NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
The 2023 NOCO 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 16, 2023, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia . Contested over 400 laps on the 0.526 mile (0.847 km) paperclip-shaped short track; it was the ninth race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
Background
Martinsville Speedway , the track where the race was held.Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR -owned 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 was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles . It is also the only remaining race track on the NASCAR circuit since its beginning in 1948.
This race saw the return of Chase Elliott , after he missed the prior six races after an injury from a skiing accident.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 20.217 seconds and a speed of 93.664 mph (150.738 km/h).[ 10]
Practice results
Qualifying
Ryan Preece scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.979 and a speed of 94.780 mph (152.534 km/h).[ 11]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 80
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
10
2
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
9
3
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
8
4
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
7
5
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
6
6
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
5
7
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
4
8
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 100
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
10
2
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
9
3
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
7
5
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
6
6
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
38
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
4
8
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
2
10
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three
Laps: 220
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
19
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
43
2
15
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
400
35
3
5
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
400
34
4
11
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
400
44
5
4
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
400
47
6
3
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
400
42
7
31
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
400
30
8
16
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
400
29
9
9
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
400
32
10
24
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
27
11
23
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
26
12
18
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
400
-35
13
34
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
400
29
14
10
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
400
23
15
1
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
400
32
16
22
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
400
21
17
2
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
400
30
18
12
54
Ty Gibbs (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
400
19
19
20
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
400
18
20
7
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
400
32
21
17
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
400
16
22
6
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
400
30
23
8
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
15
24
21
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
400
19
25
13
38
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
399
16
26
27
7
Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
399
11
27
14
16
A. J. Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
399
10
28
26
31
Justin Haley
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
398
9
29
32
21
Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
398
8
30
29
42
Noah Gragson (R)
Legacy Motor Club
Chevrolet
398
7
31
28
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Chevrolet
398
6
32
35
77
Ty Dillon
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
397
5
33
25
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
397
4
34
33
51
Zane Smith (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
395
0
35
30
78
Anthony Alfredo (i)
Live Fast Motorsports
Chevrolet
390
0
36
36
15
J. J. Yeley (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
337
0
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 10 among 9 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 5 for 50 laps
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 50 minutes, and 35 seconds
Average speed: 74.005 miles per hour (119.100 km/h)
Television
Fox Sports covered their 23rd race at the Martinsville Speedway . Mike Joy , 2018 Spring Martinsville winner Clint Bowyer and 2002 Spring Martinsville winner Bobby Labonte called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon called the race in the booth when the field races down the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field races down the backstretch. Steve Post, Kim Coon, and Dillon Welch worked the pit road for the radio side.
MRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Todd Gordon Backstretch: Dave Moody Steve Post
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ "2023 schedule" . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved October 10, 2022 .^ "Martinsville Speedway" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2023 .^ Taranto, Steven (14 September 2022). "NASCAR releases 2023 Cup Series schedule highlighted by new Chicago, All-Star race stops" . CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved 20 March 2023 . ^ "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series" . National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023 .^ "Entry List" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023 .^ "Practice Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023 .^ "Qualifying Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023 .^ "NOCO 400 Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR . April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023 .^ "Points standings" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023 .^ Utter, Jim (April 15, 2023). "Reddick leads Byron in NASCAR Cup practice at Martinsville" . Motorsport.com Ridgeway, Virginia : Motorsport Network . Retrieved April 15, 2023 . ^ Utter, Jim (April 15, 2023). "Preece rockets to first career NASCAR Cup pole at Martinsville" . Motorsport.com Ridgeway, Virginia : Motorsport Network . Retrieved April 15, 2023 .
