Starting from 9th place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet won the Toyota Owners 400, his 20th win in 302 Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 3rd win & 8th Top 10 finish in 17 races at Richmond Raceway. 2nd Place Car 9 Josh Berry NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 30th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Richmond Raceway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 1 Ross Chastain Jockey Chevrolet, started from 4th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 9 races at Richmond Raceway.
4th Place Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota, started from 21st place followed by 5th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick GEARWRENCH Ford, started from 10th place. 6th Place Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford, started from 15th place followed by 7th place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 18th place. 8th Place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from pole followed by 9th place Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota, started from 14th place was the highest finishing rookie. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 6 Brad Keselowski Solomon Plumbing Ford, in 10th place, started from 24th place.
The race had 8 Cautions for 54 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 32 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 46 for #11, 15 Crash in Turn 1. 3rd Caution on lap 72 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 96 for #12, 9 Crash in Turn 4. 5th Caution on lap 232 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 307 for #42 Crash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 373 for #45 Spin Turn 2. 8th Caution on lap 381 for #20, 24, 4 Crash in Turn 1.
The race 22 Lead Changes among 11 drivers; A. Bowman 0; K. Busch 1; A. Bowman 2-9; W. Byron 10-33; R. Chastain 34-49; W. Byron 50-123; K. Larson 124-160; D. Hamlin 161-166; K. Larson 167-196; W. Byron 197-206; C. Bell 207-227; D. Hamlin 228-234; C. Bell 235; D. Hamlin 236-293; B. Wallace 294; M. Truex Jr. 295-307; K. Larson 308; M. Truex Jr. 309-351; C. Bell 352-355; B. Keselowski 356; J. Berry(i) 357-366; W. Byron 367-375; K. Larson 376-400.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 24, 5, 1, 4, 22, 45, 48, 20, 6, 14
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 20, 24, 19, 1, 6, 48, 5, 4, 54
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 7
Race Results for the Toyota Owners 400 – Sunday, April 2, 2023
Richmond Raceway – Richmond, VA – 0.75 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 400 Laps – 300. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 9. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 400 Running 2. 30. Car 9 Josh Berry(i) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 400 Running 3. 4. Car 1 Ross Chastain Jockey Chevrolet 400 Running 4. 21. Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 400 Running 5. 10. Car 4 Kevin Harvick GEARWRENCH Ford 400 Running 6. 15. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 400 Running 7. 18. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 400 Running 8. 1. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 400 Running 9. 14. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy Toyota 400 Running 10. 24. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Solomon Plumbing Ford 400 Running 11. 12. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 400 Running 12. 19. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 400 Running 13. 32. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 400 Running 14. 2. Car 8 Kyle Busch 3CHI Chevrolet 400 Running 15. 13. Car 38 Todd Gilliland Quincy Compressor Ford 400 Running 16. 5. Car 45 Tyler Reddick SiriusXM Radio Toyota 400 Running 17. 37. Car 13 * Chandler Smith(i) Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet 400 Running 18. 33. Car 41 Ryan Preece United Rentals Ford 400 Running 19. 26. Car 21 Harrison Burton Menards/Dutch Boy Ford 400 Running 20. 11. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Shingrix Toyota 400 Running 21. 16. Car 7 Corey LaJoie BlueGreen Vacations Chevrolet 400 Running 22. 28. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Leidos Toyota 400 Running 23. 20. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Quaker State Chevrolet 400 Running 24. 3. Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet 400 Running 25. 27. Car 3 Austin Dillon BREZTRI Chevrolet 399 Running 26. 17. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Moen Ford 399 Running 27. 25. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet 399 Running 28. 6. Car 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 399 Running 29. 29. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 399 Running 30. 7. Car 17 Chris Buescher Castrol Edge Ford 398 Running 31. 22. Car 43 Erik Jones U.S. Air Force Chevrolet 398 Running 32. 36. Car 77 Ty Dillon NationsGuard Chevrolet 398 Running 33. 35. Car 78 Anthony Alfredo(i) DUDE WIPES Chevrolet 396 Running 34. 31. Car 51 Cody Ware Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford 395 Running 35. 8. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Kraft Mac & Cheese Chevrolet 384 Running 36. 34. Car 15 JJ Yeley(i) CW & Sons Infrastructure Ford 383 Running 37. 23. Car 42 Noah Gragson # Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet 303 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: None. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 17 Mins, 37 Secs. Average Speed: 91.085 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.535 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 54 laps. Lead Changes: 22 among 11 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 9, 2023 – Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt
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