Qualifying results, second round: Austin Hill was the fastest driver and claimed pole position for the Friday evening race. Sheldon Creed will join him on the front row. Jeb Burton finished tenth and Justin Allgaier finished 12th in qualifying, but they will move to the back and serve a pass-through penalty after taking the green flag on Friday.
Qualifying results, first round: Austin Hill was the fastest driver in the first round of qualifying. The rest of the field that has advanced to the second round includes Chandler Smith, Sheldon Creed, Sammy Smith, Parker Kligerman, Daniel Hemric, Trevor Bayne, Justin Haley, Jeb Burton, and John H. Nemechek. They’ll compete for the pole in the second round.
Four drivers failed their pre-race inspections and will start in the back of the field. That group includes Justin Allgaier, Jeb Burton, Jordan Anderson, and Ryan Sieg.
NASCAR’s Xfinity Series is wrapping up its regular season and has three races remaining before the 2023 playoffs get underway. On Friday, the circuit will run the Wawa 250 at Daytona International Speedway.
It will be a busy day for the circuit with qualifying running at 3 p.m. ET and the race happening at 7:30 p.m. on the same day. The race will air on USA and air via live stream on NBC Sports Live and through the NBC Sports App. However, qualifying will only air live on the live stream options. A tape delay of it will air at 4 p.m.
Qualifying will feature each driver in the field running a single lap to secure the fastest time. The ten fastest drivers will then run a single lap in the second round to secure pole position. The rest of the starting lineup will be ordered based on qualifying times.
Austin Hill heads into qualifying as the favorite to win Friday’s race with +380 odds at DraftKings Sportsbook. He’s a heavy favorite, with Justin Allgaier and Justin Haley following at +1100 to win.
Here is the full entry list for the WaWa 250 Xfinity Series race. We’ll update it with the full starting lineup as qualifying wraps.
2023 Wawa 250 starting lineup
| Pos. | Driver | Car # |
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Driver | Car # |
| 1 | Austin Hill | 21 |
| 2 | Sheldon Creed | 2 |
| 3 | Sammy Smith | 18 |
| 4 | Chandler Smith | 16 |
| 5 | Parker Kligerman | 48 |
| 6 | Daniel Hemric | 11 |
| 7 | John H. Nemechek | 20 |
| 8 | Trevor Bayne | 19 |
| 9 | Justin Haley | 10 |
| 10 | Jeb Burton | 22 |
| 11 | Cole Custer | 00 |
| 12 | Justin Allgaier | 7 |
| 13 | Josh Berry | 8 |
| 14 | Sam Mayer | 1 |
| 15 | Joey Gase | 35 |
| 16 | Riley Herbst | 98 |
| 17 | Brandon Jones | 9 |
| 18 | Kaz Grala | 26 |
| 19 | Kyle Weatherman | 4 |
| 20 | Anthony Alfredo | 78 |
| 21 | Josh Williams | 92 |
| 22 | Brett Moffitt | 25 |
| 23 | Parker Retzlaff | 31 |
| 24 | Kyle Sieg | 28 |
| 25 | Blaine Perkins | 02 |
| 26 | Joe Graf Jr | 38 |
| 27 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 45 |
| 28 | Ryan Ellis | 43 |
| 29 | Connor Mosack | 24 |
| 30 | Caesar Bacarella | 44 |
| 31 | Alex Guenette | 91 |
| 32 | Jeremy Clements | 51 |
| 33 | Gray Gaulding | 08 |
| 34 | JJ Yeley | 07 |
| 35 | Natalie Decker | 53 |
| 36 | Garrett Smithley | 6 |
| 37 | Jordan Anderson | 27 |
| 38 | Ryan Sieg | 39 |