2023 RAPTOR King of Tough 250

Atlanta Motor Speedway is a 1.54-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960.

The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of {{convert|1.54|mi|km|adj=on}} where before it was {{convert|1.522|mi|km|adj=on}}. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. In July 2021 NASCAR announced that the track would be reprofiled for the 2022 season to have 28 degrees of banking and would be narrowed from 55 to 40 feet which the track claims will turn racing at the track similar to restrictor plate superspeedways. Despite the reprofiling being criticized by drivers, construction began in August 2021 and wrapped up in December 2021.{{Cite web |title=Atlanta Motor Speedway to re-profile track in 2022 and drivers are expressing frustration with the changes |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nascar/news/atlanta-motor-speedway-to-re-profile-track-in-2022-and-drivers-are-expressing-frustration-with-the-changes/ |access-date=2021-09-06 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Atlanta Motor Speedway track reprofile begins {{!}} NASCAR |url=https://www.nascar.com/gallery/atlanta-motor-speedway-track-reprofile-begins/ |access-date=2021-09-06 |website=Official Site Of NASCAR |language=en-US}} The track has seating capacity of 71,000 to 125,000 people depending on the tracks configuration.

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

Qualifying was scheduled to be held on Friday, March 17, at 4:30 PM EST, but was cancelled due to constant rain showers.{{Cite web |title=2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Atlanta Motor Speedway Spring Race Page |url=https://www.jayski.com/xfinity-series/2023-nxs-atlanta-spring-race-page/ |access-date=March 13, 2023 |website=Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site |language=en-US}} The starting lineup would be determined by a performance-based metric system. As a result, Sammy Smith, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would earn the pole.{{Cite web |last=Watson |first=Wyatt |date=March 17, 2023 |title=Xfinity Qualifying Canceled; Sammy Smith Wins Atlanta Pole |url=https://frontstretch.com/2023/03/17/xfinity-qualifying-canceled-sammy-smith-wins-atlanta-pole/ |access-date=March 17, 2023 |website=Frontstretch}} Dawson Cram would fail to qualify.

Stage 1 Laps: 40

Stage 2 Laps: 40

Stage 3 Laps: 83

During the first stage, Josh Williams sustained heavy damage on lap 27. When debris from his repaired car caused another caution, NASCAR parked him under the Damaged Vehicle Policy. In response, Williams stopped his car on the start/finish line and walked back to pit road with the car behind.{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2023/03/18/nascar-xfinity-series-2023-atlanta-recap/ |title=Austin Hill fends off Kligerman, Hemric for Xfinity win at Atlanta |first=Reid |last=Spencer |website=NASCAR |date=March 18, 2023 |access-date=March 19, 2023}} As a result, NASCAR handed Williams a one-race suspension for the next race.{{cite web |last1=Hembree |first1=Mike |title=Josh Williams suspended for one race after Atlanta infraction |url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2023/03/21/josh-williams-penalized-by-nascar/ |publisher=NBC Sports |access-date=March 22, 2023 |date=March 22, 2023}}

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• Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

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RAPTOR King of Tough 250

RAPTOR King of Tough 250

Raptor King of Tough 250