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Explore The Pocono Mountains 225

Saturday, July 22nd, 2023

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

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  • 8 Ford
  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 5 Toyota

  • Pocono Raceway
  • Explore the Pocono Mountains 225
  • Pole Winner: Josh Berry
  • Age: 32
  • Team : No. 8 - Tire Pros Love the Drive Chevrolet
  • Owner: Dale Earnhardt, Jr
  • Crew Chief: Taylor Moyer
  • Josh Berry won the Pole Award for the Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 with a lap of 53.587 seconds, 167.951 mph.
  • This is his second pole in 81 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first pole and ninth top-10 start in 2023.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Daniel Hemric (second) posted his ninth top-10 start of 2023 and his fourth in six races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Sheldon Creed (third) posted his second top-10 start at Pocono Raceway. It is his 15th in 19 races this season.
  • Sammy Smith (sixth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Saturday, July 22nd, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Austin Hill Wins Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 at Pocono Raceway

Austin Hill survived an early race pit road speeding penalty, gambled on fuel strategy and prevailed in an incredible wheel-to-wheel run to the checkered flag in overtime to claim his fourth NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the season in the Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway on Saturday.

As important as the victory for the 29-year old Georgia-native his good day combined with an uncharacteristic disappointing day for his closest rivals in the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship standings gave him a huge boost in the points with only seven races remaining to set the 12-driver field. He trailed championship leader John Hunter Nemechek by 33 points before the green flag and took the checkered flag now only 13 behind.

On a dramatic – at times chaotic – overtime re-start, Hill had to get around the day's most dominant driver, JR Motorsports' Josh Berry. His No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet was behind Berry on the restart and gave him a big push at the green flag, but Berry got loose and Hill got around him to lead his first lap on the afternoon.

Both Berry and his JRM teammate Justin Allgaier hit the wall in separate accidents on the final lap bringing out the yellow flag and the race ultimately ended under caution with Hill out front.

“We didn't have the best car all day.," Hill said. “Andy [Petree] and all the guys back at RCR engines worked really hard. We got the car better. I thought we were maybe a top-five or top-seven car. I didn't think we had anything for the leader today.

“On that restart he drove into one and got really loose into the entry.. … we drag raced down the backstretch and once I cleared him [Berry] I knew I just had to hit my marks.

“Such a special win," he added. “Obviously with fuel saving, we didn't know if we were going to make it and it was on my mind going into the Tunnel Turn (Turn 2) that I had to get back to the start-finish line. I had enough fuel to do a burnout so we saved enough."

It was especially heartbreaking for Berry, who dominated all the race's major statistics. For the first time in his career he swept both Stage wins. And he started from pole position for the first time this year, leading a race high 51 of the 92 laps. He finished 24thafter his No. 8 JRM Chevrolet trailed up track and into the wall racing Hill – bringing out the final caution that ended the race.

“Just a wild restart there," said Berry, who will take over for retiring NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick in the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford next year.

“The 21 [Hill] was behind me and gave me a really good push but pushed me a little longer and harder than I wanted into Turn 1 and got me into the marbles .. I was able to battle back and race with him. Tried to time the run, but got there a little quicker.

“Just a racing deal.," he added. “Hate we didn't get the finish we deserved today. ..Just really proud of the car we brought today and I know if we continue to have that kind of speed we'll win plenty of races. Just a tough way to end but still a lot of positives from the day."

His JR Motorsports teammate Sammy Smith finished second to Hill, followed by former NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott, who was competing in his first NASCAR Xfinity Series race in two years – driving the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in a paint scheme honoring his team owner Rick Hendrick's late son, Ricky Hendrick – a popular NASCAR competitor.

Stewart-Haas Racing's Riley Herbst finished fourth, also coming out on the right side of fuel-save gamble. Kaulig Racing's Daniel Hemric was fifth.

“We finished fourth and that's what we needed at a track I don't particular love," Herbst said “Lucky to get out of here with a Top-5."

The effort was good enough to keep Herbst in the points picture for the championship. He is ranked 12th– the final Playoff transfer position – 26 points ahead of Parker Kligerman, who finished ninth Saturday.

Sammy Smith, Brandon Jones, Brett Moffitt, Kligerman and another NASCAR Cup Series regular, Daniel Suarez, who drove for Kaulig Racing rounded out the Top-10.

A mid-race incident with two of the three championship leaders – Nemechek and third place Cole Custer – changed the complexion on the regular season title chase. On a restart just over halfway through the race – with both Nemechek and Custer running inside the Top-10 – Nemechek hit the wall and washed back across the track, his Toyota hitting Cole Custer's Ford. Custer was third in the championship entering the race.

Both teams made quick repairs to the cars, but they were non-competitive for the remainder of the race. Nemechek finished 32ndand Custer, 33rd.

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 90
  • Laps Actual: 92 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 52 Minutes 16 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 122.922
  • Cautions: 6 for 21 laps
  • Lead Changes: 11
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,901 (26.8 passes per green flag lap)

  • Pocono Raceway
  • Explore the Pocono Mountains 225
  • Race Winner: Austin Hill
  • Age: 29
  • Team : No. 21 - Global Industrial Chevrolet
  • Owner: Richard Childress
  • Crew Chief: Andy Street
  • Austin Hill won the Explore the Pocono Mountains 225, his sixth victory in 67 Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his fourth victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2023.
  • This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in three races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Sam Mayer (second) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Pocono Raceway. It is his 11th top-10 finish in 2023.
  • Chase Elliott (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Sammy Smith (sixth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • John Hunter Nemechek leads the point standings by 13 points over Austin Hill.
Austin Hill and Sammy Smith race
Long Pond, Pennsylvania - July 22, 2023 : Austin Hill, driver of the #21 Global Industrial Chevrolet, and Sammy Smith, driver of the #18 TMC Toyota, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pocono 225 at Pocono Raceway.
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FINISH & PLACE DIFFERENTIAL POINTS FAST LAP POINTS LAPS LED POINTS TOTAL POINTS
RNK SLRY DRIVER TEAM # MAKE LAPS DR ST FIN FIN PTS PD PTS FST % FST FST PTS LED % LED LED PTS TOT PTS
2 9,500 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing 21 Chevrolet 92 102.20 11 1 45 10 2 3.03 0.90 2 2.2 0.50 56.40
6 8,700 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports 1 Chevrolet 92 108.70 8 2 42 6 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 48.00
3 11,200 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports 17 Chevrolet 92 112.80 13 3 41 10 6 9.09 2.70 9 9.8 2.25 55.95
1 8,400 Riley Herbst Stewart Haas Racing 98 Ford 92 90.20 21 4 40 17 0 0 0.00 3 3.3 0.75 57.75
14 8,500 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing 11 Chevrolet 92 97.20 2 5 39 -3 2 3.03 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 36.90
13 9,300 Sammy Smith Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota 92 92.70 6 6 38 0 2 3.03 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 38.90
9 8,200 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports 9 Chevrolet 92 119.90 7 7 37 0 3 4.55 1.35 12 13.0 3.00 41.35
7 7,600 Brett Moffitt AM Racing 25 Ford 92 83.80 18 8 36 10 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 46.00
4 8,000 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing 48 Chevrolet 92 78.90 22 9 35 13 2 3.03 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 48.90
5 9,100 Daniel Suarez Kaulig Racing 10 Chevrolet 92 74.00 23 10 34 13 0 0 0.00 5 5.4 1.25 48.25
22 8,900 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing 2 Chevrolet 92 91.90 3 11 32 -8 2 3.03 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 24.90
17 6,900 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing 27 Chevrolet 92 69.00 12 12 31 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 31.00
8 6,300 Anthony Alfredo BJ McLeod Motorsports 78 Chevrolet 92 70.70 26 13 30 13 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 43.00
10 7,100 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing 3 Chevrolet 92 77.00 25 14 29 11 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 40.00
19 6,500 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing 51 Chevrolet 92 65.50 14 15 28 -1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 27.00
17 5,600 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing 28 Ford 92 58.30 20 16 27 4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 31.00
12 5,900 Joe Graf Jr RSS Racing 38 Ford 92 56.30 30 17 26 13 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 39.00
15 5,700 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing 43 Chevrolet 92 51.70 27 18 25 9 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 34.00
10 5,500 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing 45 Chevrolet 92 39.50 35 19 24 16 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 40.00
23 9,700 Chandler Smith Kaulig Racing 16 Chevrolet 92 76.30 16 20 23 -4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 19.00
15 0 Garrett Smithley N/A N/A N/A 92 42.50 34 21 21 13 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 34.00
29 7,800 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing 39 Ford 92 83.30 17 22 20 -5 1 1.52 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 15.45
28 10,500 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports 7 Chevrolet 92 99.50 9 23 19 -14 19 28.79 8.55 8 8.7 2.00 15.55
24 9,900 Josh Berry JR Motorsports 8 Chevrolet 91 121.00 1 24 18 -23 23 34.85 10.35 51 56.0 12.75 18.10
26 7,900 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing 26 Toyota 91 62.00 24 25 17 -1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 16.00
20 5,100 Patrick Emerling N/A 53 Chevrolet 91 43.30 36 26 16 10 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 26.00
20 5,200 Blaine Perkins Our Motorsports 02 Chevrolet 91 45.00 38 27 15 11 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 26.00
25 0 Alex Labbe SS-Green Light Racing 08 Ford 91 34.00 32 28 14 4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 18.00
30 4,900 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports 6 Chevrolet 91 30.30 31 29 13 2 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 15.00
30 5,000 Chad Chastain DGM Racing 91 Chevrolet 91 33.50 33 30 12 3 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 15.00
26 4,800 Joey Gase N/A 35 Chevrolet 90 39.20 37 31 10 6 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 16.00
36 10,800 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota 89 78.20 5 32 9 -27 2 3.03 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 -17.10
35 10,200 Cole Custer Stewart Haas Racing 00 Ford 87 70.70 10 33 8 -23 2 3.03 0.90 2 2.3 0.50 -13.60
38 7,200 Connor Mosack Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota 85 65.50 4 34 7 -30 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -23.00
34 6,700 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing 31 Chevrolet 84 52.30 19 35 6 -16 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -10.00
32 5,800 Josh Williams DGM Racing 92 Chevrolet 82 40.70 28 36 5 -8 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -3.00
37 7,400 Corey Heim Sam Hunt Racing 24 Toyota 81 49.20 15 37 4 -22 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -18.00
33 6,100 Sage Karam Alpha Prime Racing 44 Chevrolet 7 23.20 29 38 3 -9 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -6.00