On the last lap Denny Hamlin was side drafting Kyle Larson which caused Larson to hit the wall giving Hamlin the win. Starting from 8th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota won the AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway his 49th win in 626 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 4th win & 13th Top 10 finish in 30 races at Kansas Speedway. 2nd Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 2nd place posted his 9th Top 10 finish in 17 races at Kansas Speedway. It is his 5th Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet, started from pole posted his 7th Top 10 finish in 11 races at Kansas Speedway.
4th Place Car 23 Bubba Wallace Dr Pepper Zero Sugar Toyota, started from 17th place followed by 5th place Car 1 Ross Chastain AdventHealth Chevrolet, started from 3rd place. 6th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 6th place followed by 7th place Car 9 Chase Elliott UniFirst Chevrolet, started from 21st place. 8th Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota, started from 4th place followed by 9th place Car 45 Tyler Reddick McDonald’s Toyota, started from 5th place. Lastly in the Top was Car 3 Austin Dillon BetMGM Chevrolet. in 10th place, started from 11th place. Noah Gragson (29th) was the highest finishing rookie. Ross Chastain leads the point standings by 31 points over Christopher Bell. After the race Noah Gragson & Ross Chastain had a fight in the pits over some contact in the race.
The race had 7 Cautions for -133 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 6 for #5, #45 Crash on the Frontstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 109 for #2 Spin. 4th Caution on lap 139 for #10 Spin Backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 149 for #43 Spin, #48, #54, #17, #43 Crash Off Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 159 for #20 Spin Backstretch. 7th Caution on lap 164 for #8 Spin Backstretch, Stage 2 Conclusion.
The race had 37 Lead Changes among 12 drivers; W. Byron 1-2; R. Chastain 3-4; T. Reddick 5-27; M. Truex Jr. 28-39; C. Bell 40-42; M. McDowell 43; C. LaJoie 44-46; D. Hamlin 47-48; M. Truex Jr. 49-71; D. Hamlin 72-83; M. Truex Jr. 84; D. Hamlin 85-88; M. Truex Jr. 89-93; D. Hamlin 94; M. Truex Jr. 95-97; D. Hamlin 98-109; M. Truex Jr. 110; B. Wallace 111-112; R. Chastain 113; B. Wallace 114-117; M. Truex Jr. 118-140; K. Larson 141-154; B. Wallace 155; K. Larson 156; B. Wallace 157-158; J. Logano 159-166; K. Larson 167-169; D. Hamlin 170; K. Larson 171-182; D. Hamlin 183; K. Larson 184-186; C. Elliott 187-191; M. Truex Jr. 192-202; K. Larson 203-208; C. LaJoie 209-212; W. Byron 213-220; K. Larson 221-266; D. Hamlin 267.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 11, 19, 54, 45, 99, 20, 23, 12, 1, 5
Stage 2 Top 10: 22, 34, 42, 43, 16, 17, 3, 77, 5, 11
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NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 12
Race Results for the AdventHealth 400 – Sunday, May 7, 2023
Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, KS – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 267 Laps – 400.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 8. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 267 Running 2. 2. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 267 Running 3. 1. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 267 Running 4. 17. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Dr Pepper Zero Sugar Toyota 267 Running 5. 3. Car 1 Ross Chastain AdventHealth Chevrolet 267 Running 6. 6. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 267 Running 7. 21. Car 9 Chase Elliott UniFirst Chevrolet 267 Running 8. 4. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota 267 Running 9. 5. Car 45 Tyler Reddick McDonald’s Toyota 267 Running 10. 11. Car 3 Austin Dillon BetMGM Chevrolet 267 Running 11. 13. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light #ForTheFarmers Ford 267 Running 12. 33. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Dillons/Kraft Mac & Cheese Chevrolet 267 Running 13. 18. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 267 Running 14. 27. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet 267 Running 15. 9. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Worldwide Express Chevrolet 267 Running 16. 10. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Moen Ford 267 Running 17. 14. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal/Body Guard Ford 267 Running 18. 30. Car 31 Justin Haley Celsius Chevrolet 267 Running 19. 20. Car 6 Brad Keselowski King’s Hawaiian GoTG Vol 3 Ford 267 Running 20. 24. Car 7 Corey LaJoie FOE Chevrolet 267 Running 21. 19. Car 43 Erik Jones Allegiant Chevrolet 267 Running 22. 26. Car 77 Ty Dillon Ferris Commercial Mowers Chevrolet 267 Running 23. 35. Car 51 JJ Yeley(i) Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford 266 Running 24. 32. Car 38 Todd Gilliland Speedy Cash Ford 266 Running 25. 29. Car 48 Josh Berry(i) Ally Chevrolet 266 Running 26. 23. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 266 Running 27. 28. Car 41 Ryan Preece HaasTooling.com Ford 266 Running 28. 34. Car 15 Brennan Poole(i) VDL Strong/go2mro.com/donate Ford 264 Running 29. 22. Car 42 Noah Gragson # Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet 262 Running 30. 25. Car 21 Harrison Burton Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 261 Running 31. 15. Car 2 Austin Cindric Freightliner Ford 260 Running 32. 31. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford 260 Running 33. 36. Car 78 Josh Bilicki Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 260 Running 34. 7. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy Toyota 176 Accident 35. 16. Car 8 Kyle Busch Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet 162 Accident 36. 12. Car 20 Christopher Bell SiriusXM Toyota 157 Accident
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: 7, 47, 78 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 24 Mins, 24 Secs. Average Speed: 117.564 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.307 Seconds. Caution Flags: 11 for 57 laps Lead Changes: 37 among 12 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 14, 2023 – Darlington Raceway
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