Driving the #20 Toyota Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing, John Hunter Nemechek claimed his third NASCAR Xfinity Collection victory on Sunday’s Manufacturing Alliance Group 300 at Auto Membership Speedway.
Nemechek, who narrowly missed the win within the Xfinity Collection season opener at Daytona, led a race-high 49 laps at ACS. He emerged victorious in a neck-to-neck battle when he took the lead for the final time after a restart on Lap 139 of 150 and held off Sam Mayer till he took the checkered flag.
The 25-year-old marked his third NASCAR Xfinity Series victory after beating Mayer by 0.761 seconds in an action-packed race.
Chatting with the media after the race, John Hunter Nemechek praised his whole #20 Joe Gibbs Racing group and mentioned:
“Man, this entire 20 group gave me one heck of a race automobile. Simply an enormous shout-out to all the blokes who work on this 20 group.”
He continued:
“I believe lots of guys doubted (crew chief) Ben (Beshore) coming down from the Cup Collection, and to have him on the field and to have the ability to set up the connection I’ve with him, it’s been superior. I’ve labored with lots of the blokes on the group the final couple of years, and the pit crew – they obtained it executed when it counted tonight”
In the meantime, Mayer scored a career-second P2 end. He was adopted by Justin Allgaier in third, Chandler Smith in fourth and Josh Berry accomplished the highest 5.
Cole Custer, the defending champion of the occasion, might have the quickest automobile on Sunday night time. He received the primary two levels however completed P27 after struggling a flat tire and crashing right into a wall on Lap 91.
The place did John Hunter Nemechek and different drivers end on the NASCAR Xfinity Collection’ second race at Auto Membership Speedway?
Listed below are the ultimate outcomes for NASCAR’s 2023 Manufacturing Alliance Group 300 at Auto Membership Speedway:
- John Hunter Nemechek
- Sam Mayer
- Justin Allgaier
- Chandler Smith
- Josh Berry
- Austin Hill
- Riley Herbst
- Austin Dillon
- Brett Moffitt
- Parker Kligerman
- Joe Graf Jr
- Daniel Hemric
- Kaz Graka
- Ryan Sieg
- Kyle Sieg
- Josh Williams
- Anthony Alfredo
- Jeremy Clements
- Sammy Smith
- Parker Retzlaff
- Rajah Caruth
- Jeb Burton
- Sheldon Creed
- Ross Chastain
- Brennan Poole
- Jeffrey Earnhardt
- Cole Custer
- Alex Labbe
- Joey Gase
- Bayley Currey
- Blaine Perkins
- Timmy Hill
- Brandon Jones
- Ryan Ellis
- David Starr
- Tyler Reddick
- CJ McLaughlin
- Grey Gaulding
The NASCAR Xfinity Collection schedule will return subsequent weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday, March 4.
