2023 Ally 400

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2023 Ally 400
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Race 17 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Nashville Superspeedway diagram.svg
Date June 25, 2023 (2023-06-25)
Location Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
1.333 mi (2.145 km)
Distance 300 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed 132.914 miles per hour (213.904 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
 Trackhouse Racing
Time 29.797
Most laps led
Driver Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing
Laps 99
Winner
No. 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (1–2) and Pat Patterson (3–4)

The 2023 Ally 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 25, 2023, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. Contested over 300 laps on the 1+1⁄3-mile (2.146 km) superspeedway, it was the 17th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Contents

Report

Background

Nashville Superspeedway, where the race was held. Nashville Superspeedway.jpg
Nashville Superspeedway, where the race was held.

Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Nashville. The track was built in 2001 and is currently used for events, driving schools and GT Academy , a reality television competition.

It is a concrete oval track 1+1⁄3 miles (2.146 km) long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Dover Motorsports, Inc., which also owns Dover International Speedway. Nashville Superspeedway was the longest concrete oval in NASCAR during the time it was on the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series circuits. Current permanent seating capacity is approximately 25,000. Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
No.DriverTeamManufacturer
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 Alex Bowman 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

Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.510 seconds and a speed of 162.250 mph (261.116 km/h). [9]

Practice results

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
145 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 29.510162.250
219 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.664161.408
31 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.671161.370
Official practice results

Qualifying

Ross Chastain scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.797 and a speed of 160.687 mph (258.601 km/h). [10]

Qualifying results

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerR1R2
11 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet29.80429.797
245 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota29.82030.005
331 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet29.91830.008
422 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford29.89730.016
524 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet29.82430.038
619 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota29.85630.039
75 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet29.94030.051
811 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota29.89130.315
923 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota29.79637.269
1099 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet29.7750.000
118 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet29.943—
1217 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford29.945—
1312 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford29.965—
149 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet29.993—
1548 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet29.995—
1654 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota30.020—
174 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford30.027—
1814 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford30.030—
1916 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet30.042—
206 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford30.060—
2110 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford30.096—
2220 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota30.130—
2343 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet30.148—
242 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford30.156—
2541 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford30.165—
263 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet30.182—
2738 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford30.257—
2847 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet30.275—
2951 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford30.397—
3042 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet30.480—
3121 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford30.512—
3215 Brennan Poole (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford30.544—
3334 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford30.695—
3477 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet30.728—
3578 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet31.390—
367 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet0.000—
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage results

Stage OneLaps: 90

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
145Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota10
21Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet9
324William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet8
419Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota7
511Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
69Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5
78Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4
85Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3
920Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
1016A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet1
Official stage one results

Stage TwoLaps: 95

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
219Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota9
31Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet8
424William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7
520Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
623Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota5
79Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4
816A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet3
94Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord2
1043Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubChevrolet1
Official stage two results

Final Stage results

Stage ThreeLaps: 115

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
111Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet30057
2619Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota30051
3811Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30050
4149Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30042
575Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30035
6524William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30046
72220Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30038
82343Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubChevrolet30030
9118Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30032
101916A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet30031
11206Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord30026
121099Daniel SuárezTrackhouse RacingChevrolet30025
13263Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30024
141654Ty Gibbs (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota30023
15923Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota30027
162541Ryan PreeceStewart-Haas RacingFord30021
171548Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30020
181217Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord30019
19422Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord30018
20367Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet30017
213121Harrison BurtonWood Brothers RacingFord30016
222847Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet29915
23331Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet29914
24174Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord29915
252110Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord29912
263042Noah Gragson (R)Legacy Motor ClubChevrolet29911
27242Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord29910
283334Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord2999
292951J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord2980
30245Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota29817
311814Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord2986
323477Ty DillonSpire MotorsportsChevrolet2985
333215Brennan Poole (i)Rick Ware RacingFord2970
343578Josh Bilicki (i)Live Fast MotorsportsChevrolet2970
352738Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord2962
361312Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord1461
Official race results

Race statistics

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane. Parker Kligerman provided live reports from Chicago during the race.

NBC
Booth announcersPit reportersSpecialty reporter
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. 		Dave Burns
Kim Coon
Marty Snider		 Parker Kligerman

Radio

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by the Performance Racing Network (PRN), and was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. This was the first Nashville race covered by PRN Radio, as radio rights shifted from Motor Racing Network after the 2022 season.

PRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow		Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson		Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

References

  1. ↑ "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Nashville Superspeedway". Archived from the original on April 13, 2005. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ally 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  9. ↑ Utter, Jim (June 23, 2023). "Tyler Reddick leads Truex in Nashville Cup practice". Motorsport.com . Nashville, Tennessee: Motorsport Network . Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  10. ↑ Utter, Jim (June 24, 2023). "Ross Chastain earns first career NASCAR Cup pole at Nashville". Motorsport.com . Nashville, Tennessee: Motorsport Network . Retrieved June 24, 2023.
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