2023 4EVER 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||||
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Race 34 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series | |||||
Date | October 22, 2023 | ||||
Location |
Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||||
Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km) | ||||
Average speed | 125.221 miles per hour (201.524 km/h) | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||||
Time | 32.256 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |||
Laps | 96 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 20 | Christopher Bell |
Network | NBC | ||
Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | MRN | ||||
Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Todd Gordon | ||||
Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) |
The 2023 4EVER 400 Presented by Mobil 1 was a
Report
Background
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of
In 2023, it was announced that Mobil 1 would be replacing Dixie Vodka as the race's sponsor after two years. Mobil 1 would then proceed to name the race after Kevin Harvick, who has Mobil 1 as one of his sponsors, and his 4EVER appreciation campaign, as he is set to retire from NASCAR after the 2023 season.[10]
This race would be the second year straight in a row John Hunter Nemechek will make his one-off Cup start at the same track.
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.
Practice
Bubba Wallace was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 31.936 seconds and a speed of 169.088 mph (272.121 km/h).[11]
Practice results
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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1 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 31.936 | 169.088 |
2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 32.143 | 167.999 |
3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 32.188 | 167.764 |
Official practice results |
Qualifying
Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 32.256 and a speed of 167.411 mph (269.422 km/h).[12]
Qualifying results
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
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1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 31.999 | 32.256 |
2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 31.888 | 32.313 |
3 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 32.003 | 32.334 |
4 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 32.104 | 32.417 |
5 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.258 | 32.510 |
6 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 32.109 | 32.551 |
7 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.193 | 32.559 |
8 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 32.285 | 32.563 |
9 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.106 | 32.566 |
10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 32.135 | 32.594 |
11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.146 | — |
12 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.169 | — |
13 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 32.184 | — |
14 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 32.221 | — |
15 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 32.256 | — |
16 | 9 | Chase Elliott (OP) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.318 | — |
17 | 17 | Chris Buescher (P) | RFK Racing | Ford | 32.341 | — |
18 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 32.345 | — |
19 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 32.357 | — |
20 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.359 | — |
21 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 32.389 | — |
22 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 32.392 | — |
23 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 32.395 | — |
24 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 32.399 | — |
25 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 32.427 | — |
26 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 32.445 | — |
27 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 32.468 | — |
28 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 32.474 | — |
29 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 32.513 | — |
30 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing |
Ford | 32.537 | — |
31 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 32.584 | — |
32 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 32.594 | — |
33 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.820 | — |
34 | 51 | Ryan Newman (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 32.850 | — |
35 | 78 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.364 | — |
36 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 0.000 | — |
Official qualifying results |
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 80
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
2 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 9 |
3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
4 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
5 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 4 |
8 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Official stage one results |
Stage Two Laps: 80
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
2 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
3 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 6 |
6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 4 |
8 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
Official stage two results |
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 107
Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
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1 | 13 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 42 |
2 | 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 53 |
3 | 3 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 42 |
4 | 7 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 49 |
5 | 25 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 32 |
6 | 2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 31 |
7 | 9 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 34 |
8 | 36 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 30 |
9 | 30 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 28 |
10 | 6 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 32 |
11 | 20 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 26 |
12 | 26 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 25 |
13 | 29 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 24 |
14 | 18 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 267 | 23 |
15 | 16 | 9 | Chase Elliott (OP) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 22 |
16 | 14 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 21 |
17 | 23 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 20 |
18 | 22 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 19 |
19 | 12 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 18 |
20 | 19 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 17 |
21 | 17 | 17 | Chris Buescher (P) | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 16 |
22 | 15 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 15 |
23 | 27 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 14 |
24 | 33 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 13 |
25 | 32 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 12 |
26 | 34 | 51 | Ryan Newman (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 265 | 0 |
27 | 24 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 263 | 10 |
28 | 4 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 262 | 24 |
29 | 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 237 | 19 |
30 | 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 236 | 19 |
31 | 8 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 221 | 6 |
32 | 21 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 218 | 0 |
33 | 31 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 218 | 0 |
34 | 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 214 | 21 |
35 | 35 | 78 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 |
36 | 28 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 165 | 1 |
Official race results |
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 25 among 9 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 5 for 35 laps
- Red flags: 1 for 12 minutes, and 35 seconds
- Time of race: 3 hours, 11 minutes, and 54 seconds
- Average speed: 125.221 miles per hour (201.524 km/h)
Media
Television
NBC | |
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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
MRN Radio | ||
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Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Todd Gordon |
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley |
Steve Post Brienne Pedigo Jason Toy |
Standings after the race
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References
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- ^ "Homestead-Miami Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 21, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 21, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ "4EVER 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "Homestead honoring Kevin Harvick with entitlement sponsor of Cup race". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 9, 2023.
- ^ Utter, Jim (October 21, 2023). "Bubba Wallace leads NASCAR Cup practice at Homestead; Logano wrecks". Motorsport.com. Homestead, Florida: Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ Utter, Jim (October 21, 2023). "Truex beats Wallace to Homestead NASCAR Cup pole". Motorsport.com. Homestead, Florida: Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 21, 2023.