Starting from 13th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota won the 67th Annual TOYOTA OWNERS 400, his 47th win in 585 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2022.This is his 4th win & 20th Top 10 finish in 31 races at Richmond Raceway. 2nd Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Triple Action Formula Ford, started from 7th place posted his 28th Top 10 finish in 42 races at Richmond Raceway. It is his 3rd Top 10 finish in 2022. 3rd Place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet, started from 2nd place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 8 races at Richmond Raceway.
4th Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, started from 6th place followed by 5th place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 21st place. 6th Place Car 20 Christopher Bell SiriusXM Toyota, started from 9th place followed by 7th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford, started from pole. 8th Place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 28th place followed by 9th place Car 18 Kyle Busch Mars Crunchy Cookie Toyota, started from 3rd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 3 Austin Dillon BREZTRI Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 25th place. Harrison Burton (18th) was the highest finishing rookie. Ryan Blaney leads the point standings by 0 points over Chase Elliott.
The race had 5 Cautions for 35 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 11 for #45 Stopped on backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 72 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 232 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 247 for #43, #51, #57 Crash in Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 258 for #2, #41, #42 Crash on the Backstretch.
The race had 13 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; R. Blaney 1-128; C. Bell 129-154; M. Truex Jr. 155-175; J. Logano 176; C. Bell 177-211; M. Truex Jr. 212-233; C. Bell 234; M. Truex Jr. 235-258; C. Bell 259; W. Byron 260-310; M. Truex Jr. 311-323; K. Busch 324; W. Byron 325-395; D. Hamlin 396-400.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 12, 24, 1, 19, 18, 9, 20, 22, 6, 4
Stage 2 Top 10: 19, 20, 1, 22, 12, 9, 4, 18, 5, 6
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 7
Race Results for the 67th Annual TOYOTA OWNERS 400 – Sunday, April 3, 2022. Richmond Raceway – Richmond, VA – 0.75 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 400 Laps – 300. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 13. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 400 Running |
| 2. 7. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Triple Action Formula Ford 400 Running |
| 3. 2. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 4. 6. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 400 Running |
| 5. 21. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 6. 9. Car 20 Christopher Bell SiriusXM Toyota 400 Running |
| 7. 1. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford 400 Running |
| 8. 28. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 9. 3. Car 18 Kyle Busch Mars Crunchy Cookie Toyota 400 Running |
| 10. 25. Car 3 Austin Dillon BREZTRI Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 11. 4. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 400 Running |
| 12. 16. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Guaranteed Rate Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 13. 19. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Violet Defense Ford 400 Running |
| 14. 15. Car 9 Chase Elliott A SHOC Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 15. 18. Car 17 Chris Buescher Violet Defense Ford 400 Running |
| 16. 14. Car 99 Daniel Suarez CommScope Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 17. 11. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 399 Running |
| 18. 17. Car 21 Harrison Burton # Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 399 Running |
| 19. 8. Car 1 Ross Chastain ONX Homes/iFly Chevrolet 399 Running |
| 20. 20. Car 2 Austin Cindric # Discount Tire Ford 399 Running |
| 21. 10. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 398 Running |
| 22. 12. Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 398 Running |
| 23. 5. Car 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor Chevrolet 398 Running |
| 24. 30. Car 42 Ty Dillon Chevyliners.com Chevrolet 398 Running |
| 25. 22. Car 38 Todd Gilliland # Black’s Tire Ford 397 Running |
| 26. 29. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Dr Pepper Toyota 397 Running |
| 27. 26. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger(i) Action Industries Chevrolet 396 Running |
| 28. 32. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SunnyD Chevrolet 396 Running |
| 29. 36. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 396 Running |
| 30. 24. Car 34 Michael McDowell Navage Nasal Care Ford 395 Running |
| 31. 31. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Nations Guard Chevrolet 392 Running |
| 32. 23. Car 77 Landon Cassill(i) Voyager: Crypto for All Chevrolet 390 Running |
| 33. 35. Car 15 JJ Yeley(i) Nabor Force Ford 390 Running |
| 34. 34. Car 78 BJ McLeod Surface Sunscreen/MaintenanceSupplies.com 386 Running |
| 35. 27. Car 45 Kurt Busch Embrace Home Loans Toyota 291 Running |
| 36. 33. Car 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Ford 241 Accident |
| 37. 37. Car 44 * Greg Biffle Norfolk State University Chevrolet 96 Suspension |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: #2 (unapproved adjustments), #31 (multiple inspection failures), #44 (multiple inspection failures and unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 4 Mins, 43 Secs. Average Speed: 97.447 MPH. Margin of Victory: .552 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 35 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 7 drivers. Busch Light Pole Award to be awarded to the fastest qualifier eligible to participate.: Ryan Blaney, #12. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Harrison Burton, #21 119.782 mph.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 9, 2022 – Martinsville Speedway
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