Ty Gibbs battled with John Hunter Nemechek on the last lap to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at Richmond

Starting from pole Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota won the 42nd Annual ToyotaCare 250, his 7th win in 25 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 3rd win & 4th Top 10 finish in 2022. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Richmond Raceway. 2nd Place Car 18 John Hunter Nemechek Safeway Toyota, started from 2nd place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 5 races at Richmond Raceway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2022. 3rd Place Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, started from 11th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in two races at Richmond Raceway.

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – APRIL 02: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, takes the checkered flag ahead of John H. Nemechek, driver of the #18 Safeway Toyota, to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway on April 02, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

4th Place Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet, started from 9th place followed by 5th place Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford, started from 24th place. 6th Place Car 11 Daniel Hemric AG1 – Athletic Greens Chevrolet, started from 16th place followed by 7th place Car 8 Josh Berry Tire Pros Chevrolet, started from 12th place. 8th Place Car 68 Brandon Brown Jabs Construction Chevrolet, started from 26th place followed by 9th place Car 39 Ryan Sieg A-Game Ford, started from 8th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 38 Parker Retzlaff Ponsse Ford, in 10th place, started from 10th place. Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe Larue Industrial Snow Blowers Chevrolet finished in 19th place. Austin Hill (18th) was the highest finishing rookie. AJ Allmendinger leads the point standings by 20 points over Ty Gibbs. Mayer won the Dash 4 Cash as the highest finishing eligible driver. Gibbs, Mayer, Allmendinger and Riley Herbst qualify for next week’s Dash 4 Cash at Martinsville Speedway.

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – APRIL 02: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in the Ruoff Mortgage victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway on April 02, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)

The race had 3 Caution Flags for 24 laps: 1st Caution on lap 77 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 90 for Debris Turn 1. 3rd Caution on lap 152 for Stage 2 Conclusion.

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – APRIL 02: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, and John H. Nemechek, driver of the #18 Safeway Toyota, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway on April 02, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

The race had 8 Lead Changes among 3 drivers; T. Gibbs 1-11; J. Nemechek(i) 12-78; J. Berry 79; J. Nemechek(i) 80-143; T. Gibbs 144-216; J. Nemechek(i) 217; T. Gibbs 218-246; J. Nemechek(i) 247-249; T. Gibbs 250.

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – APRIL 02: John H. Nemechek, driver of the #18 Safeway Toyota, leads the field during the NASCAR Xfinity Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway on April 02, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 18, 9, 8, 16, 54, 39, 38, 19, 21, 1
Stage 2 Top 10: 54, 18, 8, 39, 16, 23, 1, 7, 98, 38

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – APRIL 02: Sam Mayer, driver of the #1 Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Xfinity Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway on April 02, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – APRIL 02: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates with his grandfather, NASCAR Hall of Famer and team owner Joe Gibbs in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway on April 02, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – APRIL 02: Sam Mayer, driver of the #1 Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, poses with the Dash 4 Cash check after the the NASCAR Xfinity Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway on April 02, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 7
Race Results for the 42nd Annual ToyotaCare 250 – Saturday, April 2, 2022. Richmond Raceway – Richmond, VA – 0.75 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 250 Laps – 187.5 Miles

Finish Start Car Team Laps Status

1. 1. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 250 Running
2. 2. Car 18 John Hunter Nemechek(i) Safeway Toyota 250 Running
3. 11. Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 250 Running
4. 9. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet 250 Running
5. 24. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 250 Running
6. 16. Car 11 Daniel Hemric AG1 – Athletic Greens Chevrolet 250 Running
7. 12. Car 8 Josh Berry Tire Pros Chevrolet 250 Running
8. 26. Car 68 Brandon Brown Jabs Construction Chevrolet 250 Running
9. 8. Car 39 Ryan Sieg A-Game Ford 250 Running
10. 10. Car 38 Parker Retzlaff Ponsse Ford 250 Running
11. 38. Car 27 Jeb Burton Rocky Boots Chevrolet 250 Running
12. 19. Car 23 Anthony Alfredo Larry?s Hard Lemonade/Sim Seats Chevrolet 250 Running
13. 5. Car 19 Brandon Jones Menards/Nibco Toyota 250 Running
14. 14. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 250 Running
15. 36. Car 10 Landon Cassill Carnomaly Chevrolet 250 Running
16. 6. Car 5 Ryan Preece(i) Mohawk Ford 250 Running
17. 25. Car 91 Mason Massey Anderson Power Services Chevrolet 250 Running
18. 4. Car 21 Austin Hill # Bennett Transportation and Logistics Chevrolet 250 Running
19. 20. Car 36 Alex Labbe Larue Industrial Snow Blowers Chevrolet 250 Running – Canadian
20. 7. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Fox Sports/Spartan Waste Chevrolet 249 Running
21. 3. Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet 249 Running
22. 13. Car 2 Sheldon Creed # Whelen Chevrolet 249 Running
23. 33. Car 08 David Starr Ticket Smarter Ford 248 Running
24. 22. Car 44 Rajah Caruth Virginia State Chevrolet 248 Running
25. 15. Car 02 Brett Moffitt Half Off Wholesale Chevrolet 248 Running
26. 31. Car 26 Derek Griffith Toyota Racing Toyota 247 Running
27. 23. Car 78 Josh Williams ChildrensHospitalRichmondVCU Chevrolet 247 Running
28. 29. Car 34 Kyle Weatherman eRacing Association Chevrolet 246 Running
29. 27. Car 07 Joe Graf Jr Bucked Up Energy Drink Ford 246 Running
30. 21. Car 31 Myatt Snider TaxSlayer Chevrolet 246 Running
31. 32. Car 4 Bayley Currey TGeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet 246 Running
32. 35. Car 66 JJ Yeley Remote Health Solutions Ford 245 Running
33. 17. Car 48 Jade Buford Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet 245 Running
34. 37. Car 35 Joey Gase Donate Life VA Ford 245 Running
35. 18. Car 99 Stefan Parsons Little Joe?s/SOKAL Chevrolet 245 Running
36. 28. Car 6 Ryan Vargas TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet 243 Running
37. 34. Car 28 Kyle Sieg # The Engineering Groupe Ford 139 Engine
38. 30. Car 47 Brennan Poole Save22Vet Chevrolet 112 Rear Gear

Race Comments: Prior to the start the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: #11, #27, #66 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (4) 52 Harrison Rhodes, 77 Dillon Bassett, 45 Howie Disavino III, 55 Matt Mills. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 58 Mins, 3 Secs. Average Speed: 95.299 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.116 Seconds. Caution Flags: 3 for 24 laps. Lead Changes: 8 among 3 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Ty Gibbs, #54. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Austin Hill, #21.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: April 8, 2022 – Martinsville Speedway

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