The 2023 Crayon 301 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 17, 2023, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 301 laps on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season. The race was postponed from Sunday, July 16 to Monday, July 17, due to rain. Martin Truex Jr. won the race, scoring his 34th and final NASCAR Cup Series victory.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
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| Race 20 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | July 17, 2023 | ||
| Location | New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.058 mi (1.703 km) | ||
| Distance | 301 laps, 318.458 mi (512.603 km) | ||
| Average speed | 101.572 miles per hour (163.464 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 30.524 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 254 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | USA | ||
| 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 | Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) | ||
Report
editBackground
editNew Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval.
The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
editMichael McDowell was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 30.129 seconds and a speed of 126.416 mph (203.447 km/h).[10]
Practice results
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.129 | 126.416 |
| 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.131 | 126.408 |
| 3 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 30.210 | 126.077 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editChristopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.524 and a speed of 124.781 mph (200.816 km/h).[11]
Qualifying results
editRace
editRace results
editStage results
editStage One Laps: 70
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 115
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage results
editStage Three Laps: 116
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 301 | 60 |
| 2 | 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 301 | 45 |
| 3 | 15 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 301 | 43 |
| 4 | 13 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 301 | 38 |
| 5 | 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 301 | 35 |
| 6 | 6 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 301 | 41 |
| 7 | 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 301 | 40 |
| 8 | 8 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 301 | 29 |
| 9 | 11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 301 | 28 |
| 10 | 27 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 301 | 27 |
| 11 | 30 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 301 | 26 |
| 12 | 18 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 301 | 25 |
| 13 | 17 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 301 | 25 |
| 14 | 25 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 301 | 27 |
| 15 | 26 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 301 | 22 |
| 16 | 12 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 301 | 24 |
| 17 | 19 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 301 | 20 |
| 18 | 16 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 301 | 19 |
| 19 | 14 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 301 | 18 |
| 20 | 28 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 301 | 17 |
| 21 | 23 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 301 | 16 |
| 22 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 301 | 28 |
| 23 | 31 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 301 | 14 |
| 24 | 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 301 | 22 |
| 25 | 22 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 301 | 12 |
| 26 | 35 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 301 | 11 |
| 27 | 36 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 301 | 10 |
| 28 | 21 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 300 | 9 |
| 29 | 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 299 | 14 |
| 30 | 33 | 15 | Ryan Newman | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 299 | 7 |
| 31 | 32 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 295 | 6 |
| 32 | 29 | 42 | Noah Gragson (R) | Legacy Motor Club | Chevrolet | 268 | 5 |
| 33 | 24 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 176 | 4 |
| 34 | 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 168 | 10 |
| 35 | 34 | 51 | Cole Custer (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 130 | 0 |
| 36 | 10 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 71 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
edit- Lead changes: 13 among 9 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 8 for 41 laps
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 8 minutes, and 7 seconds
- Average speed: 101.572 miles per hour (163.464 km/h)
Media
editTelevision
editUSA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, four-time and all-time Loudon 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.
| USA | |
|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Dave Burns Kim Coon Marty Snider |
Radio
editPRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field races down the frontstretch. Rob Albright called the race from turns 1 & 2 and Pat Patterson called the race from turns 3 & 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini handled the duties on pit lane.
| PRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow |
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson |
Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Wendy Venturini |
Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "New Hampshire Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ Taranto, Steven (September 14, 2022). "NASCAR releases 2023 Cup Series schedule highlighted by new Chicago, All-Star race stops". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "Crayon 301 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ Utter, Jim (July 15, 2023). "Michael McDowell surprises at the top of NASCAR Cup practice". Motorsport.com. Loudon, New Hampshire: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ Utter, Jim (July 15, 2023). "Bell leads Truex in all-JGR front row for Loudon Cup race". Motorsport.com. Loudon, New Hampshire: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 15, 2023.