# 2023 Xfinity 500

The 2023 Xfinity 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 29, 2023, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the .526 mile (.847 km) short track, it was the 35th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, the ninth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 8.

## Report
### Background

Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track is also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Along with this, Martinsville is the only NASCAR oval track on the entire NASCAR track circuit to have asphalt surfaces on the straightaways, then concrete to cover the turns.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
* (P) denotes playoff driver.
* (OP) denotes owner's playoffs car.
| 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 (P) | 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 (OP) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 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 (P) | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | 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 (P) | 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 | Carson Hocevar (i) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Ryan Newman (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 78 | B. J. McLeod (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 20.160 seconds and a speed of 93.929 mph (151.164 km/h).

### Practice results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 20.160 | 93.929 |
| 2 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.199 | 93.747 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.210 | 93.696 |
| Official practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 20.112 and a speed of 94.153 mph (151.525 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 20.018 | 20.112 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 20.021 | 20.120 |
| 3 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 20.080 | 20.122 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 20.054 | 20.133 |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.034 | 20.176 |
| 6 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 20.236 | 20.191 |
| 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 20.156 | 20.208 |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 20.240 | 20.242 |
| 9 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 20.102 | 20.242 |
| 10 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 20.215 | 20.269 |
| 11 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 20.172 | — |
| 12 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 20.182 | — |
| 13 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 20.185 | — |
| 14 | 9 | Chase Elliott (OP) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.193 | — |
| 15 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 20.211 | — |
| 16 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.261 | — |
| 17 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 20.270 | — |
| 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher (P) | RFK Racing | Ford | 20.274 | — |
| 19 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 20.287 | — |
| 20 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 20.308 | — |
| 21 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 20.310 | — |
| 22 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.317 | — |
| 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 20.329 | — |
| 24 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 20.332 | — |
| 25 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 20.373 | — |
| 26 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 20.387 | — |
| 27 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 20.390 | — |
| 28 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 20.399 | — |
| 29 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 20.424 | — |
| 30 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.443 | — |
| 31 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 20.445 | — |
| 32 | 42 | Carson Hocevar (i) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 20.540 | — |
| 33 | 51 | Ryan Newman | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 20.551 | — |
| 34 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.557 | — |
| 35 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 20.639 | — |
| 36 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.659 | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

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

Stage One Laps: 130
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 130
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage results

Stage Three Laps: 240
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 11 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 59 |
| 2 | 12 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 35 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 53 |
| 4 | 3 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 500 | 48 |
| 5 | 15 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 41 |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 31 |
| 7 | 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 36 |
| 8 | 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher (P) | RFK Racing | Ford | 500 | 29 |
| 9 | 21 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 500 | 28 |
| 10 | 17 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 500 | 30 |
| 11 | 6 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 500 | 26 |
| 12 | 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 33 |
| 13 | 16 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 24 |
| 14 | 13 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 23 |
| 15 | 28 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 499 | 22 |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 499 | 24 |
| 17 | 14 | 9 | Chase Elliott (OP) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 20 |
| 18 | 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 499 | 28 |
| 19 | 20 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 18 |
| 20 | 9 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 499 | 24 |
| 21 | 29 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 499 | 16 |
| 22 | 30 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 15 |
| 23 | 26 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 14 |
| 24 | 34 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 13 |
| 25 | 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 499 | 12 |
| 26 | 19 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 498 | 11 |
| 27 | 31 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 10 |
| 28 | 25 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 9 |
| 29 | 33 | 51 | Ryan Newman | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 497 | 8 |
| 30 | 24 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | 7 |
| 31 | 32 | 42 | Carson Hocevar (i) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 |
| 32 | 22 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 496 | 5 |
| 33 | 10 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 305 | 16 |
| 34 | 27 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 274 | 3 |
| 35 | 35 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 271 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 12 among 6 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 7 for 61 laps
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 3 hours, 29 minutes, and 43 seconds
* Average speed: 75.244 miles per hour (121.093 km/h)

## Media
### Television

NBC covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 1997 race winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2014 race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
NBC :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dave Burns Kim Coon Parker Kligerman Marty Snider |

### Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and 7 time Martinsville winner Rusty Wallace have the call for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody covers the action for MRN when the field races down the backstraightway into turn 3. Steve Post, Jacklyn Drake, and Chris Wilner covered action for MRN from pit lane.
MRN :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace | Backstretch: Dave Moody | Steve Post Jacklyn Drake Chris Wilner |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 2 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 5,000 |
| | 2 | Christopher Bell | 5,000 (–0) |
| 1 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 5,000 (–0) |
| 3 | 4 | William Byron | 5,000 (–0) |
| 2 | 5 | Denny Hamlin | 2,354 (–2,646) |
| 1 | 6 | Tyler Reddick | 2,329 (–2,671) |
| 2 | 7 | Brad Keselowski | 2,278 (–2,722) |
| | 8 | Chris Buescher | 2,263 (–2,737) |
| 1 | 9 | Ross Chastain | 2,242 (–2,758) |
| 1 | 10 | Bubba Wallace | 2,242 (–2,758) |
| 2 | 11 | Joey Logano | 2,239 (–2,761) |
| 6 | 12 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2,228 (–2,772) |
| 1 | 13 | Kyle Busch | 2,220 (–2,780) |
| | 14 | Kevin Harvick | 2,194 (–2,806) |
| | 15 | Michael McDowell | 2,157 (–2,843) |
| | 16 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 2,154 (–2,846) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 1,289 |
| 2 | Toyota | 1,218 (–71) |
| 3 | Ford | 1,205 (–84) |