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The 2023 Xfinity Series Championship NASCAR XFINITY Series pit stop performance data highlights the fastest pit stops, team efficiency, and crew performance from Phoenix Raceway.

Xfinity Series Championship

Saturday, November 4th, 2023

Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, AZ

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  • 9 Ford
  • 26 Chevrolet
  • 5 Toyota

  • Phoenix Raceway
  • NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship
  • Pole Winner: Sammy Smith
  • Age: 19
  • Team : No. 18 - Pilot Flying J Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Jeff Meendering
  • Sammy Smith won the Pole Award for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship with a lap of 27.153 seconds, 132.582 mph.
  • This is his second pole in 42 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his second pole and 21st top-10 start in 2023.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Phoenix Raceway.
  • Austin Hill (second) posted his 24th top-10 start of 2023 and his second in four races at Phoenix Raceway.
  • John Hunter Nemechek (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 27th in 33 races this season.
  • Sammy Smith (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Saturday, November 4th, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Cole Custer claims NASCAR Xfinity title after electrifying overtime restart

After an overtime restart that saw title contenders engage in a breathtaking three-wide battle down the backstretch, Cole Custer deftly negotiated a tightly bunched pack of cars to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship race and the series title on Saturday at Phoenix Raceway.

The victory was the third of the season for Custer, who returned to full-time Xfinity Series racing this year after a lackluster three-year stint in the NASCAR Cup Series that produced a single victory.

But Custer proved his mettle after slipping from first to third in the running order moments after the final restart. Championship 4 driver John Hunter Nemechek held a fleeting lead but couldn’t turn his No. 20 Toyota in Turn 1 and lost the top spot to title contender Just Allgaier.

Custer steered his No. 00 Stewart Haas Racing Ford to the inside of Allgaier’s Chevrolet as the three championship hopefuls raced side-by-side down the backstretch before Custer emerged with the lead. A lap later, Custer crossed the finish line 0.601 seconds ahead of charging Sheldon Creed and another 0.007 seconds ahead of Allgaier to win for the first time at Phoenix and the 13th time in his career.

“I thought it was over,” said Custer, who had two previous runner-up finishes in the series standings. “I mean, went from first to third, and I was able to shift the car all night. And Doug Yates horsepower worked out, pulled me off the corner. I can't believe we won that thing after going back to third on that restart.

“Man, I can't say enough about these guys (his Stewart Haas team). We started the year off and it was a struggle, and we had to kind of dig deep with each other, really talk about how to get better and to see how much this group has grown through the year.

“I've been waiting to hear (congratulations from Xfinity Series director) Wayne (Auton) on the radio for a few times now, so I'm pumped.”

Allgaier spun underneath Nemechek on Lap 3 and worked his way back to the front from 38th in the running order, but Custer had the superior car on short runs and proved it after the final restart.

“I don't know if I'll get another shot at it again next year,” said the 37-year-old Allgaier. “We at least will have a shot at it, but I don't know if we'll make it. But so proud of the effort of this team and what we were able to accomplish. The restart was fantastic. I thought we did everything right.

“The 20 (Nemechek) kind of missed the bottom and drove all the way up, and honestly, I was afraid I was going to run into the back of him. When I tried to turn back down the hill, it just was enough to let the 00 (Custer) get back to my inside and ultimately getting down into Turn 3...

“I don't know, I'm going to replay this one back in my head a couple times. I drove in there pretty deep and just kind of washed up. The 00 had the turning car all night, and we were just a little bit too free.”

Riley Herbst ran fourth on Saturday, followed by title contender Sam Mayer. Nemechek, a series-best seven-time winner this season, suffered a flat tire after the final restart, slammed the outside wall and finished 28th.

“Drove in, and it didn't turn,” Nemechek said of Turn 1 after the final restart. “I don't know if we had a right front (tire) start going down or what exactly it was, but just drove in and didn't turn.

“Toyota GR Supra was really fast, but drive down, it doesn't turn, it's not a very good thing. Then once we got pinched in the fence there off of (Turn) 2, it kind of hurt the right sides even more. I think we had a right rear start going down, as well.

“It sucks to end up where we finished. Had a really strong effort all day. Proud of this whole 20 crew. Proud of this whole group. Just sucks to end our season this way, but overall, a really successful season for this 20 team, Joe Gibbs Racing. Was proud to be behind the wheel of this 20 car all year, and seven wins is a lot to be proud of.”

In a race that produced eight cautions for a total of 46 laps, Custer led 96 of 202 laps to 66 for Nemechek.

Josh Berry, Austin Hill, Chandler Smith, pole winner Sammy Smith and Kaz Grala completed the top 10.

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Laps Actual: 202 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.601 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 13 Minutes 53 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 90.527
  • Cautions: 8 for 46 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,696 (10.9 passes per green flag lap)

  • Phoenix Raceway
  • NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship
  • Race Winner: Cole Custer
  • Age: 25
  • Team : No. 00 - Haas Automation Ford
  • Owner: Stewart Haas Racing
  • Crew Chief: Jonathan Toney
  • Cole Custer won the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship race, his 13th victory in 143 Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his third victory and 21st top-10 finish in 2023.
  • This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in eight races at Phoenix Raceway.
  • Sheldon Creed (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in five races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 15th top-10 finish in 2023.
  • Justin Allgaier (third) posted his 18th top-10 finish in 27 races at Phoenix Raceway.
  • Chandler Smith (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Cole Custer wins the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship.
  • Sammy Smith has won the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors.
  • Chevrolet has won the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Manufacturer's Championship.
  • Driver Champion: Cole Custer
  • Team: No. 00 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
  • Cole Custer has won his first NASCAR Xfinity Series championship; his previous best finish in the final series standings was runner-up (twice) in 2018 and 2019.
  • Custer has become the 33rd different driver to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship.
  • Custer has won the season finale at Phoenix Raceway to claim the NASCAR Xfinity Series title.
  • Custer made 33 starts this season, posting three wins, 14 top fives, 21 top 10s and six poles.
  • In the Playoffs this season, Custer has posted one win, four top fives, five top 10s and two poles in seven starts.
  • In total, Custer has made 143 starts in the Xfinity Series career, putting up 13 wins, 55 top fives, 96 top 10s and 18 poles.
  • Custer, from Ladera Ranch, California has become the third NASCAR Xfinity Series champion from the state of California; joining Kevin Harvick (Bakersfield, 2001 and 2006) and Tyler Reddick (Corning, 2018 and 2019).
  • Owner Champion: Tony Stewart & Gene Haas, Stewart-Haas Racing
  • This is Stewart-Haas Racing’s first NASCAR Xfinity Series driver championship (2023).
  • This is Stewart-Haas Racing’s second owner championship (2018, 2023).
  • Stewart-Haas Racing is the 20th different organization to win a driver championship in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (2023), and one of 18 different organizations to win an owners championship (2018, 2023).
  • Stewart-Haas Racing has 22 wins in the NASCAR Xfinity Series among three drivers – Cole Custer (11 wins), Chase Briscoe (nine wins) and Riley Herbst (one win).
  • Stewart-Haas Racing began its NASCAR Xfinity Series program in 2017 at Daytona International Speedway with driver Cole Custer.
  • Crew Chief Champion: Jonathan Toney
  • This is Jonathan Toney’s first career NASCAR Xfinity Series championship in his first full season of competition in the series.
  • Toney is the 31st different crew chief to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.
  • Toney has won three times in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, all with Cole Custer.
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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
Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway 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
John Hunter Nemechek 3 28 Running 4 36.524 6 14.706 2 51.230 1 50.810 51.983
Daniel Hemric 12 21 Running 5 36.409 5 14.895 3 51.303 2 44.267 56.093
Cole Custer 7 1 Running 4 36.402 3 14.940 4 51.342 3 50.926 51.830
Austin Hill 2 7 Running 4 36.843 9 14.539 1 51.382 4 50.418 52.732
Sam Mayer 16 5 Running 4 36.576 7 15.155 6 51.731 5 51.308 52.189
Chandler Smith 6 8 Running 4 36.338 2 15.581 7 51.920 6 50.802 53.502
Justin Allgaier 8 3 Running 4 36.402 4 15.666 8 52.068 7 51.001 54.662
Sheldon Creed 5 2 Running 4 37.142 14 14.948 5 52.090 8 50.278 56.101
Brandon Jones 20 11 Running 4 36.257 1 16.374 13 52.631 9 51.981 53.299
Sammy Smith 1 9 Running 3 37.152 16 15.737 9 52.889 10 52.398 53.740
Josh Berry 15 6 Running 4 36.801 8 16.091 10 52.892 11 51.700 54.562
Rajah Caruth 13 14 Running 3 37.151 15 16.235 12 53.386 12 53.293 53.549
Riley Herbst 9 4 Running 4 37.132 13 17.009 15 54.141 13 51.387 57.424
Kaz Grala 24 10 Running 4 38.075 24 16.091 11 54.167 14 53.203 55.195
Ryan Sieg 11 18 Running 3 36.881 10 17.394 16 54.274 15 53.154 56.404
Jeb Burton 18 12 Running 4 37.505 21 16.884 14 54.389 16 54.203 54.690
Parker Kligerman 30 16 Running 4 37.049 12 17.583 18 54.632 17 53.988 55.041
Myatt Snider 4 22 Running 3 37.287 17 17.615 20 54.902 18 52.776 56.743
Connor Mosack 10 34 Accident 3 37.317 18 17.606 19 54.923 19 53.796 56.232
Kyle Weatherman 21 17 Running 2 37.482 19 17.551 17 55.033 20 53.886 56.180
Brett Moffitt 19 15 Running 4 37.025 11 18.315 24 55.340 21 54.963 55.614
Jeremy Clements 25 20 Running 2 37.490 20 17.852 22 55.342 22 54.078 56.605
Derek Kraus 23 37 Accident 1 37.855 22 17.850 21 55.705 23 55.705 55.705
Parker Retzlaff 14 13 Running 2 38.649 26 17.968 23 56.616 24 55.098 58.134
Josh Williams 26 25 Running 2 39.146 29 18.602 26 57.748 25 57.574 57.921
Jeffrey Earnhardt 34 23 Running 2 38.021 23 19.853 32 57.874 26 57.808 57.940
Anthony Alfredo 38 24 Running 4 38.783 27 19.144 27 57.928 27 55.594 59.590
Ryan Ellis 27 26 Running 4 39.846 31 18.390 25 58.236 28 56.820 60.548
Blaine Perkins 32 32 Running 3 38.588 25 19.706 29 58.294 29 57.645 58.673
JJ Yeley 35 36 Accident 1 38.838 28 20.322 33 59.160 30 59.160 59.160
Brennan Poole 29 29 Running 1 39.290 30 20.687 34 59.977 31 59.977 59.977
Joe Graf Jr 37 31 Running 2 40.827 32 19.801 30 60.628 32 59.232 62.023
Joey Gase 28 27 Running 1 41.648 33 19.252 28 60.900 33 60.900 60.900
Dawson Cram 17 19 Running 1 43.492 34 19.852 31 63.344 34 63.344 63.344

Pit Stop Detailed Report

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

Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway Pit Stop Detail
DRIVER LDR LAP DRV LAP DRV TIME CREW TIME TOT TIME TYPE
JJ Yeley 47 47 38.838 20.322 59.160 4-wheel change
Justin Allgaier 47 47 36.253 14.748 51.001 4-wheel change
Justin Allgaier 138 138 36.529 14.748 51.277 4-wheel change
Justin Allgaier 183 183 36.416 14.915 51.331 4-wheel change
Justin Allgaier 90 90 36.410 18.252 54.662 4-wheel change
Parker Kligerman 47 47 37.807 16.181 53.988 4-wheel change
Parker Kligerman 183 183 36.628 17.918 54.546 4-wheel change
Parker Kligerman 90 90 36.938 18.014 54.952 4-wheel change
Parker Kligerman 138 138 36.823 18.218 55.041 4-wheel change
Brett Moffitt 183 183 37.225 17.738 54.963 4-wheel change
Brett Moffitt 47 47 37.310 17.917 55.227 4-wheel change
Brett Moffitt 90 90 36.804 18.752 55.556 4-wheel change
Brett Moffitt 138 138 36.761 18.853 55.614 4-wheel change
Joey Gase 139 139 41.648 19.252 60.900 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 138 138 37.386 16.817 54.203 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 47 47 37.931 16.382 54.313 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 183 183 37.668 16.683 54.351 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 90 90 37.035 17.655 54.690 4-wheel change
Jeffrey Earnhardt 183 183 38.222 19.586 57.808 4-wheel change
Jeffrey Earnhardt 138 138 37.820 20.120 57.940 4-wheel change
Ryan Ellis 183 183 38.735 18.085 56.820 4-wheel change
Ryan Ellis 138 138 38.807 18.539 57.346 4-wheel change
Ryan Ellis 90 90 39.976 18.252 58.228 4-wheel change
Ryan Ellis 47 47 41.864 18.684 60.548 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 183 183 36.704 16.450 53.154 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 138 138 36.548 16.717 53.265 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 90 90 37.390 19.014 56.404 4-wheel change
Kyle Weatherman 183 183 37.336 16.550 53.886 4-wheel change
Kyle Weatherman 138 138 37.628 18.552 56.180 4-wheel change
Daniel Hemric 183 183 36.559 7.708 44.267 Right-sides only
Daniel Hemric 138 138 36.228 14.980 51.208 4-wheel change
Daniel Hemric 91 90 36.192 16.083 52.275 4-wheel change
Daniel Hemric 106 106 36.524 16.149 52.673 4-wheel change
Daniel Hemric 197 197 36.540 19.553 56.093 4-wheel change
Brennan Poole 184 184 39.290 20.687 59.977 4-wheel change
Cole Custer 183 183 36.178 14.748 50.926 4-wheel change
Cole Custer 138 138 36.255 14.949 51.204 4-wheel change
Cole Custer 90 90 36.592 14.815 51.407 4-wheel change
Cole Custer 47 47 36.582 15.248 51.830 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 138 138 36.228 14.582 50.810 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 47 47 36.796 14.080 50.876 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 183 183 36.469 14.781 51.250 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 90 90 36.601 15.382 51.983 4-wheel change
Kaz Grala 90 90 38.289 14.914 53.203 4-wheel change
Kaz Grala 183 183 37.743 15.816 53.559 4-wheel change
Kaz Grala 47 47 38.725 15.984 54.709 4-wheel change
Kaz Grala 138 138 37.544 17.651 55.195 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 183 183 36.905 13.513 50.418 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 138 138 36.477 14.615 51.092 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 90 90 37.009 14.276 51.285 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 47 47 36.982 15.750 52.732 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 90 90 36.103 15.878 51.981 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 138 138 36.095 16.050 52.145 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 47 47 36.015 17.085 53.100 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 183 183 36.816 16.483 53.299 4-wheel change
Jeremy Clements 138 138 37.194 16.884 54.078 4-wheel change
Jeremy Clements 183 183 37.786 18.819 56.605 4-wheel change
Joe Graf Jr 197 195 39.746 19.486 59.232 4-wheel change
Joe Graf Jr 48 47 41.907 20.116 62.023 4-wheel change
Josh Williams 138 138 38.822 18.752 57.574 4-wheel change
Josh Williams 47 47 39.470 18.451 57.921 4-wheel change
Myatt Snider 47 47 36.729 16.047 52.776 4-wheel change
Myatt Snider 90 90 36.540 18.647 55.187 4-wheel change
Myatt Snider 197 197 38.592 18.151 56.743 4-wheel change
Riley Herbst 138 138 36.493 14.894 51.387 4-wheel change
Riley Herbst 183 183 36.551 14.881 51.432 4-wheel change
Riley Herbst 90 90 37.574 18.748 56.322 4-wheel change
Riley Herbst 47 47 37.910 19.514 57.424 4-wheel change
Anthony Alfredo 183 183 37.776 17.818 55.594 4-wheel change
Anthony Alfredo 138 138 38.106 19.520 57.626 4-wheel change
Anthony Alfredo 90 90 38.780 20.120 58.900 4-wheel change
Anthony Alfredo 47 47 40.471 19.119 59.590 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 90 90 36.198 14.080 50.278 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 138 138 36.529 14.114 50.643 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 183 183 36.823 14.514 51.337 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 47 47 39.018 17.083 56.101 4-wheel change
Josh Berry 183 183 36.452 15.248 51.700 4-wheel change
Josh Berry 138 138 36.597 15.116 51.713 4-wheel change
Josh Berry 90 90 36.742 16.850 53.592 4-wheel change
Josh Berry 47 47 37.412 17.150 54.562 4-wheel change
Blaine Perkins 48 47 38.841 18.804 57.645 4-wheel change
Blaine Perkins 91 89 37.997 20.567 58.564 4-wheel change
Blaine Perkins 139 137 38.926 19.747 58.673 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 183 183 36.593 14.715 51.308 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 138 138 35.814 15.886 51.700 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 90 90 37.024 14.702 51.726 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 47 47 36.874 15.315 52.189 4-wheel change
Dawson Cram 47 47 43.492 19.852 63.344 4-wheel change
Derek Kraus 47 47 37.855 17.850 55.705 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 183 183 36.388 14.414 50.802 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 138 138 36.368 14.915 51.283 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 90 90 36.312 15.779 52.091 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 47 47 36.285 17.217 53.502 4-wheel change
Parker Retzlaff 183 183 38.315 16.783 55.098 4-wheel change
Parker Retzlaff 47 47 38.982 19.152 58.134 4-wheel change
Rajah Caruth 183 183 37.177 16.116 53.293 4-wheel change
Rajah Caruth 138 138 37.167 16.150 53.317 4-wheel change
Rajah Caruth 47 47 37.110 16.439 53.549 4-wheel change
Connor Mosack 138 138 37.133 16.663 53.796 4-wheel change
Connor Mosack 47 47 37.389 17.351 54.740 4-wheel change
Connor Mosack 90 90 37.429 18.803 56.232 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 183 183 37.283 15.115 52.398 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 47 47 36.983 15.547 52.530 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 138 138 37.190 16.550 53.740 4-wheel change