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2023 Contender Boats 300

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31st race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series

2023 Contender Boats 300
Race details
Race 31 of 33 of the2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series

Date	October 21, 2023
Official name	29th Annual Contender Boats 300
Location	Homestead–Miami Speedway,Homestead, Florida
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Distance	200 laps, 300 mi (482 km)
Scheduled distance	200 laps, 300 mi (482 km)
Average speed	116.517 mph (187.516 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Cole Custer	Stewart–Haas Racing
Time	32.608
Most laps led
Driver	Cole Custer	Stewart–Haas Racing
Laps	114
Winner
No. 1	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	USA
Announcers	Rick Allen,Steve Letarte, andDale Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN

Motor car race

The2023 Contender Boats 300 was the 31ststock car race of the2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 29th iteration of theevent. The race washeld on Saturday, October 21, 2023, inHomestead, Florida atHomestead–Miami Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In a wild finish,Sam Mayer, driving forJR Motorsports, would take the lead in the late stages of the race, and held off a fast-chargingRiley Herbst in the closing laps to earn his fourth careerNASCAR Xfinity Series win, his fourth of the season, and his first win on an oval track. He would also earn a spot in the Championship 4.^[1]Cole Custer would dominate the majority of the race, winning the first stage and leading a race-high 114 laps, until hitting the wall and blowing a tire in the late stages. To fill out the podium, Herbst, driving forStewart–Haas Racing, andJohn Hunter Nemechek, driving forJoe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

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Homestead–Miami Speedway is amotor racing track located inHomestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, includingNASCAR, theNTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-AmRolex Sports Car Series.

From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three ofNASCAR's series: theNASCAR Cup Series,Xfinity Series andCraftsman Truck Series. The track has since held races on different dates in 2020 (June) and 2021 (February), which were both effected by theCOVID-19 pandemic, before being moved back into the Playoffs as the second race of the Round of 8 in 2022, with the date being kept for 2023.

Entry list

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(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
(P) denotes playoff driver.
(OP) denotes owner's playoffs car.

#	Driver	Team	Make	Sponsor
00	Cole Custer(P)	Stewart–Haas Racing	Ford	Haas Automation
1	Sam Mayer(P)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	Accelerate Pros Talent
02	Blaine Perkins(R)	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	AUTOParkIt
2	Sheldon Creed(P)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Whelen
4	J. J. Yeley	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	IFCJ.org
6	Brennan Poole	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	KSDT CPA
07	Natalie Decker	SS-Green Light Racing	Chevrolet	Wawa Rechargers
7	Justin Allgaier(P)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	Hellowater
08	Mason Massey	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	Anderson Power Services
8	Josh Berry	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	Tire Pros Love The Drive
9	Brandon Jones	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	Pelonis,Menards
10	Daniel Hemric(OP)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	Cirkul
11	Derek Kraus	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	Celsius Energy Drink
16	Chandler Smith(R)(P)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	Quick Tie Products
18	Sammy Smith(R)(P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	Pilot Flying J
19	Joe Graf Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	Wawa
20	John Hunter Nemechek(P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	Pye-Barker Fire & Safety
21	Austin Hill(P)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	United Rentals
24	Connor Mosack(R)	Sam Hunt Racing	Toyota	Toyota Genuine Parts
25	Brett Moffitt	AM Racing	Ford	AM Technical Solutions
26	Kaz Grala	Sam Hunt Racing	Toyota	CRUSH Lemonade
27	Jeb Burton	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	Alsco
28	C. J. McLaughlin	RSS Racing	Ford	Sci Aps
29	Mason Maggio(i)	RSS Racing	Ford	Flitz Polish
31	Parker Retzlaff(R)	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	FUNKAWAY
35	Patrick Emerling	Emerling-Gase Motorsports	Chevrolet	Sci Aps
38	Kyle Sieg	RSS Racing	Ford	Lefcourt Brothers
39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Ford	Sci Aps
43	Ryan Ellis	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	Classic Collision
44	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	ForeverLawn
45	Leland Honeyman	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	Nuthin Fancy, Realtree
48	Parker Kligerman	Big Machine Racing	Chevrolet	Big Machine Spiked Light Coolers
51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	Fly and Form Structures
53	Matt Mills(i)	Emerling-Gase Motorsports	Toyota	J. F. Electric
66	Ryan Newman	MBM Motorsports	Ford	Generx Generators
74	Dawson Cram	CHK Racing	Chevrolet	Lerner & Rowe Injury Lawyers
78	Anthony Alfredo	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	Nuthin Fancy
88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats
91	Kyle Weatherman	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	Tweaker Energy Drink
92	Josh Williams	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	StarTron, Alloy Employer Services
98	Riley Herbst	Stewart–Haas Racing	Ford	Monster Energy
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Friday, October 20, at 6:05 PMEST, and would last for 20 minutes.^[2]Cole Custer, driving forStewart–Haas Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.964, and an average speed of 163.815 mph (263.635 km/h).^[3]

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	00	Cole Custer(P)	Stewart–Haas Racing	Ford	32.964	163.815
2	20	John Hunter Nemechek(P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	33.261	162.352
3	48	Parker Kligerman	Big Machine Racing	Chevrolet	33.387	161.740
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, October 20, at 6:35 PMEST.^[2] SinceHomestead–Miami Speedway is anintermediate 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.^[4]Cole Custer, driving forStewart–Haas Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 32.608, and an average speed of 165.604 mph (266.514 km/h)^[5]

Pos.^[6]	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	00	Cole Custer(P)	Stewart–Haas Racing	Ford	32.608	165.604
2	20	John Hunter Nemechek(P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	32.786	164.704
3	7	Justin Allgaier(P)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	32.888	164.194
4	21	Austin Hill(P)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	32.940	163.934
5	18	Sammy Smith(R)(P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	33.020	163.537
6	25	Brett Moffitt	AM Racing	Ford	33.028	163.498
7	98	Riley Herbst	Stewart–Haas Racing	Ford	33.037	163.453
8	8	Josh Berry	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	33.038	163.448
9	2	Sheldon Creed(P)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	33.068	163.300
10	48	Parker Kligerman	Big Machine Racing	Chevrolet	33.138	162.955
11	19	Joe Graf Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	33.155	162.871
12	16	Chandler Smith(R)(P)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	33.167	162.812
13	1	Sam Mayer(P)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	33.201	162.646
14	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Ford	33.407	161.643
15	10	Daniel Hemric(OP)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	33.425	161.556
16	31	Parker Retzlaff(R)	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	33.463	161.372
17	9	Brandon Jones	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	33.528	161.059
18	91	Kyle Weatherman	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	33.583	160.796
19	26	Kaz Grala	Sam Hunt Racing	Toyota	33.628	160.580
20	11	Derek Kraus	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	33.671	160.375
21	24	Connor Mosack(R)	Sam Hunt Racing	Toyota	33.753	159.986
22	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	33.822	159.659
23	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	33.843	159.560
24	66	Ryan Newman	MBM Motorsports	Ford	33.939	159.109
25	38	Kyle Sieg	RSS Racing	Ford	33.971	158.959
26	92	Josh Williams	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	34.081	158.446
27	45	Leland Honeyman	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	34.093	158.390
28	27	Jeb Burton	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	34.149	158.131
29	6	Brennan Poole	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	34.215	157.826
30	29	Mason Maggio(i)	RSS Racing	Ford	34.271	157.568
31	78	Anthony Alfredo	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	34.278	157.535
32	74	Dawson Cram	CHK Racing	Chevrolet	34.294	157.462
33	44	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	34.357	157.173
Qualified by owner's points
34	02	Blaine Perkins(R)	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	34.499	156.526
35	08	Mason Massey	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	34.925	154.617
36	35	Patrick Emerling	Emerling-Gase Motorsports	Chevrolet	34.835	150.691
37	43	Ryan Ellis	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	36.200	149.171
38	28	C. J. McLaughlin	RSS Racing	Ford	36.313	148.707
Failed to qualify
39	53	Matt Mills(i)	Emerling-Gase Motorsports	Toyota	34.411	156.927
40	4	J. J. Yeley	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	34.419	156.890
41	07	Natalie Decker	SS-Green Light Racing	Chevrolet	35.628	151.566
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1Laps: 40

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Pts
1	00	Cole Custer(P)	Stewart–Haas Racing	Ford	10
2	1	Sam Mayer(P)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	9
3	20	John Hunter Nemechek(P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	8
4	2	Sheldon Creed(P)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	7
5	25	Brett Moffitt	AM Racing	Ford	6
6	7	Justin Allgaier(P)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	5
7	98	Riley Herbst	Stewart–Haas Racing	Ford	4
8	21	Austin Hill(P)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	3
9	26	Kaz Grala	Sam Hunt Racing	Toyota	2
10	10	Daniel Hemric(OP)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	1

Stage 2Laps: 40

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Pts
1	11	Derek Kraus	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	10
2	20	John Hunter Nemechek(P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	9
3	00	Cole Custer(P)	Stewart–Haas Racing	Ford	8
4	1	Sam Mayer(P)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	7
5	7	Justin Allgaier(P)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	6
6	48	Parker Kligerman	Big Machine Racing	Chevrolet	5
7	38	Kyle Sieg	RSS Racing	Ford	4
8	98	Riley Herbst	Stewart–Haas Racing	Ford	3
9	21	Austin Hill(P)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	2
10	10	Daniel Hemric(OP)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	1

Stage 3Laps: 120

Pos.^[7]	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	13	1	Sam Mayer(P)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	46	Running	56
2	7	98	Riley Herbst	Stewart–Haas Racing	Ford	200	0	Running	42
3	2	20	John Hunter Nemechek(P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	7	Running	51
4	4	21	Austin Hill(P)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	0	Running	38
5	23	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	0	Running	32
6	15	10	Daniel Hemric(OP)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	200	0	Running	33
7	10	48	Parker Kligerman	Big Machine Racing	Chevrolet	200	0	Running	35
8	17	9	Brandon Jones	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	0	Running	29
9	5	18	Sammy Smith(R)(P)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	0	Running	28
10	11	19	Joe Graf Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	0	Running	27
11	20	11	Derek Kraus	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	200	21	Running	36
12	16	31	Parker Retzlaff(R)	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	200	0	Running	25
13	1	00	Cole Custer(P)	Stewart–Haas Racing	Ford	199	114	Running	42
14	14	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Ford	199	0	Running	23
15	3	7	Justin Allgaier(P)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	199	8	Running	33
16	18	91	Kyle Weatherman	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	199	0	Running	21
17	26	92	Josh Williams	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	199	0	Running	20
18	33	44	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	199	0	Running	19
19	29	6	Brennan Poole	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	199	0	Running	18
20	28	27	Jeb Burton	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	199	0	Running	17
21	22	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	199	0	Running	16
22	25	38	Kyle Sieg	RSS Racing	Ford	199	0	Running	19
23	27	45	Leland Honeyman	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	199	0	Running	14
24	37	43	Ryan Ellis	Alpha Prime Racing	Chevrolet	199	0	Running	13
25	36	35	Patrick Emerling	Emerling-Gase Motorsports	Chevrolet	198	0	Running	12
26	9	2	Sheldon Creed(P)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	198	4	Running	18
27	35	08	Mason Massey	SS-Green Light Racing	Ford	198	0	Running	10
28	31	78	Anthony Alfredo	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	197	0	Running	9
29	34	02	Blaine Perkins(R)	Our Motorsports	Chevrolet	196	0	Running	8
30	19	26	Kaz Grala	Sam Hunt Racing	Toyota	194	0	Running	9
31	21	24	Connor Mosack(R)	Sam Hunt Racing	Toyota	190	0	Electrical	6
32	8	8	Josh Berry	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	171	0	Accident	5
33	30	29	Mason Maggio(i)	RSS Racing	Ford	153	0	Electrical	0
34	12	16	Chandler Smith(R)(P)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	138	0	Engine	3
35	6	25	Brett Moffitt	AM Racing	Ford	97	0	Accident	8
36	32	74	Dawson Cram	CHK Racing	Chevrolet	65	0	Accident	1
37	38	28	C. J. McLaughlin	RSS Racing	Ford	37	0	Carburetor	1
38	24	66	Ryan Newman	MBM Motorsports	Ford	27	0	Rear Gear	1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	John Hunter Nemechek	3,154
2	2	Cole Custer	3,113 (-41)
	3	Austin Hill	3,113 (–41)
2	4	Sam Mayer	3,111 (–43)
3	5	Justin Allgaier	3,110 (–44)
1	6	Sammy Smith	3,064 (–90)
2	7	Chandler Smith	3,059 (–95)
	8	Sheldon Creed	3,048 (–106)
	9	Daniel Hemric	2,177 (–977)
	10	Parker Kligerman	2,161 (–993)
	11	Josh Berry	2,096 (–1,058)
	12	Jeb Burton	2,073 (–1,081)
Official driver's standings

Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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^Cook, Garrett (October 21, 2023)."Sam Mayer Locks Into Championship 4 With Homestead Win".Frontstretch. RetrievedOctober 21, 2023.
^^a ^b"2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Homestead-Miami Speedway Race Page".Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. RetrievedOctober 16, 2023.
^"Practice Results: 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Contender Boats 300 at Homestead".TobyChristie.com. October 20, 2023. RetrievedOctober 20, 2023.
^"2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures".Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. RetrievedOctober 16, 2023.
^Folsom, Chase (October 20, 2023)."Cole Custer Captures Homestead Xfinity Pole".Frontstretch. RetrievedOctober 20, 2023.
^"Qualifying Results: 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Contender Boats 300 at Homestead".TobyChristie.com. October 20, 2023. RetrievedOctober 20, 2023.
^"2023 Alsco Uniforms 302 - Racing Reference".Racing-Reference.info. RetrievedOctober 14, 2023.

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Play-by-play announcers	Leigh Diffey (Cup in 2024) Mike Bagley (radio-style broadcasts only) Dillon Welch (radio-style broadcasts only) Dave Burns (sub) Charlie Krall (ARCA only)
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Play-by-play announcers	Allen Bestwick Bill Weber Ralph Sheheen (sub) Rick Allen
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