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2023 Xfinity 500

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2023 Xfinity 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 35 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Date October 29, 2023 (2023-10-29)
Location Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
.526 mi (.847 km)
Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423.5 km)
Average speed 75.244 miles per hour (121.093 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 20.112
Most laps led
Driver Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 156
Winner
No. 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (Backstretch)

The 2023 Xfinity 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 29, 2023, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the .526 mile (.847 km) short track, it was the 35th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, the ninth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 8.

Report

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Background

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Martinsville Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track is also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Along with this, Martinsville is the only NASCAR oval track on the entire NASCAR track circuit to have asphalt surfaces on the straightaways, then concrete to cover the turns.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
  • (P) denotes playoff driver.
  • (OP) denotes owner's playoffs car.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher (P) RFK Racing Ford
19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Carson Hocevar (i) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Ryan Newman (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 20.160 seconds and a speed of 93.929 mph (151.164 km/h).[10]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.160 93.929
2 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 20.199 93.747
3 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.210 93.696
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 20.112 and a speed of 94.153 mph (151.525 km/h).[11]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.018 20.112
2 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.021 20.120
3 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20.080 20.122
4 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.054 20.133
5 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.034 20.176
6 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 20.236 20.191
7 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.156 20.208
8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20.240 20.242
9 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20.102 20.242
10 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 20.215 20.269
11 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 20.172
12 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20.182
13 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 20.185
14 9 Chase Elliott (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.193
15 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 20.211
16 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.261
17 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 20.270
18 17 Chris Buescher (P) RFK Racing Ford 20.274
19 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 20.287
20 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 20.308
21 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 20.310
22 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.317
23 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 20.329
24 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 20.332
25 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 20.373
26 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.387
27 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 20.390
28 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20.399
29 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 20.424
30 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 20.443
31 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.445
32 42 Carson Hocevar (i) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 20.540
33 51 Ryan Newman Rick Ware Racing Ford 20.551
34 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 20.557
35 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 20.639
36 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 20.659
Official qualifying results

Race

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Race results

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Stage results

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Stage One Laps: 130

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 9
3 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 7
5 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 6
6 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 2
10 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 130

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 10
2 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8
4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 7
5 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 6
6 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
8 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 3
9 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2
10 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage results

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Stage Three Laps: 240

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 11 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 500 59
2 12 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500 35
3 4 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 53
4 3 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500 48
5 15 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 500 41
6 5 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 31
7 7 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 36
8 18 17 Chris Buescher (P) RFK Racing Ford 500 29
9 21 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 500 28
10 17 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 500 30
11 6 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 500 26
12 1 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 33
13 16 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499 24
14 13 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 499 23
15 28 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 499 22
16 8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 499 24
17 14 9 Chase Elliott (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499 20
18 2 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 499 28
19 20 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 499 18
20 9 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 499 24
21 29 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 499 16
22 30 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 499 15
23 26 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 499 14
24 34 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 499 13
25 23 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 499 12
26 19 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 498 11
27 31 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 498 10
28 25 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 498 9
29 33 51 Ryan Newman Rick Ware Racing Ford 497 8
30 24 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 497 7
31 32 42 Carson Hocevar (i) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 496 0
32 22 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 496 5
33 10 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 305 16
34 27 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 274 3
35 35 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 271 0
36 36 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 148 0
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 12 among 6 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 7 for 61 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 29 minutes, and 43 seconds
  • Average speed: 75.244 miles per hour (121.093 km/h)

Media

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Television

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NBC covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 1997 race winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2014 race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

NBC
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dave Burns
Kim Coon
Parker Kligerman
Marty Snider

Radio

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MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and 7 time Martinsville winner Rusty Wallace have the call for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody covers the action for MRN when the field races down the backstraightway into turn 3. Steve Post, Jacklyn Drake, and Chris Wilner covered action for MRN from pit lane.

MRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Backstretch: Dave Moody Steve Post
Jacklyn Drake
Chris Wilner

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Martinsville Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  3. ^ Taranto, Steven (September 14, 2022). "NASCAR releases 2023 Cup Series schedule highlighted by new Chicago, All-Star race stops". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 28, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 28, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "Xfinity 500 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. October 29, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  9. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 29, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (October 28, 2023). "Hamlin tops the speed charts in Martinsville Cup practice". Motorsport.com. Martinsville, Virginia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  11. ^ Utter, Jim (October 28, 2023). "Truex earns Martinsville Cup pole for critical playoff race". Motorsport.com. Martinsville, Virginia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 28, 2023.


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