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 superspeedway, it was the 17th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.
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Background
Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee, United States, about 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 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.
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 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 ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.510 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 29.510 162.250 2 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.664 161.408 3 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.671 161.370 Official practice results
Qualifying Ross Chastain scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.797 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.804 29.797 2 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 29.820 30.005 3 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.918 30.008 4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.897 30.016 5 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.824 30.038 6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.856 30.039 7 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.940 30.051 8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.891 30.315 9 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 29.796 37.269 10 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.775 0.000 11 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.943 — 12 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 29.945 — 13 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.965 — 14 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.993 — 15 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.995 — 16 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.020 — 17 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.027 — 18 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.030 — 19 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.042 — 20 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 30.060 — 21 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.096 — 22 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.130 — 23 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 30.148 — 24 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 30.156 — 25 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.165 — 26 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.182 — 27 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.257 — 28 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 30.275 — 29 51 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.397 — 30 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 30.480 — 31 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.512 — 32 15 Brennan Poole (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 30.544 — 33 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.695 — 34 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.728 — 35 78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 31.390 — 36 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 —Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 90
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 102 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 93 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 95
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 84 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 57 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 39 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 210 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 115
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 1 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 300 572 6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 513 8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 504 14 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 425 7 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 356 5 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 467 22 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 388 23 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 300 309 11 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 3210 19 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 300 3111 20 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 300 2612 10 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 300 2513 26 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 2414 16 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 2315 9 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 300 2716 25 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 300 2117 15 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 2018 12 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 300 1919 4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 300 1820 36 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 300 1721 31 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 300 1622 28 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 299 1523 3 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 299 1424 17 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 299 1525 21 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 299 1226 30 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 299 1127 24 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 299 1028 33 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 299 929 29 51 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 298 030 2 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 298 1731 18 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 298 632 34 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 298 533 32 15 Brennan Poole (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 297 034 35 78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 297 035 27 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 296 236 13 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 146 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 21 among 12 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 4 for 24 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 0 minutes, and 7 seconds Average speed:
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.
NBCBooth announcersPit reportersSpecialty reporter Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve LetarteColor-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dave BurnsKim CoonMarty 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.
PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark Garrow Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMillanWendy Venturini
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Martin Truex Jr. 576 2 William Byron 558 (–18) 1 3 Ross Chastain 558 (–18) 3 4 Christopher Bell 531 (–45) 1 5 Kyle Busch 528 (–48) 1 6 Kevin Harvick 515 (–61) 1 7 Denny Hamlin 512 (–64) 5 8 Ryan Blaney 502 (–74) 1 9 Kyle Larson 475 (–101) 1 10 Joey Logano 462 (–114) 1 11 Brad Keselowski 450 (–126) 1 12 Chris Buescher 449 (–127) 13 Tyler Reddick 437 (–139) 14 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 415 (–161) 15 Bubba Wallace 381 (–195) 1 16 Daniel Suárez 353 (–223)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 642 2 Toyota 598 (–44) 3 Ford 572 (–70)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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