2023 Tennessee Lottery 250

The 2023 Tennessee Lottery 250 was the 15th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 3rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 24, 2023, in Gladeville, Tennessee at Nashville Superspeedway, a permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 188 laps, but was extended to 196 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a race that saw multiple cautions, A. J. Allmendinger, driving for Kaulig Racing, would dominate the final portions of the race, and hold off the field on the final restart to earn his 17th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his second of the season. Allmendinger's teammate, Chandler Smith, dominated the majority of the race, leading a race-high 74 laps. To fill out the podium, Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, and Sam Mayer, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

[file:Nashville Superspeedway.jpg|thumb|left|Nashville Superspeedway, the place where the race was held.]
Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee, United States, about southeast of Nashville. The track was built in 2001 and is currently used for events, driving schools and GT Academy, a reality television competition.
It is a concrete oval track long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Speedway Motorsports, which also owns many other NASCAR tracks. Nashville Superspeedway was the longest concrete oval in NASCAR during the time it was on the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuits. Current permanent seating capacity is approximately 25,000. Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.

Entry list

' denotes rookie driver.

' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 23, at 4:35 PM CST, and would last for 50 minutes. Ty Gibbs, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.787, and an average speed of.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 24, at 11:00 AM CST. Since Nashville Superspeedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole. Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.493, and an average speed of.

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Pts
1	19	Ty Gibbs '	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	0
2	00	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	9
3	10	A. J. Allmendinger '	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	0
4	77	Carson Hocevar '	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	0
5	18	Sammy Smith '	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	6
6	16	Chandler Smith '	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	5
7	98	Riley Herbst	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	4
8	1	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	3
9	20	John Hunter Nemechek	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	2
10	48	Parker Kligerman	Big Machine Racing	Chevrolet	1

Stage 2 Laps: 50

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Pts
1	16	Chandler Smith '	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	10
2	00	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	9
3	11	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	8
4	1	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	7
5	98	Riley Herbst	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	6
6	20	John Hunter Nemechek	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	5
7	28	Zane Smith '	RSS Racing	Ford	0
8	8	Josh Berry	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	3
9	31	Parker Retzlaff '	Jordan Anderson Racing	Chevrolet	2
10	25	Brett Moffitt	AM Racing	Ford	1

Stage 3 Laps: 101
[file:2023 Tennessee Lottery 250 penultimate restart.jpg|thumb|The next to last restart]

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.