The 2023 4EVER 400 Presented by Mobil 1 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 22, 2023, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was the 34th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, the eighth race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 8.
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Background
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series; due to Ford Motor Company sponsoring all three races the weekend was known as the 'Ford Championship Weekend'. The track has since held races on different dates in 2020 (June) and 2021 (February), which were both effected by the COVID-19 pandemic, before being moved back into the Playoffs as the second race of the Round of 8 in 2022, with the date being kept for 2023.
In 2023, it was announced that Mobil 1 would be replacing Dixie Vodka as the race's sponsor after two years. Mobil 1 would then proceed to name the race after Kevin Harvick and his 4EVER appreciation campaign, as he would be set to retire from NASCAR after the 2023 season.
This race would be the second year straight in a row John Hunter Nemechek would make his one-off Cup start at the same track.
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.
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 John Hunter Nemechek (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 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Bubba Wallace was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 31.936 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 31.936 169.088 2 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 32.143 167.999 3 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 32.188 167.764 Official practice results
Qualifying Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 32.256 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.999 32.256 2 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 31.888 32.313 3 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 32.003 32.334 4 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 32.104 32.417 5 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.258 32.510 6 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.109 32.551 7 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.193 32.559 8 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 32.285 32.563 9 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.106 32.566 10 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 32.135 32.594 11 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.146 — 12 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.169 — 13 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.184 — 14 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 32.221 — 15 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 32.256 — 16 9 Chase Elliott (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.318 — 17 17 Chris Buescher (P) RFK Racing Ford 32.341 — 18 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.345 — 19 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 32.357 — 20 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.359 — 21 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 32.389 — 22 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 32.392 — 23 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 32.395 — 24 42 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 32.399 — 25 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.427 — 26 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 32.445 — 27 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.468 — 28 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 32.474 — 29 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 32.513 — 30 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 32.537 — 31 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 32.584 — 32 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 32.594 — 33 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.820 — 34 51 Ryan Newman (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 32.850 — 35 78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 33.364 — 36 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 0.000 —Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 93 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 84 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 48 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 39 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 85
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 102 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 66 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 48 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 210 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 102
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 13 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 422 10 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 267 533 3 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 267 424 7 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 495 25 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 267 326 2 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 267 317 9 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 348 36 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 309 30 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 2810 6 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 3211 20 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 2612 26 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 267 2513 29 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 2414 18 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 267 2315 16 9 Chase Elliott (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 2216 14 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 267 2117 23 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 2018 22 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 1919 12 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 1820 19 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 267 1721 17 17 Chris Buescher (P) RFK Racing Ford 267 1622 15 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 267 1523 27 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 267 1424 33 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 266 1325 32 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 266 1226 34 51 Ryan Newman (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 265 027 24 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 263 1028 4 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 262 2429 1 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 237 1930 11 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 236 1931 8 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 221 632 21 42 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 218 033 31 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 218 034 5 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 214 2135 35 78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 201 036 28 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 165 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 25 among 9 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 5 for 35 laps Red flags: 1 for 12 minutes, and 35 seconds Time of race: 3 hours, 11 minutes, and 54 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television NBC 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.
NBCBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve LetarteColor-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dave BurnsKim CoonMarty Snider
Radio MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and former NASCAR crew chief Todd Gordon called the action of the race for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody covered the action for MRN in turns 1 & 2, and Mike Bagley had the call of the action from turns 3 & 4. Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo, and Jason Toy covered the action of the race for MRN on pit road.
MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Todd Gordon Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley Steve PostBrienne PedigoJason Toy
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 William Byron 4,126 3 2 Christopher Bell 4,110 (–16) 4 3 Ryan Blaney 4,106 (–20) 3 4 Kyle Larson 4,105 (–21) 1 5 Tyler Reddick 4,096 (–30) 3 6 Martin Truex Jr. 4,089 (–37) 3 7 Denny Hamlin 4,089 (–37) 8 Chris Buescher 4,063 (–63) 9 Brad Keselowski 2,262 (–1,864) 10 Ross Chastain 2,219 (–1,907) 1 11 Bubba Wallace 2,216 (–1,910) 1 12 Kyle Busch 2,210 (–1,916) 13 Joey Logano 2,198 (–1,928) 14 Kevin Harvick 2,170 (–1,956) 15 Michael McDowell 2,145 (–1,981) 16 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2,136 (–1,990)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,258 2 Toyota 1,184 (–74) 3 Ford 1,165 (–93)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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