Xfinity - 2023 - Shriners Children's 200
Date: 2023-08-19 | Track: Watkins Glen International
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Sam Mayer (#1) | Austin Hill (#21) | Austin Hill (#21) |
| Finish | P1 | P14 | P14 |
| TLS points | 2984 | 2985 | 2985 |
| ARP | 4.70 | 4.69 | 4.69 |
| Laps led | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Sam Mayer (#1): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 8 laps with 4.70 average running position and 2,984 TLS points.
TLS leader — Austin Hill (#21): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (2,985 points). Finished P14 with 0 laps led and 4.69 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (4.69). The official winner ran a worse average position (4.70).
The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.
| Finish Position | Points Position | Driver | Car Number | Manufacturer | Team | Start Position | Laps Led | ARP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sam Mayer | 1 | Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | 5 | 8 | 4.70 | 2984 |
| 2 | 4 | Sheldon Creed | 2 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 13 | 0 | 8.05 | 2693 |
| 3 | 7 | Parker Kligerman | 48 | Chevrolet | Big Machine Racing | 14 | 0 | 10.49 | 2480 |
| 4 | 35 | Ross Chastain(i) | 91 | Chevrolet | DGM Racing | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 5 | 17 | Connor Mosack | 24 | Toyota | Sam Hunt Racing | 19 | 0 | 21.84 | 1493 |
| 6 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 12 | 0 | 11.51 | 2392 |
| 7 | 6 | Cole Custer | 00 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 4 | 1 | 9.46 | 2570 |
| 8 | 15 | Chandler Smith # | 16 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 18 | 0 | 20.46 | 1613 |
| 9 | 35 | Alex Bowman(i) | 17 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 2 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | Jeb Burton | 27 | Chevrolet | Jordan Anderson Racing | 25 | 0 | 20.63 | 1598 |
| 11 | 11 | Brandon Jones | 9 | Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | 24 | 0 | 14.47 | 2134 |
| 12 | 18 | Brennan Poole | 6 | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports | 32 | 0 | 22.45 | 1440 |
| 13 | 19 | Kyle Weatherman | 4 | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports | 33 | 2 | 23.34 | 1362 |
| 14 | 1 | Austin Hill | 21 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 11 | 0 | 4.69 | 2985 |
| 15 | 13 | Sage Karam | 45 | Chevrolet | Alpha Prime Racing | 21 | 0 | 15.11 | 2078 |
| 16 | 3 | Justin Allgaier | 7 | Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | 3 | 1 | 4.90 | 2967 |
| 17 | 35 | Ty Gibbs(i) | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1 | 70 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | Sammy Smith # | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 9 | 0 | 14.91 | 2096 |
| 19 | 21 | Kyle Sieg | 28 | Ford | RSS Racing with Jeff Lefourt | 37 | 0 | 25.86 | 1143 |
| 20 | 5 | Josh Berry | 8 | Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | 7 | 0 | 8.28 | 2673 |
| 21 | 14 | Ryan Sieg | 39 | Ford | RSS Racing with Jeff Lefourt | 26 | 0 | 18.93 | 1746 |
| 22 | 26 | Joe Graf Jr. | 38 | Ford | RSS Racing with Jeff Lefourt | 36 | 0 | 29.14 | 848 |
| 23 | 9 | Daniel Hemric | 11 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 6 | 0 | 12.81 | 2226 |
| 24 | 24 | Alex Labbe | 08 | Chevrolet | SS GreenLight Racing | 22 | 0 | 27.40 | 974 |
| 25 | 27 | Josh Bilicki | 07 | Ford | SS GreenLight Racing | 28 | 0 | 30.18 | 741 |
| 26 | 20 | Parker Retzlaff # | 31 | Chevrolet | Jordan Anderson Racing | 29 | 0 | 24.52 | 1202 |
| 27 | 35 | Kyle Busch(i) | 10 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 28 | 10 | Kaz Grala | 26 | Toyota | Sam Hunt Racing | 15 | 0 | 11.76 | 2152 |
| 29 | 28 | Brett Moffitt | 25 | Ford | AM Racing | 20 | 0 | 28.16 | 726 |
| 30 | 30 | Ryan Ellis | 43 | Chevrolet | Alpha Prime Racing | 35 | 0 | 32.56 | 425 |
| 31 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | 78 | Chevrolet | B.J. McLeod Motorsports | 27 | 0 | 22.19 | 1042 |
| 32 | 29 | Stanton Barrett | 35 | Toyota | Emerling Gase Motorsports | 38 | 0 | 31.30 | 439 |
| 33 | 25 | Stefan Parsons | 44 | Chevrolet | Alpha Prime Racing | 23 | 0 | 19.70 | 907 |
| 34 | 31 | Max McLaughlin | 96 | Chevrolet | FRS Racing | 31 | 0 | 31.30 | 339 |
| 35 | 22 | Riley Herbst | 98 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 10 | 0 | 9.03 | 1139 |
| 36 | 32 | Josh Williams | 92 | Chevrolet | DGM Racing | 34 | 0 | 24.92 | 338 |
| 37 | 33 | Jeremy Clements | 51 | Chevrolet | Jeremy Clements Racing | 16 | 0 | 25.86 | 289 |
| 38 | 34 | Blaine Perkins # | 02 | Chevrolet | Our Motorsports | 30 | 0 | 29.85 | 119 |
Season Points Standings (Up to This Race)
| Rank | Driver | Car Number | Season Points | Average Running Position | Total Laps Led | Points this race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Hunter Nemechek | 20 | 100322 | 7.67 | 662 | 2392 |
| 2 | Austin Hill | 21 | 98541 | 7.35 | 238 | 2985 |
| 3 | Cole Custer | 00 | 97083 | 9.29 | 168 | 2570 |
| 4 | Justin Allgaier | 7 | 92744 | 8.36 | 265 | 2967 |
| 5 | Chandler Smith # | 16 | 92686 | 10.54 | 294 | 1613 |
| 6 | Josh Berry | 8 | 90629 | 11.53 | 200 | 2673 |
| 7 | Sam Mayer | 1 | 86916 | 11.32 | 73 | 2984 |
| 8 | Sheldon Creed | 2 | 84140 | 10.74 | 160 | 2693 |
| 9 | Daniel Hemric | 11 | 83660 | 11.76 | 19 | 2226 |
| 10 | Riley Herbst | 98 | 82712 | 11.95 | 45 | 1139 |
| 11 | Brandon Jones | 9 | 80136 | 14.31 | 46 | 2134 |
| 12 | Sammy Smith # | 18 | 76884 | 12.80 | 171 | 2096 |
| 13 | Parker Kligerman | 48 | 72077 | 13.28 | 29 | 2480 |
| 14 | Brett Moffitt | 25 | 71602 | 15.58 | 24 | 726 |
| 15 | Jeb Burton | 27 | 69458 | 17.40 | 17 | 1598 |
| 16 | Ryan Sieg | 39 | 63237 | 17.92 | 41 | 1746 |
| 17 | Kaz Grala | 26 | 62008 | 18.81 | 0 | 2152 |
| 18 | Parker Retzlaff # | 31 | 59874 | 19.87 | 7 | 1202 |
| 19 | Jeremy Clements | 51 | 57215 | 20.86 | 2 | 289 |
| 20 | Anthony Alfredo | 78 | 47322 | 20.89 | 24 | 1042 |
| 21 | Joe Graf Jr. | 39 | 45230 | 25.29 | 12 | 848 |
| 22 | Kyle Sieg | 38 | 43022 | 25.02 | 0 | 1143 |
| 23 | Josh Williams | 92 | 41153 | 25.37 | 0 | 338 |
| 24 | Ryan Ellis | 45 | 35541 | 27.29 | 0 | 425 |
| 25 | Kyle Weatherman | 96 | 33840 | 21.21 | 6 | 1362 |
| 26 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 45 | 33240 | 26.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Brennan Poole | 6 | 32058 | 27.61 | 2 | 1440 |
| 28 | Ryan Truex | 19 | 31009 | 7.69 | 133 | 0 |
| 29 | Blaine Perkins # | 07 | 28732 | 27.48 | 0 | 119 |
| 30 | Connor Mosack | 24 | 27379 | 21.35 | 0 | 1493 |
| 31 | Alex Labbe | 92 | 26732 | 21.22 | 2 | 974 |
| 32 | Derek Kraus | 10 | 21656 | 12.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Patrick Emerling | 53 | 19540 | 29.22 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Gray Gaulding | 08 | 15887 | 28.35 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Garrett Smithley | 99 | 13257 | 30.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Joey Gase | 53 | 12025 | 29.99 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Stefan Parsons | 45 | 10459 | 28.02 | 0 | 907 |
| 38 | Josh Bilicki | 91 | 10028 | 24.32 | 1 | 741 |
| 39 | Leland Honeyman | 45 | 8863 | 27.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Sage Karam | 66 | 8674 | 25.62 | 1 | 2078 |
| 41 | Parker Chase | 35 | 6707 | 23.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Bayley Currey | 4 | 6704 | 26.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Mason Massey | 08 | 6300 | 27.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | David Starr | 35 | 5875 | 29.72 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Myatt Snider | 19 | 5784 | 10.12 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | CJ McLaughlin | 53 | 5469 | 31.03 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Dawson Cram | 74 | 4923 | 30.65 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Jade Buford | 5 | 3890 | 17.61 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Miguel Paludo | 88 | 2961 | 16.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Preston Pardus | 50 | 2687 | 23.34 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Dylan Lupton | 44 | 1911 | 26.79 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Chad Chastain(i) | 91 | 1828 | 27.85 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Brad Perez | 53 | 1543 | 30.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Caesar Bacarella | 66 | 1430 | 31.91 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Jesse Iwuji | 34 | 994 | 30.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Andre Castro | 34 | 755 | 24.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Dexter Stacey | 66 | 754 | 23.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Natalie Decker | 08 | 752 | 35.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Alex Guenette | 36 | 620 | 15.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Stanton Barrett | 35 | 439 | 31.30 | 0 | 439 |
| 61 | Greg Van Alst | 45 | 390 | 34.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Max McLaughlin | 96 | 339 | 31.30 | 0 | 339 |
| 63 | Chad Finchum | 66 | 335 | 33.51 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Spencer Pumpelly | 07 | 211 | 30.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Justin Marks | 10 | 114 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Brent Sherman | 28 | 103 | 35.04 | 0 | 0 |