Pit Stops

The 2023 Raptor King of Tough 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series pit stop performance data highlights the fastest pit stops, team efficiency, and crew performance from Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Raptor King of Tough 250

Saturday, March 18th, 2023

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

  • 8 Ford
  • 6 Toyota
  • 24 Chevrolet

  • Atlanta Motor Speedway
  • Raptor King of Tough 250
  • Pole Winner: Sammy Smith
  • Age: 18
  • Team: No. 18 - Pilot Flying J Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Jeff Meendering
  • Start positions set by NASCAR's Performance Metrics Qualifying (PMQ).
  • Sammy Smith won the Pole Award for the Raptor King of Tough 250 by having the highest total PMQ.
  • PMQ is a total number calculated on four performance metrics from the previous race:
  • 15% of the driver's fastest lap time position.
  • 25% of the driver's final race finish position.
  • 25% of the owner's final race position.
  • 35% of the Owner Points position.

  • Saturday, March 18th, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Austin Hill wins at Atlanta for third NASCAR Xfinity victory of 2023

In a race that started in chaos and ended in bedlam on the last lap, Austin Hill won his third NASCAR Xfinity Series race of the season, beating Daniel Hemric to the checkered flag in Saturday's RAPTOR King of the Tough 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

With his family in attendance, the Winston, Ga., native, led three times for a race-high 103 laps and dominated an event that featured a record 12 cautions for 68 laps.

NASCAR called the final yellow on the last lap, after a multicar wreck erupted as Hill and Hemric approached the finish line.

Parker Kligerman made a race of it until the cars entered the frontstretch dogleg on the last lap. At the end of a two-lap dash to the finish, Kligerman's Chevrolet turned sideways across the front bumper of Hemric's car and hit the right rear of Hill's No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevy.

Hill maintained control and took the checkered flag with Hemric trailing by .085 seconds. Kligerman slid backwards across the finish line in fourth, as Ryan Truex edged him for the third spot by .001 seconds.

"They knew we were here," Kligerman radioed to his Big Machine Racing team.

The defending race winner, Hill came to Atlanta with victories at Daytona and Las Vegas and, understandably, the Xfinity Series lead. The win was Hill's second at Atlanta and the fifth of his career.

The only thing that shook Hill all night was the contact with the right rear of his car in the final 100 yards.

"I have no idea how I saved it coming to the line," Hill said, after his young daughter ran out to greet him at the finish line. "What a start to the season. Everybody at Richard Childress Racing, ECR engines—we've just had such a fast start with Chevrolet. This has been special, for sure."

Riley Herbst finished fifth, followed by Brett Moffitt, Josh Berry, John Hunter Nemechek, Sam Mayer and Justin Haley.

Hill won the first stage, and Kligerman gave Big Machine its first-ever stage victory in the second.

In the first two stages combined, the race featured more caution laps than green-flag laps—49 to 31, to be exact—the result of nine yellow flags.

Josh Williams' No. 92 Chevrolet sustained damage in a Lap 27 accident with the No. 02 Chevy of Kyle Weatherman, and when Williams dropped debris on the frontstretch to cause the fourth caution moments after the subsequent Lap 32 restart, NASCAR parked him under the Damaged Vehicle Policy.

Instead of driving his car to the garage, however, a frustrated Williams parked it at the start/finish line. NASCAR ordered Williams to the hauler for a discussion of the incident, after he was released from the infield care center.

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 163
  • Margin of Victory: 0.085 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 44 Minutes 49 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 91.382
  • Cautions: 12 for 68 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,205 (23.2 passes per green flag lap)

  • Atlanta Motor Speedway
  • RAPTOR King of Tough 250
  • Race Winner: Austin Hill
  • Age: 28
  • Team : No. 21 - Bennett Transportation Chevrolet
  • Owner: Richard Childress
  • Crew Chief: Andy Street
  • Austin Hill won the RAPTOR King of Tough 250, his fifth victory in 53 Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his third victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2023.
  • This is his second victory and third top-10 finish in three races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • Daniel Hemric (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in eight races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his third top-10 finish in 2023.
  • Ryan Truex (third) posted his third top-10 finish in four races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • Sammy Smith (17th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Austin Hill leads the point standings by 46 points over John Hunter Nemechek.
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Pit Stop Summary Report

Summary of each driver's pit stop during the race. Detailed Report is below the Summary Report.

Average Driver and Crew Pit Stop Time
Raptor King of Tough 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Pit Stop Summary
DRIVER ST FIN STATUS PIT STOPS AVG DRVR TIME DRVR RANK AVG CREW TIME CREW RANK AVG TTL TIME TTL RANK FST STOP SLW STOP
Riley Herbst 5 5 Running 2 60.369 11 7.224 1 67.593 1 67.481 67.704
Parker Kligerman 13 4 Running 1 59.655 3 8.408 2 68.063 2 68.063 68.063
Cole Custer 8 12 Running 3 59.736 5 8.886 4 68.622 3 66.651 70.824
Chandler Smith 6 28 Rear Gear 1 60.180 8 8.742 3 68.922 4 68.922 68.922
Daniel Hemric 11 2 Running 1 59.577 2 9.876 9 69.453 5 69.453 69.453
Austin Hill 3 1 Running 2 60.325 10 9.360 8 69.684 6 67.881 71.487
Chad Chastain 37 24 Running 1 61.261 19 8.942 5 70.203 7 70.203 70.203
Joe Graf Jr 27 25 Running 1 61.533 20 9.208 7 70.741 8 70.741 70.741
Brandon Jones 21 19 Running 1 62.132 22 8.942 5 71.074 9 71.074 71.074
Ryan Truex 4 3 Running 2 59.968 7 12.028 10 71.996 10 68.247 75.744
Brett Moffitt 12 6 Running 3 59.925 6 14.537 12 74.462 11 69.970 76.738
John Hunter Nemechek 2 8 Running 3 62.110 21 13.046 11 75.156 12 67.311 83.820
Justin Haley 18 10 Running 3 60.407 12 14.970 13 75.376 13 69.724 80.376
Sam Mayer 10 9 Running 3 59.720 4 15.904 14 75.624 14 75.382 75.929
Sheldon Creed 7 21 Running 3 60.991 15 16.038 15 77.029 15 72.625 79.845
Jeremy Clements 23 15 Running 3 60.886 14 16.193 16 77.079 16 75.872 78.010
Josh Berry 9 7 Running 2 61.149 17 17.750 17 78.899 17 76.596 81.201
Sammy Smith 1 17 Running 3 61.083 16 18.262 18 79.345 18 78.394 80.977
Justin Allgaier 19 29 Accident 1 59.459 1 20.220 21 79.679 19 79.679 79.679
Blaine Perkins 36 22 Running 1 60.804 13 19.052 19 79.856 20 79.856 79.856
Connor Mosack 25 30 Accident 1 61.214 18 19.086 20 80.300 21 80.300 80.300
Ryan Sieg 14 11 Running 1 60.295 9 20.720 22 81.015 22 81.015 81.015

Pit Stop Detailed Report

Each 2- and 4-wheel pit stop during the race.

Raptor King of Tough 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway Pit Stop Detail
DRIVER LDR LAP DRV LAP DRV TIME CREW TIME TOT TIME TYPE
Ryan Truex 81 81 60.873 7.374 68.247 Right-sides only
Ryan Truex 33 33 59.062 16.682 75.744 4-wheel change
Justin Allgaier 33 33 59.459 20.220 79.679 4-wheel change
Parker Kligerman 81 81 59.655 8.408 68.063 Right-sides only
Brett Moffitt 119 119 60.494 9.476 69.970 Right-sides only
Brett Moffitt 57 57 59.827 16.850 76.677 4-wheel change
Brett Moffitt 63 63 59.454 17.284 76.738 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 81 81 60.295 20.720 81.015 4-wheel change
Daniel Hemric 43 43 59.577 9.876 69.453 Right-sides only
Cole Custer 119 119 59.513 7.138 66.651 Right-sides only
Cole Custer 43 43 59.548 8.842 68.390 Right-sides only
Cole Custer 81 81 60.147 10.677 70.824 Right-sides only
Justin Haley 119 119 61.216 8.508 69.724 Right-sides only
Justin Haley 28 28 60.348 15.681 76.029 4-wheel change
Justin Haley 71 71 59.656 20.720 80.376 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 43 43 59.970 7.341 67.311 Left-sides only
John Hunter Nemechek 119 119 59.924 14.414 74.338 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 81 81 66.436 17.384 83.820 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 43 43 59.973 7.908 67.881 Left-sides only
Austin Hill 81 81 60.676 10.811 71.487 Right-sides only
Brandon Jones 81 81 62.132 8.942 71.074 Right-sides only
Jeremy Clements 119 119 60.558 15.314 75.872 4-wheel change
Jeremy Clements 81 81 61.274 16.082 77.356 4-wheel change
Jeremy Clements 43 43 60.826 17.184 78.010 4-wheel change
Joe Graf Jr 119 119 61.533 9.208 70.741 Right-sides only
Riley Herbst 81 81 60.174 7.307 67.481 Right-sides only
Riley Herbst 43 43 60.564 7.140 67.704 Left-sides only
Sheldon Creed 81 81 62.115 10.510 72.625 Right-sides only
Sheldon Creed 112 112 59.499 19.119 78.618 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 158 158 61.360 18.485 79.845 4-wheel change
Josh Berry 33 33 60.782 15.814 76.596 4-wheel change
Josh Berry 81 81 61.515 19.686 81.201 4-wheel change
Blaine Perkins 158 158 60.804 19.052 79.856 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 63 63 58.966 16.416 75.382 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 28 28 59.712 15.848 75.560 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 119 119 60.481 15.448 75.929 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 119 119 60.180 8.742 68.922 Right-sides only
Chad Chastain 158 158 61.261 8.942 70.203 Right-sides only
Connor Mosack 19 19 61.214 19.086 80.300 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 71 71 60.410 17.984 78.394 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 119 119 62.315 16.349 78.664 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 28 28 60.525 20.452 80.977 4-wheel change