Type: | CUST |
Description: | Race 17 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series |
Race Name: | Ally 400 |
Details Ref: | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] |
Year: | 2023 |
Location: | Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee |
Course Mi: | 1.333 |
Course Km: | 2.145 |
Distance Laps: | 300 |
Distance Mi: | 400 |
Distance Km: | 640 |
Avg: | 132.914mph |
Pole Driver: | Ross Chastain |
Pole Team: | Trackhouse Racing |
Pole Time: | 29.797 |
Most Driver: | Ross Chastain |
Most Team: | Trackhouse Racing |
Most Laps: | 99 |
Car: | 1 |
First Driver: | Ross Chastain |
First Team: | Trackhouse Racing |
Network: | NBC |
Announcers: | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Radio: | PRN |
Booth Ann: | Doug Rice and Mark Garrow |
Turn Ann: | Rob Albright (1–2) and Pat Patterson (3–4) |
The 2023 Ally 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 25, 2023, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. Contested over 300 laps on the NaN3NaN3 superspeedway, it was the 17th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.
thumb|left|Nashville Superspeedway, where the race was held.Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee, United States, about southeast of Nashville. The track was built in 2001 and is currently used for events, driving schools and GT Academy, a reality television competition.
It is a concrete oval track NaNmile long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Dover Motorsports, Inc., which also owns Dover International Speedway. Nashville Superspeedway was the longest concrete oval in NASCAR during the time it was on the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuits. Current permanent seating capacity is approximately 25,000. Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.
Driver | Team | Manufacturer | ||
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1 | Chevrolet | |||
2 | Ford | |||
3 | Chevrolet | |||
4 | Ford | |||
5 | Chevrolet | |||
6 | Ford | |||
7 | Chevrolet | |||
8 | Chevrolet | |||
9 | Chevrolet | |||
10 | Ford | |||
11 | Toyota | |||
12 | Ford | |||
14 | Ford | |||
15 | Brennan Poole (i) | Ford | ||
16 | Chevrolet | |||
17 | Ford | |||
19 | Toyota | |||
20 | Toyota | |||
21 | Ford | |||
22 | Ford | |||
23 | Toyota | |||
24 | Chevrolet | |||
31 | Chevrolet | |||
34 | Ford | |||
38 | Ford | |||
41 | Ford | |||
42 | Noah Gragson (R) | Chevrolet | ||
43 | Chevrolet | |||
45 | Toyota | |||
47 | nowrap | Chevrolet | ||
48 | Chevrolet | |||
51 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Ford | ||
54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Toyota | ||
77 | Chevrolet | |||
78 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Chevrolet | ||
99 | Chevrolet | |||
Official entry list |
Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.510 seconds and a speed of 162.25mph.[9]
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | |||
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1 | 45 | 29.510 | 162.250 | ||||
2 | 19 | 29.664 | 161.408 | ||||
3 | 1 | 29.671 | 161.370 | ||||
Official practice results |
Ross Chastain scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.797 and a speed of 160.687mph.[10]
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | ||||
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1 | 1 | Chevrolet | 29.804 | 29.797 | |||
2 | 45 | Toyota | 29.820 | 30.005 | |||
3 | 31 | Chevrolet | 29.918 | 30.008 | |||
4 | 22 | Ford | 29.897 | 30.016 | |||
5 | 24 | Chevrolet | 29.824 | 30.038 | |||
6 | 19 | Toyota | 29.856 | 30.039 | |||
7 | 5 | Chevrolet | 29.940 | 30.051 | |||
8 | 11 | Toyota | 29.891 | 30.315 | |||
9 | 23 | Toyota | 29.796 | 37.269 | |||
10 | 99 | Chevrolet | 29.775 | 0.000 | |||
11 | 8 | Chevrolet | 29.943 | — | |||
12 | 17 | Ford | 29.945 | — | |||
13 | 12 | Ford | 29.965 | — | |||
14 | 9 | Chevrolet | 29.993 | — | |||
15 | 48 | Chevrolet | 29.995 | — | |||
16 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Toyota | 30.020 | — | ||
17 | 4 | Ford | 30.027 | — | |||
18 | 14 | Ford | 30.030 | — | |||
19 | 16 | Chevrolet | 30.042 | — | |||
20 | 6 | Ford | 30.060 | — | |||
21 | 10 | Ford | 30.096 | — | |||
22 | 20 | Toyota | 30.130 | — | |||
23 | 43 | Chevrolet | 30.148 | — | |||
24 | 2 | Ford | 30.156 | — | |||
25 | 41 | Ford | 30.165 | — | |||
26 | 3 | Chevrolet | 30.182 | — | |||
27 | 38 | Ford | 30.257 | — | |||
28 | 47 | Chevrolet | 30.275 | — | |||
29 | 51 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Ford | 30.397 | — | ||
30 | 42 | Noah Gragson (R) | Chevrolet | 30.480 | — | ||
31 | 21 | Ford | 30.512 | — | |||
32 | 15 | Brennan Poole (i) | Ford | 30.544 | — | ||
33 | 34 | Ford | 30.695 | — | |||
34 | 77 | Chevrolet | 30.728 | — | |||
35 | 78 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Chevrolet | 31.390 | — | ||
36 | 7 | Chevrolet | 0.000 | — | |||
Official qualifying results |
Stage OneLaps: 90
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | ||
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1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 10 | |
2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | |
3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 | |
4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 | |
5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 | |
6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | |
7 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | |
8 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | |
9 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 | |
10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | |
Official stage one results |
Stage TwoLaps: 95
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 | |
2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 | |
3 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | |
4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 | |
5 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 | |
6 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 5 | |
7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 | |
8 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | |
9 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 | |
10 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 1 | |
Official stage two results |
Stage ThreeLaps: 115
Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 57 | |
2 | 6 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 300 | 51 | |
3 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 300 | 50 | |
4 | 14 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 42 | |
5 | 7 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 35 | |
6 | 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 46 | |
7 | 22 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 300 | 38 | |
8 | 23 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 300 | 30 | |
9 | 11 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 32 | |
10 | 19 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 31 | |
11 | 20 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 300 | 26 | |
12 | 10 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 25 | |
13 | 26 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 24 | |
14 | 16 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 300 | 23 | |
15 | 9 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 300 | 27 | |
16 | 25 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 300 | 21 | |
17 | 15 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 20 | |
18 | 12 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 300 | 19 | |
19 | 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 300 | 18 | |
20 | 36 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 17 | |
21 | 31 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 300 | 16 | |
22 | 28 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 299 | 15 | |
23 | 3 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 299 | 14 | |
24 | 17 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 299 | 15 | |
25 | 21 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 299 | 12 | |
26 | 30 | 42 | Noah Gragson (R) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 299 | 11 | |
27 | 24 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 299 | 10 | |
28 | 33 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 299 | 9 | |
29 | 29 | 51 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 298 | 0 | |
30 | 2 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 298 | 17 | |
31 | 18 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 298 | 6 | |
32 | 34 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 298 | 5 | |
33 | 32 | 15 | Brennan Poole (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 297 | 0 | |
34 | 35 | 78 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 297 | 0 | |
35 | 27 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 296 | 2 | |
36 | 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 146 | 1 | |
Official race results |
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 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. Parker Kligerman provided live reports from Chicago during the race.
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network (PRN), and was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. This was the first Nashville race covered by PRN Radio, as radio rights shifted from Motor Racing Network after the 2022 season.
Pos | Driver | Points | |||||||
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1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 576 | |||||||
2 | William Byron | 558 (–18) | |||||||
1 | 3 | Ross Chastain | 558 (–18) | ||||||
3 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 531 (–45) | ||||||
1 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 528 (–48) | ||||||
1 | 6 | Kevin Harvick | 515 (–61) | ||||||
1 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 512 (–64) | ||||||
5 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 502 (–74) | ||||||
1 | 9 | Kyle Larson | 475 (–101) | ||||||
1 | 10 | Joey Logano | 462 (–114) | ||||||
1 | 11 | Brad Keselowski | 450 (–126) | ||||||
1 | 12 | Chris Buescher | 449 (–127) | ||||||
13 | Tyler Reddick | 437 (–139) | |||||||
14 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 415 (–161) | |||||||
15 | Bubba Wallace | 381 (–195) | |||||||
1 | 16 | Daniel Suárez | 353 (–223) | ||||||
Official driver's standings |
Pos | Manufacturer | Points | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Chevrolet | 642 | |
2 | Toyota | 598 (–44) | |
3 | Ford | 572 (–70) | |