Kansas Race Results: May 7, 2023 (NASCAR Cup Series)

William Byron and Kyle Larson set the front row. 267 laps of stock car racing are up next…

Kansas Race
Stage 1 – Report

Laps: 80 (1-80 / 267)

Green flag, Byron gets the jump and he’s clear into turn one. Chastain slides Larson to take 2nd away.

Lap 3, Byron gets loose off turn two! Larson, Chastain and Reddick run three wide for the lead. Larson wins the battle.

Lap 5, Tyler Reddick dives to the bottom in turn three. He attempts to tuck in behind Larson off turn four, not clear. Reddick hooks the race leader in the left rear and Larson spins across the track. The caution is out.

Green, Reddick is clear into turn one. Chastain holds 2nd.

Lap 28, Truex Jr has caught the bumper of Reddick. Truex moves to the middle and he drives right by Reddick. Hamlin follows him through to take 2nd.

Lap 48

Lap 48, Denny Hamlin cycles to the race lead with green flag stops complete.

Pit Penalty: William Byron will serve a pass-through penalty for speeding.

Hamlin struggles with lap traffic. Truex Jr rolls the middle and takes the lead away.

Lap 56, Chase Briscoe has lost a wheel on the pit lane. He backs up on the pit lane, no caution.

Byron gets loose and brushes the wall again off turn two. No caution, Byron returns to the pit lane.

10 to go in stage one, Hamlin and Truex Jr race through lap traffic. Hamlin works inside and he takes the lead away.

Denny Hamlin wins stage one at Kansas Speedway!

Kansas Race Results (Stage 1) : 1. Denny Hamlin; 2. Martin Truex Jr; 3. Ty Gibbs; 4. Tyler Reddick; 5. Daniel Suarez; 6. Christopher Bell; 7. Bubba Wallace; 8. Ryan Blaney; 9. Ross Chastain; 10. Kyle Larson;

Kansas Race
Stage 2 – Report

Laps: 85 (81-165 / 267)

Green flag on stage two, Hamlin and Truex run side by side into turn one. Hamlin bobbles on the inside lane, as he checks up, Truex Jr takes the lead away.

Lap 94, Hamlin has a run on Truex Jr off turn four. He side drafts into turn one, Truex Jr holds the lead.

Lap 98, Hamlin slides Truex Jr into turn three, Hamlin to the lead.

Lap 109, Austin Cindric suffers a flat right front tire into turn one. He tags the wall and the caution is out.

Hamlin leads the field to the pit lane. Bubba Wallace wins the race to the pit exit.

Green, Truex Jr shoves Wallace to the lead in turn one.

Lap 118, Larson slides Chastain for 3rd. He’s back in the battle after the early race spin. Truex Jr has a run on Wallace, Truex Jr to the lead.

Lap 138, Aric Almirola spins on his own off turn two, caution.

Truex Jr leads the field to the pit lane. Larson wins the race to the pit exit.

Green, Larson and Truex Jr run side by side for the lead. Larson wins the battle via the inside lane.

Lap 148

Lap 148, Berry and Gibbs tangle off turn two. Berry spins, caution.

Green, Larson and Wallace run side by side into turn one. They nearly bang doors off turn four. Larson finally clears him via the inside lane.

9 to go in stage two, Wallace has a run off turn four. Wallace to the lead.

8 to go, Christopher Bell spins off turn two and slams the inside wall, caution.

Wallace leads most of the leaders to the pit lane, Preece wins the race to the pit exit with just two tires. Several stay out. Preece restarts 11th as Logano and McDowell take over the front row.

Green, Logano and McDowell run side by side in turn one. They run four wide behind them, Kyle Busch gets turned and he slams the inside wall, the caution is back out.

Joey Logano wins stage one under the yellow!

Kansas Race Results (Stage 2) : 1. Joey Logano; 2. Michael McDowell; 3. Noah Gragson; 4. Erik Jones; 5. AJ Allmendinger; 6. Chris Buescher; 7. Ty Dillon; 8. Austin Dillon; 9. Kyle Larson; 10. Denny Hamlin;

Kansas Race
Stage 3 – Report

Laps: 102 (166-267 / 267)

Logano and the rest of the cars that didn’t pit head for the pit lane. Larson cycles back to the race lead.

Green flag on stage three, Larson clears Hamlin into turn one.

Lap 176, Ty Gibbs gets loose under Truex Jr. Gibbs spins off turn two and lightly tags the inside wall, caution.

Green, Larson clears Hamlin into turn one. Chase Elliott takes 2nd away.

Lap 185, Elliott works inside of Larson, side by side for the lead. Elliott slides him and blocks off turn four, Elliott leads.

Lap 190, Harrison Burton spins, caution.

Elliott leads the field to the pit lane, Larson wins the race to the pit exit. Several stay out.

Green, Truex Jr is clear into turn one. Larson quickly slices his way to 2nd with slightly fresher tires.

65 to go, Larson has a run on Truex off turn four. He sidedrafts and clears him before they reach turn one, Larson leads.

62 to go, Noah Gragson spins, caution.

LaJoie, Preece and two others stay out.

Green, LaJoie leads.

55 to go

55 to go, Byron is on the bumper of LaJoie, he looks inside and drives right by with fresher tires.

53 to go, Erik Jones spins, caution.

Green, Byron and Larson run side by side into turn one. Hamlin shoves Larson to the lead off turn two.

21 to go, Larson leads Hamlin by 0.6 seconds.

15 to go, Larson brushes the wall, Hamlin closes.

9 to go, Larson leads Hamlin by just a car length.

6 to go, Larson loses the nose with lap traffic ahead. Hamlin pulls even on the inside. Larson holds him off into turn one.

3 to go, Hamlin dives inside once more, Larson holds the lead with outside momentum.

1 to go, Hamlin is back on the bumper of Larson into turn one. Larson bobbles and brushes the wall. They make contact off turn two, Larson is turned into the outside wall! No caution and Larson keeps rolling.

Denny Hamlin wins at Kansas Speedway!

Noah Gragson and Ross Chastain exchange words on the pit lane after the race. It results in punches being thrown.

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Kansas Speedway Results
May 7, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series

Pos | Driver

1. Denny Hamlin

2. Kyle Larson

3. William Byron

4. Bubba Wallace

5. Ross Chastain

6. Joey Logano

7. Chase Elliott

8. Martin Truex Jr

9. Tyler Reddick

10. Austin Dillon

11. Kevin Harvick

12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr

13. Aric Almirola

14. AJ Allmendinger

15. Daniel Suarez

16. Ryan Blaney

17. Chris Buescher

18. Justin Haley

19. Brad Keselowski

20. Corey LaJoie

21. Erik Jones

22. Ty Dillon

23. JJ Yeley

24. Todd Gilliland

25. Josh Berry

26. Michael McDowell

27. Ryan Preece

28. Brennan Poole

29. Noah Gragson

30. Harrison Burton

31. Austin Cindric

32. Chase Briscoe

33. Josh Bilicki

34. Ty Gibbs

35. Kyle Busch

36. Christopher Bell

NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings

Pos | Driver | Points | Wins

1. Ross Chastain
404

2. Christopher Bell
373 | 1 Win

3. Martin Truex Jr
368 | 1 Win

4. Denny Hamlin
368 | 1 Win

5. Kevin Harvick
358

6. Tyler Reddick
354 | 1 Win

7. Ryan Blaney
350

8. Kyle Larson
338 | 2 Wins

9. William Byron
331 | 2 Wins

10. Brad Keselowski
321

11. Joey Logano
315 | 1 Win

12. Kyle Busch
308 | 2 Wins

13. Chris Buescher
302

14. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
295 | 1 Win

15. Alex Bowman
270

16. Daniel Suarez
259

17. Chase Briscoe
255

18. Bubba Wallace
253

19. Ty Gibbs
239

20. Michael McDowell
237

21. Austin Cindric
230

22. Corey LaJoie
225

23. Todd Gilliland
214

24. Erik Jones
209

25. Aric Almirola
205

26. AJ Allmendinger
200

27. Justin Haley
196

28. Ryan Preece
179

29. Chase Elliott
178

30. Austin Dillon
164

31. Harrison Burton
145

32. Noah Gragson
127

33. Ty Dillon
100

34. Cody Ware
65

35. BJ McLeod
65

Kansas Speedway
Video Highlights
May 7, 2023

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Links

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