2023 Quaker State 400
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| Race 19 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | July 9, 2023 | ||
| Location | Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.48 km (1.54 miles) | ||
| Distance | 185 laps, 284.9 mi (458.404 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 260 laps, 400.4 mi (644.244 km) | ||
| Average speed | 118.475 miles per hour (190.667 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Stewart-Haas Racing | ||
| Time | 31.261 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Laps | 46 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | USA | ||
| 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 Quaker State 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 9, 2023, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Originally scheduled for 260 laps on the 1.54-mile-long (2.48 km) asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway (with superspeedway rules), the race was shortened to 185 laps due to rain. It was the 19th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Background
Atlanta Motor Speedway is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
Aric Almirola scored the pole for the race with a time 31.261 of and a speed of 177.346 mph (285.411 km/h).[9]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 60
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 100
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 25 (shortened by rain)
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 185 | 46 |
| 2 | 26 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 35 |
| 3 | 19 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 40 |
| 4 | 20 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 185 | 39 |
| 5 | 22 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 32 |
| 6 | 11 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 185 | 41 |
| 7 | 24 | 15 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 185 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 33 |
| 9 | 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 185 | 47 |
| 10 | 29 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 27 |
| 11 | 25 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 185 | 26 |
| 12 | 10 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 185 | 36 |
| 13 | 23 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 185 | 24 |
| 14 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 185 | 23 |
| 15 | 15 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 185 | 30 |
| 16 | 9 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 185 | 21 |
| 17 | 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 185 | 27 |
| 18 | 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 185 | 20 |
| 19 | 27 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 185 | 18 |
| 20 | 33 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 185 | 17 |
| 21 | 35 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 16 |
| 22 | 3 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 185 | 15 |
| 23 | 34 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 185 | 21 |
| 24 | 13 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 185 | 14 |
| 25 | 37 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 185 | 17 |
| 26 | 36 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 185 | 11 |
| 27 | 12 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 185 | 12 |
| 28 | 5 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 184 | 9 |
| 29 | 16 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 184 | 16 |
| 30 | 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 181 | 7 |
| 31 | 28 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 179 | 6 |
| 32 | 21 | 51 | Cole Custer (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 178 | 0 |
| 33 | 31 | 42 | Noah Gragson (R) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 174 | 4 |
| 34 | 7 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 150 | 3 |
| 35 | 30 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 2 |
| 36 | 8 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 111 | 10 |
| 37 | 32 | 62 | Austin Hill (i) | Beard Motorsports | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 18 among 12 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 7 for 43
- Red flags: 1 for weather
- Time of race: 2 hours, 24 minutes, and 17 seconds
- Average speed: 118.475 miles per hour (190.667 km/h)
