NASCAR: Driver Ratings for the 2023 Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Crash NASCAR journalist Chad Smith goes through the field to hand out driver ratings for the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas.
William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports
William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports

William Byron - 10

This was a dominating 🔯performance by Bryon, who led 176 laps and swept both stages of the race.

Kyle Larson - 10

Had the caution flag not come out with three laps 𒅌to go, Larson had the win all but wꦦrapped up.

Alex Bowman - 9

He may not have won the race but he was on par with La🌺rson, running up front for most of the afternoon.

Bubba Wallace - 9

The entire team battled throughout the race to get this car dialed in, and Bubba ▨delivered with a fantastic 4th place finish.

2023 Las Vegas Pennzoil 400 Driver Ratings

Christopher Bell - 8

Whi🍃le he never 𓆉led a lap, Bell was at the front of the field for most of the day and continued his solid season.

Austin Cindric - 7

It was a quiet day for Cindric, but st♓ill a solid resu🥃lt that the team desperately needed.

Martin Truex Jr - 7

The gamble at the end was well worth it, even though they might have finished slightly better had they opted to piಞt like everyone else.

Justin Haley - 8

🌳The 8th place result for Haley and Kaulig Racing was exactly what they ꩵneeded after having such a rough start to the season.

Kevin Harvick - 7

Another steady performance as they carry a little moment💮um into his best track on the schedule next weekend at Phoenix.

Daniel Suarez - 7

Trackhouse Racing just ꦗcontinues to chug along, collecting top-ten finishes.

Denny Hamlin - 7

Hamlin was strong ✤early in the race but just didn’t have enough at the end to contend for t😼he win.

Ross Chastain - 7

After a couple of close calls in the rac🎃e, it was still a dec🀅ent 12th place finish for Chastain.

Ryan Blaney - 6

This was🅠 yet another disappointing end t🍨o what looked to be a promising day early in the race.

Kyle Busch - 6

Today was the first time 🌠that Kyle wasn’t one of the top cars in the field, but it has been a long weekend for the hometown driver who competed in all three series this weekend.

Tyler Reddick - 8

Easily Reddickꦇ’s best race this season, especially considering that he started the race from the 34th position after changing the engine in his Camry.

2023 Las Vegas Pennzoil 400 Driver Ratings

Brad Keselowski - 7

Another decent showing for RFK Racing, as they continue to build their way back into contಌention.

Ty Gibbs - 6

The rookie is ꧋certainly going through some learning cuꦅrves, and today was another one of those.

Joey Logano - 3

Going from pole position to finiꦛshing last is not great, but Logano was the only car to crash and not finish the race. He was the defending race winner and won last weekend, so this one will just be swept under the rug and forgotten.

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