The 2023 AdventHealth 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 7, 2023, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the asphalt speedway, it was the 12th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
Background
Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
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 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 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney 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 RFK Racing Ford 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell 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 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 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Josh Berry (i) 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 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 30.877 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.877 174.887 2 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 30.940 174.531 3 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.981 174.300Official practice results
Qualifying William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.133 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.496 30.133 2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.260 30.139 3 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 30.224 30.145 4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.488 30.181 5 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 30.233 30.210 6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 30.631 30.255 7 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.432 30.269 8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.435 30.301 9 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 30.633 30.384 10 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 30.580 30.426 11 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.445 — 12 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.450 — 13 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.473 — 14 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 30.473 — 15 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 30.503 — 16 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.513 — 17 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 30.647 — 18 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.730 — 19 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 30.743 — 20 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 30.745 — 21 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.788 — 22 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 30.799 — 23 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.838 — 24 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.863 — 25 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.865 — 26 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.920 — 27 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.945 — 28 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.968 — 29 48 Josh Berry (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.036 — 30 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 31.114 — 31 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 31.149 — 32 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.236 — 33 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 31.421 — 34 15 Brennan Poole (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 31.473 — 35 51 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 31.602 — 36 78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 —Official qualifying results
Race Post Race After the race was over, there was a big fistfight on pit road between Noah Gragson and Ross Chastain on pit road. The two were discussing an on track incident where Gragson hit the wall when things started to escalate quickly when Gragson grabbed Chastain's firesuit. Chastain told Gragson to stop but Gragson didn't and Chastain responded by throwing a punch at Gragson that connected and the two got into a scuffle on pit road. Gragson tried to punch Chastain back but was held back by security and the two were eventually separated on pit road.
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 75 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 66 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 48 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 39 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 210 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 85
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 102 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 93 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 84 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 75 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 66 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 57 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 39 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 102
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 512 2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 383 1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 344 17 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 267 375 3 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 267 346 6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 417 21 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 308 4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 389 5 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 267 3510 11 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 3111 13 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 2612 33 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 267 2513 18 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 2414 27 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 267 2915 9 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 267 2816 10 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 267 2417 14 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 267 2518 30 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 267 1919 20 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 267 1820 24 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 267 1721 19 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 267 2322 26 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 267 1823 35 51 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 266 024 32 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 266 1325 29 48 Josh Berry (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 266 026 23 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 266 2027 28 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 266 1028 34 15 Brennan Poole (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 264 029 22 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 262 1630 25 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 261 731 15 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 260 632 31 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 260 533 36 78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 260 034 7 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 176 1135 16 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 162 236 12 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 157 6Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 37 among 12 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 11 for 57 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 24 minutes, and 24 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television Fox Sports covered their 12th race at the Kansas Speedway. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and Kurt Busch called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Josh Sims handled the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
FS1Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analystLap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Clint BowyerColor-commentator: Kurt Busch Jamie LittleRegan SmithJosh Sims Larry McReynolds
Radio MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and former crew chief Todd Gordon called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody covered the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside turn 4. Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo, and Jason Toy worked pit road for the radio side.
MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Todd Gordon Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley Steve PostBrienne PedigoJason Toy
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Ross Chastain 404 2 Christopher Bell 373 (–31) 1 3 Martin Truex Jr. 368 (–36) 3 4 Denny Hamlin 368 (–36) 2 5 Kevin Harvick 358 (–46) 6 Tyler Reddick 354 (–50) 2 7 Ryan Blaney 350 (–54) 2 8 Kyle Larson 338 (–66) 2 9 William Byron 331 (–73) 1 10 Brad Keselowski 321 (–83) 2 11 Joey Logano 315 (–89) 4 12 Kyle Busch 308 (–96) 1 13 Chris Buescher 302 (–102) 14 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 295 (–109) 15 Alex Bowman 270 (–134) 1 16 Daniel Suárez 259 (–145)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 452 2 Toyota 422 (–30) 3 Ford 403 (–49)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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