Starting from 13th place Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem/Watts Toyota won the 4EVER 400 Presented by Mobil 1, his 6th win in 142 NASCAR Cup Series races. Bell clinches a spot in the Championship 4. This is his 2nd win & 18th Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. 2nd Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Duracell Ford, started from 10th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in nine races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is his 16th Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 45 Tyler Reddick McDonald’s Toyota, started from 3rd Top 10 posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
4th Place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 5th place Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Campers Inn RV Chevrolet, started from 25th place. 6th Place Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota, started from 2nd place followed by 7th place Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota, started from 9th place was the highest finishing rookie. 8th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 36th place followed by 9th place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, started from 30th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 6th place.
The race had 5 Cautions for 35 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 78 for #47 Spin Backstretch/Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 167 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 214 for #5 Crash at Pit Road Entrance [Red Flag: 00:12:35]. 4th Caution on lap 223 for #15, 42, 6, 1 Crash on the Backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 237 for #11 Crash in Turn 1.
The race had 25 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; M. Truex Jr. (P) 1; B. Wallace 2-10; M. Truex Jr. (P) 11-19; W. Byron (P) 20-32; T. Reddick (P) 33; D. Hamlin (P) 34-40; B. Keselowski 41-53; K. Larson (P) 54-80; B. Keselowski 81; K. Larson (P) 82-114; B. Keselowski 115; D. Hamlin (P) 116-125; K. Larson (P) 126-161; R. Blaney (P) 162-167; B. Keselowski 168; R. Blaney (P) 169-173; W. Byron (P) 174; R. Blaney (P) 175-212; D. Hamlin (P) 213-218; R. Blaney (P) 219-221; D. Hamlin (P) 222-229; C. Bell (P) 230-239; W. Byron (P) 240-242; R. Blaney (P) 243; W. Byron (P) 244-251; C. Bell (P) 252-267
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 5, 6, 12, 24, 19, 11, 45, 3, 20, 54
Stage 2 Top 10: 12, 24, 5, 11, 6, 19, 45, 54, 3, 22
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 34
Race Results for the 4EVER 400 Presented by Mobil 1 – Sunday, October 22, 2023
Homestead-Miami Speedway – Homestead, FL – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 267 Laps – 400.5 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 10/22/2023 @ 06:07 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 13. Car 20 Christopher Bell (P) Rheem/Watts Toyota 267 Running 2. 10. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Menards/Duracell Ford 267 Running 3. 3. Car 45 Tyler Reddick (P) McDonald’s Toyota 267 Running 4. 7. Car 24 William Byron (P) Liberty University Chevrolet 267 Running 5. 25. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Campers Inn RV Chevrolet 267 Running 6. 2. Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota 267 Running 7. 9. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy Toyota 267 Running 8. 36. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 267 Running 9. 30. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 267 Running 10. 6. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 267 Running 11. 22. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Ford 267 Running 12. 26. Car 2 Austin Cindric Freightliner Ford 267 Running 13. 29. Car 41 Ryan Preece United Rentals Ford 267 Running 14. 19. Car 43 Erik Jones Allegiant Chevrolet 267 Running 15. 16. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hooters Chevrolet 267 Running 16. 14. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway.com Chevrolet 267 Running 17. 21. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Magical Vacation Planner Ford 267 Running 18. 18. Car 8 Kyle Busch 3CHI Chevrolet 267 Running 19. 12. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Koker’s Garage Chevrolet 267 Running 20. 20. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Gainbridge Chevrolet 267 Running 21. 17. Car 17 Chris Buescher (P) Fastenal Ford 267 Running 22. 15. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s/Fleetguard Ford 267 Running 23. 27. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFIlter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 267 Running 24. 33. Car 77 Ty Dillon Raze Shot Focus Chevrolet 266 Running 25. 32. Car 38 Todd Gilliland Serial1.com E-Bikes Ford 266 Running 26. 34. Car 51 Ryan Newman(i) Jacob Companies Ford 265 Running 27. 23. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Boost by Kroger/Vitaminwater Chevrolet 263 Running 28. 4. Car 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford 262 Running 29. 1. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 237 Engine 30. 11. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota 236 Accident 31. 8. Car 1 Ross Chastain Kubota Chevrolet 221 Accident 32. 24. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek(i) Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet 218 Accident 33. 31. Car 15 JJ Yeley(i) IFCJ.org Ford 218 Accident 34. 5. Car 5 Kyle Larson (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 214 Accident 35. 35. Car 78 Josh Bilicki(i) Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 201 Accident 36. 28. Car 21 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford 165 Overheating
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: No. 22 (backup car). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 11 Mins, 54 Secs. Average Speed: Margin of Victory: 1.651 Seconds. Cautions (5 for 35 Laps). Lead Changes 25 among 9 drivers.
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