Entry List
The official 2023 Xfinity 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Martinsville Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Xfinity 500
Sunday, October 29th, 2023
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
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- Martinsville Speedway
- Xfinity 500
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
- Age: 43
- Team : No. 19 - Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs
- Crew Chief: James Small
- Martin Truex Jr. won the Pole Award for the Xfinity 500 with a lap of 20.112 seconds, 94.153 mph.
- This is his 23rd pole in 656 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his third pole and 16th top-10 start in 2023.
- This is his second pole in 36 races at Martinsville Speedway.
- Ty Gibbs (second) posted his 15th top-10 start of 2023 and his first in three races at Martinsville Speedway.
- Chase Briscoe (third) posted his third top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway. It is his eighth in 35 races this season.
- Ty Gibbs (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 36
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: 0.899 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 29 Minutes 43 Seconds
- Average Speed: 75.244
- Cautions: 7 for 61 laps
- Lead Changes: 12
- Green Flag Passes: 1,326 (3.0 passes per green flag lap)
- Martinsville Speedway
- Xfinity 500
- Race Winner: Ryan Blaney
- Age: 29
- Team : No. 12 - Discount Tire Ford
- Owner: Roger Penske
- Crew Chief: Jonathan Hassler
- Ryan Blaney won the Xfinity 500, his 10th victory in 305 Cup Series races.
- This is his third victory and 17th top-10 finish in 2023.
- This is his first victory and 10th top-10 finish in 16 races at Martinsville Speedway.
- Aric Almirola (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 30 races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2023.
- Denny Hamlin (third) posted his 25th top-10 finish in 36 races at Martinsville Speedway.
- Ty Gibbs (18th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Ryan Blaney earns a spot in the Championship 4 joining Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and William Byron.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Los Gatos, CA | Dec 16, 1981 | 41 | Chevrolet | Action Industries | Kaulig Racing | Matt Swiderski |
| 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 39 | Ford | Smithfield | Stewart-Haas Racing | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 3 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 39 | Ford | King's Hawaiian | RFK Racing | Matt McCall |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 42 | Toyota | FedEx | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 5 | 15 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 47 | Ford | TBA | Rick Ware Racing | Jerry Kelley |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 33 | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 7 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 47 | Ford | Hunt Brothers Pizza | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 38 | Chevrolet | BetMGM | Richard Childress Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 9 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 43 | Toyota | Auto-Owners Insurance | Joe Gibbs Racing | James Small |
| 10 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 38 | Ford | StageFront.VIP | Front Row Motorsports | Travis Peterson |
| 11 | 51 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 45 | Ford | Biohaven/Jacob Co. | Rick Ware Racing | Billy Plourde |
| 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 33 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops | Richard Childress Racing | Keith Rodden |
| 13 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 36 | Chevrolet | Kroger/Reese's | JTG Daugherty Racing | Mike Kelley |
| 14 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 31 | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | Hendrick Motorsports | Cliff Daniels |
| 15 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 30 | Chevrolet | Ally | Hendrick Motorsports | Blake Harris |
| 16 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 29 | Ford | Discount Tire | Team Penske | Jonathan Hassler |
| 17 | 7 | Corey Lajoie | Kannapolis, NC | Sep 25, 1991 | 32 | Chevrolet | Gainbridge | Spire Motorsports | Ryan Sparks |
| 18 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 31 | Chevrolet | Ferris Commercial Mowers | Spire Motorsports | Bono Manion |
| 19 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 27 | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 20 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 31 | Ford | Nexletol | RFK Racing | Scott Graves |
| 21 | 43 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 27 | Chevrolet | TBA | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | Dave Elenz |
| 22 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Wauchula, FL | Nov 17, 1983 | 39 | Chevrolet | TBA | Live Fast Motorsports | David Ingram |
| 23 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Berlin, CT | Oct 25, 1990 | 33 | Ford | United Rentals | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 24 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 31 | Chevrolet | Jockey Outdoors By Luke Bryan | Trackhouse Racing | Travis Mack |
| 25 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Alva, FL | Dec 4, 1992 | 30 | Chevrolet | Moose Fraternity | Trackhouse Racing | Phil Surgen |
| 26 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 30 | Toyota | Xfinity | 23XI Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 27 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 25 | Chevrolet | PODS | Hendrick Motorsports | Rudy Fugle |
| 28 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Corning, CA | Jan 11, 1996 | 27 | Toyota | TBA | 23XI Racing | Billy Scott |
| 29 | 31 | Justin Haley | Winamac, IN | Apr 28, 1999 | 24 | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection | Kaulig Racing | Trent Owens |
| 30 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Norman, OK | Dec 16, 1994 | 28 | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 31 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Columbus, OH | Sep 2, 1998 | 25 | Ford | Menards\Richmond Water Heaters | Team Penske | Brian Wilson |
| 32 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Mitchell, IN | Dec 15, 1994 | 28 | Ford | Mahindra Tractors | Stewart-Haas Racing | Richard Boswell |
| 33 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Huntersville, NC | Oct 9, 2000 | 23 | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 34 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Charlotte, NC | Oct 4, 2002 | 21 | Toyota | Monster Energy | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 35 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Sherrills Ford, NC | May 15, 2000 | 23 | Ford | Quincy Compressor | Front Row Motorsports | Ryan Bergenty |
| 36 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Portage, MI | Jan 28, 2003 | 20 | Chevrolet | Sunseeker Resorts | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | Luke Lambert |