# 2023 AdventHealth 400

The 2023 AdventHealth 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 7, 2023, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 12th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.

## Report
### Background

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 15 | Brennan Poole (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | Noah Gragson (R) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Josh Berry (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 78 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| Official entry list ||||

## Practice

Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 30.877 seconds and a speed of 174.887 mph (281.453 km/h).

### Practice results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.877 | 174.887 |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 30.940 | 174.531 |
| 3 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.981 | 174.300 |
| Official practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.133 and a speed of 179.206 mph (288.404 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.496 | 30.133 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.260 | 30.139 |
| 3 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 30.224 | 30.145 |
| 4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.488 | 30.181 |
| 5 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 30.233 | 30.210 |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 30.631 | 30.255 |
| 7 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.432 | 30.269 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.435 | 30.301 |
| 9 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 30.633 | 30.384 |
| 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 30.580 | 30.426 |
| 11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.445 | — |
| 12 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.450 | — |
| 13 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.473 | — |
| 14 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 30.473 | — |
| 15 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 30.503 | — |
| 16 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.513 | — |
| 17 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 30.647 | — |
| 18 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.730 | — |
| 19 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 30.743 | — |
| 20 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 30.745 | — |
| 21 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.788 | — |
| 22 | 42 | Noah Gragson (R) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 30.799 | — |
| 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.838 | — |
| 24 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.863 | — |
| 25 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 30.865 | — |
| 26 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.920 | — |
| 27 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.945 | — |
| 28 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.968 | — |
| 29 | 48 | Josh Berry (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.036 | — |
| 30 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 31.114 | — |
| 31 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 31.149 | — |
| 32 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 31.236 | — |
| 33 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 31.421 | — |
| 34 | 15 | Brennan Poole (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 31.473 | — |
| 35 | 51 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 31.602 | — |
| 36 | 78 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0.000 | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race
### Post Race

After the race was over, there was a big fistfight on pit road between Noah Gragson and Ross Chastain on pit road. The two were discussing an on track incident where Gragson hit the wall when things started to escalate quickly when Gragson grabbed Chastain's firesuit. Chastain told Gragson to stop but Gragson didn't and Chastain responded by throwing a punch at Gragson that connected and the two got into a scuffle on pit road. Gragson tried to punch Chastain back but was held back by security and the two were eventually separated on pit road.

### Race results
#### Stage results

Stage One Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 85
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 42 | Noah Gragson (R) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage results

Stage Three Laps: 102
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 51 |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 38 |
| 3 | 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 34 |
| 4 | 17 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 37 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 34 |
| 6 | 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 41 |
| 7 | 21 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 30 |
| 8 | 4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 38 |
| 9 | 5 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 35 |
| 10 | 11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 31 |
| 11 | 13 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 26 |
| 12 | 33 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 25 |
| 13 | 18 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 24 |
| 14 | 27 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 29 |
| 15 | 9 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 28 |
| 16 | 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 24 |
| 17 | 14 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 25 |
| 18 | 30 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 19 |
| 19 | 20 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 18 |
| 20 | 24 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 17 |
| 21 | 19 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 267 | 23 |
| 22 | 26 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 18 |
| 23 | 35 | 51 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 266 | 0 |
| 24 | 32 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 13 |
| 25 | 29 | 48 | Josh Berry (i) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 |
| 26 | 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 20 |
| 27 | 28 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 266 | 10 |
| 28 | 34 | 15 | Brennan Poole (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 264 | 0 |
| 29 | 22 | 42 | Noah Gragson (R) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 262 | 16 |
| 30 | 25 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 261 | 7 |
| 31 | 15 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 260 | 6 |
| 32 | 31 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 260 | 5 |
| 33 | 36 | 78 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 260 | 0 |
| 34 | 7 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 176 | 11 |
| 35 | 16 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 162 | 2 |
| 36 | 12 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 157 | 6 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 37 among 12 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 11 for 57 laps
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 3 hours, 24 minutes, and 24 seconds
* Average speed: 117.564 miles per hour (189.201 km/h)

## Media
### Television

Fox Sports covered their 12th race at the Kansas Speedway. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and Kurt Busch called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Josh Sims handled the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
FS1 :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kurt Busch | Jamie Little Regan Smith Josh Sims | Larry McReynolds |

### Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and former crew chief Todd Gordon called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody covered the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside turn 4. Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo, and Jason Toy worked pit road for the radio side.
MRN :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Todd Gordon | Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley | Steve Post Brienne Pedigo Jason Toy |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Ross Chastain | 404 |
| | 2 | Christopher Bell | 373 (–31) |
| 1 | 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 368 (–36) |
| 3 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 368 (–36) |
| 2 | 5 | Kevin Harvick | 358 (–46) |
| | 6 | Tyler Reddick | 354 (–50) |
| 2 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 350 (–54) |
| 2 | 8 | Kyle Larson | 338 (–66) |
| 2 | 9 | William Byron | 331 (–73) |
| 1 | 10 | Brad Keselowski | 321 (–83) |
| 2 | 11 | Joey Logano | 315 (–89) |
| 4 | 12 | Kyle Busch | 308 (–96) |
| 1 | 13 | Chris Buescher | 302 (–102) |
| | 14 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 295 (–109) |
| | 15 | Alex Bowman | 270 (–134) |
| 1 | 16 | Daniel Suárez | 259 (–145) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 452 |
| 2 | Toyota | 422 (–30) |
| 3 | Ford | 403 (–49) |