The 26-year-old Nemechek from Mooresville, North Carolina, led 38 of 200 laps and benefitted from a late skirmish involving Allgaier and Kligerman to snatch the lead with six laps remaining and secure his spot for the Playoff's Round of 8 by winning at the Lone Star state.
Heading to Texas, the Cup Series Playoff action will continue with the first race in the Round of 12 as William Byron, Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson, Chris Buescher, Kyle Busch, Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick, Ross Chastain, Brad Keselowski, Ryan Blaney and Bubba Wallace continue their quest for the coveted 2023 Cup Series championship.
The 37-year-old Allgaier from Riverton, Illinois, led a race-high 110 of 300 laps and executed during a 44-lap dash to the finish on fresh tires to fend off Daniel Hemric, win at Thunder Valley and become the first Xfinity competitor to transfer to the Playoff's Round of 8.
The 26-year-old Nemechek led a race-high 154 of 200 laps and capped off the regular-season stretch with his sixth Xfinity victory of the 2023 season in dominant fashion.
Denny Hamlin continued his Xfinity Series dominance at Darlington Raceway Saturday afternoon, claiming his sixth series victory at the track. The winning move came after a restart on Lap 147 of the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW forced the race into overtime, opening the door for Hamlin to overtake Austin Hill for the lead.
The 37-year-old Allgaier from Riverton, Illinois, led 14 of 110 over-scheduled laps and rallied from serving a pass-through penalty amid multiple pre-qualifying technical failures to edge Creed by 0.005 seconds to achieve his first triumph at Daytona.
The 20-year-old Mayer from Franklin, Wisconsin, led eight of 86 over-scheduled laps and rallied from spinning pole-sitter Ty Gibbs while running on a low tank of fuel to overtake Sheldon Creed prior to the final lap and notch his second Xfinity Series career victory at The Glen.
Thirteen drivers have clinched a spot in the Cup Series Playoffs - Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, Ross Chastain, Ryan Blaney, Chris Buescher, Kyle Busch, Tyler Reddick, Joey Logano, Michael McDowell and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. With only three open spots in the 16-driver field, the competition promises to be intense.
The reigning Xfinity Series champion from Charlotte, North Carolina, led a race-high 28 of 62 laps and drove away from the field during a 16-lap dash to the finish to notch his first Xfinity triumph of the season at the Brickyard.
The 26-year-old Nemechek from Mooresville, North Carolina, led a race-high 65 of 125 laps and rallied from a Lap 10 wreck involving his two Joe Gibbs Racing teammates to dominate and record the 200th Xfinity career win for JGR in the Irish Hills.
