The 2023 Xfinity 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 29, 2023, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the .526 mile (.847 km) short track, it was the 35th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, the ninth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 8.
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Background
Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track is also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Along with this, Martinsville is the only NASCAR oval track on the entire NASCAR track circuit to have asphalt surfaces on the straightaways, then concrete to cover the turns.
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.
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 (P) 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 (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher (P) RFK Racing Ford 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell (P) 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 (P) 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 Carson Hocevar (i) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Ryan Newman (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 B. J. McLeod (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 20.160 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.160 93.929 2 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 20.199 93.747 3 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.210 93.696Official practice results
Qualifying Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 20.112 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.018 20.112 2 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.021 20.120 3 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20.080 20.122 4 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.054 20.133 5 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.034 20.176 6 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 20.236 20.191 7 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20.156 20.208 8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20.240 20.242 9 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20.102 20.242 10 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 20.215 20.269 11 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 20.172 — 12 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 20.182 — 13 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 20.185 — 14 9 Chase Elliott (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.193 — 15 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 20.211 — 16 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.261 — 17 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 20.270 — 18 17 Chris Buescher (P) RFK Racing Ford 20.274 — 19 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 20.287 — 20 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 20.308 — 21 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 20.310 — 22 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.317 — 23 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 20.329 — 24 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 20.332 — 25 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 20.373 — 26 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.387 — 27 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 20.390 — 28 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 20.399 — 29 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 20.424 — 30 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 20.443 — 31 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.445 — 32 42 Carson Hocevar (i) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 20.540 — 33 51 Ryan Newman Rick Ware Racing Ford 20.551 — 34 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 20.557 — 35 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 20.639 — 36 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 20.659 —Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 130
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 93 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 75 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 66 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 39 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 210 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 130
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 102 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 84 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 75 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 66 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 48 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 39 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 210 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 240
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 11 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 500 592 12 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500 353 4 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 534 3 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500 485 15 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 500 416 5 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 317 7 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 368 18 17 Chris Buescher (P) RFK Racing Ford 500 299 21 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 500 2810 17 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 500 3011 6 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 500 2612 1 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 3313 16 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499 2414 13 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 499 2315 28 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 499 2216 8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 499 2417 14 9 Chase Elliott (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499 2018 2 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 499 2819 20 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 499 1820 9 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 499 2421 29 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 499 1622 30 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 499 1523 26 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 499 1424 34 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 499 1325 23 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 499 1226 19 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 498 1127 31 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 498 1028 25 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 498 929 33 51 Ryan Newman Rick Ware Racing Ford 497 830 24 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 497 731 32 42 Carson Hocevar (i) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 496 032 22 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 496 533 10 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 305 1634 27 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 274 335 35 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 271 036 36 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 148 0Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 12 among 6 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 7 for 61 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 29 minutes, and 43 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television NBC covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 1997 race winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2014 race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
NBCBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve LetarteColor-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dave BurnsKim CoonParker KligermanMarty Snider
Radio MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and 7 time Martinsville winner Rusty Wallace have the call for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody covers the action for MRN when the field races down the backstraightway into turn 3. Steve Post, Jacklyn Drake, and Chris Wilner covered action for MRN from pit lane.
MRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Backstretch: Dave Moody Steve PostJacklyn DrakeChris Wilner
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 2 1 Ryan Blaney 5,000 2 Christopher Bell 5,000 (–0) 1 3 Kyle Larson 5,000 (–0) 3 4 William Byron 5,000 (–0) 2 5 Denny Hamlin 2,354 (–2,646) 1 6 Tyler Reddick 2,329 (–2,671) 2 7 Brad Keselowski 2,278 (–2,722) 8 Chris Buescher 2,263 (–2,737) 1 9 Ross Chastain 2,242 (–2,758) 1 10 Bubba Wallace 2,242 (–2,758) 2 11 Joey Logano 2,239 (–2,761) 6 12 Martin Truex Jr. 2,228 (–2,772) 1 13 Kyle Busch 2,220 (–2,780) 14 Kevin Harvick 2,194 (–2,806) 15 Michael McDowell 2,157 (–2,843) 16 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2,154 (–2,846)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,289 2 Toyota 1,218 (–71) 3 Ford 1,205 (–84)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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