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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

PALA Casino 400

Auto Club Speedway

February 26th, 2023

Race #2 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 200
Miles Raced : 400.0
Time of Race : 03 Hours 08 minutes 05 seconds
Average Speed: 127.603 mph
Margin of Victory : 02.998 seconds
Cautions: 8
Caution Laps: 38
Lead Changes: 28
Cars in Race : 36
Finished On Lead Lap: 20 (56%)

Kyle Busch celebrates in victory lane — Fontana, California - February 26th, 2023: Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 Lucas Oil Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Pala Casino 400 at Auto Club Speedway. Photo by Meg Oliphant | Getty Images

FIN	ST	Car #	Driver	Make	TOT PTS	F PTS	B PTS	PO PTS	Laps	Led	x Led	S1	S2	STUS
1	21	8	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	49	40	9	5	200	27	3	0	2	Running
2	33	9	Chase Elliott	Chevrolet	40	35	5	0	200	1	1	10	7	Running
3	8	1	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	54	34	20	2	200	91	5	1	1	Running
4	7	99	Daniel Suarez	Chevrolet	47	33	14	0	200	0	0	3	5	Running
5	10	4	Kevin Harvick	Ford	42	32	10	0	200	5	2	8	4	Running
6	13	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	42	31	11	0	200	11	3	5	6	Running
7	16	6	Brad Keselowski	Ford	32	30	2	0	200	2	1	0	9	Running
8	4	48	Alex Bowman	Chevrolet	39	29	10	0	200	17	2	4	8	Running
9	28	3	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	28	28	0	0	200	3	1	0	0	Running
10	3	22	Joey Logano	Ford	39	27	12	0	200	19	6	7	3	Running
11	14	19	Martin Truex Jr	Toyota	28	26	2	0	200	0	0	9	0	Running
12	2	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Chevrolet	25	25	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
13	5	17	Chris Buescher	Ford	24	24	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
14	12	7	Corey Lajoie	Chevrolet	24	23	1	0	200	0	0	0	10	Running
15	24	21	Harrison Burton	Ford	22	22	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
16	23	54	Ty Gibbs	Toyota	21	21	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
17	25	38	Todd Gilliland	Ford	20	20	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
18	26	34	Michael McDowell	Ford	19	19	0	0	200	6	1	0	0	Running
19	34	43	Erik Jones	Chevrolet	18	18	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
20	31	14	Chase Briscoe	Ford	17	17	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
21	29	31	Justin Haley	Chevrolet	16	16	0	0	199	0	0	0	0	Running
22	20	42	Noah Gragson	Chevrolet	15	15	0	0	199	1	1	0	0	Running
23	22	15	JJ Yeley	Ford	14	14	0	0	199	0	0	0	0	Running
24	30	78	BJ McLeod	Chevrolet	13	13	0	0	199	0	0	0	0	Running
25	32	24	William Byron	Chevrolet	17	12	5	0	198	0	0	6	0	Running
26	9	12	Ryan Blaney	Ford	20	11	9	0	196	16	2	2	0	Running
27	11	51	Cody Ware	Ford	10	10	0	0	195	0	0	0	0	Running
28	19	2	Austin Cindric	Ford	9	9	0	0	194	0	0	0	0	Running
29	15	5	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	8	8	0	0	185	0	0	0	0	Running
30	18	23	Bubba Wallace	Toyota	7	7	0	0	172	0	0	0	0	Engine
31	36	77	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	6	6	0	0	140	0	0	0	0	Engine
32	1	20	Christopher Bell	Toyota	5	5	0	0	88	1	1	0	0	Accident
33	27	41	Ryan Preece	Ford	4	4	0	0	87	0	0	0	0	Accident
34	35	45	Tyler Reddick	Toyota	3	3	0	0	87	0	0	0	0	Accident
35	17	10	Aric Almirola	Ford	2	2	0	0	86	0	0	0	0	Accident
36	6	16	AJ Allmendinger	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	75	0	0	0	0	Accident

Race Infractions

PALA Casino 400 at Auto Club Speedway

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
Kyle Larson	Refueling car/truck before the affected car/truck receives the green flag on the race track or does not complete the designated race distance (competition yellow)	1 Lap	16	31	Green/Yellow
Kyle Larson	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	16	0	Yellow
Martin Truex Jr	Equipment Interference	Tail End	17	20	Yellow
Kyle Busch	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	43	46	Yellow
Kyle Larson	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	43	46	Yellow
Chase Briscoe	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	45	46	Yellow
Daniel Suarez	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	68	72	Yellow
Martin Truex Jr	Unspecified Loss of wheel - 2 Laps	Other - See Notes	77	79	Yellow
Austin Dillon	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	85	86	Yellow
Aric Almirola	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	87	0	Yellow
Ryan Blaney	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	87	92	Yellow
Ryan Preece	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	87	0	Yellow
Tyler Reddick	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	87	0	Yellow
Justin Haley	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	87	92	Yellow
Christopher Bell	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	87	0	Yellow
Brad Keselowski	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End	89	92	Yellow
Ty Gibbs	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	89	92	Yellow
Ryan Blaney	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	131	137	Yellow
Noah Gragson	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	136	137	Yellow
Noah Gragson	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	136	137	Yellow
Austin Cindric	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	141	145	Yellow
Cody Ware	Unspecified Choose Violation	Tail End	144	145	Yellow
Bubba Wallace	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	144	145	Yellow
William Byron	Speeding on pit road	Pass Thru	182	184	Green

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Race Fast Facts

Auto Club Speedway
Pala Casino 400
Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Age: 37
Team: No. 8 - Lucas Oil Chevrolet
Owner: Richard Childress Racing
Crew Chief: Randall Burnett
Kyle Busch won the Pala Casino 400, his 61st victory in 644 Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his fifth victory and 17th top-10 finish in 24 races at Auto Club Speedway.
Chase Elliott (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in seven races at Auto Club Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2023.
Ross Chastain (third) posted his first top-10 finish in five races at Auto Club Speedway.
Ty Gibbs (16th) was the highest finishing rookie.
With his win today, Kyle Busch has now won a Cup Series race in 19 consecutive seasons, breaking a tie with Richard Petty for first all time who had won a race for 18 consecutive seasons from 1960 - 1977.
With his win today, Kyle and Kurt Busch now have a combined 95 Cup Series wins making them the winningest brothers in NASCAR history, breaking a tie with Bobby and Donnie Allison.

Race Recap

Kyle Busch gets milestone NASCAR Cup victory in Fontana finale

February 26th, 2023

By Reid Spencer - NASCAR Wire Service

The Kyle Busch era at Richard Childress Racing began three weeks ago at the Los Angeles Coliseum, but the coronation was reserved for Sunday’s Pala Casino 400 in the last NASCAR Cup Series race at 2.0-mile Auto Club Speedway.

Busch grabbed the lead from Ross Chastain on Lap 165 and regained it on Lap 180 at the end of a cycle of green-flag pit stops, as the race ran under green for the final 55 laps. He crossed the finish line on Lap 200 with a 2.998-second advantage over runner-up Chase Elliott.

The victory was the 61st of Busch’s career, most among active drivers and ninth all-time. For the 19th straight season, Busch has won at least one NASCAR Cup Series race, breaking a tie with seven-time champion Richard Petty for the series record.

Kyle and Kurt Busch now hold the record for most combined Cup victories by brothers with 95, one more than the total accumulated by Bobby and Donnie Allison.

Coincidentally, Busch claimed the first Cup win of his career at Auto Club, the bulk of whose property was recently sold—with plans to replace the 2.0-mile speedway with a half-mile short track.

Busch’s victory at Auto Club came in his second start in the No. 8 Chevrolet for RCR, the team he joined after 15 seasons and two series championships with Joe Gibbs Racing.

“I can’t thank Richard and Judy (Childress) enough, Austin (Dillon) for calling me and getting me talking and getting me the opportunity to come over here to RCR,” said Busch, who had to overcome a pit road speeding penalty under caution on Lap 43.

“The guys did a great job. (Crew chief) Randall (Burnett)—everybody that worked so hard in the offseason. We did a lot of sim stuff, a lot of testing in general, just trying to get up to speed. There is nothing more rewarding than being able to go to Victory Lane…

“You put yourself in a different situation and you’re able to reward your guys. It’s not about me always winning, but about the guys. I’ve worked with a lot of great people who’ve given me a lot of great opportunities in my career. It’s awesome to be able to reward them.”

With qualifying rained out on Saturday, Elliott started 31st according to a metric formula based on owner points and performance in the previous race (the DAYTONA 500). Throughout the race, Elliott’s crew made the No. 9 Chevrolet better. By race’s end, it was competitive with the fastest cars in the field.

“Yeah, just really proud of our team,” Elliott said. “We obviously didn’t run very good there toward the end of the year last year, and just everybody really went to work hard over the winter to try and get better…

“Obviously, I think we still have some work to do, but it was really nice to just see a lot of that hard work pay off and have the car driving like we were wanting it to do. So that’s always a good thing…

“Congratulations to Kyle. For him to leave and then to go get the job done like that is pretty cool. He’s always been really good to me, so happy for them and looking forward to getting to Vegas and hopefully competing for some more wins.”

Chastain led a race-high 91 laps to Busch’s 27 and finished third after sweeping the first two stages, the second by 6.673 seconds. Chastain’s Trackhouse Racing teammate, Daniel Suárez ran fourth, followed by Kevin Harvick. Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Austin Dillon and Joey Logano completed the top 10.

A multicar accident during a restart on Lap 86 eliminated polesitter Christopher Bell, as well as Ryan Preece, Aric Almirola and Tyler Reddick. Ryan Blaney, who ran at or near the front of the field in Stage 1, sustained heavy damage to his No. 12 Ford during the wreck and finished 26th.