Starting from 11th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin Mavis Tires & Brakes Toyota won the Toyota Owners 400, his 53rd win in 657 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2024. This is his 5th win & 23rd Top 10 finish in 35 races at Richmond Raceway. 2nd Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 10th place posted his 19th Top 10 finish in 30 races at Richmond Raceway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2024. 3rd Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from pole posted his 9th Top 10 finish in 19 races at Richmond Raceway.
Credit: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – MARCH 31: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Mavis Tires & Brakes Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway on March 31, 2024 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, started from 7th place followed by 5th place Car 9 Chase Elliott UniFirst Chevrolet, started from 2nd place. 6th Place Car 20 Christopher Bell Mobil 1 Toyota, started from 29th place followed by 7th place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet, started from 13th place. 8th Place Car 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford, started from 23rd place followed by 9th place Car 17 Chris Buescher Nexletol Ford, started from 14th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 45 Tyler Reddick SiriusXM Toyota, in 10th place, started from 19th place. 11th Place Car 4 Josh Berry SunnyD Ford, started from 30th place was the highest finishing rookie. Martin Truex Jr. leads the point standings by 14 points over Kyle Larson.
Credit: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – MARCH 31: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Mavis Tires & Brakes Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway on March 31, 2024 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The race had 5 Cautions for 54 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 32 for Competition – Weather Package Change [Red Flag: 00:02:16]. 2nd Caution on lap 65 for #4, 99 Crash in Turn 1 / Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 171 for #8 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 232 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 400 for #5, 23 Crash on the Frontstretch.
Credit: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – MARCH 31: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway on March 31, 2024 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
The race had 16 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; K. Larson 0; C. Elliott 1-5; K. Larson 6-48; B. Wallace 49; K. Larson 50-150; B. Wallace 151; M. Truex Jr. 152-171; J. Berry # 172; M. Truex Jr. 173-234; J. Berry # 235; M. Truex Jr. 236-286; C. Bell 287-294; M. Truex Jr. 295-335; D. Hamlin 336-345; C. Bell 346; M. Truex Jr. 347-400; D. Hamlin 401-407.
Credit: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – MARCH 31: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 UniFirst Chevrolet, pits during the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway on March 31, 2024 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 5, 23, 48, 19, 22, 38, 9, 1, 4, 41
Stage 2 Top 10: 19, 4, 22, 5, 11, 20, 17, 23, 24, 45
Credit: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – MARCH 31: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Mavis Tires & Brakes Toyota, leads Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, on the restart to win the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway on March 31, 2024 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Credit: RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – MARCH 31: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Mavis Tires & Brakes Toyota, pits during the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway on March 31, 2024 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 7
Race Results for the Toyota Owners 400 – Sunday, March 31, 2024
Richmond Raceway – Richmond, VA – 0.75 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 407 Laps – 305.25 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 3/31/2024 @ 11:30 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 11. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Mavis Tires & Brakes Toyota 407 Running 2. 10. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 407 Running 3. 1. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 407 Running 4. 7. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 407 Running 5. 2. Car 9 Chase Elliott UniFirst Chevrolet 407 Running 6. 29. Car 20 Christopher Bell Mobil 1 Toyota 407 Running 7. 13. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 407 Running 8. 23. Car 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford 407 Running 9. 14. Car 17 Chris Buescher Nexletol Ford 407 Running 10. 19. Car 45 Tyler Reddick SiriusXM Toyota 407 Running 11. 30. Car 4 Josh Berry # SunnyD Ford 407 Running 12. 17. Car 10 Noah Gragson Superior Essex Ford 407 Running 13. 5. Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota 407 Running 14. 27. Car 43 Erik Jones Dollar Tree Toyota 407 Running 15. 3. Car 1 Ross Chastain Busch Light Chevrolet 407 Running 16. 8. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 407 Running 17. 4. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 407 Running 18. 32. Car 14 Chase Briscoe HighPoint.com Ford 407 Running 19. 12. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Duracell Ford 407 Running 20. 15. Car 8 Kyle Busch Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet 407 Running 21. 6. Car 38 Todd Gilliland FARXIGA(dapagliflozin) Ford 407 Running 22. 20. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Quaker State Chevrolet 407 Running 23. 9. Car 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 406 Running 24. 22. Car 3 Austin Dillon BREZTRI Chevrolet 406 Running 25. 18. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Safeway Toyota 406 Running 26. 31. Car 34 Michael McDowell Long John Silver’s Ford 406 Running 27. 25. Car 77 Carson Hocevar # Delaware Life Chevrolet 406 Running 28. 16. Car 41 Ryan Preece United Rentals Ford 406 Running 29. 33. Car 16 Ty Dillon(i) Chevy Accessories Chevrolet 406 Running 30. 34. Car 31 Daniel Hemric LA Golf Chevrolet 405 Running 31. 35. Car 15 Kaz Grala # N29 Capital Partners Ford 405 Running 32. 36. Car 51 Justin Haley Walmart Health & Wellness Ford 405 Running 33. 24. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet 405 Running 34. 26. Car 21 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford 405 Running 35. 28. Car 71 Zane Smith # Focused Health Chevrolet 404 Running 36. 21. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Gainbridge Chevrolet 404 Running
Race Comments: No cars dropped to rear under penalty at the start of the race. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 14 Mins, 41 Secs. Average Speed: 94.076 MPH. Margin of Victory: .269 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 54 laps. Lead Changes: 16 among 7 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 7, 2024 – Martinsville Speedway
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