2023 NASCAR Cup Gateway race results

Busch held on in restart after restart, earning his 63rd career NASCAR Cup Series victory.

Denny Hamlin was second, Joey Logano third, Kyle Larson fourth, and Martin Truex Jr. fifth.

The race started just before 4 p.m. EST, but didn't end until after 9 p.m. EST. Lightning in the area forced a stoppage after just five laps. Later in the race, the red flag was displayed two more times due to oil on the track and then for repairs to the outside wall.

There were just five different leaders and ten lead changes. The race was slowed by eleven cautions, including two stage breaks.

Busch led a race-high 121 laps.

Cla	#	Driver		Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	Laps Led
1	8	Kyle Busch		Chevrolet	243	3:28'16.672			121
2	11	Denny Hamlin		Toyota	243	3:28'17.189	0.517	0.517
3	22	Joey Logano		Ford	243	3:28'17.833	1.161	0.644
4	5	Kyle Larson		Chevrolet	243	3:28'18.029	1.357	0.196	5
5	19	Martin Truex Jr.		Toyota	243	3:28'18.162	1.490	0.133
6	12	Ryan Blaney		Ford	243	3:28'18.360	1.688	0.198	83
7	99	Daniel Suarez		Chevrolet	243	3:28'18.483	1.811	0.123
8	24	William Byron		Chevrolet	243	3:28'18.582	1.910	0.099	30
9	34	Michael McDowell		Ford	243	3:28'18.914	2.242	0.332
10	4	Kevin Harvick		Ford	243	3:28'19.155	2.483	0.241
11	20	Christopher Bell		Toyota	243	3:28'19.261	2.589	0.106
12	17	Chris Buescher		Ford	243	3:28'19.294	2.622	0.033
13	2	Austin Cindric		Ford	243	3:28'19.483	2.811	0.189
14	16	A.J. Allmendinger		Chevrolet	243	3:28'19.606	2.934	0.123
15	38	Todd Gilliland		Ford	243	3:28'19.739	3.067	0.133
16	31	Justin Haley		Chevrolet	243	3:28'19.880	3.208	0.141
17	41	Ryan Preece		Ford	243	3:28'19.907	3.235	0.027
18	43	Erik Jones		Chevrolet	243	3:28'20.099	3.427	0.192
19	10	Aric Almirola		Ford	243	3:28'20.135	3.463	0.036
20	54	Ty Gibbs		Toyota	243	3:28'20.358	3.686	0.223
21	9	Corey Lajoie		Chevrolet	243	3:28'20.401	3.729	0.043
22	1	Ross Chastain		Chevrolet	243	3:28'20.636	3.964	0.235
23	21	Harrison Burton		Ford	243	3:28'20.650	3.978	0.014
24	51	J.J. Yeley		Ford	243	3:28'20.919	4.247	0.269
25	77	Ty Dillon		Chevrolet	243	3:28'20.927	4.255	0.008
26	48	Alex Bowman		Chevrolet	243	3:28'21.072	4.400	0.145
27	78	B.J. McLeod		Chevrolet	243	3:28'21.309	4.637	0.237
28	6	Brad Keselowski		Ford	243	3:28'21.588	4.916	0.279
29	15	Gray Gaulding		Ford	242	3:28'25.759	1 Lap	1 Lap
30	23	Bubba Wallace		Toyota	236	3:19'51.928	7 Laps	6 Laps
31	3	Austin Dillon		Chevrolet	223	3:14'33.254	20 Laps	13 Laps
32	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.		Chevrolet	219	3:03'38.370	24 Laps	4 Laps
33	42	Noah Gragson		Chevrolet	197	2:36'42.951	46 Laps	22 Laps
34	14	Chase Briscoe		Ford	193	3:28'26.642	50 Laps	4 Laps
35	45	Tyler Reddick		Toyota	174	2:15'18.066	69 Laps	19 Laps	4
36	7	Carson Hocevar		Chevrolet	91	1:11'34.688	152 Laps	83 Laps