| 2023 Pala Casino 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 2 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $8,484,302 | Race Date: | Feb 26, 2023 | Auto Club Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.998 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 8Min 5Sec. | Fontana, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 28 Among / 13 Drivers | Average Speed: | 127.603 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 38 Laps | autoclubspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kyle Busch K. Busch | Driver: | Christopher Bell C. Bell | Chevrolet: | 40 | |||
| Car No.: | #8 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #20 Toyota | Ford: | 32 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota: | 31 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Randall Burnett | Crew Chief: | Adam Stevens | |||||
| Laps Led: | 21 of 200 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 2023 Pala Casino 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 21 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Lucas Oil | Running |  | 49 | 200 | 27 |
| 2 | 33 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 40 | 200 | 1 |
| 3 | 8 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Kubota | Running | | 54 | 200 | 91 |
| 4 | 7 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Freeway Insurance | Running | | 47 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | GearWrench | Running |  | 42 | 200 | 5 |
| 6 | 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Sport Clips Haircuts | Running |  | 42 | 200 | 11 |
| 7 | 16 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Castrol Edge | Running | | 32 | 200 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally | Running | | 39 | 200 | 17 |
| 9 | 28 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Dow Coatings | Running | | 28 | 200 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | AAA Southern California | Running | | 39 | 200 | 19 |
| 11 | 14 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Reser's Fine Foods | Running | | 28 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Ralphs / Tree Top | Running | | 25 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Pala Casino | Running | | 24 | 200 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | NEGU | Running | | 24 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 21 | Harrison Burton | DEX Imaging | Running | | 22 | 200 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Monster Energy | Running | | 21 | 200 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Long John Silver's | Running | | 20 | 200 | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Horizon Hobby | Running | | 19 | 200 | 6 |
| 19 | 34 | 43 | Erik Jones | Allegiant | Running | | 18 | 200 | 0 |
| 20 | 31 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Rush Truck Centers / MobilDelvac | Running | | 17 | 200 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection | Running | | 16 | 199 | 0 |
| 22 | 20 | 42 | Noah Gragson (R) | Sunseeker Resort | Running | | 15 | 199 | 1 |
| 23 | 22 | 15 | JJ Yeley | ActOne Group | Running | | 14 | 199 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 78 | B.J. McLeod | American Hartford Gold | Running | | 13 | 199 | 0 |
| 25 | 32 | 24 | William Byron | RaptorTough.com | Running | | 17 | 198 | 0 |
| 26 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Wurth | Running | | 20 | 196 | 16 |
| 27 | 11 | 51 | Cody Ware | Biohaven | Running | | 10 | 195 | 0 |
| 28 | 19 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Menards / Quaker State | Running | | 9 | 194 | 0 |
| 29 | 15 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com | Running | | 8 | 185 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Leidos | Engine | | 7 | 172 | 0 |
| 31 | 36 | 77 | Ty Dillon | NationsGuard | Engine | | 6 | 140 | 0 |
| 32 | 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Sirius XM | Accident | | 5 | 88 | 1 |
| 33 | 27 | 41 | Ryan Preece | HaasTooling.com | Accident | | 4 | 87 | 0 |
| 34 | 35 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | The Beast Unleashed | Accident | | 3 | 87 | 0 |
| 35 | 17 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield | Accident | | 2 | 86 | 0 |
| 36 | 6 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Farmsmart | Accident | | 1 | 75 | 0 |
