2023 South Point 400

2023 South Point 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 33 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Date	October 15, 2023 (2023-10-15)
Location	Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed	135.635 miles per hour (218.283 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing
Time	28.980
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports
Laps	133
Winner
No. 5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio	PRN
Booth Announcers	Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers	Nick Yeoman (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

The 2023 South Point 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 15, 2023, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the 33rd race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, seventh race of the Playoffs, and first race of the Round of 8. Kyle Larson won the race and secured his 2nd Championship 4 appearance in three years.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
• (P) denotes playoff driver.
• (OP) denotes owner's playoffs car.

Ross Chastain was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 28.899 seconds and a speed of 186.858 mph (300.719 km/h).^[10]

Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.980 and a speed of 186.335 mph (299.877 km/h).^[11]

Stage One Laps: 80

Stage Two Laps: 85

Stage Three Laps: 102

• Lead changes: 20 among 7 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 7 for 36 laps
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 57 minutes, and 10 seconds
• Average speed: 135.635 miles per hour (218.283 km/h)

NBC covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Two–time Las Vegas winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

PRN covered their final 2023 broadcast, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice & Mark Garrow covered the action for PRN when the field races down the front straightaway. Nick Yeoman covered the action for PRN from a platform outside of Turns 1 & 2, & Pat Patterson covered the action from a platform outside of Turns 3 & 4 for PRN. Heather DeBeaux, Brett McMillan, Brad Gillie and Wendy Venturini had the call from pit lane for PRN.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 3 1 Kyle Larson 4,084 1 2 William Byron 4,077 (–7) 1 3 Martin Truex Jr. 4,070 (–14) 1 4 Denny Hamlin 4,070 (–14) 1 5 Christopher Bell 4,068 (–16) 1 6 Tyler Reddick 4,054 (–30) 1 7 Ryan Blaney 4,053 (–31) 3 8 Chris Buescher 4,047 (–37) 9 Brad Keselowski 2,239 (–1,845) 10 Ross Chastain 2,213 (–1,871) 1 11 Kyle Busch 2,191 (–1,893) 1 12 Bubba Wallace 2,185 (–1,899) 13 Joey Logano 2,168 (–1,916) 14 Kevin Harvick 2,144 (–1,940) 1 15 Michael McDowell 2,130 (–1,954) 1 16 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2,126 (–1,958) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,225 2 Toyota 1,144 (–81) 3 Ford 1.130 (–95) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.