2023 RAPTOR King of Tough 250

2023 RAPTOR King of Tough 250
Race details
Race 5 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date March 18, 2023
Official name 32nd Annual RAPTOR King of Tough 250
Location Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia
Course Permanent racing facility
1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Distance 163 laps, 251 mi (403 km)
Scheduled Distance 163 laps, 251 mi (403 km)
Average speed 91.382 mph (147.065 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing
Laps 103
Winner
No. 21 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Daniel Suárez, and Joey Logano
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN

The 2023 RAPTOR King of Tough was the 5th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent tri-oval shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 163 laps to complete. In a chaotic finish, Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would hold off the field on the final restart, and earn his fifth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his third of the season.[1] Hill dominated the race as well, leading 103 laps. To fill out the podium, Daniel Hemric, driving for Kaulig Racing, and Ryan Truex, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

  1. ^ Skala, Chris (March 18, 2023). "Austin Hill Dominates Atlanta Xfinity Race for 3rd Win of 2023". Frontstretch. Retrieved March 18, 2023.