2023 Ambetter Health 200 Last updated February 08, 2025 18th race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Motor car race
The 2023 Ambetter Health 200 was the 18th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series , and the 29th iteration of the event . The race was held on Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Loudon, New Hampshire at New Hampshire Motor Speedway , a 1.058 miles (1.703 km) permanent oval shaped racetrack. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 200 laps, but was extended to 206 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. John Hunter Nemechek , driving for Joe Gibbs Racing , would put on a dominating performance, leading a race-high 137 laps, and winning the race after leading when the caution came out on the final lap. This was Nemechek's sixth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his fourth of the season. [ 1] To fill out the podium, Chandler Smith , driving for Kaulig Racing , and Austin Hill , driving for Richard Childress Racing , would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire , which America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North course, which includes much of the oval.
The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports .
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, July 14, at 5:05 PM EST , and would last for 20 minutes. [ 2] Sammy Smith , driving for Joe Gibbs Racing , would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.834, and an average speed of 123.526 mph (198.796 km/h) . [ 3]
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, July 14, at 5:35 PM EST . [ 2] Since New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a mile oval , 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] Chandler Smith , driving for Kaulig Racing , would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.159, and an average speed of 126.291 mph (203.246 km/h) . [ 5]
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45
Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts 1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10 2 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9 3 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8 4 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 7 5 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6 6 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5 7 10 Austin Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0 8 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3 9 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2 10 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1
Stage 2 Laps: 45
Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts 1 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10 2 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 9 3 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8 4 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7 5 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 6 6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5 7 19 Joe Graf Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4 8 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3 9 10 Austin Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0 10 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1
Stage 3 Laps: 116
Pos. [ 6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts 1 2 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 206 137 Running 52 2 1 16 Chandler Smith (R) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 206 10 Running 43 3 8 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 206 0 Running 35 4 11 11 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 206 0 Running 35 5 7 18 Sammy Smith (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 206 18 Running 42 6 4 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 206 27 Running 46 7 20 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 206 0 Running 30 8 22 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 206 0 Running 35 9 12 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 206 0 Running 28 10 33 08 Mason Massey SS-Green Light Racing Ford 206 0 Running 27 11 5 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 206 0 Running 38 12 21 91 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 206 0 Running 25 13 38 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 206 0 Running 24 14 28 35 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 206 0 Running 23 15 16 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 206 0 Running 22 16 9 10 Austin Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 206 4 Running 0 17 3 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 206 0 Running 26 18 10 1 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 206 0 Running 22 19 29 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 206 0 Running 18 20 14 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 206 0 Running 17 21 17 2 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 205 0 Running 24 22 6 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 205 0 Running 23 23 26 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 205 0 Running 14 24 24 6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet 204 0 Running 13 25 32 02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 203 0 Running 12 26 25 24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 203 0 Running 11 27 23 4 Kyle Weatherman JD Motorsports Chevrolet 202 0 Running 10 28 35 53 C. J. McLaughlin Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 201 0 Running 9 29 19 19 Joe Graf Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 196 8 Accident 12 30 31 38 Chris Hacker (i) RSS Racing Ford 195 0 Running 0 31 13 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 190 2 Accident 15 32 15 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 70 0 Accident 5 33 37 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 70 0 Accident 4 34 18 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 70 0 Accident 3 35 34 66 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Ford 60 0 Suspension 2 36 30 07 Stefan Parsons SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 48 0 Suspension 1 37 27 44 Rajah Caruth (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 47 0 Oil Line 0 38 36 45 Greg Van Alst Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 17 0 Brakes 1 Official race results
Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
References ↑ Skala, Chris (July 15, 2023). "John Hunter Nemechek Dominates New Hampshire, Scores 4th Xfinity Win" . Frontstretch . Retrieved July 15, 2023 . 1 2 "2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series New Hampshire Motor Speedway Race Page" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Retrieved July 10, 2023 . ↑ "Practice Results: NASCAR Xfinity Series Ambetter Health 200 at New Hampshire" . TobyChristie.com . July 14, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023 . ↑ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures" . Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site . Retrieved July 10, 2023 . ↑ Watson, Wyatt (July 14, 2023). "Chandler Smith on Pole for Xfinity Race at New Hampshire" . Frontstretch . Retrieved July 14, 2023 . ↑ "2023 Ambetter Health 200 - Racing Reference" . Racing-Reference.info . Retrieved July 15, 2023 .
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