The 2023 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 5, 2023, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Contested over 271 laps -- extended from 267 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) asphalt intermediate speedway and it was the third race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season. Xfinity Series driver Josh Berry drove the No. 9 car for 2020 champion Chase Elliott, who sustained a leg injury in a snowboarding accident.

2023 Pennzoil 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 3 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Date March 5, 2023 (2023-03-05)
Location Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 271 laps, 406.5 mi (650.4 km)
Scheduled Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed 142.98 miles per hour (230.10 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 29.024
Most laps led
Driver William Byron Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 176
Winner
No. 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Danica Patrick
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

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Background

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
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 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Josh Berry (i)[a] Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 J. J. Yeley Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell 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 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 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Kyle Larson was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.283 seconds and a speed of 184.407 mph (296.774 km/h).[8]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.283 184.407
2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.352 183.974
3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.357 183.943
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.024 and a speed of 186.053 mph (299.423 km/h).[9]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.234 29.024
2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.327 29.165
3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.522 29.205
4 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.295 29.262
5 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.356 29.270
6 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.520 29.308
7 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 29.264 29.333
8 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.297 29.387
9 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 29.245 29.401
10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.179 29.424
11 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.346
12 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.367
13 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 29.392
14 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.411
15 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.467
16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.562
17 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.582
18 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 29.593
19 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.605
20 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.610
21 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.611
22 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 29.629
23 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.635
24 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.650
25 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 29.789
26 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.810
27 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.823
28 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.892
29 15 J. J. Yeley Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.986
30 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.994
31 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.034
32 9 Josh Berry (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.153
33 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.686
34 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 0.000
35 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000
36 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 0.000
Official qualifying results

Race

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Race results

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Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 8
4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 3
9 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
10 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 85

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 5
7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 4
8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 2
10 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 102

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 271 60
2 6 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 271 53
3 11 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 271 46
4 13 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 271 41
5 10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 271 45
6 9 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 271 31
7 15 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 271 42
8 27 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 271 29
9 14 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 271 29
10 24 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 271 27
11 12 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 271 35
12 8 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 271 37
13 3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 271 24
14 5 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 271 25
15 36 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 271 22
16 21 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 271 21
17 7 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 271 23
18 23 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 271 19
19 22 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 270 18
20 19 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 270 17
21 18 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 270 16
22 4 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 270 15
23 31 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 270 14
24 16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 270 13
25 17 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 270 12
26 34 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 269 11
27 26 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 269 10
28 20 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 269 9
29 32 9 Josh Berry (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 269 0
30 25 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 269 7
31 28 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 268 6
32 35 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 266 5
33 29 15 J. J. Yeley Rick Ware Racing Ford 265 4
34 33 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 265 3
35 30 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 259 2
36 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 183 1
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 13 among 8 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 4 for 26
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 50 minutes and 35 seconds
  • Average speed: 142.98 miles per hour (230.10 km/h)

Media

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Television

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Fox Sports covered their 23rd race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and Danica Patrick called the race in the booth for Fox. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled the pit road duties, and Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Fox
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Danica Patrick
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Larry McReynolds

Radio

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PRN covered the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth where the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 where the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 where the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Wendy Venturini, and Heather Debeaux worked pit road for the radio side.

PRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson
Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini
Heather Debeaux

Standings after the race

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Notes

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  1. ^ Josh Berry replaced Chase Elliott after Elliott sustained a leg injury in a snowboarding accident.

References

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  1. ^ "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  6. ^ "Pennzoil 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  8. ^ Utter, Jim (March 4, 2023). "Kyle Larson tops Vegas practice; Burton crashes". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  9. ^ Utter, Jim (March 4, 2023). "Joey Logano rockets to pole for Las Vegas Cup race". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 4, 2023.


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