2023 Drive for the Cure 250

2023 Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

Race details
Race 29 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	October 7, 2023
Official name	42nd Annual Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina
Location	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.28 mi (3.67 km)
Distance	67 laps, 155 mi (250 km)
Scheduled Distance	67 laps, 155 mi (250 km)
Average speed	77.387 mph (124.542 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports
Time	1:22.045
Most laps led
Driver	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports
Laps	50
Winner
No. 1	Sam Mayer	JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio	PRN

The 2023 Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina was the 29th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the final race of the Round of 12, and the 42nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 7, 2023, in Concord, North Carolina at the Charlotte Motor Speedway roval layout, a 2.28 miles (3.67 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 67 laps to complete. Sam Mayer, driving for JR Motorsports, would put on a blistering performance, winning the pole and leading a race-high 50 laps, earning his third career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his third of the season. He would also earn a spot in the next round of the playoffs.^[1] To fill out the podium, Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, and Josh Berry, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

The eight drivers that would advance into the next round are John Hunter Nemechek, Austin Hill, Justin Allgaier, Sam Mayer, Cole Custer, Chandler Smith, Sheldon Creed, and Sammy Smith. Daniel Hemric, Parker Kligerman, Josh Berry, and Jeb Burton would be eliminated from championship contention.^[2]