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NASCAR Chevy Team Looks For Improvement After Xfinity Atlanta 2023: Video

Kaulig Racing, a NASCAR Chevy team in the Xfinity Series, brought home excellent finishes at Atlanta Motor Speedway on July 8th, 2023, but despite taking three of the top five finishes, the Kaulig drivers were disappointed and want to improve, according to NASCAR.com.

Daniel Hemric’s No. 11 Chevy Camaro finished second behind the No. 20 Toyota TRD Supra of John Hunter Nemechek, while Justin Haley’s No. 10 Camaro finished fourth, followed by the No. 1 Camaro of Sam Mayer in fifth. Kaulig Racing certainly had dominant race cars, but couldn’t take home a storybook first-second-third sweep once they were split up after a series of cautions, something the team has taken hard.

The team’s troubles began in the latter laps of the race. The three Kaulig Chevys got separated and couldn’t get back together to continue their dominating performance, opening the door for Nemechek’s No. 20 Supra to take the lead.

“That’s a bitter feeling,” Hemric said. “John Hunter did a great job. He was in the mix all night. He did everything right, to be honest with you. We just executed extremely poorly on our part.”

Haley, who led 80 laps, lamented, “We were just trying to win. We thought we were in a good spot, and we just weren’t.”

Hemric took the fall, saying, “In all reality, it probably falls on my lap. If I’m not shuffled to fifth there before the yellow comes out, we line up and control the entire front row and at least half of the second row, and I think our odds go up substantially at that point. So, I’ll take the blame for having to choose kind of all we had to choose coming into the last restart, and at the end of the day, that’s kind of what set the tone for the green-white-checkered.”

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race results, Atlanta Motor Speedway, July 8, 2023
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 2 20 John Hunter Nemechek Mobil 1 Toyota 169 3 Toyota TRD Supra
2 11 11 Daniel Hemric Cirkul Chevrolet 169 0 Chevrolet Camaro
3 7 00 Cole Custer HAAS Automation Ford 169 0 Ford Mustang
4 13 10 Justin Haley(i) Campers Inn RV Chevrolet 169 80 Chevrolet Camaro
5 5 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 169 0 Chevrolet Camaro
6 12 19 Ty Gibbs(i) He Gets Us Toyota 169 0 Toyota TRD Supra
7 34 28 Kyle Sieg Cedar Ridge Landscaping Ford 169 0 Ford Mustang
8 17 48 Parker Kligerman Spiked Light Coolers Chevrolet 169 0 Chevrolet Camaro
9 16 92 Josh Williams Coolray/Alloy Employer Chevrolet 169 0 Chevrolet Camaro
10 3 18 Sammy Smith # TMC Toyota 169 0 Toyota TRD Supra
11 27 25 Brett Moffitt AM Technical Solutions Ford 169 0 Ford Mustang
12 10 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 169 1 Chevrolet Camaro
13 21 27 Jeb Burton Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet 169 0 Chevrolet Camaro
14 31 26 Kaz Grala CRUSH Strawberry Lemonade Toyota 169 0 Toyota TRD Supra
15 8 51 Jeremy Clements Fly and Form Structures Chevrolet 169 0 Chevrolet Camaro
16 20 31 Parker Retzlaff # Bommarito.com/FVP/EasyCare Chevrolet 169 0 Chevrolet Camaro
17 14 7 Justin Allgaier Hellman's Chevrolet 169 0 Chevrolet Camaro
18 24 91 Josh Bilicki Insurance King Chevrolet 168 0 Chevrolet Camaro
19 4 8 Josh Berry Jarrett Logistics Systems Chevrolet 168 34 Chevrolet Camaro
20 1 16 Chandler Smith # Roofing Georgia Chevrolet 168 5 Chevrolet Camaro
21 28 38 Joe Graf Jr. Getcoverseal.com Ford 167 4 Ford Mustang
22 35 35 David Starr Fr8Auctions/Half Off Ford 167 0 Ford Mustang
23 19 45 Jeffrey Earnhardt Advanced Material Handling Chevrolet 167 0 Chevrolet Camaro
24 32 8 Mason Massey A-Z Companies/Special Olympics Chevrolet 167 0 Chevrolet Camaro
25 30 43 Ryan Ellis Classic Collision Chevrolet 167 0 Chevrolet Camaro
26 37 4 Garrett Smithley Trophy Tractor Chevrolet 167 0 Chevrolet Camaro
27 25 24 Parker Chase Ontivity Toyota 167 0 Toyota TRD Supra
28 29 6 Brennan Poole Macc Door Systems Chevrolet 165 0 Chevrolet Camaro
29 36 53 Akinori Ogata(i) YKK aP Chevrolet 103 0 Chevrolet Camaro
30 26 7 Mason Maggio(i) ACE Hardware/HMY Yachts Chevrolet 102 0 Chevrolet Camaro
31 33 36 Kyle Weatherman Fanttik Chevrolet 97 0 Chevrolet Camaro
32 22 02 Blaine Perkins # Warrior Health Foundation Chevrolet 96 0 Chevrolet Camaro
33 15 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Atlas Roofing Chevrolet 91 0 Chevrolet Camaro
34 18 78 Anthony Alfredo TicketSmarter Chevrolet 90 0 Chevrolet Camaro
35 9 2 Sheldon Creed Whelen Chevrolet 88 24 Chevrolet Camaro
36 6 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 88 3 Ford Mustang
37 23 39 Ryan Sieg CMRroofing.com Ford 87 15 Ford Mustang
38 38 44 Greg Van Alst CB Fabricating Chevrolet 62 0 Chevrolet Camaro

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver

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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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