| Fin | St | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Lucas Oil Chevrolet | 200 | -- | Running | 49 |
| 2 | 33 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 200 | 2.998 | Running | 40 |
| 3 | 8 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Kubota Chevrolet | 200 | 7.353 | Running | 54 |
| 4 | 7 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 200 | 11.866 | Running | 47 |
| 5 | 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing GEARWRENCH Ford | 200 | 13.268 | Running | 42 |
| 6 | 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota | 200 | 13.296 | Running | 42 |
| 7 | 16 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol Edge Ford | 200 | 13.541 | Running | 32 |
| 8 | 4 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Chevrolet | 200 | 16.289 | Running | 39 |
| 9 | 28 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Dow Coatings Chevrolet | 200 | 16.795 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske AAA Southern California Ford | 200 | 17.013 | Running | 39 |
| 11 | 14 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Reser's Fine Foods Toyota | 200 | 17.105 | Running | 28 |
| 12 | 2 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Ralphs / Tree Top Chevrolet | 200 | 23.231 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 5 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Pala Casino Ford | 200 | 24.082 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 12 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports NEGU Chevrolet | 200 | 29.296 | Running | 24 |
| 15 | 24 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing DEX Imaging Ford | 200 | 34.796 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 23 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 200 | 36.726 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 25 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | 200 | 36.869 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 26 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Horizon Hobby Ford | 200 | 41.379 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 34 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Allegiant Chevrolet | 200 | 42.406 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 31 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing Rush Truck Centers / MobilDelvac Ford | 200 | 43.955 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 29 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 199 | 1 lap | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 20 | 42 | Noah Gragson | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet | 199 | 1 lap | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 22 | 15 | JJ Yeley | Rick Ware Racing ActOne Group Ford | 199 | 1 lap | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 30 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports American Hartford Gold Chevrolet | 199 | 1 lap | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 32 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports RaptorTough.com Chevrolet | 198 | 2 laps | Running | 17 |
| 26 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Wurth Ford | 196 | 4 laps | Running | 20 |
| 27 | 11 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Biohaven Ford | 195 | 5 laps | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 19 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Menards / Quaker State Ford | 194 | 6 laps | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 15 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 185 | 15 laps | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 18 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Leidos Toyota | 172 | 28 laps | Out | 7 |
| 31 | 36 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports NationsGuard Chevrolet | 140 | 60 laps | Out | 6 |
| 32 | 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Sirius XM Toyota | 88 | 112 laps | Out | 5 |
| 33 | 27 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing HaasTooling.com Ford | 87 | 113 laps | Out | 4 |
| 34 | 35 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing The Beast Unleashed Toyota | 87 | 113 laps | Out | 3 |
| 35 | 17 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing Smithfield Ford | 86 | 114 laps | Out | 2 |
| 36 | 6 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Farmsmart Chevrolet | 75 | 125 laps | Out | 1 |
2023 NASCAR Cup Series Pala Casino 400 at Auto Club Speedway race results. Sunday, February 26, 2023.
2023 NASCAR Cup Series Pala Casino 400 Race Results
2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Race 2 of 36
Sunday, February 26, 2023
Auto Club Speedway
2.000-mile oval
Fontana, CA
Scheduled Distance: 200 Laps, 400.0 miles
Other Sessions For This Race
Race Stats
| Time of Race | 03:08:05 |
| Cautions | 8 for 38 laps |
| Average Speed | 127.603 |
| Margin of Victory | 2.998 |
| Lead Changes | 28 |
| Pole Speed | NTT |
Fastest Laps
| Rank | Car | Driver | B. Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 40.973 |
| 2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 40.992 |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 41.028 |
| 4 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 41.070 |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | 41.093 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 41.112 |
| 7 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 41.159 |
| 8 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | 41.161 |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 41.184 |
| 10 | 24 | William Byron | 41.285 |
| 11 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | 41.331 |
| 12 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 41.354 |
| 13 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 41.368 |
| 14 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 41.399 |
| 15 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 41.407 |
| 16 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 41.479 |
| 17 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 41.493 |
| 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 41.496 |
| 19 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 41.517 |
| 20 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | 41.631 |
| 21 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 41.648 |
| 22 | 43 | Erik Jones | 41.702 |
| 23 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 41.720 |
| 24 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | 41.746 |
| 25 | 42 | Noah Gragson | 41.769 |
| 26 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | 41.847 |
| 27 | 21 | Harrison Burton | 41.854 |
| 28 | 10 | Aric Almirola | 41.857 |
| 29 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 41.876 |
| 30 | 31 | Justin Haley | 41.944 |
| 31 | 34 | Michael McDowell | 41.952 |
| 32 | 41 | Ryan Preece | 42.027 |
| 33 | 78 | BJ McLeod | 42.067 |
| 34 | 77 | Ty Dillon | 42.199 |
| 35 | 15 | JJ Yeley | 42.280 |
| 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | 42.605 |
Lap Leaders
| Lead Change | No. | Driver | From | To | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | 20 | Christopher Bell | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 17 | 16 |
| 2 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 18 | 27 | 10 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | 28 | 29 | 2 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 30 | 42 | 13 |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | 43 | 43 | 1 |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 44 | 46 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 47 | 67 | 21 |
| 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 68 | 68 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 69 | 72 | 4 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 73 | 74 | 2 |
| 11 | 22 | Joey Logano | 75 | 76 | 2 |
| 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 77 | 79 | 3 |
| 13 | 42 | Noah Gragson | 80 | 80 | 1 |
| 14 | 22 | Joey Logano | 81 | 92 | 12 |
| 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 93 | 97 | 5 |
| 16 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 98 | 132 | 35 |
| 17 | 22 | Joey Logano | 133 | 133 | 1 |
| 18 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 134 | 137 | 4 |
| 19 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 138 | 141 | 4 |
| 20 | 22 | Joey Logano | 142 | 142 | 1 |
| 21 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 143 | 144 | 2 |
| 22 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 145 | 145 | 1 |
| 23 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 136 | 166 | 21 |
| 24 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 167 | 167 | 1 |
| 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 168 | 171 | 4 |
| 26 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 172 | 173 | 2 |
| 27 | 34 | Michael McDowell | 174 | 179 | 6 |
| 28 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 180 | 200 | 21 |
Cautions / Incidents
| Caution | Lap | Description | Free Pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Competition Caution | |
| 2 | 43 | #6, 7 incident turn 2 | 51 |
| 3 | 67 | Stage 1 end | 14 |
| 4 | 76 | #7, 12, 16 incident backstretch | 6 |
| 5 | 82 | #7, 45 incident turn 4 | 51 |
| 6 | 88 | #10, 12, 15, 20, 31, 38, 41, 45, 54 and 77 incident frontstretch | 19 |
| 7 | 132 | Stage 2 end | 42 |
| 8 | 142 | #77 stopped on track | 19 |
