2023 YellaWood 500

2023 YellaWood 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 31 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Date October 1, 2023 (2023-10-01)
Location Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Average speed 160.097 miles per hour (257.651 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 52.715
Most laps led
Driver Joey Logano Team Penske
Laps 48
Winner
No. 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kurt Becker (3 & 4)

The 2023 YellaWood 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 1, 2023, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66 mi (4.28 km) asphalt superspeedway, it was the 31st race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, fifth race of the Playoffs, and second race of the Round of 12.

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