2023 NOCO 400

NASCAR Cup Series race
2023 NOCO 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 9 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Date April 16, 2023 (2023-04-16)
Location Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance 400 laps, 210.4 mi (338.8 km)
Average speed 74.005 miles per hour (119.100 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
  • Ryan Preece
 Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 19.979
Most laps led
Driver Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 136
Winner
No. 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Bobby Labonte
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (Backstretch)
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.
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 J. J. Yeley (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 Zane Smith (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Anthony Alfredo (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 20.217 seconds and a speed of 93.664 mph (150.738 km/h).[10]

Practice results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 20.217 93.664
2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.395 92.846
3 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 20.397 92.837
Official 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

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20.046 19.979
2 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 20.139 20.081
3 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20.059 20.081
4 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20.055 20.112
5 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.106 20.119
6 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 20.252 20.128
7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20.159 20.150
8 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.193 20.155
9 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 20.059 20.167
10 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 20.244 20.191
11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.227 —
12 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.232 —
13 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 20.267 —
14 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 20.297 —
15 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 20.304 —
16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 20.307 —
17 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.326 —
18 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.353 —
19 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.356 —
20 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 20.362 —
21 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 20.377 —
22 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.382 —
23 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.382 —
24 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.384 —
25 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 20.394 —
26 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 20.395 —
27 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 20.408 —
28 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 20.409 —
29 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 20.469 —
30 78 Anthony Alfredo (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 20.478 —
31 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 20.507 —
32 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20.507 —
33 51 Zane Smith (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 20.571 —
34 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 20.619 —
35 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 20.624 —
36 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 20.673 —
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 80

Pos No 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 No 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 No 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)

Media

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.

FS1
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Bobby Labonte		 Jamie Little
Regan Smith		 Larry McReynolds

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 Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Todd Gordon		 Backstretch: Dave Moody Steve Post
Kim Coon
Dillon Welch

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Christopher Bell 302
2 Ross Chastain 297 (–5)
3 Kevin Harvick 287 (–15)
4 Kyle Larson 285 (–17)
2 5 Martin Truex Jr. 266 (–36)
1 6 Tyler Reddick 265 (–37)
1 7 Joey Logano 258 (–44)
2 8 Kyle Busch 250 (–52)
3 9 Denny Hamlin 247 (–55)
10 Ryan Blaney 241 (–61)
11 Alex Bowman 237 (–65)
3 12 Brad Keselowski 235 (–67)
13 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 223 (–79)
6 14 Chase Briscoe 210 (–92)
1 15 William Byron 208 (–94)
16 Chris Buescher 206 (–96)
Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Pos Manufacturer Points
1 Chevrolet 342
2 Toyota 313 (–29)
3 Ford 303 (–39)
  • Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

  1. ^ "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Martinsville Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "NOCO 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (April 15, 2023). "Reddick leads Byron in NASCAR Cup practice at Martinsville". Motorsport.com. Ridgeway, Virginia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  11. ^ 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.


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