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2023 NOCO 400
NASCAR Cup Series race From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2023 NOCO 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 16, 2023, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.526 mile (0.847 km) paperclip-shaped short track; it was the ninth race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.
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Background
Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track on the NASCAR circuit since its beginning in 1948.
This race saw the return of Chase Elliott, after he missed the prior six races after an injury from a skiing accident.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
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Practice
Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 20.217 seconds and a speed of 93.664 mph (150.738 km/h).[10]
Practice results
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Qualifying
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Ryan Preece scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.979 and a speed of 94.780 mph (152.534 km/h).[11]
Qualifying results
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Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 80
Stage Two Laps: 100
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 220
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 10 among 9 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 5 for 50 laps
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 50 minutes, and 35 seconds
- Average speed: 74.005 miles per hour (119.100 km/h)
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Television
Fox Sports covered their 23rd race at the Martinsville Speedway. Mike Joy, 2018 Spring Martinsville winner Clint Bowyer and 2002 Spring Martinsville winner Bobby Labonte called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon called the race in the booth when the field races down the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field races down the backstretch. Steve Post, Kim Coon, and Dillon Welch worked the pit road for the radio side.
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Standings after the race
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References
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