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No. 98 NASCAR Ford Comes Up Short In Xfinity Homestead 2023: Video

Riley Herbst, driver of the No. 98 NASCAR Ford Mustang, won for the first time in his Xfinity Series career at Las Vegas last weekend. He almost made it back-to-back at Homestead-Miami Speedway on October 21st, 2023, but was thwarted by the No. 1 Chevy Camaro of Sam Mayer when it counted most.

While Mayer led for most of the day, Herbst was never far behind him. On the last lap, Herbst tried to take advantage of a slight misstep on Mayer’s part that put the No. 1 Camaro against the wall, but he couldn’t make it stick. Herbst missed out on the win by just 0.227 seconds.

“I thought we had a really fast car for sure,” Herbst said in a postrace interview. “It wasn’t that great yesterday in practice, it wasn’t that great in Stage 1 and 2, but Davon and the boys kept wrenching on it, told me to keep my head in it, continue to race, continue to fight. That’s what we did.”

He added, “Bummed out for Cole [Custer]. He was definitely the class of the field, like we were last week.”

As for what happened to Cole Custer, the driver of the No. 00 Ford Mustang led for much of the race, but was felled by a tire issue while leading that forced him to go a lap down. He was never able to find his way back to the front and finished 13th.

“Just got in too deep I guess,” Custer said. “You know, had a big lead and I didn’t feel like I was pushing it, but just carried a little too much speed. I think I got by a couple of lappers and just missed it a little bit. I think that was the only time I hit the wall all day. So it’s just sucks. I mean I’m so frustrated. The guys brought me such a fast car. I mean, I think we definitely had the dominant car today.”

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Results, Homestead-Miami Speedway, October 21, 2023
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 13 1 Sam Mayer (P) Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 200 46 Chevrolet Camaro
2 7 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 200 0 Ford Mustang
3 2 20 John Hunter Nemechek (P) Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota 200 7 Toyota TRD Supra
4 4 21 Austin Hill (P) United Rentals Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro
5 23 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro
6 15 10 Daniel Hemric (P) Cirkul Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro
7 10 48 Parker Kligerman Spiked Light Coolers Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro
8 17 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Pelonis Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro
9 5 18 Sammy Smith # (P) Pilot Flying J Toyota 200 0 Toyota TRD Supra
10 11 19 Joe Graf Jr. Wawa Toyota 200 0 Toyota TRD Supra
11 20 11 Derek Kraus Celsius Chevrolet 200 21 Chevrolet Camaro
12 16 31 Parker Retzlaff # FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro
13 1 00 Cole Custer (P) Haas Automation Ford 199 114 Ford Mustang
14 14 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford 199 0 Ford Mustang
15 3 7 Justin Allgaier (P) hellowater Chevrolet 199 8 Chevrolet Camaro
16 18 91 Kyle Weatherman Tweaker Energy Drinks Chevrolet 199 0 Chevrolet Camaro
17 26 92 Josh Williams StarTron/Alloy Chevrolet 199 0 Chevrolet Camaro
18 33 44 Jeffrey Earnhardt ForeverLawn Chevrolet 199 0 Chevrolet Camaro
19 29 6 Brennan Poole KSDT CPA Chevrolet 199 0 Chevrolet Camaro
20 28 27 Jeb Burton Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet 199 0 Chevrolet Camaro
21 22 51 Jeremy Clements Fly and Form Structures Chevrolet 199 0 Chevrolet Camaro
22 25 38 Kyle Sieg Lefcourt Brothers Ford 199 0 Ford Mustang
23 27 45 Leland Honeyman Nuthin Fancy/Realtree Chevrolet 199 0 Chevrolet Camaro
24 37 43 Ryan Ellis Classic Collision Chevrolet 199 0 Chevrolet Camaro
25 36 35 Patrick Emerling Sci Aps Chevrolet 198 0 Chevrolet Camaro
26 9 2 Sheldon Creed (P) Whelen Chevrolet 198 4 Chevrolet Camaro
27 35 08 Mason Massey Anderson Power Services Ford 198 0 Ford Mustang
28 31 78 Anthony Alfredo Nuthin Fancy Chevrolet 197 0 Chevrolet Camaro
29 34 2 Blaine Perkins # AutoParkit.com Chevrolet 196 0 Chevrolet Camaro
30 19 26 Kaz Grala CRUSH Lemonade Toyota 194 0 Toyota TRD Supra
31 21 24 Connor Mosack Toyota Genuine Parts Toyota 190 0 Toyota TRD Supra
32 8 8 Josh Berry Tire Pros Love The Drive Chevrolet 171 0 Chevrolet Camaro
33 30 29 Mason Maggio(i) Flitz Polish Ford 153 0 Ford Mustang
34 12 16 Chandler Smith # (P) Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet 138 0 Chevrolet Camaro
35 6 25 Brett Moffitt AM Technical Solutions Ford 97 0 Ford Mustang
36 32 74 Dawson Cram Lerner & Rowe Injury Lawyers Chevrolet 65 0 Chevrolet Camaro
37 38 28 CJ McLaughlin Sci Aps Ford 37 0 Ford Mustang
38 24 66 Ryan Newman Generx Generators Ford 27 0 Ford Mustang

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible

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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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