| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | February 18, 2023 | ||
| Official name | 42nd Annual Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
| Distance | 125 laps, 312 mi (502 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 120 laps, 300 mi (480 km) | ||
| Average speed | 132.524 mph (213.277 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
| Time | 49.298 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 39 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Austin Dillon, and Ryan Blaney | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2023 Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300 was the 1st stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 42nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 18, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Florida, at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent tri-oval shaped superspeedway. The race was scheduled to be contested over 120 laps, but due to a NASCAR overtime finish, it was increased to 125 laps. Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the race after leading when the final caution came out on the last lap. This was Hill's third career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. Hill would dominate the race as well, leading 39 laps.[1] To fill out the podium, John Hunter Nemechek, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
- ^ Skala, Chris (February 18, 2023). "Austin Hill Wins Again at Daytona, Survives Wild Finish". Frontstretch. Retrieved February 18, 2023.