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AdventHealth 400

Sunday, May 7th, 2023

Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS

  • 16 Chevrolet
  • 14 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • Kansas Speedway
  • AdventHealth 400
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: William Byron
  • Age: 25
  • Team : No. 24 - Liberty University Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Rudy Fugle
  • William Byron won the Pole Award for the AdventHealth 400 with a lap of 30.133 seconds, 179.206 mph.
  • This is his 10th pole in 192 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his second pole and eighth top-10 start in 2023.
  • This is his first pole in 11 races at Kansas Speedway.
  • Kyle Larson (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2023 and his eighth in 17 races at Kansas Speedway.
  • Ross Chastain (third) posted his second top-10 start at Kansas Speedway. It is his fifth in 12 races this season.
  • Ty Gibbs (seventh) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Sunday, May 7th, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Denny Hamlin breaks drought with last-lap tap-and-pass at Kansas

Denny Hamlin didn't tap-dance around the tap that helped him to a much-needed victory at Kyle Larson's expense in Sunday's AdventHealth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway.

On the final lap, after an intense chase that began with a restart on Lap 221 of 267, Hamlin closed in on Larson's Chevrolet and further loosened an already loose race car. Slight contact from the right front of Hamlin's Toyota turned Larson into the outside wall as Hamlin streaked past and took the checkered flag.

Larson recovered to finish second, 1.307 seconds behind the winner, who ended a 33-race drought with his fourth victory at Kansas and exited his car at the finish line to a chorus of boos from fans who didn't like the way he had won the race.

"Yeah, I got position on him there, tried to side-draft him and clipped his left rear," said Hamlin, who collected his 49th career victory, tying him with Tony Stewart for 15th most all-time. "But I'm glad he was able to at least finish.

"Credit to my FedEx team, though. Four hundred wins for Joe Gibbs Racing (203 in the NASCAR Cup Series, 197 in the Xfinity Series)—it's such a great accomplishment for them."

Hamlin's last-lap pass for the win was the first at Kansas. The race featured 37 lead changes among 12 drivers, the most lead changes in NASCAR history in a 400-mile race on a 1.5-mile intermediate speedway.

Larson led seven times for a race-high 85 laps that included a stretch of 46 straight before Hamlin grabbed the win on Lap 267.

"I haven't seen a replay," Larson said, "but obviously, he was side-drafting really aggressively, like he would. He was touching me, it felt like, and it had me really out of control. I we wish we could…"

As Larson uttered those words, his attention turned to a confrontation between fifth-place finisher Ross Chastain and Noah Gragson, who swapped sheet metal at least twice during the race. The drivers took a couple of swings at each other before being restrained.

"I got tight off of (Turn) 4, for sure," said Chastain, who ran Gragson up toward the wall during the final stage. "Noah and I have a very similar attitude on the racetrack. We train together, we prepare together, and we know every little thing about each other.

"Yeah, I definitely crowded him up off of 4, and he took a swipe at us in 3, and came down and grabbed ahold of me (after the race). A very big man once told me we have a no-push policy here at Trackhouse (Racing)."

Pole winner William Byron ran third, after recovering from a speeding penalty that put him two laps down. Bubba Wallace passed Chastain with 15 laps left to secure the fourth position. Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., Tyler Reddick and Austin Dillon completed the top 10.

The fact that Larson was able to contend for the win at all was a reflection of his talent, given thorny circumstances that set him back in the early going. In a three-way battle for the lead before the race was five laps old, Reddick tried to shoehorn his No. 45 Toyota between Larson, the leader, and Ross Chastain, then running third.

But Reddick tapped the rear of Larson's Chevrolet and sent the No. 5 spinning toward the apron. Larson avoided contact with the wall and recovered to reassume the lead during the second stage.

As Hamlin's crew chief Chris Gabehart noted after the race, "Denny Hamlin just beat the most talented race car driver in the world. What does that say?"

Consecutive wrecks late in Stage 2 scrambled the running order and handed the stage win to Logano, who had stayed out under the sixth caution for Christopher Bell's wreck on the backstretch on Lap 159.

As Chastain slowed slightly on the backstretch, Bell steered his No. 20 Toyota to the inside, then moved up the track and clipped Chastain's Chevrolet. Bell spun into the wall and damaged his car beyond repair.

"Just tried to get a little too aggressive on the side-draft, got into the 1 (Chastain) and spun out," Bell said succinctly after leaving the infield care center.

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 267
  • Margin of Victory: 01.307 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 24 Minutes 24 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 117.564
  • Cautions: 11 for 57 laps
  • Lead Changes: 37
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,632 (17.3 passes per green flag lap)

  • Kansas Speedway
  • AdventHealth 400
  • Race Winner: Denny Hamlin
  • Age: 42
  • Team : No. 11 - FedEx Express Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Christopher Gabehart
  • Denny Hamlin won the AdventHealth 400, his 49th victory in 626 Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2023.
  • This is his fourth victory and 13th top-10 finish in 30 races at Kansas Speedway.
  • Kyle Larson (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 17 races at Kansas Speedway. It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2023.
  • William Byron (third) posted his seventh top-10 finish in 11 races at Kansas Speedway.
  • Noah Gragson (29th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Ross Chastain leads the point standings by 31 points over Christopher Bell.
Bubba Wallace celebrates in victory lane
Kansas City, Kansas - September 11, 2022 : Bubba Wallace, driver of the #45 ROOT Insurance Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.
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AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 16 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dec 16, 1981 42 Chevrolet Action Industries Kaulig Racing Matt Swiderski
2 10 Aric Almirola Tampa, FL Mar 14, 1984 40 Ford Smithfield Stewart-Haas Racing Drew Blickensderfer
3 6 Brad Keselowski Auburn Hills, MI Feb 12, 1984 40 Ford King's Hawaiian GoTG Vol 3 RFK Racing Matt McCall
4 11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Nov 18, 1980 43 Toyota FedEx Express Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
5 51 JJ Yeley Phoenix, AZ Oct 5, 1976 48 Ford Biohaven / Jacob Companies Rick Ware Racing Jerry Kelley
6 22 Joey Logano Middleton, CT May 24, 1990 34 Ford Shell Pennzoil Team Penske Paul Wolfe
7 4 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Dec 8, 1975 48 Ford Busch Light #ForTheFarmers Stewart-Haas Racing Rodney Childers
8 8 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV May 2, 1985 39 Chevrolet Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Richard Childress Racing Randall Burnett
9 19 Martin Truex Jr Mayetta, NJ Jun 29, 1980 44 Toyota Reser's Fine Foods Joe Gibbs Racing James Small
10 34 Michael McDowell Phoenix, AZ Dec 21, 1984 39 Ford Love's Travel Stops Front Row Motorsports Travis Peterson
11 3 Austin Dillon Lewisville, NC Apr 27, 1990 34 Chevrolet BetMGM Richard Childress Racing Keith Rodden
12 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Olive Branch, MS Oct 2, 1987 37 Chevrolet Dillons/Kraft Mac & Cheese JTG Daugherty Racing Mike Kelley
13 5 Kyle Larson Sacremento, CA Jul 31, 1992 32 Chevrolet HendrickCars.com Hendrick Motorsports Cliff Daniels
14 12 Ryan Blaney High Point, NC Dec 31, 1993 30 Ford Menards\Moen Team Penske Jonathan Hassler
15 7 Corey Lajoie Kannapolis, NC Sep 25, 1991 33 Chevrolet FOE Spire Motorsports Ryan Sparks
16 77 Ty Dillon Lewisville, NC Feb 27, 1992 32 Chevrolet Ferris Commercial Mowers Spire Motorsports Kevin Bellicourt
17 9 Chase Elliott Dawsonville, GA Nov 28, 1995 28 Chevrolet UniFirst Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
18 17 Chris Buescher Prosper, TX Oct 29, 1992 31 Ford Fastenal / Body Guard RFK Racing Scott Graves
19 43 Erik Jones Byron, MI May 30, 1996 28 Chevrolet Allegiant LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dave Elenz
20 41 Ryan Preece Berlin, CT Oct 25, 1990 33 Ford HaasTooling.com Stewart-Haas Racing Chad Johnston
21 99 Daniel Suarez Monterrey, Mexico Jan 7, 1992 32 Chevrolet Worldwide Express Trackhouse Racing Travis Mack
22 1 Ross Chastain Alva, FL Dec 4, 1992 31 Chevrolet AdventHealth Trackhouse Racing Phil Surgen
23 23 Bubba Wallace Mobile, AL Oct 8, 1993 31 Toyota Dr Pepper Zero Sugar 23XI Racing Bootie Barker
24 24 William Byron Charlotte, NC Nov 29, 1997 26 Chevrolet Liberty University Hendrick Motorsports Rudy Fugle
25 15 Brennan Poole Sacramento, CA Apr 11, 1991 33 Ford go2mro.com/donate VDL Strong Rick Ware Racing Billy Plourde
26 78 Josh Bilicki Menomonee Falls, WI Jun 3, 1995 29 Chevrolet Zeigler Auto Group Live Fast Motorsports David Ingram
27 45 Tyler Reddick Corning, CA Jan 11, 1996 28 Toyota McDonald's 23XI Racing Billy Scott
28 31 Justin Haley Winamac, IN Apr 28, 1999 25 Chevrolet Celsius Kaulig Racing Trent Owens
29 20 Christopher Bell Norman, OK Dec 16, 1994 29 Toyota Sirius XM Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
30 2 Austin Cindric Columbus, OH Sep 2, 1998 26 Ford Freightliner Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
31 14 Chase Briscoe Mitchell, IN Dec 15, 1994 29 Ford Rush Truck Centers / Cummins Stewart-Haas Racing Johnny Klausmeier
32 21 Harrison Burton Huntersville, NC Oct 9, 2000 23 Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Wood Brothers Racing Brian Wilson
33 42 Noah Gragson Las Vegas, NV Jul 15, 1998 26 Chevrolet Sunseeker Resort LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Luke Lambert
34 48 Josh Berry Hendersonville, TN Oct 22, 1990 33 Chevrolet Ally Hendrick Motorsports Blake Harris
35 54 Ty Gibbs Charlotte, NC Oct 4, 2002 22 Toyota Monster Energy Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
36 38 Todd Gilliland Sherrills Ford, NC May 15, 2000 24 Ford Speedy Cash Front Row Motorsports Ryan Bergenty