Riley Herbst 35 (–23) 5 Chandler Smith 34 (–24) 6 Parker Retzlaff 33 (–25) 7 Myatt Snider 33 (–25) 8 Jeb Burton 33 (–25) 9 Joe Graf Jr. 30 (–28) 10 Cole Custer 30 (–28) 11 Brandon Jones 30 (–28) 12 Ryan Sieg 29 (–29) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

• NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway
• 2023 in sports in Florida
• February 2023 sports events in the United States
• 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series

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