Practice

Xfinity 500

Sunday, October 29th, 2023

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 16 Chevrolet
  • 14 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • 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.
Denny Hamlin and William Byron drive during practice
Martinsville, Virginia - October 28, 2023 : Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Toyota, and William Byron, driver of the #24 PODS Chevrolet, drive during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
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Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND LAP LAPS 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 30- 10-LAP FRM TO
16 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 31 91.651 20.661 0.501 5 20 20.742 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
10 Aric Almirola Ford 20 92.484 20.475 0.315 7 43 20.558 20.615 20.630 20.643 20.646 20.646 91.857 5 14
6 Brad Keselowski Ford 18 92.579 20.454 0.294 3 26 20.575 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 1 93.929 20.160 0.000 4 23 20.477 20.506 0 0 0 0 92.345 11 20
15 JJ Yeley Ford 35 91.368 20.725 0.565 9 29 20.843 20.876 0 0 0 0 90.713 2 11
22 Joey Logano Ford 15 92.814 20.402 0.242 6 44 20.481 20.546 20.657 20.758 0 0 92.165 4 13
4 Kevin Harvick Ford 9 93.221 20.313 0.153 4 41 20.385 20.468 20.495 20.513 20.525 20.550 92.517 3 12
8 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 10 93.203 20.317 0.157 7 34 20.350 20.386 20.412 20.440 0 0 92.886 3 12
19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 13 92.974 20.367 0.207 13 30 20.478 0 0 0 0 0 84.595 1 10
34 Michael McDowell Ford 23 92.204 20.537 0.377 4 39 20.628 20.663 20.686 20.818 0 0 91.642 3 12
51 Ryan Newman Ford 32 91.638 20.664 0.504 4 29 20.782 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 33 91.620 20.668 0.508 8 41 20.693 20.732 20.801 20.816 0 0 91.336 5 14
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet 11 93.148 20.329 0.169 3 45 20.426 20.565 20.690 20.716 0 0 92.085 3 12
5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 22 92.231 20.531 0.371 5 32 20.566 20.629 20.666 0 0 0 91.793 4 13
48 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 26 92.030 20.576 0.416 23 35 20.661 20.753 20.764 0 0 0 91.254 4 13
12 Ryan Blaney Ford 14 92.874 20.389 0.229 8 54 20.423 20.460 20.487 20.494 20.513 20.544 92.552 4 13
7 Corey Lajoie Chevrolet 2 93.747 20.199 0.039 4 45 20.256 20.311 20.401 20.448 20.490 0 93.232 3 12
77 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 34 91.545 20.685 0.525 11 27 20.731 20.760 0 0 0 0 91.215 5 14
9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 25 92.079 20.565 0.405 6 37 20.647 20.677 20.777 20.814 0 0 91.580 4 13
17 Chris Buescher Ford 16 92.728 20.421 0.261 5 38 20.442 20.467 20.506 0 0 0 92.521 4 13
43 Erik Jones Chevrolet 29 91.722 20.645 0.485 13 21 20.787 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
78 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 36 91.060 20.795 0.635 6 19 21.094 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
41 Ryan Preece Ford 30 91.709 20.648 0.488 14 37 20.661 20.693 20.705 20.737 20.752 0 91.509 13 22
99 Daniel Suarez Chevrolet 6 93.396 20.275 0.115 5 54 20.301 20.474 20.476 20.491 20.525 20.546 92.507 3 12
1 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 17 92.601 20.449 0.289 15 40 20.537 20.632 20.675 20.755 20.771 0 91.781 14 23
23 Bubba Wallace Toyota 7 93.308 20.294 0.134 4 55 20.331 20.384 20.423 20.467 20.502 20.527 92.897 4 13
24 William Byron Chevrolet 3 93.696 20.210 0.050 7 50 20.290 20.365 20.425 20.461 20.497 20.532 92.987 3 12
45 Tyler Reddick Toyota 8 93.249 20.307 0.147 7 46 20.363 20.393 20.418 20.446 20.472 20.497 92.855 4 13
31 Justin Haley Chevrolet 28 91.887 20.608 0.448 6 40 20.650 20.662 20.677 20.683 20.693 0 91.646 14 23
20 Christopher Bell Toyota 21 92.470 20.478 0.318 5 54 20.541 20.577 20.607 20.608 20.609 20.625 92.028 5 14
2 Austin Cindric Ford 5 93.599 20.231 0.071 4 49 20.302 20.369 20.419 20.457 20.484 20.527 92.965 3 12
14 Chase Briscoe Ford 24 92.173 20.544 0.384 13 40 20.602 20.636 20.631 20.751 0 0 91.765 5 14
21 Harrison Burton Ford 19 92.533 20.464 0.304 6 35 20.514 20.610 20.626 20.645 0 0 91.882 3 12
54 Ty Gibbs Toyota 4 93.617 20.227 0.067 7 36 20.366 20.428 20.460 20.486 20.515 20.554 92.698 10 19
38 Todd Gilliland Ford 12 93.011 20.359 0.199 3 36 20.440 20.479 20.556 0 0 0 92.466 2 11
42 Carson Hocevar Chevrolet 27 91.940 20.596 0.436 7 34 20.648 20.709 0 0 0 0 91.442 3 12