2023 NOCO 400

Background , the track where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track on the NASCAR circuit since its beginning in 1948. This race saw the return of Chase Elliott, after he missed the prior six races after an injury from a skiing accident. Entry list • (R) denotes rookie driver. • (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points. ==Practice==

Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 20.217 seconds and a speed of . Practice results ==Qualifying==

Ryan Preece scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.979 and a speed of . Qualifying results ==Race==

Race results Stage Results Stage One Laps: 80 Stage Two Laps: 100 Final Stage Results Stage Three Laps: 220 Race statistics • Lead changes: 10 among 9 different drivers • Cautions/Laps: 5 for 50 laps • Red flags: 0 • Time of race: 2 hours, 50 minutes, and 35 seconds • Average speed: ==Media==

Television Fox Sports covered their 23rd race at the Martinsville Speedway. Mike Joy, 2018 Spring Martinsville winner Clint Bowyer and 2002 Spring Martinsville winner Bobby Labonte called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte. Radio MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon called the race in the booth when the field races down the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field races down the backstretch. Steve Post, Kim Coon, and Dillon Welch worked the pit road for the radio side. ==Standings after the race==

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Manufacturers' Championship standings • Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. ==References==