Race details | |||
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Race 24 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
Date | August 25, 2023 | ||
Official name | 22nd Annual Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola | ||
Location | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
Distance | 110 laps, 275 mi (442 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 100 laps, 250 mi (400 km) | ||
Average speed | 124.779 mph (200.812 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
Time | 49.256 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | |
Laps | 36 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | USA | ||
Announcers | Rick Allen and Steve Letarte | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN |
The 2023 Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola was the 24th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, August 25, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent quad-oval shaped superspeedway. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 100 laps, but was extended to 110 laps due to several NASCAR overtime attempts. In a wild race that saw numerous wrecks with under 10 laps to go, Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would hold off Sheldon Creed in a photo finish to earn his 21st career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season. Allgaier would beat Creed by 0.005 of a second, tying the fourth closest finish in Xfinity Series history.[1] To fill out the podium, Creed, driving for Richard Childress Racing, and Daniel Hemric, driving for Kaulig Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.