Pit Stops

Ally 400

Sunday, June 25th, 2023

Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, TN

  • 16 Chevrolet
  • 14 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • Nashville Superspeedway
  • Ally 400
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Ross Chastain
  • Age: 30
  • Team : No. 1 - Worldwide Express Chevrolet
  • Owner: Justin Marks
  • Crew Chief: Philip Surgen
  • Ross Chastain won the Pole Award for the Ally 400 with a lap of 29.797 seconds, 160.687 mph.
  • This is his first pole in 168 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his first pole and eighth top-10 start in 2023.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Nashville Superspeedway.
  • Tyler Reddick (second) posted his 10th top-10 start of 2023 and his first in three races at Nashville Superspeedway.
  • Justin Haley (third) posted his first top-10 start at Nashville Superspeedway. It is his first in 17 races this season.
  • Ty Gibbs (16th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Sunday, June 25th, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Ross Chastain Earns Hometown Win for Trackhouse Racing at Nashville Superspeedway

Ross Chastain capped off a “perfect” race weekend, hitting all the right notes in Music City to earn the winner’s guitar trophy in Sunday’s Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway – his first NASCAR Cup Series race victory of the season, a day after claiming his first career pole position.

But before hoisting his new guitar, the 30-year old Chastain had a watermelon to smash – his trademark victory celebration – a nod to his family’s multi-generation watermelon farm in rural Alva, Florida. And the sold-out Nashville crowd – home to his race team owner Justin Marks – roared with enthusiasm for the long smoke-filled victory burnout he did in front of the grandstands to his enthusiastic melon drop.

“This is incredible,” a grinning Chastain said. “This is why every little kid out there, anyone in the world, when you get criticized and you’re going to if you’re a competitor, they will try to tear you down and you’ll start believing it and you can’t do that.

“Go to your people. Trust in the process. Read your books and trust in the Big Man’s plan upstairs. And just keep getting up and going to work on it.

“A lot of self-reflection through all this, but I had a group that believed in me and they didn’t let me get down,” he said of his challenges in 2023.

Chastain certainly proved that resilience and his faith in the process. He led early Sunday and then led late – thanks to incredibly fast pit stops from his Trackhouse Racing team helping position him for the race lead on the final round of stops of the night.

It’s the first race win of 2023 for Chastain, who led the championship standings for seven weeks early in the year, and the first win of the year and first pole position ever for Trackhouse Racing.

Ultimately Chastain had to hold off Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Martin Truex Jr. and Denny Hamlin by .789-second for the win – leading a race best 99 of the 300 laps, including the final 34.

Lapped traffic was a factor for Chastain to overcome all night. He lost his early race lead to Tyler Reddick after Noah Gragson raced Chastain hard trying not to be lapped. There is a history between Gragson and Chastain, who had a physical confrontation at Kansas Speedway in early May. Reddick went on to win Stage 1 after Chastain was unable to clear Gragson easily, but Reddick – who started the race alongside Chastain on the front row – spun out on pit road on a caution shortly thereafter and ultimately was not a factor for the win.

In the closing laps – with Truex hot on his bumper – Chastain had to navigate traffic again; and again cars held him up in an effort not to get lapped.

Fortunately for Chastain, some of that traffic made things difficult for Truex as well and the “Melon Man” as Chastain is nicknamed was able to pull away some in the final 20 laps.

It was a clean race – only two short extra caution flags beyond the two scheduled Stage breaks. Reddick took his third stage win of the season in Stage 1 and Hamlin notched his fourth in Stage 2.

“I just think we had a third place car,” Hamlin said. “I thought the 19 [Truex] was a little better and obviously the 1 [Chastain] came on really strong there at the end.

“Just didn’t have quite a fast enough car to go for the win,” he added.

With his runner-up showing Truex maintained the NASCAR Cup Series championship lead, now up by 18-points on both Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron and Chastain.

“Just needed to get the lead. Once we lost it, just too loose on the long runs, just could never get off the corner good to make a move,” Truex said, adding, “Just needed a little bit. Had a lot of speed. … overall a good night.”

The 1.33-mile Nashville oval has been a good place for Chastain. He finished runner-up in 2021 and was fifth last year. And having won his first career pole position on Saturday, he went into Sunday’s race feeling optimistic.

“I trust in my people, my family back home, the agriculture industry and all the people Justin Marks has in place,” Chastain said, adding, “It’s absolutely incredible the fight that we have.”

Chase Elliott, the 2022 Nashville winner, finished fourth, followed by his Hendrick Motorsports teammates Kyle Larson and Byron. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell, Legacy Motor Club’s Erik Jones, Richard Childress Racing’s Kyle Busch and Kaulig Racing’s A.J. Allmendinger – who won the Nashville NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Saturday – rounded out the Top-10.

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 300
  • Margin of Victory: 0.789 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 0 Minutes 7 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 132.914
  • Cautions: 4 for 24 laps
  • Lead Changes: 21
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,367 (12.2 passes per green flag lap)

  • Nashville Superspeedway
  • Ally 400
  • Race Winner: Ross Chastain
  • Age: 30
  • Team : No. 1 - Worldwide Express Chevrolet
  • Owner: Justin Marks
  • Crew Chief: Philip Surgen
  • Ross Chastain won the Ally 400, his third victory in 168 Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2023.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in three races at Nashville Superspeedway.
  • Martin Truex Jr. (second) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Nashville Superspeedway. It is his ninth top-10 finish in 2023.
  • Denny Hamlin (third) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Nashville Superspeedway.
  • Ty Gibbs (14th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Martin Truex Jr. leads the point standings by 18 points over William Byron.
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Pit Stop Summary Report

Summary of each driver's pit stop during the race. Detailed Report is below the Summary Report.

Average Driver and Crew Pit Stop Time
Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway Pit Stop Summary
DRIVER ST FIN STATUS # STOPS AVG DRV TIME DRV RNK AVG CREW TIME CREW RANK AVG TOT TIME TOT RNK FASTEST STOP SLOWEST STOP
William Byron 5 6 Running 5 28.248 5 10.197 3 38.445 1 37.641 40.526
Kyle Larson 7 5 Running 5 28.197 3 10.428 10 38.625 2 37.597 40.114
Joey Logano 4 19 Running 4 28.427 13 10.202 4 38.629 3 38.090 38.961
Denny Hamlin 8 3 Running 5 28.251 7 10.423 9 38.675 4 37.873 40.314
Martin Truex Jr 6 2 Running 5 28.294 8 10.397 8 38.691 5 38.193 39.214
Ross Chastain 1 1 Running 5 28.248 5 10.450 11 38.698 6 38.497 38.949
Daniel Suarez 10 12 Running 5 28.616 17 10.091 2 38.707 7 37.971 39.517
Brad Keselowski 20 11 Running 5 28.341 9 10.371 7 38.712 8 38.208 39.403
Chase Elliott 14 4 Running 5 28.215 4 10.497 12 38.712 8 38.044 39.837
Chase Briscoe 18 31 Running 5 28.853 27 10.081 1 38.934 10 38.283 39.481
Christopher Bell 22 7 Running 5 28.172 2 10.830 17 39.002 11 38.460 39.720
Kyle Busch 11 9 Running 5 28.077 1 10.971 18 39.048 12 38.425 41.018
Austin Dillon 26 13 Running 5 28.787 26 10.290 6 39.077 13 38.431 40.171
Chris Buescher 12 18 Running 5 28.520 15 10.590 13 39.111 14 38.693 40.017
Ryan Preece 25 16 Running 5 28.941 28 10.230 5 39.171 15 38.770 39.773
Kevin Harvick 17 24 Running 5 28.621 19 10.648 15 39.269 16 38.408 42.581
Ryan Blaney 13 36 Accident 3 28.694 24 10.629 14 39.323 17 39.022 39.679
Alex Bowman 15 17 Running 5 28.619 18 10.742 16 39.361 18 38.594 41.423
Aric Almirola 21 25 Running 5 28.342 10 11.297 19 39.639 19 38.234 42.160
Ty Gibbs 16 14 Running 5 28.626 22 11.572 23 40.197 20 38.723 44.710
Harrison Burton 31 21 Running 5 28.762 25 11.439 21 40.201 21 39.394 41.624
Erik Jones 23 8 Running 5 28.407 12 12.045 26 40.452 22 38.942 43.337
Bubba Wallace 9 15 Running 4 28.625 21 11.908 25 40.533 23 38.640 42.792
Corey Lajoie 36 20 Running 5 28.369 11 12.296 27 40.664 24 38.346 44.752
Austin Cindric 24 27 Running 6 29.172 32 11.495 22 40.666 25 39.320 45.182
Tyler Reddick 2 30 Running 5 29.558 35 11.364 20 40.923 26 38.747 45.105
Justin Haley 3 23 Running 5 28.628 23 12.459 29 41.087 27 40.146 43.148
AJ Allmendinger 19 10 Running 5 28.623 20 12.465 30 41.088 28 38.850 44.238
Ty Dillon 34 32 Running 5 28.967 30 12.312 28 41.279 29 39.601 44.269
Michael McDowell 33 28 Running 4 28.522 16 12.980 31 41.502 30 39.742 43.926
Noah Gragson 30 26 Running 5 30.392 36 11.814 24 42.205 31 39.158 48.372
Josh Bilicki 35 34 Running 4 29.069 31 13.485 32 42.554 32 41.825 44.070
Todd Gilliland 27 35 Running 2 28.477 14 14.131 35 42.607 33 41.223 43.991
JJ Yeley 29 29 Running 4 29.242 33 13.836 33 43.079 34 40.996 44.097
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 28 22 Running 5 29.412 34 14.054 34 43.466 35 40.483 45.417
Brennan Poole 32 33 Running 3 28.952 29 15.681 36 44.633 36 43.737 45.201

Pit Stop Detailed Report

Each 2- and 4-wheel pit stop during the race.

Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway Pit Stop Detail
DRIVER LDR LAP DRV LAP DRV TIME CREW TIME TOT TIME TYPE
AJ Allmendinger 237 236 28.540 10.310 38.850 4-wheel change
AJ Allmendinger 43 42 28.483 10.809 39.292 4-wheel change
AJ Allmendinger 137 136 28.508 12.879 41.387 4-wheel change
AJ Allmendinger 187 187 28.859 12.813 41.672 4-wheel change
AJ Allmendinger 92 92 28.723 15.515 44.238 4-wheel change
Aric Almirola 92 92 28.358 9.876 38.234 4-wheel change
Aric Almirola 42 41 28.371 9.976 38.347 4-wheel change
Aric Almirola 136 135 28.285 10.710 38.995 4-wheel change
Aric Almirola 150 148 28.414 12.045 40.459 4-wheel change
Aric Almirola 223 222 28.280 13.880 42.160 4-wheel change
Brad Keselowski 45 44 28.298 9.910 38.208 4-wheel change
Brad Keselowski 187 187 28.307 10.177 38.484 4-wheel change
Brad Keselowski 92 92 28.222 10.477 38.699 4-wheel change
Brad Keselowski 140 140 28.521 10.246 38.767 4-wheel change
Brad Keselowski 246 246 28.359 11.044 39.403 4-wheel change
Denny Hamlin 92 92 28.330 9.543 37.873 4-wheel change
Denny Hamlin 187 187 28.227 9.709 37.936 4-wheel change
Denny Hamlin 42 41 28.415 10.043 38.458 4-wheel change
Denny Hamlin 140 140 28.116 10.677 38.793 4-wheel change
Denny Hamlin 241 241 28.169 12.145 40.314 4-wheel change
JJ Yeley 149 148 29.685 11.311 40.996 4-wheel change
JJ Yeley 47 46 29.280 13.907 43.187 4-wheel change
JJ Yeley 221 220 29.121 14.913 44.034 4-wheel change
JJ Yeley 122 121 28.883 15.214 44.097 4-wheel change
Joey Logano 136 135 28.414 9.676 38.090 4-wheel change
Joey Logano 245 244 28.456 10.210 38.666 4-wheel change
Joey Logano 92 92 28.621 10.177 38.798 4-wheel change
Joey Logano 187 187 28.217 10.744 38.961 4-wheel change
Kevin Harvick 187 187 28.771 9.637 38.408 4-wheel change
Kevin Harvick 92 92 28.400 10.043 38.443 4-wheel change
Kevin Harvick 136 135 28.444 10.010 38.454 4-wheel change
Kevin Harvick 41 40 28.490 9.971 38.461 4-wheel change
Kevin Harvick 239 238 29.001 13.580 42.581 4-wheel change
Kyle Busch 92 92 28.015 10.410 38.425 4-wheel change
Kyle Busch 258 258 28.406 10.143 38.549 4-wheel change
Kyle Busch 135 134 27.992 10.577 38.569 4-wheel change
Kyle Busch 16 15 27.869 10.811 38.680 4-wheel change
Kyle Busch 187 187 28.105 12.913 41.018 4-wheel change
Martin Truex Jr 241 240 28.183 10.010 38.193 4-wheel change
Martin Truex Jr 187 187 28.282 10.010 38.292 4-wheel change
Martin Truex Jr 92 92 28.193 10.377 38.570 4-wheel change
Martin Truex Jr 136 136 28.641 10.544 39.185 4-wheel change
Martin Truex Jr 42 41 28.170 11.044 39.214 4-wheel change
Michael McDowell 41 40 28.831 10.911 39.742 4-wheel change
Michael McDowell 150 148 28.410 11.344 39.754 4-wheel change
Michael McDowell 220 219 28.370 14.214 42.584 4-wheel change
Michael McDowell 112 110 28.477 15.449 43.926 4-wheel change
Austin Dillon 238 237 28.421 10.010 38.431 4-wheel change
Austin Dillon 134 133 28.291 10.410 38.701 4-wheel change
Austin Dillon 92 92 28.827 10.043 38.870 4-wheel change
Austin Dillon 187 187 28.801 10.410 39.211 4-wheel change
Austin Dillon 43 42 29.594 10.577 40.171 4-wheel change
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 187 187 29.038 11.445 40.483 4-wheel change
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 92 92 29.590 13.264 42.854 4-wheel change
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 242 241 28.685 14.850 43.535 4-wheel change
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 42 41 28.711 16.332 45.043 4-wheel change
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 136 135 31.036 14.381 45.417 4-wheel change
Kyle Larson 92 92 28.316 9.281 37.597 4-wheel change
Kyle Larson 42 41 28.258 9.643 37.901 4-wheel change
Kyle Larson 236 235 27.992 10.344 38.336 4-wheel change
Kyle Larson 187 187 28.131 11.044 39.175 4-wheel change
Kyle Larson 136 135 28.287 11.827 40.114 4-wheel change
Alex Bowman 266 266 28.539 10.055 38.594 4-wheel change
Alex Bowman 92 92 28.679 10.063 38.742 4-wheel change
Alex Bowman 187 187 28.429 10.544 38.973 4-wheel change
Alex Bowman 45 45 28.594 10.477 39.071 4-wheel change
Alex Bowman 136 135 28.854 12.569 41.423 4-wheel change
Ryan Blaney 136 135 28.953 10.069 39.022 4-wheel change
Ryan Blaney 43 42 28.426 10.842 39.268 4-wheel change
Ryan Blaney 92 92 28.702 10.977 39.679 4-wheel change
Corey Lajoie 46 45 28.069 10.277 38.346 4-wheel change
Corey Lajoie 92 92 28.575 9.927 38.502 4-wheel change
Corey Lajoie 241 240 28.261 12.379 40.640 4-wheel change
Corey Lajoie 187 187 28.702 12.379 41.081 4-wheel change
Corey Lajoie 137 136 28.236 16.516 44.752 4-wheel change
Ty Dillon 50 50 28.223 11.378 39.601 4-wheel change
Ty Dillon 249 247 28.483 11.511 39.994 4-wheel change
Ty Dillon 188 187 28.733 11.344 40.077 4-wheel change
Ty Dillon 115 114 28.407 14.047 42.454 4-wheel change
Ty Dillon 149 148 30.989 13.280 44.269 4-wheel change
Chase Elliott 44 44 28.034 10.010 38.044 4-wheel change
Chase Elliott 240 239 28.090 10.210 38.300 4-wheel change
Chase Elliott 187 187 28.572 10.010 38.582 4-wheel change
Chase Elliott 136 136 28.121 10.677 38.798 4-wheel change
Chase Elliott 92 92 28.259 11.578 39.837 4-wheel change
Chris Buescher 237 236 28.483 10.210 38.693 4-wheel change
Chris Buescher 92 92 28.737 9.977 38.714 4-wheel change
Chris Buescher 187 187 28.463 10.577 39.040 4-wheel change
Chris Buescher 43 42 28.313 10.777 39.090 4-wheel change
Chris Buescher 136 135 28.606 11.411 40.017 4-wheel change
Erik Jones 242 241 28.264 10.678 38.942 4-wheel change
Erik Jones 136 135 28.459 10.644 39.103 4-wheel change
Erik Jones 187 187 28.546 11.478 40.024 4-wheel change
Erik Jones 44 43 28.276 12.577 40.853 4-wheel change
Erik Jones 92 92 28.489 14.848 43.337 4-wheel change
Ryan Preece 150 148 28.860 9.910 38.770 4-wheel change
Ryan Preece 234 233 29.078 9.843 38.921 4-wheel change
Ryan Preece 134 132 28.747 10.310 39.057 4-wheel change
Ryan Preece 188 188 29.193 10.143 39.336 4-wheel change
Ryan Preece 40 39 28.829 10.944 39.773 4-wheel change
Daniel Suarez 237 236 28.638 9.333 37.971 4-wheel change
Daniel Suarez 92 92 28.426 9.943 38.369 4-wheel change
Daniel Suarez 46 46 28.568 10.057 38.625 4-wheel change
Daniel Suarez 137 136 29.010 10.043 39.053 4-wheel change
Daniel Suarez 187 187 28.439 11.078 39.517 4-wheel change
Ross Chastain 241 241 27.986 10.511 38.497 4-wheel change
Ross Chastain 92 92 28.312 10.243 38.555 4-wheel change
Ross Chastain 187 187 28.161 10.444 38.605 4-wheel change
Ross Chastain 136 135 28.142 10.744 38.886 4-wheel change
Ross Chastain 42 42 28.639 10.310 38.949 4-wheel change
Bubba Wallace 243 242 28.330 10.310 38.640 4-wheel change
Bubba Wallace 41 40 28.470 11.745 40.215 4-wheel change
Bubba Wallace 92 92 28.889 11.595 40.484 4-wheel change
Bubba Wallace 187 187 28.812 13.980 42.792 4-wheel change
William Byron 92 92 28.198 9.443 37.641 4-wheel change
William Byron 187 187 28.033 9.776 37.809 4-wheel change
William Byron 43 43 28.166 9.910 38.076 4-wheel change
William Byron 135 135 28.362 9.810 38.172 4-wheel change
William Byron 238 237 28.481 12.045 40.526 4-wheel change
Brennan Poole 226 224 28.958 14.779 43.737 4-wheel change
Brennan Poole 137 135 29.079 15.882 44.961 4-wheel change
Brennan Poole 46 45 28.818 16.383 45.201 4-wheel change
Josh Bilicki 46 45 29.446 12.379 41.825 4-wheel change
Josh Bilicki 149 148 29.385 12.746 42.131 4-wheel change
Josh Bilicki 245 243 28.764 13.427 42.191 4-wheel change
Josh Bilicki 93 91 28.682 15.388 44.070 4-wheel change
Tyler Reddick 92 92 28.270 10.477 38.747 4-wheel change
Tyler Reddick 135 135 28.263 10.577 38.840 4-wheel change
Tyler Reddick 42 42 28.826 10.477 39.303 4-wheel change
Tyler Reddick 226 224 28.639 13.980 42.619 4-wheel change
Tyler Reddick 149 146 33.794 11.311 45.105 Left-sides only
Justin Haley 133 132 28.567 11.579 40.146 4-wheel change
Justin Haley 234 233 28.348 11.912 40.260 4-wheel change
Justin Haley 43 43 28.878 11.511 40.389 4-wheel change
Justin Haley 187 187 28.611 12.879 41.490 4-wheel change
Justin Haley 92 92 28.734 14.414 43.148 4-wheel change
Christopher Bell 244 244 28.116 10.344 38.460 4-wheel change
Christopher Bell 43 42 28.065 10.408 38.473 4-wheel change
Christopher Bell 187 187 28.318 10.710 39.028 4-wheel change
Christopher Bell 92 92 28.386 10.944 39.330 4-wheel change
Christopher Bell 136 135 27.975 11.745 39.720 4-wheel change
Austin Cindric 141 140 28.743 10.577 39.320 4-wheel change
Austin Cindric 43 42 28.629 10.711 39.340 4-wheel change
Austin Cindric 187 187 28.417 10.944 39.361 4-wheel change
Austin Cindric 93 92 28.274 11.545 39.819 4-wheel change
Austin Cindric 241 240 30.099 10.877 40.976 4-wheel change
Austin Cindric 150 149 30.868 14.314 45.182 4-wheel change
Chase Briscoe 136 134 28.473 9.810 38.283 4-wheel change
Chase Briscoe 243 241 29.016 9.739 38.755 4-wheel change
Chase Briscoe 93 92 28.813 10.143 38.956 4-wheel change
Chase Briscoe 45 44 28.825 10.368 39.193 4-wheel change
Chase Briscoe 188 187 29.138 10.343 39.481 4-wheel change
Harrison Burton 93 92 28.517 10.877 39.394 4-wheel change
Harrison Burton 243 242 28.698 11.078 39.776 4-wheel change
Harrison Burton 43 42 28.782 11.180 39.962 4-wheel change
Harrison Burton 187 187 29.170 11.078 40.248 4-wheel change
Harrison Burton 148 148 28.644 12.980 41.624 4-wheel change
Noah Gragson 250 249 28.670 10.488 39.158 4-wheel change
Noah Gragson 187 187 29.124 10.243 39.367 4-wheel change
Noah Gragson 44 43 28.679 11.144 39.823 4-wheel change
Noah Gragson 93 93 29.993 14.314 44.307 4-wheel change
Noah Gragson 137 136 35.493 12.879 48.372 4-wheel change
Ty Gibbs 135 134 28.179 10.544 38.723 4-wheel change
Ty Gibbs 187 187 28.785 10.177 38.962 4-wheel change
Ty Gibbs 42 41 28.577 10.676 39.253 4-wheel change
Ty Gibbs 92 92 28.895 10.444 39.339 4-wheel change
Ty Gibbs 242 241 28.692 16.018 44.710 4-wheel change
Todd Gilliland 120 118 28.344 12.879 41.223 4-wheel change
Todd Gilliland 225 222 28.609 15.382 43.991 4-wheel change