2023 Xfinity 500
Motor car race
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
Background
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
(R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.(P) denotes playoff driver.(OP) denotes owner's playoffs car.
Practice
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
Qualifying
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
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One
Laps: 130
Pos
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
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
Stage Three
Laps: 240
Pos
Grid
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
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)
Television
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.
Radio
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 HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Backstretch: Dave Moody Steve Post
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos
Driver
Points
1
Ryan Blaney
5,000
2
Christopher Bell
5,000 (–0)
3
Kyle Larson
5,000 (–0)
4
William Byron
5,000 (–0)
5
Denny Hamlin
2,354 (–2,646)
6
Tyler Reddick
2,329 (–2,671)
7
Brad Keselowski
2,278 (–2,722)
8
Chris Buescher
2,263 (–2,737)
9
Ross Chastain
2,242 (–2,758)
10
Bubba Wallace
2,242 (–2,758)
11
Joey Logano
2,239 (–2,761)
12
Martin Truex Jr.
2,228 (–2,772)
13
Kyle Busch
2,220 (–2,780)
14
Kevin Harvick
2,194 (–2,806)
15
Michael McDowell
2,157 (–2,843)
16
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
2,154 (–2,846)
Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
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