NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
The 2023 Würth 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 1, 2023, at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Delaware . Contested over 400 laps on the 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete speedway, it was the 11th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season. The race was postponed from Sunday, April 30 to Monday, May 1, due to rain. This is the first Dover race broadcast on Performance Racing Network on radio after Speedway Motorsports purchased the track before the 2022 season but still aired on rival International Speedway Corporation 's Motor Racing Network .
Report
Background
Dover Motor Speedway , the track where the race was held.Dover Motor Speedway is an oval race track in Dover , Delaware, United States that held at least one NASCAR race each year since 1969, including two per year from 1971 to 2020. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series . The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval , with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports .
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats. In 2022, Speedway Motorsports purchased the track.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 22.690 seconds and a speed of 158.660 mph (255.339 km/h).[ 10]
Practice results
Qualifying
Qualifying was cancelled due to inclement weather. Kyle Busch was awarded the pole for the race as a result of NASCAR's pandemic formula with a score of 3.500[ 11]
Starting lineup
Race
Pole-sitter Kyle Busch leads the field following a restart
Race results
Stage results
Stage One
Laps: 120
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
8
4
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
7
5
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
6
6
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
5
7
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
4
8
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
3
9
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
2
10
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 130
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
10
2
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
8
4
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
7
5
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
6
6
54
Ty Gibbs (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
4
8
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
3
9
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three
Laps: 150
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
17
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
400
49
2
14
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
400
51
3
3
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
400
50
4
8
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
52
5
13
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
400
47
6
2
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
400
36
7
7
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
400
33
8
4
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
400
36
9
5
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
400
37
10
23
48
Josh Berry (i)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
0
11
10
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
28
12
28
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
400
25
13
24
54
Ty Gibbs (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
399
29
14
27
7
Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
399
23
15
9
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
399
23
16
11
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Chevrolet
399
21
17
30
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
399
20
18
29
16
A. J. Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
399
19
19
12
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
399
21
20
31
21
Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
398
17
21
1
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
397
16
22
32
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
397
15
23
25
31
Justin Haley
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
397
14
24
19
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
397
13
25
35
38
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
396
12
26
20
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
396
11
27
36
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
395
10
28
21
51
J. J. Yeley (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
393
0
29
22
78
B. J. McLeod
Live Fast Motorsports
Chevrolet
381
8
30
6
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
378
7
31
26
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
375
6
32
18
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
359
5
33
34
15
Brennan Poole (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
79
0
34
33
42
Noah Gragson (R)
Legacy Motor Club
Chevrolet
43
3
35
15
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
35
2
36
16
77
Ty Dillon
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
34
1
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 19 among 8 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 7 for 46 laps
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 27 minutes, and 47 seconds
Average speed: 115.505 miles per hour (185.887 km/h)
Television
Fox Sports covered the race on the television side. Mike Joy , Clint Bowyer and 1989 NASCAR Cup Series champion and two-time Dover winner Rusty Wallace 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
PRN had the radio call for the race and was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . This was the first Dover race covered by PRN as the radio rights was shifted from MRN Radio after the 2022 season . Doug Rice & Mark Garrow called the race from the broadcast booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. Pat Patterson called the race from atop a scaffold when the field raced thru turns 3 & 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, and Wendy Venturini called the race for PRN from pit lane.
PRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowBackstretch: Pat PattersonBrad GillieWendy Venturini
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs .
Notes
References
^ "2023 schedule" . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved October 10, 2022 .^ "Dover International Speedway" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 29, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2023 .^ 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 . ^ "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series" . National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023 .^ "Entry List" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023 .^ "Practice Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023 .^ "Starting Lineup" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023 .^ "Würth 400 Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR . May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023 .^ "Points standings" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023 .^ Utter, Jim (April 29, 2023). "Brad Keselowski leads eventful Dover Cup practice" . Motorsport.com Dover, Delaware : Motorsport Network . Retrieved April 29, 2023 . ^ Utter, Jim (April 29, 2023). "Rain cancels Dover Cup qualifying, Busch on pole" . Motorsport.com Dover, Delaware : Motorsport Network . Retrieved April 29, 2023 .
