2023 4EVER 400
Motor car race
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.
Report
Background
Homestead-Miami Speedway , the track where the race was held.
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 has 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 , who has Mobil 1 as one of his sponsors, and his 4EVER appreciation campaign, as he is set to retire from NASCAR after the 2023 season.[10]
This race would be the second year straight in a row John Hunter Nemechek will 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.
Practice
Bubba Wallace was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 31.936 seconds and a speed of 169.088 mph (272.121 km/h).[11]
Practice results
Qualifying
Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 32.256 and a speed of 167.411 mph (269.422 km/h).[12]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One
Laps: 80
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
5
Kyle Larson (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
9
3
12
Ryan Blaney (P)
Team Penske
Ford
8
4
24
William Byron (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
19
Martin Truex Jr. (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
6
6
11
Denny Hamlin (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
45
Tyler Reddick (P)
23XI Racing
Toyota
4
8
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
20
Christopher Bell (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
2
10
54
Ty Gibbs (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 80
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
12
Ryan Blaney (P)
Team Penske
Ford
10
2
24
William Byron (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
5
Kyle Larson (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
11
Denny Hamlin (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
7
5
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
6
6
19
Martin Truex Jr. (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
45
Tyler Reddick (P)
23XI Racing
Toyota
4
8
54
Ty Gibbs (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
2
10
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three
Laps: 107
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
13
20
Christopher Bell (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
267
42
2
10
12
Ryan Blaney (P)
Team Penske
Ford
267
53
3
3
45
Tyler Reddick (P)
23XI Racing
Toyota
267
42
4
7
24
William Byron (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
49
5
25
16
A. J. Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
267
32
6
2
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
267
31
7
9
54
Ty Gibbs (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
267
34
8
36
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
267
30
9
30
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
267
28
10
6
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
267
32
11
20
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
267
26
12
26
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
267
25
13
29
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
267
24
14
18
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Chevrolet
267
23
15
16
9
Chase Elliott (OP)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
22
16
14
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
267
21
17
23
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
267
20
18
22
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
267
19
19
12
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
18
20
19
7
Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
17
21
17
17
Chris Buescher (P)
RFK Racing
Ford
267
16
22
15
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
267
15
23
27
31
Justin Haley
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
267
14
24
33
77
Ty Dillon
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
266
13
25
32
38
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
266
12
26
34
51
Ryan Newman (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
265
0
27
24
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
263
10
28
4
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
262
24
29
1
19
Martin Truex Jr. (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
237
19
30
11
11
Denny Hamlin (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
236
19
31
8
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
221
6
32
21
42
John Hunter Nemechek (i)
Legacy Motor Club
Chevrolet
218
0
33
31
15
J. J. Yeley (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
218
0
34
5
5
Kyle Larson (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
214
21
35
35
78
Josh Bilicki (i)
Live Fast Motorsports
Chevrolet
201
0
36
28
21
Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
165
1
Official 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: 125.221 miles per hour (201.524 km/h)
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.
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.
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
Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
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^ Utter, Jim (October 21, 2023). "Bubba Wallace leads NASCAR Cup practice at Homestead; Logano wrecks" . Motorsport.com . Homestead, Florida : Motorsport Network . Retrieved October 21, 2023 .
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