Starting from 8th place Car 1 Ross Chastain Worldwide Express Chevrolet won the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race, his 4th win in 187 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 14th Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 11 races at Phoenix Raceway. 2nd Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Dutch Boy Ford, started from 15th place won the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship. Blaney posted his 11th Top 10 finish in 16 races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 18th Top 10 finish in 2023. Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney has won the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship. 3rd Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 4th place posted his 12th Top 10finish in 19 races at Phoenix Raceway.
4th Place Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet, started from pole followed by 5th place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford, started from 9th place. 6th Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 2nd place followed by 7th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Harvick Ford, started from 3rd place. 8th Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Toyota, started from 6th place followed by 9th place Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s/Delo Ford, started from 19th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 23 Bubba Wallace Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota, in 10th place, started from 5th place. Ty Gibbs (21st) was the highest finishing rookie. Ty Gibbs has won the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors. Chevrolet has won the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer’s Championship.
The race had 4 Cautions for 27 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 62 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 110 for #20 Crash in Turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 187 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 276 for #8 Spin Turn 4.
The race 18 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; W. Byron (P) 1-92; K. Harvick 93-111; W. Byron (P) 112; K. Harvick 113-116; R. Chastain 117-170; C. Buescher 171-188; W. Byron (P) 189; R. Chastain 190-240; M. Truex Jr. 241; D. Hamlin 242-251; C. Briscoe 252-253; R. Chastain 254-257; R. Blaney (P) 258; R. Chastain 259-260; R. Blaney (P) 261; R. Chastain 262-276; W. Byron (P) 277; D. Hamlin 278-281; R. Chastain 282-312.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 24, 4, 1, 23, 5, 17, 19, 43, 20, 12
Stage 2 Top 10: 17, 1, 4, 24, 19, 12, 5, 23, 6, 43
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 36
Race Results for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship – Sunday, November 5, 2023
Phoenix Raceway – Avondale, AZ – 1. – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 312 Laps – 312. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 11/5/2023 @ 06:31 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 8. Car 1 Ross Chastain Worldwide Express Chevrolet 312 Running 2. 15. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Menards/Dutch Boy Ford 312 Running 3. 4. Car 5 Kyle Larson (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 312 Running 4. 1. Car 24 William Byron (P) Axalta Chevrolet 312 Running 5. 9. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 312 Running 6. 2. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 312 Running 7. 3. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Harvick Ford 312 Running 8. 6. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Toyota 312 Running 9. 19. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s/Delo Ford 312 Running 10. 5. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota 312 Running 11. 16. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet 312 Running 12. 21. Car 3 Austin Dillon Get Bioethanol Chevrolet 312 Running 13. 28. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 312 Running 14. 12. Car 41 Ryan Preece United Rentals Ford 312 Running 15. 31. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Castrol Edge Ford 312 Running 16. 20. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 312 Running 17. 23. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 312 Running 18. 17. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 312 Running 19. 22. Car 42 Carson Hocevar(i) Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet 312 Running 20. 7. Car 43 Erik Jones Allegiant Allways Rewards Chevrolet 312 Running 21. 11. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy Toyota 312 Running 22. 10. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Toyota Toyota 312 Running 23. 24. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fry’s/Cheez-It Chevrolet 312 Running 24. 26. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 312 Running 25. 18. Car 8 Kyle Busch 3CHI Chevrolet 311 Running 26. 25. Car 21 Harrison Burton Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 311 Running 27. 34. Car 15 JJ Yeley(i) Total Point/Patriot Mobile Ford 311 Running 28. 33. Car 77 Ty Dillon Gainbridge Chevrolet 310 Running 29. 35. Car 31 Justin Haley Campers Inn RV Chevrolet 310 Running 30. 14. Car 38 Todd Gilliland Boot Barn Ford 309 Running 31. 29. Car 7 Corey LaJoie NEGU Chevrolet 308 Running 32. 32. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet 308 Running 33. 36. Car 78 BJ McLeod(i) Pala Casino Chevrolet 306 Running 34. 30. Car 51 Ryan Newman(i) Serial 1 E-Bikes Ford 305 Running 35. 27. Car 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 301 Running 36. 13. Car 20 Christopher Bell (P) Rheem/DEWALT Toyota 108 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: Nos. 6 (Driver Change). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 52 Mins, 1 Secs. Average Speed: 108.827 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.230 Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 27 laps. Lead Changes: 18 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
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