The 2023 NOCO 400 was a

NASCAR Cup Series The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the Grand National Division. In 1971, ...

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 The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series is the 75th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 52nd season for the modern-era Cup Series. The season started with the Busch Light Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum o ...

season.

Report

Background

Martinsville Speedway, September 2011 overview

Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the

. 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.

Practice

Tyler Reddick Tyler George Reddick (born January 11, 1996) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 45 Toyota Camry for 23XI Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving ...

was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 20.217 seconds and a speed of .

Practice results

Qualifying

Ryan Preece scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.979 and a speed of .

Qualifying results

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:

Media

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.

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and

Regan Smith The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' " ...

handled the pit road for the television side.

Larry McReynolds Lawrence Joseph McReynolds III (born January 10, 1959) is a current NASCAR crew chief and current racing analyst on Fox Sports as well as a columnist on Foxsports.com. In the past, he has served as an advisor to Petty Enterprises, and as a mi ...

provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcasted on

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NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and

Todd Gordon Todd B. Gordon is a former American professional former NASCAR crew chief and current NASCAR radio sportscaster for ''Motor Racing Network''. As a crew chief, he last worked for Team Penske in the NASCAR Cup Series, crew chiefing the No. 12 For ...

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.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Manufacturers' Championship standings * Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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