Started from 19th place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet won the NOCO 400, his 21st win in 304 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 4th Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 17 races at Martinsville Speedway. 2nd Place Car 22 Joey Logano Verizon 5G Ford, started from 15th place posted his 17th Top 10 finish in 29 races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 5th Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 5th place posted his 16th Top 10 finish in 35 races at Martinsville Speedway.
4th Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, started from 11th place followed by 5th place Car 14 Chase Briscoe HighPoint.com Ford, started from 4th place. 6th Place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, started from 3rd place followed by 7th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford, started from 31st place. 8th Place Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Tree Top Chevrolet, started from 16th place followed by 9th place Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota, started from 9th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 24th place. Ty Gibbs (18th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 5 Cautions for 50 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 134 for #21 Spin Turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 182 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 304 for Debris Frontstretch. 5th Caution on lap 344 for #15 Crash in Turn 3.
The race had 10 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; R. Preece 1-135; R. Chastain 136-166; K. Harvick 167-185; C. Briscoe 186-256; D. Hamlin 257-292; B. Keselowski 293-299; D. Suarez 300-306; C. Briscoe 307-344; K. Harvick 345; J. Logano 346-370; K. Larson 371-400.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 41, 10, 45, 99, 14, 4, 23, 11, 5, 24
Stage 2 Top 10: 4, 14, 11, 45, 6, 1, 38, 99, 10, 5
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 9
Race Results for the NOCO 400 – Sunday, April 16, 2023
Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, VA – 0.526 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 400 Laps – 210.4 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 19. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 400 Running 2. 15. Car 22 Joey Logano Verizon 5G Ford 400 Running 3. 5. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 400 Running 4. 11. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota 400 Running 5. 4. Car 14 Chase Briscoe HighPoint.com Ford 400 Running 6. 3. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 400 Running 7. 31. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford 400 Running 8. 16. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Tree Top Chevrolet 400 Running 9. 9. Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota 400 Running 10. 24. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 400 Running 11. 23. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 400 Running 12. 18. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 400 Running 13. 34. Car 1 Ross Chastain Unishippers Chevrolet 400 Running 14. 10. Car 17 Chris Buescher Nexletol Ford 400 Running 15. 1. Car 41 Ryan Preece HaasTooling.com Ford 400 Running 16. 22. Car 20 Christopher Bell Shingrix Toyota 400 Running 17. 2. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Worldwide Express Chevrolet 400 Running 18. 12. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy Toyota 400 Running 19. 20. Car 34 Michael McDowell Long John Silver’s Ford 400 Running 20. 7. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Realtree/Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford 400 Running 21. 17. Car 8 Kyle Busch Mark III Employee Benefits Chevrolet 400 Running 22. 6. Car 45 Tyler Reddick The Beast Unleashed Toyota 400 Running 23. 8. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 400 Running 24. 21. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Fastenal Ford 400 Running 25. 13. Car 38 Todd Gilliland Frontline Enterprises Inc. Ford 399 Running 26. 27. Car 7 Corey LaJoie NEGU Chevrolet 399 Running 27. 14. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet 399 Running 28. 26. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 398 Running 29. 32. Car 21 Harrison Burton Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 398 Running 30. 29. Car 42 Noah Gragson # Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet 398 Running 31. 28. Car 43 Erik Jones Allegiant Chevrolet 398 Running 32. 35. Car 77 Ty Dillon NationsGuard Chevrolet 397 Running 33. 25. Car 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Libman Ford 397 Running 34. 33. Car 51 Zane Smith(i) Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford 395 Running 35. 30. Car 78 Anthony Alfredo(i) Andy’s Frozen Custard Chevrolet 390 Running 36. 36. Car 15 JJ Yeley(i) Isaacson Concrete & Excavating Ford 337 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: No. 22 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 50 Mins, 35 Secs. Average Speed: 74.005 MPH. Margin of Victory: 4.142 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 50 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 9 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 23, 2023 – Talladega Superspeedway
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