JR Motorsports driver Justin Allgaier became the first driver to advance to the Round of 8 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff season when he took the checkered flag at Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday (September 15).
In the exciting Bristol race, Allgaier took the lead on lap 288 of the 300 and held off the rest of the field to cross the start/finish line in P1.
With the victory in the Food City 300, the #7 Chevrolet driver earned 59 points and secured second position in the standings with 2,085 points, three wins and twelve top-five finishes.
After finishing P3 at Bristol Motor Speedway, John Hunter Nemechek held the top spot on the points log, with 2,095 points, six wins and 14 top-five finishes.
Cole Custer, who started on pole, was unable to capitalize on the advantage and finished P4 in the race. He achieved 52 points and is currently third on the points table with 2069 points.
NASCAR Xfinity Series driver standings after Food City 300
Here is the updated list of NASCAR drivers in the Xfinity Series standings after the 27th NASCAR Xfinity Series race of the season:
- John Hunter Nemechek (P) – 2095
- Justin Allgaier (P) – 2085
- Cole Custer (P) – 2069
- Austin Hill (P) – 2051
- Chandler Smith # (P) – 2048
- Daniel Hemric (P) – 2042
- Sammy Smith # (P) – 2035
- Sheldon Creed (P) – 2034
- Jeb Burton (P) – 2030
- Sam Mayer (P) – 2020
- Parker Kligerman (P) – 2012
- Josh Berry (P) – 2010
- Riley Autumn-705
- Brandon Jones-631
- Brett Moffitt-591
- Parker Retzlaff#-533
- Kaz Grala-524
- Ryan Sieg-491
- Jeremy Clements-440
- Anthony Alfredo – 365
- Kyle win – 358
- Josh Williams-353
- Joe Graf Jr. – 346
- Brennan Poole-300
- Ryan Ellis-294
- Kyle Weatherman – 261
- Connor Mosack-224
- Jeffrey Earnhardt-223
- Alex Labbe-218
- Blaine Perkins#-212
- Ryan Truex-197
- Patrick Emerling-149
- Derek Kraus-146
- Sage Karam – 136
- Josh Bilicki-134
- Gray Gaulding – 132
- Joey Gase-126
- Garrett Smithley-125
- Stefan Parsons-113
- Myatt Snider-67
- Mason Massey-66
- Miguel Paludo-63
- Leland Honeyman – 63
- Cj Mclaughlin-58
- Trevor Bayne (P) – 55
- Parker Chase-55
- Preston Pardus-45
- Brad Perez-40
- David Starr-39
- Caesar Bacarella-38
Join the drivers and teams of the NASCAR Xfinity Series on Saturday, September 23 at Texas Motor Speedway.
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