The 2023 Tennessee Lottery 250 was the 15th stock car race of the

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, and the 3rd iteration of the

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. The race was held on Saturday, June 24, 2023, in

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, a permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 188 laps, but was extended to 196 laps due to a

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finish. In a race that saw multiple cautions,

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, driving for

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, would dominate the final portions of the race, and hold off the field on the final restart to earn his 17th career

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win, and his second of the season. Allmendinger's teammate,

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, dominated the majority of the race, leading a race-high 74 laps. To fill out the podium,

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, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, and

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, driving for

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, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

left, Nashville Superspeedway, the place where the race was held.

is a

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complex located in

, United States, about southeast of

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. The track was built in

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and is currently used for events, driving schools and ''

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competition. It is a

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oval track long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by

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, which also owns many other NASCAR tracks. Nashville Superspeedway was the longest concrete oval in NASCAR during the time it was on the

and

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circuits. Current permanent

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is approximately 25,000. Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.

Entry list

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

Notes

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, June 23, at 4:35 PM CST, and would last for 50 minutes.

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, driving for

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, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.787, and an average speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 24, at 11:00 AM CST. Since

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

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, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.493, and an average speed of .

Race results

Stage 1 ''Laps: 45'' Stage 2 ''Laps: 50'' Stage 3 ''Laps: 101'' The next to last restart

Standings after the race

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

References

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Tennessee Lottery 250 Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series have been held at the Nashville Superspeedway. The track held 2 races annually from 2002 to 2011, when the track was removed from the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule. The track returned ...