2023 Ally 400

NASCAR Cup Series race
2023 Ally 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 17 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Date June 25, 2023 (2023-06-25)
Location Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
1.333 mi (2.145 km)
Distance 300 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed 132.914 miles per hour (213.904 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
  • Ross Chastain
 Trackhouse Racing
Time 29.797
Most laps led
Driver Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing
Laps 99
Winner
No. 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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)
Motor car race

The 2023 Ally 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 25, 2023, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. Contested over 300 laps on the 1+1⁄3-mile (2.146 km) superspeedway, it was the 17th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Report

Background

Nashville Superspeedway, where the race was held.

Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Nashville. The track was built in 2001 and is currently used for events, driving schools and GT Academy, a reality television competition.

It is a concrete oval track 1+1⁄3 miles (2.146 km) long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Dover Motorsports, Inc., which also owns Dover International Speedway. Nashville Superspeedway was the longest concrete oval in NASCAR during the time it was on the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuits. Current permanent seating capacity is approximately 25,000. Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes the driver 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 Chase Elliott 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 Brennan Poole (i) 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 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.510 seconds and a speed of 162.250 mph (261.116 km/h).[9]

Practice results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 29.510 162.250
2 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.664 161.408
3 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.671 161.370
Official practice results

Qualifying

Ross Chastain scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.797 and a speed of 160.687 mph (258.601 km/h).[10]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.804 29.797
2 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 29.820 30.005
3 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.918 30.008
4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.897 30.016
5 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.824 30.038
6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.856 30.039
7 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.940 30.051
8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.891 30.315
9 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 29.796 37.269
10 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.775 0.000
11 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.943 —
12 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 29.945 —
13 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.965 —
14 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.993 —
15 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.995 —
16 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.020 —
17 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.027 —
18 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.030 —
19 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.042 —
20 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 30.060 —
21 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.096 —
22 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.130 —
23 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 30.148 —
24 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 30.156 —
25 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.165 —
26 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.182 —
27 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.257 —
28 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 30.275 —
29 51 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.397 —
30 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 30.480 —
31 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.512 —
32 15 Brennan Poole (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.544 —
33 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.695 —
34 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.728 —
35 78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 31.390 —
36 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 —
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 90

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 10
2 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 9
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
8 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 95

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 8
4 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 5
7 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3
9 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2
10 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage results

Stage Three Laps: 115

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 1 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 300 57
2 6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 51
3 8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 50
4 14 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 42
5 7 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 35
6 5 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 46
7 22 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 38
8 23 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 300 30
9 11 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 32
10 19 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 300 31
11 20 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 300 26
12 10 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 300 25
13 26 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 24
14 16 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 23
15 9 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 300 27
16 25 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 300 21
17 15 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 20
18 12 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 300 19
19 4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 300 18
20 36 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 300 17
21 31 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 300 16
22 28 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 299 15
23 3 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 299 14
24 17 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 299 15
25 21 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 299 12
26 30 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 299 11
27 24 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 299 10
28 33 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 299 9
29 29 51 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 298 0
30 2 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 298 17
31 18 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 298 6
32 34 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 298 5
33 32 15 Brennan Poole (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 297 0
34 35 78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 297 0
35 27 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 296 2
36 13 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 146 1
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 21 among 12 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 4 for 24 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 0 minutes, and 7 seconds
  • Average speed: 132.914 miles per hour (213.904 km/h)

Media

Television

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

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

Radio

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network (PRN), and was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. This was the first Nashville race covered by PRN Radio, as radio rights shifted from Motor Racing Network after the 2022 season.

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

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Martin Truex Jr. 576
2 William Byron 558 (–18)
1 3 Ross Chastain 558 (–18)
3 4 Christopher Bell 531 (–45)
1 5 Kyle Busch 528 (–48)
1 6 Kevin Harvick 515 (–61)
1 7 Denny Hamlin 512 (–64)
5 8 Ryan Blaney 502 (–74)
1 9 Kyle Larson 475 (–101)
1 10 Joey Logano 462 (–114)
1 11 Brad Keselowski 450 (–126)
1 12 Chris Buescher 449 (–127)
13 Tyler Reddick 437 (–139)
14 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 415 (–161)
15 Bubba Wallace 381 (–195)
1 16 Daniel Suárez 353 (–223)
Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Pos Manufacturer Points
1 Chevrolet 642
2 Toyota 598 (–44)
3 Ford 572 (–70)
  • Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
  • . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

References

  1. ^ "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Nashville Superspeedway". Archived from the original on 13 April 2005. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "Ally 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  9. ^ Utter, Jim (June 23, 2023). "Tyler Reddick leads Truex in Nashville Cup practice". Motorsport.com. Nashville, Tennessee: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (June 24, 2023). "Ross Chastain earns first career NASCAR Cup pole at Nashville". Motorsport.com. Nashville, Tennessee: Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 24, 2023.


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