Starting from 8th place Rookie Car 16 Chandler Smith Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet won the ToyotaCare 250, his 1st win in 10 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 2023 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Richmond Raceway. Chandler Smith was the highest finishing rookie. 2nd Place Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek Safeway/ACME Toyota, started from 10th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 6 races at Richmond Raceway. It is his 6th Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 8 Josh Berry Jarrett Logistics Systems Chevrolet, started from 7th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in four races at Richmond Raceway.
4th Place Car 26 Kaz Grala Toyota Racing Development Toyota, started from 21st place followed by 5th place Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford, started from 22nd place. 6th Place Car 2 Sheldon Creed Whelen Chevrolet, started from 6th place followed by 7th place Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMRroofing.com Ford, started from 17th place. 8th Place Car 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet, started from 20th place followed by 9th place Car 21 Austin Hill United Rentals Chevrolet, started from 18th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 10 Derek Kraus Intl. Order of T. Roosevelet Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 18th place. Canadian Car 91 Alex Labbe Parking Guidance Systems Chevrolet finished in 11th place. Justin Allgaier won the first race of the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash. Justin Allgaier, Josh Berry, Chandler Smith and John Hunter Nemechek all qualify for the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash in Martinsville.
The race had 6 Cautions for 43 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 37 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 77 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 152 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 222 for #51 Stopped on Pit Road. 5th Caution on lap 232 for #98, 9 Crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 240 for #7, 25, 15, 43, 45 Crash in Turn 3.
The race had 10 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; J. Allgaier 1-2; S. Smith # 3-42; R. Herbst 43-44; C. Smith # 45-79; R. Herbst 80-104; C. Smith # 105-140; J. Berry 141-161; B. Jones 162-185; J. Berry 186-227; J. Nemechek 228-238; C. Smith # 239-250.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 16, 98, 9, 8, 00, 7, 11, 2, 39, 1
Stage 2 Top 10: 8, 9, 98, 16, 00, 26, 20, 48, 7, 2
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 7
Race Results for the ToyotaCare 250 – Saturday, April 1, 2023
Richmond Raceway – Richmond, VA – 0.75 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 250 Laps – 187.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 8. Car 16 Chandler Smith # Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet 250 Running 2. 10. Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek Safeway/ACME Toyota 250 Running 3. 7. Car 8 Josh Berry Jarrett Logistics Systems Chevrolet 250 Running 4. 21. Car 26 Kaz Grala Toyota Racing Development Toyota 250 Running 5. 22. Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford 250 Running 6. 6. Car 2 Sheldon Creed Whelen Chevrolet 250 Running 7. 17. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMRroofing.com Ford 250 Running 8. 20. Car 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet 250 Running 9. 18. Car 21 Austin Hill United Rentals Chevrolet 250 Running 10. 11. Car 10 Derek Kraus Intl. Order of T. Roosevelet Chevrolet 250 Running 11. 32. Car 91 Alex Labbe Parking Guidance Systems Chevrolet 250 Running – Canadian 12. 16. Car 27 Jeb Burton W.G. Speeks/Contractor Rewards Chevrolet 250 Running 13. 1. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 250 Running 14. 29. Car 38 Chris Hacker(i) Morgan & Morgan Ford 250 Running 15. 23. Car 43 Ryan Ellis Device 42 Chevrolet 250 Running 16. 14. Car 31 Parker Retzlaff # FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 250 Running 17. 3. Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 250 Running 18. 34. Car 44 Jeffrey Earnhardt SQRL/Gas POS Chevrolet 250 Running 19. 2. Car 18 Sammy Smith # TMC Toyota 250 Running 20. 25. Car 28 Kyle Sieg Night Owl Ford 250 Running 21. 9. Car 9 Brandon Jones Menards/NIBCO Chevrolet 250 Running 22. 24. Car 25 Brett Moffitt AM Technical Solutions Ford 250 Running 23. 4. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 250 Running 24. 5. Car 11 Daniel Hemric Cirkul Chevrolet 249 Running 25. 28. Car 45 Leland Honeyman Big Green Egg Chevrolet 249 Running 26. 27. Car 02 Blaine Perkins # Our Motorsports Chevrolet 248 Running 27. 35. Car 35 Joey Gase Donate Life VA Toyota 248 Running 28. 19. Car 24 Connor Mosack Toyota Racing Development Toyota 248 Running 29. 33. Car 53 Patrick Emerling Bonesteel Aerospace Ford 248 Running 30. 37. Car 4 Garrett Smithley Morooka USA Chevrolet 248 Running 31. 38. Car 66 Mason Maggio(i) HMY Yachts Toyota 247 Running 32. 36. Car 07 Stefan Parsons Sokal Chevrolet 247 Running 33. 26. Car 92 Josh Williams Call 811/Alloy Employer Chevrolet 247 Running 34. 30. Car 6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet 247 Running 35. 31. Car 08 Gray Gaulding Panini NFT Ford 245 Running 36. 12. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Fox Sports/Spartan Waste Chevrolet 243 Running 37. 15. Car 19 Joe Graf Jr. CoverSeal Toyota 236 Running 38. 13. Car 78 Anthony Alfredo DUDE Wipes Chevrolet 144 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: No. 48 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (2) 74 Dawson Cram, 96 Kyle Weatherman. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 9 Mins, 29 Secs. Average Speed: 86.884 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.298 Seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 43 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 7 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 15, 2023 – Martinsville Speedway
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