NASCAR sets 12-driver playoff grid for the 2023 Xfinity Series playoffs

NASCAR has set the 12-driver playoff grid for the 2023 Xfinity Series playoffs following the regular season finale in Kansas City, Kansas.

The NASCAR Xfinity Series has finished the 2023 season and it has set up for what will be a great postseason. Austin Hill claimed the regular season title while John Hunter Nemechek finished with six victories, which is the most of any driver in the series.

Meanwhile, Riley Herbst failed to make the 2023 Xfinity Series playoff after an epic points battle with Parker Kligerman. Outside of Herbst, Brandon Jones is the most notable driver to miss the show. As for other prominent drivers who missed the playoffs, Ryan Sieg, Jeremy Clements, Brett Moffitt, and Kaz Grala rounded out the list.

Twelve drivers will now fight it out for the 2023 Xfinity Series championship. Each driver and their respective playoff points are listed below.

NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff drivers (2023):

  1. No. 20 John Hunter Nemechek – 49 playoff points
  2. No. 21 Austin Hill – 39 playoff points
  3. No. 7 Justin Allgaier – 26 playoff points
  4. No. 00 Cole Custer – 17 playoff points
  5. No. 1 Sam Mayer – 15 playoff points
  6. No. 16 Chandler Smith – 9 playoff points
  7. No. 8 Josh Berry – 9 playoff points
  8. No. 2 Sheldon Creed – 8 playoff points
  9. No. 18 Sammy Smith – 6 playoff points
  10. No. 27 Jeb Burton – 6 playoff points
  11. No. 10 Daniel Hemric – 3 playoff points
  12. No. 48 Parker Kligerman – 2 playoff points

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