Race details | |||
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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.