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2023 YellaWood 500

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NASCAR Cup Series race number 31 of 36
Sunday, October 1, 2023 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:07:25 Average speed: 160.097 mph Pole speed: 181.656 mph	Cautions: 4 for 19 laps Margin of victory: .012 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 70
Green flag passes: 19,946 (118.0 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2023 NASCAR Cup Series results / 2023 standings

Playoff drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Status	Led	Pts	PPts
1	10	12	Ryan Blaney	MenardsPennzoil (Roger Penske)	Ford	188	running	8	50	6
2	8	24	William Byron	Axalta (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	running	12	53	0
3	12	11	Denny Hamlin	Mavis Tires & Brakes (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	188	running	3	34	0
4	36	7	Corey LaJoie	Gainbridge (Spire Motorsports)	Chevrolet	188	running	0	34	0
5	7	2	Austin Cindric	Discount Tire (Roger Penske)	Ford	188	running	15	37	0
6	30	31	Justin Haley	Morris-Shea Bridge Co., Inc. (Matthew Kaulig)	Chevrolet	188	running	1	35	0
7	23	9	Chase Elliott	Llumar (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	running	8	43	0
8	19	41	Ryan Preece	Wonder Bread (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	188	running	8	31	0
9	6	36	Riley Herbst	Beast Unleashed White Haze (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	188	running	10	0	0
10	28	99	Daniel Suarez	Tootsies Orchid Lounge (Trackhouse Racing)	Chevrolet	188	running	0	32	0
11	34	13	Chandler Smith	Quick Tie Products, Inc. (Matthew Kaulig)	Chevrolet	188	running	0	0	0
12	17	38	Todd Gilliland	Georgia Peanuts (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	188	running	0	25	0
13	3	14	Chase Briscoe	Old Spice (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	188	running	0	27	0
14	15	20	Christopher Bell	DEWALT Electrical Solutions (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	188	running	2	23	0
15	4	5	Kyle Larson	Valvoline / HendrickCars.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	running	1	34	0
16	13	45	Tyler Reddick	McDonald's (23XI Racing)	Toyota	188	running	2	22	0
17	1	10	Aric Almirola	Smithfield (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	188	running	7	20	0
18	16	19	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	188	running	0	19	0
19	24	17	Chris Buescher	BuildSubmarines.com (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	running	3	18	0
20	31	16	A.J. Allmendinger	Action Industries (Matthew Kaulig)	Chevrolet	188	running	0	17	0
21	18	34	Michael McDowell	Love's Travel Stops (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	188	running	5	16	0
22	35	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Sara Lee Artesano Bakery Bread (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	188	running	14	15	0
23	9	23	Bubba Wallace	Leidos (23XI Racing)	Toyota	188	running	3	14	0
24	2	22	Joey Logano	Shell Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Ford	188	running	48	24	0
25	25	8	Kyle Busch	X World Wallet (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	running	2	12	0
26	26	43	Erik Jones	Allegiant (Legacy Motor Club)	Chevrolet	188	running	4	11	0
27	33	77	Ty Dillon	Ferris Commercial Mowers (Spire Motorsports)	Chevrolet	188	running	2	12	0
28	20	48	Alex Bowman	Ally (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	running	13	15	0
29	37	78	B.J. McLeod	Gunk (B.J. McLeod)	Chevrolet	187	running	0	0	0
30	29	15	Brennan Poole	Finance Pro Plus (Rick Ware)	Ford	186	running	0	0	0
31	21	21	Harrison Burton	DEX Imaging (Wood Brothers)	Ford	175	suspension	0	6	0
32	5	6	Brad Keselowski	Solomon Plumbing (Jack Roush)	Ford	161	crash	5	15	1
33	14	3	Austin Dillon	Bass Pro Shops (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	161	crash	1	11	0
34	22	54	Ty Gibbs	Monster Energy (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	161	crash	0	3	0
35	38	42	Carson Hocevar	Sunseeker Resorts (Legacy Motor Club)	Chevrolet	161	crash	0	0	0
36	27	51	J.J. Yeley	Biohaven/Jacob Co. (Rick Ware)	Ford	83	fuel pump	0	0	0
37	32	1	Ross Chastain	Worldwide Express (Trackhouse Racing)	Chevrolet	59	crash	0	1	0
38	11	4	Kevin Harvick	Busch Light Camo (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	188	running	11	1	0

Top 10 in Stage 1: #12, 24, 5, 9, 48, 2, 31, 22, 41, 7
Top 10 in Stage 2: #6, 24, 22, 3, 9, 99, 5, 14, 77, 45

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Carson Hocevar	42	unapproved adjustments

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	60	60
	61	65	5	#1,8,20,47 accident 3 / stage 1 conclusion	#43
	66	121	56
	122	125	4	end of stage 2	#42
	126	162	37
	163	168	6	#3,6,14,16,17,21,42,54 accident frontstretch	#11
	169	171	3
	172	175	4	debris backstretch	#2
	176	188	13
Percent of race run under caution: 10.1% Average green flag run: 33.8 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Joey Logano	1	5	5
Aric Almirola	6	6	1
Joey Logano	7	18	12
William Byron	19	19	1
Joey Logano	20	22	3
Ryan Preece	23	30	8
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	31	38	8
Ty Dillon	39	40	2
Christopher Bell	41	42	2
Austin Cindric	43	48	6
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	49	50	2
Austin Cindric	51	51	1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	52	53	2
Austin Cindric	54	55	2
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	56	57	2
Austin Cindric	58	59	2
Ryan Blaney	60	61	2
Riley Herbst	62	62	1
Ryan Blaney	63	65	3
Chase Elliott	66	67	2
Ryan Blaney	68	68	1
Chase Elliott	69	72	4
Alex Bowman	73	73	1
Austin Cindric	74	74	1
Alex Bowman	75	76	2
Austin Cindric	77	78	2
Erik Jones	79	79	1
Alex Bowman	80	81	2
Austin Cindric	82	82	1
Erik Jones	83	85	3
Michael McDowell	86	87	2
Riley Herbst	88	88	1
Michael McDowell	89	89	1
Riley Herbst	90	91	2
Michael McDowell	92	92	1
Riley Herbst	93	94	2
Tyler Reddick	95	95	1
Riley Herbst	96	99	4
Tyler Reddick	100	100	1
Michael McDowell	101	101	1
Denny Hamlin	102	104	3
Kyle Busch	105	106	2
Austin Dillon	107	107	1
Brad Keselowski	108	110	3
Joey Logano	111	115	5
William Byron	116	119	4
Brad Keselowski	120	121	2
Justin Haley	122	122	1
Joey Logano	123	132	10
Kyle Larson	133	133	1
Joey Logano	134	143	10
Chris Buescher	144	145	2
Joey Logano	146	148	3
William Byron	149	153	5
Bubba Wallace	154	156	3
William Byron	157	158	2
Aric Almirola	159	160	2
Kevin Harvick	161	164	4
Chris Buescher	165	165	1
Aric Almirola	166	168	3
Alex Bowman	169	169	1
Aric Almirola	170	170	1
Alex Bowman	171	176	6
Kevin Harvick	177	178	2
Alex Bowman	179	179	1
Chase Elliott	180	180	1
Kevin Harvick	181	182	2
Chase Elliott	183	183	1
Kevin Harvick	184	186	3
Ryan Blaney	187	188	2

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	William Byron	3136
2	Denny Hamlin	3108	-28
3	Christopher Bell	3080	-56
4	Ryan Blaney	3078	-58
5	Chris Buescher	3077	-59
6	Martin Truex Jr	3075	-61
7	Kyle Larson	3073	-63
8	Brad Keselowski	3060	-76
9	Tyler Reddick	3058	-78
10	Bubba Wallace	3051	-85
11	Ross Chastain	3050	-86
12	Kyle Busch	3034	-102
13	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	2111	-1025
13	Joey Logano	2111	-1025
15	Kevin Harvick	2103	-1033
15	Michael McDowell	2103	-1033
17	Chase Elliott	710	-2426
18	Daniel Suarez	675	-2461
19	Ty Gibbs	655	-2481
20	Alex Bowman	627	-2509

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Denny Hamlin	1041
2	William Byron	1019	-22
3	Martin Truex Jr	964	-77
4	Christopher Bell	956	-85
5	Kyle Larson	928	-113
6	Brad Keselowski	904	-137
7	Chris Buescher	877	-164
8	Tyler Reddick	875	-166
9	Ryan Blaney	854	-187
10	Ross Chastain	839	-202
11	Kevin Harvick	828	-213
12	Kyle Busch	821	-220
13	Joey Logano	808	-233
14	Bubba Wallace	747	-294
15	Chase Elliott	710	-331
16	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	675	-366
16	Daniel Suarez	675	-366
18	Michael McDowell	673	-368
19	Ty Gibbs	655	-386
20	Alex Bowman	627	-414