2023 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200

2023 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200

Race details
Race 25 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	September 2, 2023
Official name	41st Annual Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200
Location	Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance	148 laps, 202 mi (325 km)
Scheduled Distance	147 laps, 200 mi (323 km)
Average speed	106.826 mph (171.920 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	John Hunter Nemechek	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	29.804
Most laps led
Driver	John Hunter Nemechek	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	99
Winner
No. 19	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	USA
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN

The 2023 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 was the 25th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 41st iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 2, 2023, in Darlington, South Carolina at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 miles (2.198 km) permanent egg-shaped racetrack. The race was scheduled to be contested over 147 laps, but was extended to 148 laps due to NASCAR overtime finish. Denny Hamlin, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would pull away with the lead on the final restart, and held off Austin Hill to earn his 18th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season.^[1] John Hunter Nemechek, who finished in 3rd, would dominate the majority of the race, winning both stages and leading a race-high 99 laps. To fill out the podium, Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, and Nemechek, driivng for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.