The NASCAR Ford teams once again struggled at Daytona on August 25th, 2023, finding it difficult to pace the Chevy Camaro race cars at the front of the field in a dramatic superspeedway race.
Cole Custer, driver of the No. 00 Ford Mustang, led The Blue Oval teams with a fifth-place result. Custer took a shot at winning Stage 2, but couldn’t find his way past Sheldon Creed, driver of the No. 2 Chevy Camaro. Custer was able to hang near the front, but just didn’t have the speed to take over when it mattered most – in fact, he only led one lap during the race.
The next-best Ford Mustang was that of Ryan Sieg, who wheeled the No. 39 NASCAR Ford home in sixth place. He led no laps but earned valuable Playoffs points with his finish.
The race was decided in an Overtime finish at the line, seeing two Camaros duke it out for the top spot, although Justin Allgaier’s No. 7 Camaro would come out ahead.
It’s worth noting that The Blue Oval only has one driver currently in the top 10 for the Playoffs, as Custer’s No. 00 in fourth place runs the risk of being the only NASCAR Ford team to be able to compete for a championship this year.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Hellmann's Chevrolet | 110 | 14 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Whelen Chevrolet | 110 | 21 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 3 | 6 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Cirkul Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 4 | 5 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Spiked Coolers Light Orange Chevrolet | 110 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 5 | 11 | 00 | Cole Custer | Haas Automation Ford | 110 | 1 | Ford Mustang |
| 6 | 38 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Sci Aps Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 7 | 23 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff # | FunkAway Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 8 | 20 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | DUDE Wipes Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 9 | 33 | 8 | Gray Gaulding | Panini NFT Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 10 | 9 | 10 | Justin Haley(i) | Campers Inn RV Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 11 | 27 | 45 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Ark Encounter Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 12 | 10 | 22 | Jeb Burton | State Water Heaters/PURYEAR Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 13 | 24 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | Night Owl Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 14 | 15 | 35 | Joey Gase | National Crime Prevention Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 15 | 37 | 27 | Jordan Anderson | Capital City Towing Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 16 | 36 | 6 | Garrett Smithley | Hoffman Group Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 17 | 13 | 8 | Josh Berry | Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 18 | 22 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | Wawa Rechargers Ford | 110 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 19 | 14 | 1 | Sam Mayer | Tim McGraw: Standing Room Only Chevrolet | 110 | 6 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 20 | 18 | 26 | Kaz Grala | Island Coastal Lager Toyota | 109 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 21 | 3 | 18 | Sammy Smith # | Pilot Flying J Toyota | 109 | 4 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 22 | 4 | 16 | Chandler Smith # | Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet | 109 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 23 | 1 | 21 | Austin Hill | Bennett/Realtree Chevrolet | 109 | 36 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 24 | 16 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 108 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 25 | 25 | 02 | Blaine Perkins # | AutoParkit.com Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 26 | 32 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | One Stop/All South Electric Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 27 | 21 | 92 | Josh Williams | Parking Guidance Systems Chevrolet | 103 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 28 | 7 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Yahoo Toyota | 103 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 29 | 8 | 19 | Trevor Bayne | He Gets Us Toyota | 103 | 26 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 30 | 34 | 7 | JJ Yeley | Wawa Rechargers Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 31 | 30 | 44 | Caesar Bacarella | Advanced Drainage Systems Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 32 | 28 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | AAGI Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 33 | 19 | 4 | Kyle Weatherman | Duelly.com Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 34 | 26 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | Wawa Ford | 42 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 35 | 35 | 53 | Natalie Decker | Wawa Rechargers Ford | 42 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 36 | 17 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Fisher Nuts Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 37 | 29 | 24 | Connor Mosack | Toyota Racing Development Toyota | 41 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 38 | 31 | 91 | Alex Guenette | EVIRUM/BKFC Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 38 | 9 | 18 | Sammy Smith # | Pilot Flying J Toyota | 11 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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