2023 Nitroade 400

The 2023 Nitroade 400 is the 10th race of the 2023 Piston Cup Season.

Cam Spinner returned after missing two races due to his BnL 500 crash. Eric Jones returned after his 1 race suspension after admitting to wrecking Bubba Wheelhouse Jr on purpose and being unsportsmanlike to pit-reporter Milo Carson.

M'Fast Fong, Tim Treadless, Rowdy Busch, Power Busch, James Fuelers, Miles Peeler, Carstin Dillon, and Carl Engine, and Joey Pitcrews all failed to qualify for this race.

## Transcript

### Pre-Race

Natalie: Entering the Nitroade 400 at Charlotte Cruz Ramirez is undoubtedly the favorite to win today's race after she set THE TRACK RECORD yesterday in qualifying.

Dale: But don't sleep on Ryan Laney who qualified second, he set the track record in practice but the next day in qualifying Ramirez broke it by less than a second. We expect these two to pull away from everyone else early on. Some crazy strategy or chaos will be the only thing that prevents one of these two from victory lane today!

### Start

Dale Jr: The green flag is out and the 2023 Nitroade 400 has begun!

Natalie: Great start from both Ramirez and Laney!

### Lap 70 Updates

Dale Jr: Both our predictions were right, after lap 10 Ramirez and Laney were both 5 seconds ahead of third place Eric Jones.

Natalie: The leader history up to this point is on your TV screen currently

*2023 Nitroade 400 Leader Breakdown*

1. *Lap 1-10 - Cruz Ramirez*
2. *Lap 11-14 - Ryan Laney*
3. *Lap 15-38 - Cruz Ramirez*
4. *Lap 39-42 - Ryan Laney*
5. *Lap 43-58 - Cruz Ramirez*
6. *Lap 59-60 - H.J Hollis (Green flag pit-stops)*
7. *Lap 61-64 - Conrad Camber (Green flag pit-stops)*
8. *Lap 65-Now - Cruz Ramirez*

### Lap 114 Caution

Dale Jr: OH NO INTO THE WALL GOES SHINY BUSTER AND WILL RUSCH!

Natalie: Shiny slid up and with a lack of experience I guess he caused that wreck.

### Lap 199 Debris Caution

Natalie: Debris from Jeffery Fillings who is still continuing this race 2 laps down, Will Rusch is out, has brought the caution out.

Dale Jr: These guys will most likely pit for fresh tires, will some stay out?

### Finish

Natalie: We have FIVE RACERS THAT STAYED OUT, J.D McPillar, Charles Yankee, Ryan Johnson, Michael Alexander Latifi, and Thomas Revsbit.

Dale Jr: Then in 6th and 7th are Ramirez and Laney with 2 laps to go coming to the green flag!

Natalie: Great start from McPillar but an even better one by Charles Yankee!

Dale Jr: THE ROOKIE OF YANKEE TO THE LEAD AS OH NO MCPILLAR IS LOOSE AND FALLS BACK TO 8TH!

Natalie: OUT OF TURN 4 THE TOP 5 IS YANKEE, JOHNSON, LATIFI, RAMIREZ, AND REVSBIT!

Dale Jr: WHITE FLAG AND RYAN JOHNSON PASSES CHARLES YANKEE TO LEAD!

Natalie: LATIFI AND RAMIREZ NOW PASS YANKEE TO MOVE INTO 2ND and 3RD!

Dale Jr: RYAN LANEY IS IN 4TH NOW BY REVSBIT AND YANKEE!

Natalie: INTO TURN 3 AND 4 MICHAEL ALEXANDER LATIFI GOES TO THE INSIDE OF RYAN JOHNSON!

Dale Jr: RAMIREZ IS SO CLOSE TO THE WALL ON THE TOP!

Natalie: SHE HAS A RUN OUT OF TURN 4!

Dale Jr: TO THE INSIDE 3 WIDE COMING TO THE\_

Natalie: OH RYAN PINCHES HER IN THE GRASS AND SHE IS SPINNING!

Dale Jr: MICHAEL ALEXANDER LATIFI WINS HIS FIRST RACE AND SPUTTER STOP WINS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 130 RACES!

Natalie: AND RAMIREZ SPINS TO A THIRD PLACE FINISH!

(Sputter Stop Radio)

Michael: YES LETS GO! YES YES YES YES!

Crew Chief: HECK YEAH!

### Post Race Interviews

Shannon: Well i'm here with your 2023 Nitroade 400 winner, Michael Alexander Latifi, your first win ever in the Piston Cup!

Michael: Yeah, I would just like to thank Sputter Stop for this chance of a lifetime, to let me race for them and prove myself capable to win races and they deserve this win so much, they haven't won since 2019 and it just feels so great!

Shannon: Now to Milo.

Milo: Thanks Shannon.

### Ryan Johnson

Milo: Well Ryan Johnson beats his best finish of 30th by a land slide and finishes in second!

Ryan: Yep...... the four DNQs that we have had were setbacks but I think we can improve off of this and continue to make every race from here on out!

## Results

1. Michael Alexander Latifi - 200 Laps - 43 Points
2. Ryan Johnson - 200 Laps - 42 Points
3. Cruz Ramirez - 200 Laps - 41 Points
4. Ryan Laney - 200 Laps - 40 Points
5. Charles Yankee - 200 Laps - 39 Points
6. Thomas Revsbit - 200 Laps - 38 Points
7. Chase Racelott - 200 Laps - 37 Points
8. Eric Jones - 200 Laps - 36 Points
9. J.D McPillar - 200 Laps - 35 Points
10. Daniel Swervez - 200 Laps - 34 Points
11. Paul Conrev - 200 Laps - 33 Points
12. Klint Shiftright Jr - 200 Laps - 32 Points
13. Jonas Carvers - 200 Laps - 31 Points
14. William Byrev - 200 Laps - 30 Points
15. Jackson Storm - 200 Laps - 29 Points
16. Jet Simmons - 200 Laps - 28 Points
17. Henry Lugnut - 200 Laps - 27 Points
18. Conrad Camber - 200 Laps - 26 Points
19. GoGo Logano - 200 Laps - 25 Points
20. Ace Cohen - 199 Laps - 24 Points
21. Joel Carterson - 199 Laps - 23 Points
22. Flip Dover - 199 Laps - 22 Points
23. Everett Chapcar - 199 Laps - 21 Points
24. Aaron Ford - 199 Laps - 20 Points
25. Henry Miles - 199 Laps - 19 Points
26. Bubba Wheelhouse Jr - 199 Laps - 18 Points
27. Ruby Oaks Jr - 199 Laps - 17 Points
28. H.J Hollis - 199 Laps - 16 Points
29. J.P Drive - 199 Laps - 15 Points
30. Alex Gearbox Jr - 198 Laps - 14 Points
31. Maximus Inngas - 198 Laps - 13 Points
32. Aaron Muffler - 198 Laps - 12 Points
33. Christopher Tiebreaker - 198 Laps - 11 Points
34. Dan Carcia - 198 Laps - 10 Points
35. Dan McBrakes - 198 Laps - 9 Points
36. Cam Spinner - 198 Laps - 8 Points
37. Harvey Rodcap - 198 Laps - 7 Points
38. Rich Mixon - 198 Laps - 6 Points
39. Caleb Piston - 198 Laps - 5 Points
40. Finn Lowtire - 198 Laps - 4 Points
41. Mindy Gearson - 198 Laps - 3 Points
42. Shiny Buster - 190 Laps - 2 Points
43. Will Rusch - 114 Laps (DNF) - 1 Point