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Ambetter Health 200

Saturday, July 15th, 2023

New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH

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John Hunter Nemechek grabs first back-to-back victory of his career in Ambetter Health 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the NASCAR Xfinity Series

John Hunter Nemechek completed the first back-to-back victory effort of his career convincingly winning Saturday’s Ambetter Health 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to answer a big victory last week at Atlanta Motor Speedway too.

Nemechek held off rookie Chandler Smith by .424-second on an overtime restart, leading a race best 137 laps in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and becoming the winningest driver in the series this season with four victories – upping his career total to six. The 26-year old second-generation NASCAR star Nemechek now leads the championship run by 33-points over Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Hill, a three-time race winner in 2023 and the third place finisher on Saturday.

“They’ve had dominant JGR Supras the last couple years and I had to hold up my end of the bargain,’’ said a smiling Nemechek, who at one point led the field by more than 4-seconds.

“It’s nerve-wracking for sure [the final restart], so I’m so proud of this No. 20 team and everybody at Joe Gibbs Racing,’’ Nemechek added, “I think our first clean race of the year and hats off to all our guys.

“I love coming up here and shout out to a driver who is one of the masters up here,’’ he said with a smile, conceding “The Master” was tomorrow’s NASCAR Cup Series polesitter and JGR teammate Christopher Bell.

“I was a little worried there with the last restarts. We kept getting really good launches and were able to clear them but I didn’t know who was saving what. I was trying to save for Cole [Custer], he really pushed us there.”

The runner-up finisher Smith, who earned his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series pole position on Friday for this race, led only the first lap but stayed in contention and kept the front pack honest throughout the day. Unfortunately for the 21-year old Kaulig Racing driver, there was a malfunction with his cool suit on the steamy summer New England afternoon and he was treated with IVs at the care center following the race, but reported in good shape overall.

The race on the 1.058-mile oval included 10 caution periods – the last forcing an overtime finish. Nemechek had just rolled under the white flag – signaling the last lap – when a pair of his closest challengers on the day – Cole Custer and Sheldon Creed – crashed behind him dueling for third place. The incident ended the race. 

Stewart-Haas Racing’s Custer – the youngest winner in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series history when he won at New Hampshire in 2014 at the age of 16 – collided with RCR driver Creed while vying for third place. Custer, a two-time winner this season, had run among the Top-3 for much of the race. Creed is still racing for his first victory of the season.

Behind Nemechek, Smith and Hill, Kaulig Racing’s Daniel Hemric and JGR rookie driver Sammy Smith rounded out the Top-5. Smith earned his first career Stage win, taking the Stage 2 flag and leading 18 laps on the day.

JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier finished sixth after leading 27 laps early in the race and winning Stage 1; tying him with Nemechek for most stage wins (five) on the season. 

Jeb Burton, who won earlier in the season at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway finished seventh, followed by Josh Williams, the owner-driver collecting the 11th Top-10 finish of his career and the first back-to-back Top-10s of the season. Brett Moffitt and Mason Massey rounded out the New Hampshire Top-10. It marked Massey’s first Top-10 of 2023 as well.

Parker Kligerman, a New Englander and fan favorite, was collected in a 12-car accident during a restart only 71 laps into the event and had to settle for a 31st place finish. He came into the race ranked 13th, only six points out of 12th with the Top-12 ranked drivers becoming Playoff eligible. And despite being in the multi-car accident, the race claimed enough caution casualties that Kligerman leaves his “hometown” track now ranked 12th – 16 points up on 13th place Burton.

As for Nemechek, he is currently riding a massive streak of career accomplishment.

“Now it’s time to keep clicking off these victories,’’ Nemechek said.

  • Drivers Entered: 39 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Laps Actual: 206 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 38 Minutes 40 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 82.417
  • Cautions: 10 for 60 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,377 (9.4 passes per green flag lap)
Sam Mayer and John Hunter Nemechek pit
Loudon, New Hampshire - July 15, 2023 : Sam Mayer, driver of the #1 Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, and John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the #20 Persil Toyota, pit during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ambetter Health 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
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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.

DRIVER ST FIN # STOPS AVG DRV TIME DRV RNK AVG CREW TIME CREW RANK AVG TOT TIME TOT RNK FASTEST STOP SLOWEST STOP
Kyle Weatherman 23 27 1 27.096 23 11.145 1 38.241 1 38.241 38.241
Riley Herbst 14 20 3 26.124 16 12.282 2 38.406 2 34.801 40.521
Austin Hill 8 3 3 25.731 5 14.335 3 40.067 3 39.166 41.631
Sheldon Creed 17 21 2 25.403 2 15.164 7 40.567 4 40.134 41.000
Sam Mayer 10 18 3 25.860 11 14.802 4 40.662 5 34.628 43.876
John Hunter Nemechek 2 1 3 25.783 7 14.880 5 40.664 6 40.417 41.097
Sammy Smith 7 5 3 26.123 15 15.071 6 41.193 7 40.257 42.001
Josh Berry 3 17 3 25.838 9 15.437 8 41.275 8 39.994 42.321
Chandler Smith 1 2 3 25.354 1 16.137 10 41.491 9 40.635 42.381
Jeremy Clements 16 15 1 25.731 4 16.149 11 41.880 10 41.880 41.880
Daniel Hemric 11 4 3 25.713 3 16.505 14 42.219 11 41.235 42.856
Cole Custer 6 22 3 25.797 8 16.427 13 42.224 12 41.307 42.797
Kaz Grala 38 13 3 26.293 18 16.113 9 42.406 13 41.544 43.236
Brandon Jones 5 11 4 25.774 6 16.725 16 42.499 14 40.890 44.934
Parker Kligerman 15 32 1 25.937 12 16.583 15 42.520 15 42.520 42.520
Justin Allgaier 4 6 1 27.113 25 16.216 12 43.329 16 43.329 43.329
Austin Dillon 9 16 2 26.039 14 17.634 19 43.673 17 41.877 45.469
Parker Retzlaff 13 31 2 25.840 10 18.202 22 44.042 18 42.939 45.144
Jeb Burton 20 7 2 26.272 17 17.967 20 44.239 19 44.042 44.435
Joe Graf Jr 19 29 2 26.944 20 17.400 17 44.344 20 43.568 45.119
Brett Moffitt 12 9 3 25.966 13 18.696 23 44.662 21 43.091 45.853
Ryan Sieg 37 33 1 27.227 27 17.617 18 44.844 22 44.844 44.844
Connor Mosack 25 26 2 26.998 21 18.089 21 45.086 23 44.683 45.489
Mason Massey 33 10 2 26.770 19 19.152 24 45.922 24 45.510 46.334
Patrick Emerling 28 14 2 27.103 24 19.336 25 46.438 25 46.322 46.554
Ryan Ellis 29 19 2 27.166 26 19.721 26 46.887 26 45.394 48.379
Josh Williams 22 8 1 27.070 22 19.886 27 46.956 27 46.956 46.956
Blaine Perkins 32 25 3 27.872 29 19.997 28 47.869 28 46.916 49.145
Kyle Sieg 26 23 1 27.669 28 20.320 29 47.989 29 47.989 47.989

Pit Stop Detailed Report

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

DRIVER LDR LAP DRV LAP DRV TIME CREW TIME TOT TIME TYPE
Austin Dillon 45 45 26.228 15.649 41.877 4-wheel change
Austin Dillon 162 162 25.850 19.619 45.469 4-wheel change
Justin Allgaier 162 162 27.113 16.216 43.329 4-wheel change
Parker Kligerman 45 45 25.937 16.583 42.520 4-wheel change
Brett Moffitt 149 148 25.907 17.184 43.091 4-wheel change
Brett Moffitt 85 85 26.058 18.983 45.041 4-wheel change
Brett Moffitt 45 45 25.933 19.920 45.853 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 151 150 26.059 17.983 44.042 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 85 85 26.484 17.951 44.435 4-wheel change
Ryan Ellis 156 155 26.609 18.785 45.394 4-wheel change
Ryan Ellis 93 92 27.723 20.656 48.379 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 46 45 27.227 17.617 44.844 4-wheel change
Kyle Weatherman 153 150 27.096 11.145 38.241 Right-sides only
Daniel Hemric 45 45 25.620 15.615 41.235 4-wheel change
Daniel Hemric 85 85 25.948 16.617 42.565 4-wheel change
Daniel Hemric 154 153 25.572 17.284 42.856 4-wheel change
Cole Custer 149 149 25.860 15.447 41.307 4-wheel change
Cole Custer 85 85 25.550 17.017 42.567 4-wheel change
Cole Custer 45 45 25.980 16.817 42.797 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 149 149 25.937 14.480 40.417 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 85 85 25.798 14.679 40.477 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 45 45 25.615 15.482 41.097 4-wheel change
Kaz Grala 192 192 26.536 15.008 41.544 4-wheel change
Kaz Grala 150 149 26.121 16.316 42.437 4-wheel change
Kaz Grala 85 85 26.222 17.014 43.236 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 45 45 25.519 13.647 39.166 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 150 149 25.757 13.646 39.403 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 85 85 25.918 15.713 41.631 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 45 45 25.575 15.315 40.890 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 192 192 25.791 15.715 41.506 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 149 148 25.714 16.951 42.665 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 77 77 26.016 18.918 44.934 4-wheel change
Jeremy Clements 45 45 25.731 16.149 41.880 4-wheel change
Joe Graf Jr 77 77 27.119 16.449 43.568 4-wheel change
Joe Graf Jr 45 45 26.768 18.351 45.119 4-wheel change
Josh Williams 162 162 27.070 19.886 46.956 4-wheel change
Riley Herbst 187 186 26.282 8.519 34.801 Right-sides only
Riley Herbst 45 45 26.049 13.847 39.896 4-wheel change
Riley Herbst 85 85 26.040 14.481 40.521 4-wheel change
Mason Massey 104 103 26.558 18.952 45.510 4-wheel change
Mason Massey 162 162 26.982 19.352 46.334 4-wheel change
Patrick Emerling 93 92 27.103 19.219 46.322 4-wheel change
Patrick Emerling 193 192 27.102 19.452 46.554 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 146 145 25.421 14.713 40.134 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 77 77 25.385 15.615 41.000 4-wheel change
Josh Berry 85 85 25.446 14.548 39.994 4-wheel change
Josh Berry 45 45 25.927 15.582 41.509 4-wheel change
Josh Berry 148 147 26.140 16.181 42.321 4-wheel change
Blaine Perkins 150 148 27.397 19.519 46.916 4-wheel change
Blaine Perkins 46 46 27.659 19.887 47.546 4-wheel change
Blaine Perkins 75 74 28.559 20.586 49.145 4-wheel change
Kyle Sieg 193 191 27.669 20.320 47.989 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 151 150 25.654 8.974 34.628 Right-sides only
Sam Mayer 45 45 25.866 17.617 43.483 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 85 85 26.061 17.815 43.876 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 45 45 25.287 15.348 40.635 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 85 85 25.244 16.213 41.457 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 151 151 25.531 16.850 42.381 4-wheel change
Parker Retzlaff 153 152 25.722 17.217 42.939 4-wheel change
Parker Retzlaff 45 45 25.958 19.186 45.144 4-wheel change
Connor Mosack 46 45 27.278 17.405 44.683 4-wheel change
Connor Mosack 184 182 26.717 18.772 45.489 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 147 146 25.875 14.382 40.257 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 77 77 26.341 14.981 41.322 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 45 45 26.152 15.849 42.001 4-wheel change