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.
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Background
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.
Practice
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
| 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
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
Race
Race results
Stage Results
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
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
- 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
Television
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
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
- ^ Josh Berry replaced Chase Elliott after Elliott sustained a leg injury in a snowboarding accident.
References
- ^ "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "Pennzoil 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ Utter, Jim (March 4, 2023). "Kyle Larson tops Vegas practice; Burton crashes". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ 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.
