Cup - 2023 - 4EVER 400 Presented by Mobil 1
Date: 2023-10-22 | Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Christopher Bell (#20) | William Byron (P) (#24) | Kyle Larson (P) (#5) |
| Finish | P1 | P4 | P34 |
| TLS points | 6976 | 8949 | 7307 |
| ARP | 10.97 | 3.61 | 3.01 |
| Laps led | 26 | 25 | 96 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Christopher Bell (#20): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 26 laps with 10.97 average running position and 6,976 TLS points.
TLS leader — William Byron (P) (#24): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (8,949 points). Finished P4 with 25 laps led and 3.61 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — Kyle Larson (P) (#5): lowest average running position (3.01). Finished P34 with 7,307 TLS points and 96 laps led. ARP is an average across all laps — a driver can run near the front all day yet score fewer TLS points if they led fewer laps, completed fewer laps, or lost ground late while keeping a strong average.
The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.
| Finish Position | Points Position | Driver | Car Number | Manufacturer | Team | Start Position | Laps Led | ARP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 13 | 26 | 10.97 | 6976 |
| 2 | 2 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 10 | 53 | 3.86 | 8881 |
| 3 | 3 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 45 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 3 | 1 | 6.87 | 8076 |
| 4 | 1 | William Byron (P) | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 7 | 25 | 3.61 | 8949 |
| 5 | 10 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 25 | 0 | 11.44 | 6849 |
| 6 | 12 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 2 | 9 | 12.72 | 6506 |
| 7 | 11 | Ty Gibbs # | 54 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 9 | 0 | 11.71 | 6778 |
| 8 | 14 | Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 36 | 0 | 14.44 | 6047 |
| 9 | 19 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 30 | 0 | 18.38 | 4989 |
| 10 | 5 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 6 | 0 | 8.65 | 7597 |
| 11 | 15 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 22 | 0 | 14.97 | 5905 |
| 12 | 18 | Austin Cindric | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 26 | 0 | 17.21 | 5305 |
| 13 | 22 | Ryan Preece | 41 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 29 | 0 | 19.63 | 4655 |
| 14 | 21 | Erik Jones | 43 | Chevrolet | Legacy Motor Club | 19 | 0 | 19.35 | 4731 |
| 15 | 20 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 16 | 0 | 19.01 | 4820 |
| 16 | 23 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 14 | 0 | 19.75 | 4622 |
| 17 | 24 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 21 | 0 | 20.51 | 4420 |
| 18 | 17 | Kyle Busch | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 18 | 0 | 16.99 | 5364 |
| 19 | 26 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 25.09 | 3193 |
| 20 | 16 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 20 | 0 | 15.39 | 5792 |
| 21 | 27 | Chris Buescher (P) | 17 | Ford | RFK Racing | 17 | 0 | 25.58 | 3060 |
| 22 | 25 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 15 | 0 | 22.85 | 3791 |
| 23 | 28 | Justin Haley | 31 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 27 | 0 | 27.34 | 2588 |
| 24 | 29 | Ty Dillon | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 33 | 0 | 28.35 | 2309 |
| 25 | 30 | Todd Gilliland | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 32 | 0 | 29.99 | 1872 |
| 26 | 33 | Ryan Newman(i) | 51 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 34 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 27 | 31 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 23 | 0 | 30.35 | 1755 |
| 28 | 4 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | Ford | RFK Racing | 4 | 16 | 7.59 | 7734 |
| 29 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1 | 10 | 6.84 | 7177 |
| 30 | 7 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 11 | 31 | 6.66 | 7190 |
| 31 | 13 | Ross Chastain | 1 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 8 | 0 | 9.56 | 6120 |
| 32 | 33 | John Hunter Nemechek(i) | 42 | Chevrolet | Legacy Motor Club | 24 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 33 | 33 | JJ Yeley(i) | 15 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 31 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 34 | 6 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | 96 | 3.01 | 7307 |
| 35 | 33 | Josh Bilicki(i) | 78 | Chevrolet | Live Fast Motorsports | 35 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 36 | 32 | Harrison Burton | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 28 | 0 | 27.64 | 1553 |
Season Points Standings (Up to This Race)
| Rank | Driver | Car Number | Season Points | Average Running Position | Total Laps Led | Points this race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | 236726 | 9.69 | 828 | 7190 |
| 2 | William Byron (P) | 24 | 232449 | 9.96 | 921 | 8949 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | 222928 | 10.74 | 1127 | 7307 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | 217605 | 11.39 | 599 | 6976 |
| 5 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 45 | 216279 | 11.61 | 470 | 8076 |
| 6 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | 19 | 213476 | 11.22 | 851 | 7177 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | 212583 | 12.84 | 415 | 8881 |
| 8 | Brad Keselowski (P) | 6 | 209790 | 14.23 | 341 | 7734 |
| 9 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | 203388 | 14.32 | 134 | 5905 |
| 10 | Ross Chastain (P) | 1 | 196508 | 14.08 | 483 | 6120 |
| 11 | Bubba Wallace (P) | 23 | 195502 | 14.50 | 285 | 6506 |
| 12 | Chris Buescher (P) | 17 | 193678 | 14.40 | 237 | 3060 |
| 13 | Kyle Busch (P) | 8 | 186980 | 13.21 | 241 | 5364 |
| 14 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | 184817 | 13.85 | 308 | 6047 |
| 15 | Ty Gibbs # | 54 | 183963 | 14.53 | 112 | 6778 |
| 16 | Alex Bowman | 48 | 170047 | 14.06 | 89 | 3193 |
| 17 | Aric Almirola | 10 | 165721 | 17.82 | 107 | 4989 |
| 18 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | 158226 | 16.51 | 48 | 4622 |
| 19 | Michael McDowell (P) | 34 | 157584 | 18.00 | 97 | 3791 |
| 20 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | 150488 | 12.95 | 112 | 4820 |
| 21 | Ryan Preece | 41 | 148653 | 19.93 | 149 | 4655 |
| 22 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (P) | 47 | 146720 | 20.37 | 39 | 1755 |
| 23 | Erik Jones | 43 | 143399 | 20.43 | 24 | 4731 |
| 24 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | 143095 | 18.59 | 64 | 6849 |
| 25 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 141768 | 18.86 | 19 | 7597 |
| 26 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | 138709 | 21.02 | 182 | 4420 |
| 27 | Austin Cindric | 2 | 129074 | 20.47 | 33 | 5305 |
| 28 | Corey LaJoie | 9 | 120467 | 23.22 | 63 | 5792 |
| 29 | Justin Haley | 31 | 120098 | 22.83 | 24 | 2588 |
| 30 | Todd Gilliland | 51 | 107282 | 24.58 | 0 | 1872 |
| 31 | Harrison Burton | 21 | 104725 | 24.67 | 25 | 1553 |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 77 | 66643 | 28.35 | 11 | 2309 |
| 33 | Noah Gragson # | 42 | 60330 | 24.85 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | 20761 | 32.40 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Ryan Newman(i) | 51 | 10032 | 30.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 51 | 9230 | 31.69 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | * Jimmie Johnson | 84 | 5389 | 28.08 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Jenson Button | 15 | 3342 | 25.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | JJ Yeley(i) | 51 | 3120 | 29.87 | 6 | 0 |
| 40 | Andy Lally(i) | 51 | 3033 | 29.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | * Shane Van Gisbergen(i) | 91 | 2619 | 4.85 | 10 | 0 |
| 42 | Mike Rockenfeller | 42 | 2565 | 29.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | * Travis Pastrana | 67 | 2103 | 31.13 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | * Jonathan Davenport | 13 | 2078 | 26.26 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Jordan Taylor | 9 | 1723 | 17.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | * Brodie Kostecki | 33 | 1339 | 23.87 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | * Kimi Raikkonen | 91 | 1225 | 23.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Josh Bilicki(i) | 78 | 786 | 33.99 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | * Conor Daly(i) | 50 | 109 | 33.59 | 0 | 0 |