2023 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400

2023 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 30 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Date	September 24, 2023 (2023-09-24)
Location	Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.541 km)
Average speed	123.569 miles per hour (198.865 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing
Time	28.672
Most laps led
Driver	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing
Laps	112
Winner
No. 24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports
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)

The 2023 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 24, 2023, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it will be the 30th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, fourth race of the Playoffs, and first race of the Round of 12.

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

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

Michael McDowell was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.068 seconds and a speed of 185.771 mph (298.969 km/h).^[10]

Bubba Wallace scored the pole for the race with a time 28.672 of and a speed of 188.337 mph (303.099 km/h).^[11]

Stage One Laps: 80

Stage Two Laps: 85

Stage Three Laps: 102

• Lead changes: 22 among 13 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 11 for 55 laps
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 14 minutes, and 28 seconds
• Average speed: 123.569 miles per hour (198.865 km/h)

USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Two–time Texas winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2000 Texas winner 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 had the radio call for the race, 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, & Mark Jaynes covered the action from a platform outside of Turns 3 & 4 for PRN. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini had the call from pit lane for PRN.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 William Byron 3,083 1 2 Denny Hamlin 3,074 (–9) 2 3 Chris Buescher 3,059 (–24) 3 4 Christopher Bell 3,057 (–26) 3 5 Martin Truex Jr. 3,056 (–27) 3 6 Ross Chastain 3,049 (–34) 3 7 Brad Keselowski 3,045 (–38) 4 8 Kyle Larson 3,039 (–44) 3 9 Bubba Wallace 3,037 (–46) 2 10 Tyler Reddick 3,036 (–47) 11 Ryan Blaney 3,028 (–55) 6 12 Kyle Busch 3,022 (–61) 1 13 Kevin Harvick 2,102 (–981) 1 14 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2,096 (–987) 2 15 Joey Logano 2,087 (–996) 16 Michael McDowell 2,087 (–996) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,110 2 Toyota 1,042 (–68) 3 Ford 1,025 (–85) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.