2023 HighPoint.com 400

The 2023 HighPoint.com 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 23, 2023, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5 mi speedway, it was the 21st race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Background
Pocono Raceway is a 2.5 mi oval speedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1970s. Nicknamed "The Tricky Triangle", the speedway has three distinct corners and is known for high speeds along its lengthy straightaways.

From 1982 to 2019, the circuit had two race weekends. In 2020, the circuit was reduced to one race meeting of two races. The first race was moved to World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis starting in 2022.

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 53.382 seconds and a speed of 168.596 mph.

Qualifying
William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.746 and a speed of 170.629 mph.

Stage results
Stage One Laps: 30

Stage Two Laps: 65

Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 65

Race statistics

 * Lead changes: 14 among 9 different drivers
 * Cautions/Laps: 11 for 44 laps
 * Red flags: 0
 * Time of race: 3 hours, 21 minutes, and 4 seconds
 * Average speed: 119.363 mph

Television
USA covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

Radio
Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch. Kyle Rickey called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 3. Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo, and Jason Toy worked pit road for MRN.

Standings after the race

 * Drivers' Championship standings


 * Manufacturers' Championship standings


 * Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
 * . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.