Practice #1

The 2023 Xfinity 500 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Martinsville Speedway.

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