2023 South Point 400

2023 South Point 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 33 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Date October 15, 2023 (2023-10-15)
Location Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed 135.635 miles per hour (218.283 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
  • Christopher Bell
 Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 28.980
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 133
Winner
No. 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports
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 Nick Yeoman (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)
Motor car race

The 2023 South Point 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 15, 2023, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the 33rd race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, seventh race of the Playoffs, and first race of the Round of 8. Kyle Larson won the race and secured his 2nd Championship 4 appearance in three years.

Report

Background

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

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
  • (P) denotes playoff driver.
  • (OP) denotes owner's playoffs car.
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 (P) 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 (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney (P) 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 (P) RFK Racing Ford
19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell (P) 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 (P) 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 Carson Hocevar (i) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
45 Tyler Reddick (P) 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 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

Ross Chastain was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 28.899 seconds and a speed of 186.858 mph (300.719 km/h).[10]

Practice results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 28.899 186.858
2 17 Chris Buescher (P) RFK Racing Ford 28.933 186.638
3 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 29.039 185.957
Official practice results

Qualifying

Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.980 and a speed of 186.335 mph (299.877 km/h).[11]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.938 28.980
2 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.964 28.990
3 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.941 29.004
4 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.189 29.070
5 17 Chris Buescher (P) RFK Racing Ford 29.005 29.084
6 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.172 29.093
7 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 29.172 29.120
8 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 29.210 29.129
9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.022 29.147
10 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.014 29.163
11 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.029 —
12 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 29.157 —
13 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.214 —
14 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.238 —
15 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.245 —
16 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.262 —
17 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.293 —
18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.298 —
19 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 29.317 —
20 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.327 —
21 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 29.346 —
22 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.357 —
23 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 29.396 —
24 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.410 —
25 42 Carson Hocevar (i) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 29.461 —
26 51 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.475 —
27 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.539 —
28 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.627 —
29 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.699 —
30 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.717 —
31 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 29.875 —
32 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.991 —
33 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.031 —
34 15 Brennan Poole (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.192 —
35 9 Chase Elliott (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 —
36 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 0.000 —
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 8
4 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 7
5 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 5
7 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
9 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2
10 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 85

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 9
3 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 6
6 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
8 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 3
9 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 2
10 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage results

Stage Three Laps: 102

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 2 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 60
2 1 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 52
3 6 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 41
4 21 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 267 47
5 10 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 267 41
6 12 12 Ryan Blaney (P)[a] Team Penske Ford 267 39
7 3 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 36
8 8 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 267 38
9 4 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 34
10 15 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 38
11 5 17 Chris Buescher (P) RFK Racing Ford 267 26
12 9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 25
13 7 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 267 25
14 13 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 23
15 36 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 267 22
16 24 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 23
17 18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 267 20
18 16 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 19
19 28 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 267 18
20 33 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 267 17
21 22 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 267 16
22 20 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 267 15
23 19 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 267 14
24 27 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 267 13
25 30 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 267 12
26 32 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 11
27 29 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 266 10
28 23 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 266 9
29 26 51 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 266 0
30 34 15 Brennan Poole (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 266 0
31 31 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 266 0
32 35 9 Chase Elliott (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 266 5
33 17 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 263 4
34 11 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 259 3
35 14 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 144 2
36 25 42 Carson Hocevar (i) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 110 0
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 20 among 7 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 7 for 36 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 57 minutes, and 10 seconds
  • Average speed: 135.635 miles per hour (218.283 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Two–time Las Vegas winner 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.

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

Radio

PRN covered their final 2023 broadcast, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice & Mark Garrow covered the action for PRN when the field races down the front straightaway. Nick Yeoman covered the action for PRN from a platform outside of Turns 1 & 2, & Pat Patterson covered the action from a platform outside of Turns 3 & 4 for PRN. Heather DeBeaux, Brett McMillan, Brad Gillie and Wendy Venturini had the call from pit lane for PRN.

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

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
3 1 Kyle Larson 4,084
1 2 William Byron 4,077 (–7)
1 3 Martin Truex Jr. 4,070 (–14)
1 4 Denny Hamlin 4,070 (–14)
1 5 Christopher Bell 4,068 (–16)
1 6 Tyler Reddick 4,054 (–30)
1 7 Ryan Blaney 4,053 (–31)
3 8 Chris Buescher 4,047 (–37)
9 Brad Keselowski 2,239 (–1,845)
10 Ross Chastain 2,213 (–1,871)
1 11 Kyle Busch 2,191 (–1,893)
1 12 Bubba Wallace 2,185 (–1,899)
13 Joey Logano 2,168 (–1,916)
14 Kevin Harvick 2,144 (–1,940)
1 15 Michael McDowell 2,130 (–1,954)
1 16 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2,126 (–1,958)
Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Pos Manufacturer Points
1 Chevrolet 1,225
2 Toyota 1,144 (–81)
3 Ford 1.130 (–95)
  • Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

Notes

  1. ^ Blaney was originally was disqualified after failing post-race inspection as it was discovered that his car's left front shock didn't meet overall specified length. The disqualification was later overturned due to an issue with the damper template used during the inspection.[12]

References

  1. ^ "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 14, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 14, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  8. ^ "South Point 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (October 14, 2023). "Chastain tops Las Vegas Cup practice; Elliott and Suarez wreck". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas, Nevada: Motorsport Network.
  11. ^ Utter, Jim (October 14, 2023). "Bell beats Larson for NASCAR Cup pole at Las Vegas". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas, Nevada: Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  12. ^ DeGroot, Nick (October 16, 2023). "NASCAR rescinds disqualification of Ryan Blaney". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network.


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