# 2023 HighPoint.com 400

The 2023 HighPoint.com 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 23, 2023, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) speedway, it was the 21st race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.

## Report
### Background

Pocono Raceway is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) oval speedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1970s. Nicknamed "The Tricky Triangle", the speedway has three distinct corners and is known for high speeds along its lengthy straightaways.
From 1982 to 2019, the circuit had two race weekends. In 2020, the circuit was reduced to one race meeting of two races. The first race was moved to World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis starting in 2022.

#### 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 | J. J. Yeley (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 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Cole Custer (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 78 | B. J. McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| Official entry list ||||

## Practice

Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 53.382 seconds and a speed of 168.596 mph (271.329 km/h).

### Practice results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 53.382 | 168.596 |
| 2 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 53.418 | 168.483 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.445 | 168.397 |
| Official practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.746 and a speed of 170.629 mph (274.601 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52.865 | 52.746 |
| 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 52.962 | 52.868 |
| 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.014 | 52.918 |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 52.857 | 53.019 |
| 5 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 53.085 | 53.052 |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 53.403 | 53.106 |
| 7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 52.804 | 53.141 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 53.023 | 53.106 |
| 9 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 53.293 | 53.410 |
| 10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 52.823 | 0.000 |
| 11 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 53.150 | — |
| 12 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.197 | — |
| 13 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 53.410 | — |
| 14 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 53.425 | — |
| 15 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 53.524 | — |
| 16 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 53.527 | — |
| 17 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 53.588 | — |
| 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 53.691 | — |
| 19 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 53.699 | — |
| 20 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.718 | — |
| 21 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 53.754 | — |
| 22 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 53.777 | — |
| 23 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 53.823 | — |
| 24 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 53.864 | — |
| 25 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 53.873 | — |
| 26 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 53.886 | — |
| 27 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 53.920 | — |
| 28 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 54.039 | — |
| 29 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 54.224 | — |
| 30 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.315 | — |
| 31 | 51 | Cole Custer (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 54.324 | — |
| 32 | 42 | Noah Gragson (R) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 54.358 | — |
| 33 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.563 | — |
| 34 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 54.586 | — |
| 35 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0.000 | — |
| 36 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 0.000 | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race
### Race results
#### Stage results

Stage One Laps: 30
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 65
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage results

Stage Three Laps: 65
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 160 | 55 |
| 2 | 7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 160 | 47 |
| 3 | 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 160 | 44 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 160 | 33 |
| 5 | 11 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 160 | 36 |
| 6 | 5 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 160 | 31 |
| 7 | 22 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 30 |
| 8 | 26 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 160 | 29 |
| 9 | 24 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 160 | 29 |
| 10 | 35 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 27 |
| 11 | 10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 160 | 32 |
| 12 | 27 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 160 | 25 |
| 13 | 21 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 24 |
| 14 | 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 31 |
| 15 | 36 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 160 | 22 |
| 16 | 13 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 160 | 21 |
| 17 | 16 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 26 |
| 18 | 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 160 | 21 |
| 19 | 15 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 160 | 23 |
| 20 | 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 27 |
| 21 | 25 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 16 |
| 22 | 32 | 42 | Noah Gragson (R) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 160 | 15 |
| 23 | 9 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 160 | 14 |
| 24 | 20 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 19 |
| 25 | 31 | 51 | Cole Custer (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 160 | 0 |
| 26 | 28 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 160 | 0 |
| 27 | 12 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 10 |
| 28 | 33 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 18 |
| 29 | 29 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 160 | 8 |
| 30 | 14 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 160 | 10 |
| 31 | 34 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 159 | 6 |
| 32 | 30 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 159 | 5 |
| 33 | 19 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 153 | 7 |
| 34 | 23 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 105 | 3 |
| 35 | 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 48 | 12 |
| 36 | 17 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 37 | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 14 among 9 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 11 for 44 laps
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 3 hours, 21 minutes, and 4 seconds
* Average speed: 119.363 miles per hour (192.096 km/h)

## Media
### Television

USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
USA :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Kim Coon Parker Kligerman Marty Snider |

### Radio

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch. Kyle Rickey called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 3. Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo, and Jason Toy worked pit road for MRN.
MRN Radio :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Todd Gordon | Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Backstretch: Mike Bagley Turn 3: Kyle Rickey | Steve Post Brienne Pedigo Jason Toy |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 711 |
| | 2 | William Byron | 681 (–30) |
| 1 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 656 (–55) |
| 1 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 636 (–75) |
| 1 | 5 | Ross Chastain | 613 (–98) |
| 1 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 608 (–103) |
| 1 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 601 (–110) |
| 1 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 601 (–110) |
| 2 | 9 | Ryan Blaney | 591 (–120) |
| | 10 | Joey Logano | 575 (–136) |
| 2 | 11 | Tyler Reddick | 563 (–148) |
| 1 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | 560 (–151) |
| 1 | 13 | Chris Buescher | 549 (–162) |
| | 14 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 494 (–217) |
| | 15 | Bubba Wallace | 465 (–246) |
| | 16 | Michael McDowell | 455 (–256) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 786 |
| 2 | Toyota | 729 (–57) |
| 3 | Ford | 704 (–82) |