XFINITY Series Dover Motor Speedway

NASCAR XFINITY Series

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A-Game 200

Saturday, April 29th, 2023

Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE

  • 26 Chevrolet
  • 5 Toyota
  • 9 Ford

  • Dover International Speedway
  • A-Game 200
  • Pole Winner: Parker Kligerman
  • Age: 32
  • Team: No. 48 - Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet
  • Owner: Big Machine Racing
  • Crew Chief: Patrick Donahue
  • Start positions set by NASCAR's Performance Metrics Qualifying (PMQ).
  • Parker Kligerman won the Pole Award for the A-Game 200 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, April 29th, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Ryan Truex wins first career Xfinity Series race at Dover

Of all the places for Ryan Truex to absolutely turn in a career day, the 31-year-old led a dominating 124 of the 200 laps at his hometown Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway. He swept both stage wins and ultimately took the checkered flag an impressive 4.8-seconds ahead of the field to claim his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory in Saturday's A-GAME 200.

It was such a big day for the 31-year-old who has raced in NASCAR's Xfinity Series – primarily part-time – for nine seasons and is scheduled to only make a handful of starts in 2023. Yet he parlayed this part-time opportunity driving the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota into a hugely sentimental victory at a special place –one the Mayetta, N.J. native has always claimed as his "home track."

Just before steering his Toyota into Dover's Victory Lane, he stopped and was greeted by his older brother, NASCAR Cup Series driver Martin Truex Jr. – the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion, who similarly earned his first victory in that series at Dover back in 2007.

"I'm just so thankful, all these fans, my team, they really stuck behind me,” said a smiling and emotional Truex, who becomes the 13th different NASCAR Xfinity Series driver to claim his first win at Dover.

"Most people didn't believe in me, and I still did – my girlfriend, my family, my parents, my brother did. I'm just so thankful to be here.

"I felt like with 20 to go, I was just waiting for something to happen," he continued, ‘just praying, please God keep everything straight and let's get to the end of this. What a car, what an amazing Toyota Supra. I'm speechless.

"I thought I'd be more emotional right now, but when I crossed the flag I couldn't even talk on the radio and I'm not an emotional guy. This is for everyone that doubted me.”

JR Motorsports driver and defending race winner Josh Berry finished second to Truex, securing an impressive record at Dover as well. He's finished either first or second in all three of his Xfinity Series starts at The Monster Mile.

"We made some good adjustments in the second half of the race, the pit crew executed well the last couple stops and had a good green flag cycle and got up to second but the 19 (Truex) was just too far out and it seemed like he was the best car all day," Berry said, adding, "It's a fun day, I love this race track. Hate we didn't get the win, but it was a great rebound and great day for us."

Berry's JRM teammate, Justin Allgaier, was third followed by Richard Childress Racing's Austin Hill and Truex's Joe Gibbs Racing teammates John Hunter Nemechek and Sammy Smith. The third place showing for Hill, who led 18 laps, keeps the 2023 three-race winner atop the championship standings by four-points over Nemechek.

Stewart-Haas Racing's Cole Custer finished sixth – good enough to earn the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash incentive award for the second straight week; the final installment of the bonus for 2023. He also got the big money from series sponsor Xfinity at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway last week.

JR Motorsports drivers Brandon Jones and Sam Mayer were eighth and ninth with 2021 series champion Daniel Hemric rounding out the Top-10 on Saturday.

Richard Childress Racing driver Sheldon Creed, whose 41 laps out front were second only to Truex, finished 11th; an impressive outcome considering he spun and brought out a caution flag earlier in the race.

The afternoon, however, unquestionable belonged to Truex, who made his Xfinity Series debut as an 18-year-old driving for Michael Waltrip in 2010, and has since made 73 assorted starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series as well.

And now he is a bona fide winner in one of NASCAR's headline series.

"I belong here, and I just proved that," said Truex, whose 124 laps out front Saturday were more than his previous career total (67) in 88 starts.

"I've known it for a while and people around me have known it for a while. And now everyone in this garage area knows it. My goal is to drive a race car fulltime next year and hopefully we can make it happen."

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 04.820 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 51 Minutes 57 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 107.191
  • Cautions: 6 for 33 laps
  • Lead Changes: 11
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,435 (8.6 passes per green flag lap)

  • Dover Motor Speedway
  • A-GAME 200
  • Race Winner: Ryan Truex
  • Age: 31
  • Team : No. 19 - Toyota Genuine Accessories Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Jason Ratcliff
  • Ryan Truex won the A-GAME 200, his first victory in 89 Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2023.
  • This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in seven races at Dover Motor Speedway.
  • Josh Berry (second) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Dover Motor Speedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2023.
  • Justin Allgaier (third) posted his 16th top-10 finish in 23 races at Dover Motor Speedway.
  • Sammy Smith (sixth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Austin Hill leads the point standings by 4 points over John Hunter Nemechek.
Cole Custer celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 4, 2023 : Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway.
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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
A-Game 200 at Dover Motor Speedway Pit Stop Summary
DRIVER ST FIN STATUS # STOPS AVG DRV TIME DRV RNK AVG CREW TIME CREW RANK AVG TOT TIME TOT RNK FASTEST STOP SLOWEST STOP
Kyle Sieg 25 29 Running 1 34.272 26 9.176 1 43.448 1 43.448 43.448
Garrett Smithley 27 31 Running 1 34.423 27 11.645 2 46.068 2 46.068 46.068
Austin Hill 6 4 Running 3 33.130 2 13.261 3 46.391 3 45.957 46.657
Justin Allgaier 18 3 Running 4 33.402 9 14.522 5 47.924 4 42.083 51.020
Riley Herbst 11 21 Running 1 33.677 11 14.441 4 48.118 5 48.118 48.118
Josh Williams 7 23 Running 2 33.842 16 14.555 6 48.397 6 43.112 53.681
Sammy Smith 28 6 Running 4 33.815 15 14.809 7 48.624 7 47.742 50.098
Ryan Truex 12 1 Running 4 33.340 7 15.405 10 48.745 8 47.611 50.355
John Hunter Nemechek 22 5 Running 4 33.192 3 15.566 12 48.758 9 47.327 49.654
Daniel Hemric 16 10 Running 4 33.393 8 15.397 9 48.790 10 48.180 49.280
Chandler Smith 10 13 Running 4 33.336 6 15.515 11 48.851 11 48.069 49.672
Brandon Jones 8 8 Running 3 33.858 17 15.602 13 49.460 12 49.050 49.980
Josh Berry 19 2 Running 3 33.782 14 15.896 15 49.678 13 48.079 51.082
Chad Chastain 34 32 Running 2 34.942 31 14.881 8 49.822 14 44.265 55.379
Jeb Burton 4 18 Running 4 33.917 20 15.941 16 49.858 15 42.815 53.025
Cole Custer 2 7 Running 3 33.335 5 16.616 18 49.952 16 49.339 51.023
Derek Kraus 13 20 Running 4 33.907 19 16.059 17 49.966 17 47.936 51.902
Sheldon Creed 3 11 Running 2 33.127 1 17.047 20 50.174 18 47.565 52.782
Sam Mayer 24 9 Running 4 33.868 18 16.651 19 50.519 19 48.949 53.846
Corey Heim 36 35 Engine 3 33.480 10 17.369 22 50.849 20 49.715 51.665
Ryan Ellis 29 25 Running 3 35.015 32 15.838 14 50.853 21 44.780 53.993
Parker Retzlaff 5 17 Running 2 34.547 28 17.075 21 51.621 22 50.227 53.015
Jeffrey Earnhardt 33 37 Engine 1 33.752 12 18.214 24 51.966 23 51.966 51.966
Kaz Grala 26 12 Running 2 34.014 22 18.090 23 52.104 24 50.209 53.998
Brett Moffitt 14 15 Running 4 34.014 23 18.340 25 52.354 25 50.218 54.780
Parker Kligerman 1 38 Accident 2 33.922 21 18.555 26 52.477 26 50.124 54.829
Stefan Parsons 38 28 Running 2 33.776 13 18.936 28 52.712 27 52.357 53.067
Jeremy Clements 15 19 Running 3 34.098 25 18.628 27 52.726 28 51.092 53.991
Kyle Weatherman 35 14 Running 3 34.088 24 19.721 30 53.809 29 53.218 54.737
Ryan Sieg 20 16 Running 3 33.287 4 20.610 34 53.897 30 53.426 54.507
Timmy Hill 37 30 Running 1 34.603 29 19.453 29 54.056 31 54.056 54.056
Brennan Poole 9 24 Running 1 34.664 30 20.219 32 54.883 32 54.883 54.883
Patrick Emerling 32 33 Running 2 35.827 35 19.848 31 55.675 33 55.178 56.172
Gray Gaulding 17 27 Running 2 35.683 33 20.387 33 56.069 34 55.853 56.285
Joe Graf Jr 21 22 Running 1 35.821 34 20.750 35 56.571 35 56.571 56.571

Pit Stop Detailed Report

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

A-Game 200 at Dover Motor Speedway Pit Stop Detail
DRIVER LDR LAP DRV LAP DRV TIME CREW TIME TOT TIME TYPE
Timmy Hill 21 21 34.603 19.453 54.056 4-wheel change
Ryan Truex 48 48 33.299 14.312 47.611 4-wheel change
Ryan Truex 93 93 33.308 15.145 48.453 4-wheel change
Ryan Truex 20 20 33.513 15.048 48.561 4-wheel change
Ryan Truex 167 167 33.239 17.116 50.355 4-wheel change
Justin Allgaier 48 48 33.741 8.342 42.083 Right-sides only
Justin Allgaier 167 167 33.101 15.115 48.216 4-wheel change
Justin Allgaier 93 93 33.395 16.980 50.375 4-wheel change
Justin Allgaier 20 20 33.369 17.651 51.020 4-wheel change
Parker Kligerman 20 20 33.596 16.528 50.124 4-wheel change
Parker Kligerman 48 48 34.248 20.581 54.829 4-wheel change
Brett Moffitt 20 20 33.503 16.715 50.218 4-wheel change
Brett Moffitt 183 182 34.106 16.549 50.655 4-wheel change
Brett Moffitt 48 48 34.182 19.582 53.764 4-wheel change
Brett Moffitt 93 93 34.265 20.515 54.780 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 186 185 33.739 9.076 42.815 Right-sides only
Jeb Burton 93 93 34.267 17.191 51.458 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 48 48 33.458 18.677 52.135 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 20 20 34.204 18.821 53.025 4-wheel change
Jeffrey Earnhardt 93 93 33.752 18.214 51.966 4-wheel change
Ryan Ellis 182 179 35.070 9.710 44.780 Right-sides only
Ryan Ellis 17 16 34.666 19.119 53.785 4-wheel change
Ryan Ellis 103 101 35.309 18.684 53.993 4-wheel change
Gray Gaulding 20 20 35.700 20.153 55.853 4-wheel change
Gray Gaulding 168 165 35.665 20.620 56.285 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 93 93 33.172 20.254 53.426 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 164 162 33.138 20.619 53.757 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 20 20 33.551 20.956 54.507 4-wheel change
Kyle Weatherman 20 20 34.534 18.684 53.218 4-wheel change
Kyle Weatherman 167 166 33.686 19.786 53.472 4-wheel change
Kyle Weatherman 93 93 34.044 20.693 54.737 4-wheel change
Daniel Hemric 93 93 33.436 14.744 48.180 4-wheel change
Daniel Hemric 171 170 33.225 15.381 48.606 4-wheel change
Daniel Hemric 48 48 33.479 15.613 49.092 4-wheel change
Daniel Hemric 20 20 33.432 15.848 49.280 4-wheel change
Brennan Poole 167 165 34.664 20.219 54.883 4-wheel change
Cole Custer 93 93 33.089 16.250 49.339 4-wheel change
Cole Custer 172 172 33.376 16.117 49.493 4-wheel change
Cole Custer 48 48 33.541 17.482 51.023 4-wheel change
Garrett Smithley 196 192 34.423 11.645 46.068 Right-sides only
John Hunter Nemechek 20 20 33.279 14.048 47.327 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 48 48 33.243 15.718 48.961 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 162 161 33.042 16.049 49.091 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 93 93 33.204 16.450 49.654 4-wheel change
Kaz Grala 165 164 33.686 16.523 50.209 4-wheel change
Kaz Grala 93 93 34.341 19.657 53.998 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 93 93 32.932 13.025 45.957 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 48 48 33.215 13.345 46.560 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 168 168 33.244 13.413 46.657 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 48 48 33.771 15.279 49.050 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 93 93 34.006 15.344 49.350 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 168 168 33.797 16.183 49.980 4-wheel change
Jeremy Clements 150 148 34.277 16.815 51.092 4-wheel change
Jeremy Clements 6 6 33.675 19.419 53.094 4-wheel change
Jeremy Clements 48 48 34.342 19.649 53.991 4-wheel change
Joe Graf Jr 48 48 35.821 20.750 56.571 4-wheel change
Josh Williams 176 174 33.836 9.276 43.112 Right-sides only
Josh Williams 93 93 33.847 19.834 53.681 4-wheel change
Riley Herbst 93 93 33.677 14.441 48.118 4-wheel change
Patrick Emerling 95 94 36.095 19.083 55.178 4-wheel change
Patrick Emerling 94 93 35.559 20.613 56.172 4-wheel change
Stefan Parsons 178 174 33.805 18.552 52.357 4-wheel change
Stefan Parsons 49 49 33.747 19.320 53.067 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 93 93 33.053 14.512 47.565 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 48 48 33.200 19.582 52.782 4-wheel change
Josh Berry 165 164 33.731 14.348 48.079 4-wheel change
Josh Berry 93 93 33.783 16.091 49.874 4-wheel change
Josh Berry 48 48 33.832 17.250 51.082 4-wheel change
Kyle Sieg 182 178 34.272 9.176 43.448 Right-sides only
Sam Mayer 93 93 33.525 15.424 48.949 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 48 48 33.750 15.279 49.029 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 167 166 33.702 16.549 50.251 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 20 20 34.494 19.352 53.846 4-wheel change
Derek Kraus 173 172 32.988 14.948 47.936 4-wheel change
Derek Kraus 48 48 34.016 15.479 49.495 4-wheel change
Derek Kraus 93 93 34.474 16.058 50.532 4-wheel change
Derek Kraus 20 20 34.151 17.751 51.902 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 48 48 33.452 14.617 48.069 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 93 93 33.447 15.177 48.624 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 180 179 33.042 15.997 49.039 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 20 20 33.404 16.268 49.672 4-wheel change
Corey Heim 93 93 33.636 16.079 49.715 4-wheel change
Corey Heim 48 48 33.654 17.514 51.168 4-wheel change
Corey Heim 164 162 33.150 18.515 51.665 4-wheel change
Chad Chastain 176 171 34.656 9.609 44.265 Right-sides only
Chad Chastain 49 48 35.227 20.152 55.379 4-wheel change
Parker Retzlaff 174 173 33.913 16.314 50.227 4-wheel change
Parker Retzlaff 93 93 35.180 17.835 53.015 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 163 162 33.262 14.480 47.742 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 48 48 34.034 13.779 47.813 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 93 93 33.647 15.197 48.844 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 20 20 34.317 15.781 50.098 4-wheel change