In an Xfinity Series race that went double Overtime at the end, AJ Allmendinger guided the No. 10 NASCAR Chevy Camaro to the win, recovering from an early incident to show the field just how fast his race car was on June 24th, 2023.
When the green flag fell on Stage 2 of the race, Allmendinger’s No. 10 Camaro was involved in a multicar crash that was sparked when the No. 21 Camaro of Austin Hill got loose beneath the No. 19 Toyota TRD Supra of Ty Gibbs, sweeping the No. 77 Camaro of Carson Hocevar into the wreck as well. Gibbs and Hocevar were unable to continue, but Allmendinger collected the No. 10 NASCAR Chevy and set out to get back toward the front.
Despite minor damage, Allmendinger was able to guide the No. 10 Camaro back to the front, making the winning pass with 12 laps to go around the No. 48 Camaro of Parker Kligerman, who was running low on fuel. Ultimately, Allmendinger survived two Overtime finishes and held off the No. 98 Ford Mustang of Riley Herbst to win.
“I love winning on ovals because I know a lot of people doubt me on an oval,” Allmendinger said, referencing his success as a road-course racer in NASCAR. “I will be honest, I was shocked on the initial start, I went down and made it three wide and thought nothing on it, didn’t even drive my car that hard and started wrecking, so that kind of raised my eyebrows, it’s a lot slicker than I expected. So the next couple starts, just tried to chill and get into the rhythm of the race.”
He added, “I just knew more than anything I needed a good re-start and to get in Turn 1 clean.”
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 10 | AJ Allmendinger(i) | Bailey Zimmerman – Religiously Chevrolet | 196 | 25 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 2 | 5 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 196 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 3 | 34 | 1 | Sam Mayer | Huck's Market Chevrolet | 196 | 6 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 4 | 7 | 21 | Austin Hill | Bennett Transportation Chevrolet | 196 | 3 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 5 | 23 | 8 | Josh Berry | Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Chevrolet | 196 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 6 | 21 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Pye Barker Fire and Safety Toyota | 196 | 0 | Toyota Supra |
| 7 | 6 | 28 | Zane Smith(i) | Blue Oval City Ford | 196 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 8 | 33 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Cirkul Chevrolet | 196 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 9 | 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | HAAS Automation Ford | 196 | 32 | Ford Mustang |
| 10 | 10 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff # | FunkAway Chevrolet | 196 | 3 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 11 | 13 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Spiked Light Coolers Chevrolet | 196 | 22 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 12 | 2 | 16 | Chandler Smith # | Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet | 196 | 74 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 13 | 12 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Hawkins Homes Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 14 | 26 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | SLTC/Lineworker.com Ford | 196 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | BRANDT Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 16 | 20 | 26 | Kaz Grala | CRUSH Tropical Punch Toyota | 196 | 0 | Toyota Supra |
| 17 | 19 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Whelen Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 18 | 32 | 4 | Kyle Weatherman | Trophy Tractor Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 19 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | CMRroofing.com Ford | 195 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 20 | 35 | 6 | Brennan Poole | Macc Door Systems Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 21 | 17 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | G-Coin Ford | 195 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 22 | 24 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | All South Electric Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 23 | 28 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | DUDE Wipes Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 24 | 15 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/DuPont Air Filtration Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 25 | 9 | 29 | Kyle Sieg | Peek Pool and Spas Ford | 195 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 26 | 27 | 02 | Blaine Perkins # | Our Motorsports Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 27 | 30 | 45 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Roadrunner Markets/FL Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 28 | 25 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Keen Parts Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 29 | 22 | 91 | Chad Chastain(i) | Use Your Melon Drive Sober Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 30 | 36 | 35 | David Starr | Kales Truck and Heavy Equipment Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 31 | 37 | 53 | Joey Gase | Sci-Aps Ford | 193 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 32 | 31 | 8 | Mason Massey | BRUNT Ford | 186 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 33 | 29 | 92 | Josh Williams | Dan-O's Seasoning Chevrolet | 111 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 34 | 3 | 18 | Sammy Smith # | Pilot Flying J Toyota | 68 | 1 | Toyota Supra |
| 35 | 38 | 24 | Connor Mosack | Toyota Genuine Parts Toyota | 61 | 0 | Toyota Supra |
| 36 | 8 | 77 | Carson Hocevar(i) | Premier Security Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 37 | 4 | 19 | Ty Gibbs(i) | He Gets Us Toyota | 53 | 28 | Toyota Supra |
| 38 | 18 | 7 | Stefan Parsons | Nelson's Green Brier Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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