William Byron won the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Vegas

Starting from 2nd place Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet won the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube, his 5th win in 183 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 11 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 6th place posted his 10th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 11th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Credit: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 05: William Byron, driver of the #24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, and crew celebrate in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 05, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

4th Place Car 23 Bubba Wallace Columbia Sportwear Company Toyota, started from 13th place followed by 5th place Car 20 Christopher Bell SiriusXM Toyota, started from 10th place. 6th Place Car 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford, started from 9th place followed by 7th place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 15th place. 8th Place Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, started from 27th place followed by 9th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Rheem Ford, started from 14th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 24th place. Ty Gibbs (22nd) was the highest finishing rookie. William Byron leads the point standings by 7 points over Kyle Larson.

Credit: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 05: William Byron, driver of the #24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 05, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

The race had 4 Cautions for 26 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 167 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 184 for No. 22 Spin Turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 265 for No. 10 Spin Turn 4.

Credit: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 05: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Pennzoil Ford, leads the field to t the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 05, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

The race had 13 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; J. Logano 1-9; W. Byron 10-36; B. Keselowski 37; T. Reddick 38-40; W. Byron 41-185; D. Hamlin 186-195; K. Larson 196-220; W. Byron 221; A. Bowman 222-223; B. Keselowski 224-227; K. Larson 228-265; W. Byron 266; M. Truex Jr. 267-269; W. Byron 270-271.

Credit: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 05: William Byron, driver of the #24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 05, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 24, 5, 1, 20, 11, 19, 48, 23, 8, 6
Stage 2 Top 10: 24, 5, 48, 19, 20, 23, 1, 11, 6, 4

Credit: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 05: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Pennzoil Ford, pits during the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 05, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Credit: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 05: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Pennzoil Ford, leads the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 05, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 3
Race Results for the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube – Sunday, March 5, 2023
Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, NV – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 271 Laps – 406.5 Miles

Finish Start Car Team Laps Status

1. 2. Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet 271 Running 2. 6. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 271 Running 3. 11. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 271 Running 4. 13. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Columbia Sportwear Company Toyota 271 Running 5. 10. Car 20 Christopher Bell SiriusXM Toyota 271 Running 6. 9. Car 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 271 Running 7. 15. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 271 Running 8. 27. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 271 Running 9. 14. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Rheem Ford 271 Running 10. 24. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet 271 Running 11. 12. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 271 Running 12. 8. Car 1 Ross Chastain GlobalTranz Chevrolet 271 Running 13. 3. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Pennzoil Ford 271 Running 14. 5. Car 8 Kyle Busch Alsco Chevrolet 271 Running 15. 34. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Monster Energy Toyota 271 Running 16. 21. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 271 Running 17. 7. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Fastenal Ford 271 Running 18. 23. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet 271 Running 19. 22. Car 43 Erik Jones Allegiant Chevrolet 270 Accident 20. 19. Car 7 Corey LaJoie EnviroXstream Chevrolet 270 Running 21. 18. Car 17 Chris Buescher Nexletol Ford 270 Running 22. 4. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # He Get us Toyota 270 Running 23. 31. Car 41 Ryan Preece HaasTooling.com Ford 270 Running 24. 16. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Smith’s/Coca-Coal Zero Sugar Chevrolet 270 Running 25. 17. Car 34 Michael McDowell Quincy Compressor Ford 270 Running 26. 35. Car 21 Harrison Burton Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 269 Running 27. 26. Car 3 Austin Dillon BREZTRI Chevrolet 269 Running 28. 20. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 269 Running 29. 32. Car 9 Josh Berry(i) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 269 Running 30. 25. Car 42 Noah Gragson # Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet 269 Running 31. 28. Car 38 Todd Gilliland Ruedebusch Ford 268 Running 32. 36. Car 78 BJ McLeod Circle B Diecast Chevrolet 266 Running 33. 29. Car 15 JJ Yeley OTR Mobile Ford 265 Running 34. 33. Car 77 Ty Dillon NationsGuard Chevrolet 265 Running 35. 30. Car 51 Cody Ware Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford 259 Running 36. 1. Car 22 Joey Logano Pennzoil Ford 183 DVP

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: No. 21(backup car), No. 45 (engine change), No. 78 (unapproved adjustments) Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 50 Mins, 35 Secs. Average Speed: 142.98 MPH. Margin of Victory: .622 Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 26 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 8 drivers.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: March 12, 2023 – Phoenix Raceway

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