Even as the Xfinity Series season winds down, the NASCAR Ford teams seem to be struggling to find speed, especially when it comes to keeping up with the Chevys and Toyotas – as was evident at Texas on September 23rd, 2023.
Cole Custer’s No. 00 Ford Mustang was the best Blue Oval team on Saturday night. He even competed with the dominant car, the No. 7 Chevy Camaro of Justin Allgaier, for the lead during Stage 2. However, he did not have the speed to seal the deal at the end, finishing sixth, behind a slew of Toyota TRD Camry and Camaro entries. Even so, Custer has already made it to the next step of the championship, having mathematically secured his berth in the penultimate Playoffs round.
Meanwhile, other NASCAR Ford teams weren’t so lucky. The No. 39 Mustang of Ryan Sieg suffered a wreck, though he managed to rally back to an 11th-place finish. JJ Yeley’s No. 31 Mustang was also involved in a wreck, finishing 28th overall.
John Hunter Nemechek’s No. 20 Camry led the field across the line, continuing his dominating performance in 2023.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek (P) | Romco Equipment Toyota | 200 | 38 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 2 | 7 | 48 | Parker Kligerman (P) | Spiked Light Coolers Chevrolet | 200 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 3 | 15 | 18 | Sammy Smith # (P) | Allstate Peterbilt Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 4 | 9 | 16 | Chandler Smith # (P) | Quick Tie Products Inc Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 5 | 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | Reese's Ice Cream/Sam's Club Chevrolet | 200 | 133 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 6 | 3 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Haas Automation Ford | 200 | 28 | Ford Mustang |
| 7 | 5 | 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Global Industrial Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 8 | 24 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (P) | Whelen Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 9 | 8 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Pelonis Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 10 | 22 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Technical Solutions Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 11 | 17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Sci Aps Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 12 | 19 | 29 | Kyle Sieg | Pathway Homes Ford | 200 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 13 | 30 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Limetree/Classic Collision Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 14 | 33 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | Andy's Frozen Custard Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 15 | 12 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 16 | 36 | 24 | Parker Chase | NXTLVL Marine/Ontivity Toyota | 199 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 17 | 26 | 44 | Daniel Dye(i) | Champion Container Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 18 | 14 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | First Pacific Funding Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 19 | 38 | 11 | Layne Riggs | Infinity Communications Group Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 20 | 23 | 92 | Josh Williams | Alloy Employer/Call811.com Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 21 | 25 | 74 | Dawson Cram | CHK Racing Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 22 | 32 | 7 | David Starr | Irwin Steel LLC Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 23 | 20 | 66 | Sage Karam | Coble Enterprises Ford | 197 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 24 | 13 | 10 | Daniel Hemric (P) | Poppy Bank Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 25 | 37 | 28 | CJ McLaughlin | Sci Aps Ford | 195 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 26 | 27 | 35 | Joey Gase | Donate Life Texas Toyota | 194 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 27 | 4 | 8 | Josh Berry (P) | Jarrett Logistics Systems Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 28 | 31 | 08 | JJ Yeley | MPV Express Ford | 183 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 29 | 16 | 26 | Kaz Grala | Ruedebusch Toyota | 183 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 30 | 18 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff # | FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 31 | 28 | 27 | Jeb Burton (P) | Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 32 | 34 | 45 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | EZ Mart/ForeverLawn Chevrolet | 106 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 33 | 2 | 19 | Trevor Bayne (P) | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 97 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 34 | 21 | 6 | Brennan Poole | GJ Boring RW3 Services Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 35 | 29 | 53 | Patrick Emerling | Space Beans Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 36 | 35 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | Tarpon River Brewing/Honey Love Ford | 11 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 37 | 10 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 2 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 38 | 6 | 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible
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