The 2023 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 5, 2023, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Contested over 271 laps—extended from 267 laps due to an overtime finish, on the asphalt intermediate speedway and it was the third race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season. Xfinity Series driver Josh Berry drove the No. 9 car for 2020 champion Chase Elliott, who sustained a leg injury in a snowboarding accident.
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Background
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is 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 Josh Berry (i) 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 J. J. Yeley 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 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Official entry list
Practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.283 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.283 184.407 2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.352 183.974 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.357 183.943Official practice results
Qualifying Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.024 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.234 29.024 2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.327 29.165 3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.522 29.205 4 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.295 29.262 5 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.356 29.270 6 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.520 29.308 7 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 29.264 29.333 8 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.297 29.387 9 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 29.245 29.401 10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.179 29.424 11 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.346 — 12 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.367 — 13 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 29.392 — 14 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.411 — 15 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.467 — 16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.562 — 17 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.582 — 18 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 29.593 — 19 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.605 — 20 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.610 — 21 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.611 — 22 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 29.629 — 23 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.635 — 24 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.650 — 25 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 29.789 — 26 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.810 — 27 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.823 — 28 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.892 — 29 15 J. J. Yeley Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.986 — 30 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.994 — 31 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.034 — 32 9 Josh Berry (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.153 — 33 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.686 — 34 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 0.000 — 35 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 — 36 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 0.000 — Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 84 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 39 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 210 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 85
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 57 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 48 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 210 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 102
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 271 602 6 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 271 533 11 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 271 464 13 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 271 415 10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 271 45 6 9 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 271 31 7 15 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 271 428 27 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 271 299 14 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 271 2910 24 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 271 2711 12 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 271 3512 8 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 271 3713 3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 271 2414 5 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 271 2515 36 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 271 2216 21 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 271 2117 7 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 271 2318 23 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 271 1919 22 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 270 1820 19 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 270 1721 18 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 270 1622 4 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 270 1523 31 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 270 1424 16 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 270 1325 17 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 270 1226 34 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 269 1127 26 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 269 1028 20 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 269 929 32 9 Josh Berry (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 269 030 25 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 269 731 28 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 268 632 35 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 266 533 29 15 J. J. Yeley Rick Ware Racing Ford 265 434 33 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 265 335 30 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 259 236 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 183 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 13 among 8 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 4 for 26 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 50 minutes and 35 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television Fox Sports covered their 23rd race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and Danica Patrick called the race in the booth for Fox. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled the pit road duties, and Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
FoxBooth announcersPit reportersIn-race analyst Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Clint BowyerColor-commentator: Danica Patrick Jamie LittleRegan Smith Larry McReynolds
Radio PRN covered the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth where the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 where the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 where the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Wendy Venturini, and Heather Debeaux worked pit road for the radio side.
PRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark Garrow Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMillanWendy VenturiniHeather Debeaux
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Ross Chastain 129 1 2 Alex Bowman 126 (–3) 1 3 Kevin Harvick 108 (–21) 1 4 Daniel Suárez 104 (–25) 6 5 Martin Truex Jr. 102 (–27) 3 6 Denny Hamlin 99 (–30) 8 7 Christopher Bell 94 (–35) 8 Kyle Busch 92 (–37) 7 9 Joey Logano 92 (–37) 4 10 Chris Buescher 90 (–39) 1 11 Brad Keselowski 87 (–42) 5 12 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 86 (–43) 16 13 William Byron 85 (–44) 10 14 Kyle Larson 85 (–44) 3 15 Ryan Blaney 81 (–48) 10 16 Bubba Wallace 69 (–60)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 120 2 Ford 98 (–22) 3 Toyota 98 (–22)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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