Same story, different race – the NASCAR Ford teams could only sit back and watch as Chevy and Toyota dominated the Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway on September 2nd, 2023.
In fact, no Blue Oval racer led any laps during the event. The highest-finishing NASCAR Ford driver was Cole Custer, who wheeled his No. 00 Ford Mustang across the line in fourth place, bringing it home from exactly the position he started in. The quietly successful finish leaves Custer in fourth place in the Playoffs with one race left until the championship field is determined.
Riley Herbst, driver of the No. 98 Mustang, was the only other NASCAR Ford team to finish within the top 10, scoring a sixth-place result. This puts him just ahead of the Playoffs cutoff line, outperforming Parker Kligerman, driver of the No. 48 Chevy Camaro for the final championship berth thus far.
Denny Hamlin, Cup Series regular, won the Xfinity Series race at Darlington, putting the No. 19 Toyota TRD Supra across the line first.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 19 | Denny Hamlin(i) | Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota | 148 | 14 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 2 | 9 | 21 | Austin Hill | Bennett Transportation Chevrolet | 148 | 29 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 3 | 1 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | 148 | 99 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 4 | 4 | 00 | Cole Custer | HAAS Automation Ford | 148 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 5 | 7 | 8 | Josh Berry | Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 6 | 15 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 148 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 7 | 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Hellmann's Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 8 | 16 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Whelen Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 9 | 14 | 10 | Kyle Busch(i) | LA Golf Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 10 | 6 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Cirkul Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Sam Mayer | Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 12 | 10 | 16 | Chandler Smith # | Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 13 | 19 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff # | Capital City Towing Chevrolet | 148 | 5 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 14 | 8 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Klearvue Cabinetry Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 15 | 17 | 24 | Corey Heim(i) | Toyota Outfitters Toyota | 148 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 16 | 22 | 45 | Rajah Caruth(i) | Circle Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 17 | 11 | 18 | Sammy Smith # | TMC Toyota | 148 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 18 | 24 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Celsius Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 19 | 27 | 7 | Stefan Parsons | Pops Mart Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 20 | 31 | 6 | Brennan Poole | County Auto Auction of Central Florida Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 21 | 26 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Booze Pops Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 22 | 33 | 8 | Chad Finchum | Powerhouse Diesel Ford | 148 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 23 | 21 | 91 | Ross Chastain(i) | Use Your Melon Drive Sober Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 24 | 13 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Spiked Light Coolers Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 25 | 18 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Technical Solutions Ford | 148 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 26 | 34 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | FGR accel/Bucked Up Ford | 148 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 27 | 32 | 53 | Matt Mills(i) | J.F. Electric Toyota | 148 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 28 | 30 | 26 | Kaz Grala | CRUSH Lime Margarita Toyota | 148 | 0 | toyota TRD Supra |
| 29 | 36 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Southern Elevator Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 30 | 20 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Sci Aps Ford | 148 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 31 | 28 | 4 | Kyle Weatherman | KSDT CPA Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 32 | 29 | 66 | Timmy Hill(i) | CRC Brakleen Ford | 148 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 33 | 23 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | Ticket Smarter Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 34 | 35 | 02 | Blaine Perkins # | To The Point Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 35 | 25 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing Ford | 147 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 36 | 38 | 35 | Patrick Emerling | Sci Aps Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 37 | 37 | 92 | Josh Williams | StarTron/Alloy Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 38 | 12 | 17 | Kyle Larson(i) | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 117 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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