2023 Goodyear 400

2023 Goodyear 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 13 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Date May 14, 2023 (2023-05-14)
Location Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 295 laps, 402.97 mi (648.517 km)
Scheduled Distance 293 laps, 400.238 mi (644.121 km)
Average speed 118.88 miles per hour (191.32 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 29.028
Most laps led
Driver Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 145
Winner
No. 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, Richard Petty (Stage 1), Kyle Petty (Stage 1), Carl Edwards (Stage 2), and Bill Elliott (Stage 3)
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley, and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Kurt Becker (3 & 4)

The 2023 Goodyear 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 14, 2023, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 295 laps – extended from 293 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the 13th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season. It was the 67th running of the event.

Report

Background

Darlington Raceway where the race was held.

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.

Since 2015, the race has hosted NASCAR's Throwback weekend, which features cars sporting paint schemes that pay homage to past teams and drivers. (The lineage of this race includes races billed as the Southern 500 from 2005 to 2020).[10]

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor or throwback
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Worldwide Express/UPS – Dale Jarrett's 2001 No. 88 paint scheme (Worldwide Express is an authorized UPS reseller)[11][12][13][14]
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Freightliner Trucks[12]
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops[12]
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Sunny Delight – Harvick's cancelled 2001 No. 30 America Online paint scheme (he was originally scheduled to run part-time that season, but the death of Dale Earnhardt at the 2001 Daytona 500 moved him full-time in the No. 29)[13][12]
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com – Tony Stewart's 2009 second-tier series No. 80 paint scheme that won at Daytona.[13][12]
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford BP - Castrol GTX Classic, used most notably by Castrol-sponsored NHRA driver John Force (1987-93) and also Tom Walkinshaw Racing's Jaguar XJR-9 in IMSA. [13]
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet NationsGuard – Tribute to LaJoie's grandfather Don LaJoie[13][12]
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lucas Oil – Busch's first win with RCR at Fontana[15]
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet LLumar Window Film – Bill Elliott's 2001 Dodge paint scheme[16][12][13]
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Smithfield Foods – Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s No. 8 Budweiser MLB paint scheme that won at the 2001 Pepsi 400[17][12][14][13]
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota FedEx – 50th anniversary tribute scheme using 1973 logos[14][12]
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford Menards/Dutch Boy Paint – Dave Blaney's 1995 World of Outlaws No. 12 Casey Luna Ford/Vivarin paint scheme[12][14][13]
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mahindra Tractors – Tony Stewart's 2000 Turkey Night Grand Prix No. 9 paint scheme[12][13]
15 Brennan Poole (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford MACC Door Systems - Bobby Allison's 1978 Norris paint scheme that won the 1978 Daytona 500[12]
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Black's Tire & Wheel Distributors[18][12]
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford Fifth Third Bank[12]
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Auto-Owners Insurance – Truex's 2017 No. 78 paint scheme[12]
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota DeWalt – Matt Kenseth's 2003 No. 17 paint scheme[12][13]
21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford DEX Imaging – Jeff Burton's 1999 No. 99 Exide paint scheme[19][12][13]
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Shell plc – Mark Donohue's 1973 No. 16 AMC Matador paint scheme to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Penske's first NASCAR win[20][12][14][13]
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota Dr Pepper[12]
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Axalta – Jeff Gordon's 1998 DuPont NASCAR 50th Anniversary gold paint scheme raced at that year's NASCAR All-Star Race[21][12][14][13]
31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Leaf Filter[12]
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford Stage Front VIP[22][12]
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford Serial 1 E-bikes – Elton Sawyer's 1997 NASCAR Busch Series Barbasol paint scheme[23][13][12]
41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford United Rentals – Jeff Preece's 1998 Late Model No. 4 paint scheme[12][13]
42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet Sunseeker Resort – Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Lowe's stars and stripes paint scheme that won at the 2014 Coca-Cola 600[12][13]
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet Allegiant Air – Richard Petty's 1968 Plymouth with a vinyl roof (the black parts of the wrap replicated the vinyl roof)[13][12]
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota McDonald's/Xfinity/Monster Energy – Kurt Busch's 2003 No. 97 Rubbermaid paint scheme which finished second to Ricky Craven at Darlington[13][12]
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet Kroger/Country Crock – Special Mother's Day throwback featuring Stenhouse's favorite grilled cheese and Dale Jarrett's 2001 No. 88 UPS paint scheme[24][13]
48 Josh Berry (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Ally Financial – Spotter and former driver Kevin Hamlin's 2007 NASCAR Busch Series No. 42 Havoline paint scheme[25][12][13]
51 Ryan Newman Rick Ware Racing Ford Jacob Industries – Newman's 2002 No. 12 Mobil 1 paint scheme that scored his first career win at New Hampshire[26][13][12]
54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Shriners Hospitals for Children – Bobby Labonte's 1996 No. 18 Interstate Batteries/Washington Redskins paint scheme that honored Joe Gibbs' induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame[12][13]
77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Garner – Tribute to Joe Lee Johnson (inaugural Coca-Cola 600 winner)[13][12]
78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet The Daily Downforce/Out of the Groove[27][12]
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Shell plc – Ricky Rudd's 1988 No. 26 paint scheme with Quaker State (a Shell brand since 2002)[28][12][14][13]
Official entry list

Practice

Chase Elliott was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.231 seconds and a speed of 168.232 mph (270.743 km/h).[29]

Practice results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.231 168.232
2 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 29.332 167.653
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.350 167.550
Official practice results

Qualifying

Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.028 and a speed of 169.409 mph (272.637 km/h).[30]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.941 29.028
2 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 29.084 29.040
3 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.183 29.141
4 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.246 29.212
5 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.112 29.255
6 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 28.946 29.300
7 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.052 29.348
8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.012 29.365
9 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 29.147 29.392
10 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 28.872 29.572
11 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.059 —
12 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.107 —
13 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.114 —
14 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.117 —
15 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.139 —
16 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.238 —
17 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.271 —
18 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.291 —
19 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.324 —
20 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.348 —
21 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.354 —
22 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.386 —
23 48 Josh Berry (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.399 —
24 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.413 —
25 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 29.428 —
26 51 Ryan Newman Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.440 —
27 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 29.456 —
28 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 29.463 —
29 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 29.477 —
30 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.501 —
31 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.684 —
32 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.762 —
33 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.961 —
34 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.066 —
35 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 30.577 —
36 15 Brennan Poole (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.684 —
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 90

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 8
4 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 7
5 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6
6 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 5
7 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 4
8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 2
10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 95

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 10
2 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9
3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 6
6 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
8 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 3
9 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 2
10 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage results

Stage Three Laps: 108

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 4 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 295 56
2 20 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 295 42
3 21 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 295 34
4 10 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 295 44
5 2 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 295 40
6 14 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 295 31
7 12 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 295 45
8 22 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 295 29
9 11 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 295 31
10 27 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 295 27
11 24 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 295 26
12 8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 295 25
13 3 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 295 30
14 16 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 295 29
15 32 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 295 22
16 13 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 295 21
17 31 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 295 20
18 15 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 295 19
19 25 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 295 18
20 7 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 295 25
21 17 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 295 16
22 9 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 295 7
23 30 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 294 14
24 34 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 293 13
25 28 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 293 12
26 29 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 293 11
27 33 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 293 10
28 26 51 Ryan Newman Rick Ware Racing Ford 291 9
29 5 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 287 25
30 23 48 Josh Berry (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 286 0
31 1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 280 17
32 35 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 226 5
33 19 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 200 4
34 6 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 199 3
35 18 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 196 2
36 36 15 Brennan Poole (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 39 0
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 19 among 8 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 8 for 47 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 23 minutes, and 23 seconds
  • Average speed: 118.88 miles per hour (191.32 km/h)

Media

Television

The race was carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer called the race from the broadcast booth. Richard Petty, Kyle Petty, Carl Edwards and Bill Elliott swapped through the booth in stage 1, 2, and 3. 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: Richard Petty (Stage 1)
Color-commentator: Kyle Petty (Stage 1)
Color-commentator: Carl Edwards (Stage 2)
Color-commentator: Bill Elliott (Stage 3)		 Jamie Little
Regan Smith		 Larry McReynolds

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN Radio
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Mike Bagley
Announcer: Rusty Wallace		 Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Kurt Becker		 Kim Coon
Jason Toy
Winston Kelley

Standings after the race

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