2023 HighPoint.com 400 Report
Background
Pocono Raceway , the track where the race was held.
Pocono Raceway is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) oval speedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania , which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1970s. Nicknamed "The Tricky Triangle", the speedway has three distinct corners and is known for high speeds along its lengthy straightaways.
From 1982 to 2019, the circuit had two race weekends. In 2020, the circuit was reduced to one race meeting of two races. The first race was moved to World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis starting in 2022.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 53.382 seconds and a speed of 168.596 mph (271.329 km/h) .[ 10]
Practice results
Practice for the race
Qualifying
William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.746 and a speed of 170.629 mph (274.601 km/h) .[ 11]
Qualifying results
Qualifying for the race
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One
Laps: 30
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 10
2 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 7
5 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 6
6 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 5
7 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 4
8 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3
9 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 2
10 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 65
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 5
7 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 3
9 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 2
10 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three
Laps: 65
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1 8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 55
2 7 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 160 47
3 2 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 44
4 4 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 160 33
5 11 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 36
6 5 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 31
7 22 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 160 30
8 26 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 160 29
9 24 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 160 29
10 35 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 27
11 10 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 160 32
12 27 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 160 25
13 21 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 160 24
14 1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 31
15 36 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 160 22
16 13 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 160 21
17 16 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 160 26
18 18 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 160 21
19 15 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 160 23
20 3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 27
21 25 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 160 16
22 32 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 160 15
23 9 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 160 14
24 20 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 19
25 31 51 Cole Custer (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 160 0
26 28 15 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 160 0
27 12 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 160 10
28 33 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 160 18
29 29 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 160 8
30 14 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 160 10
31 34 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 159 6
32 30 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 159 5
33 19 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 153 7
34 23 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 105 3
35 6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 48 12
36 17 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 37 1
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 14 among 9 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 11 for 44 laps
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 21 minutes, and 4 seconds
Average speed: 119.363 miles per hour (192.096 km/h)
Radio
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch. Kyle Rickey called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 3. Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo , and Jason Toy worked pit road for MRN.
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs .
References
↑ "2023 schedule" . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved October 10, 2022 .
↑ "Pocono Raceway" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 29, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2022 .
↑ Taranto, Steven (September 14, 2022). "NASCAR releases 2023 Cup Series schedule highlighted by new Chicago, All-Star race stops" . CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved March 29, 2023 .
↑ "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series" . National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023 .
↑ "Entry List" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023 .
↑ "Practice Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023 .
↑ "Qualifying Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023 .
↑ "HighPoint.com 400 Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR . July 23, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023 .
↑ "Points standings" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . July 23, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023 .
↑ Utter, Jim (July 22, 2023). "Tyler Reddick leads the way in Pocono Cup practice" . Motorsport.com . Long Pond, Pennsylvania : Motorsport Network . Retrieved July 22, 2023 .
↑ Utter, Jim (July 22, 2023). "William Byron beats Martin Truex Jr. to Pocono Cup pole" . Motorsport.com . Long Pond, Pennsylvania : Motorsport Network . Retrieved July 22, 2023 .