The 2023 Shriners Children's 200 was the 11th stock car race of the

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, and the 42nd iteration of the

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. The race was held on Saturday, May 13, 2023, in

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, a permanent egg-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 147 laps to complete. In an exciting last-lap battle,

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, driving for

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, would capture the win after making contact with

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on the final turn, causing Nemechek to spin on the frontstretch. This was Larson's 14th career

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win, and his first of the season. Larson and Nemechek would dominate the majority of the race, leading 46 and 57 laps, respectively. To fill out the podium,

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, driving for

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, and

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, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

Darlington Raceway is a

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built for

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racing located near

. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.

Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver. * (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, May 12, at 5:05 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes.

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, driving for

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, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.874, and an average speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, May 12, at 5:35 PM EST. Since

is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.

, driving for

, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.613, and an average speed of .

Race results

Stage 1 ''Laps: 45'' Stage 2 ''Laps: 45'' Stage 3 ''Laps: 57''

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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