The 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 is finally done and dusted. The 25th race of the season, with a total of 38 entries, started at 3:30 pm ET on Saturday, September 2. It took place at Darlington Raceway and lasted for one hour, 53 minutes, and 53 seconds.
Driving the #19 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing, Denny Hamlin won his first race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series season at the 1.366-mile-long track.
Denny Hamlin took the white flag during overtime in the closing laps and raced his way to the checkered flag. He led 14 laps and crossed the finish line by an impressive 0.657 seconds ahead of series leader Austin Hill. The victory marked Hamlin’s 18th career win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and sixth series win at the Darlington Raceway.
Meanwhile, Austin Hill finished runner-up, followed by John Hunter Nemechek, Cole Custer, and Josh Berry in the top five. Riley Herbst, Justin Allgaier, Sheldon Creed, Kyle Busch, and Daniel Hemric completed the top 10.
The Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 saw 15 lead changes among five different drivers and witnessed seven caution flags.
NASCAR Xfinity series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 final results explored
Here are the final results for Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway:
- #19 - Denny Hamlin (i)
- #21 - Austin Hill
- #20 - John Hunter Nemechek
- #00 - Cole Custer
- #8 - Josh Berry
- #98 - Riley Herbst
- #7 - Justin Allgaier
- #2 - Sheldon Creed
- #10 - Kyle Busch (i)
- #11 - Daniel Hemric
- #1 - Sam Mayer
- #16 - Chandler Smith (R)
- #31 - Parker Retzlaff (R)
- #9 - Brandon Jones
- #24 - Corey Heim (i)
- #45 - Rajah Caruth (i)
- #18 - Sammy Smith (R)
- #27 - Jeb Burton
- #07 - Stefan Parsons
- #6 - Brennan Poole
- #51 - Jeremy Clements
- #08 - Chad Finchum
- #91 - Ross Chastain (i)
- #48 - Parker Kligerman
- #25 - Brett Moffitt
- #38 - Joe Graf Jr.
- #53 - Matt Mills (i)
- #26 - Kaz Grala
- #43 - Ryan Ellis
- #39 - Ryan Sieg
- #4 - Kyle Weatherman
- #66 - Timmy Hill (i)
- #78 - Anthony Alfredo
- #02 - Blaine Perkins (R)
- #28 - Kyle Sieg
- #35 - Patrick Emerling
- #92 - Josh Williams
- #17 - Kyle Larson (i)
Catch NASCAR Xfinity Series teams and drivers next at Kansas Speedway for the 26th race of the season on Saturday, September 9.