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ToyotaCare 250

Saturday, April 1st, 2023

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 25 Chevrolet
  • 8 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • Richmond Raceway
  • ToyotaCare 250
  • Pole Winner: Justin Allgaier
  • Age: 36
  • Team: No. 7 - BRANDT Chevrolet
  • Owner: JR Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: James Pohlman
  • Start positions set by NASCAR's Performance Metrics Qualifying (PMQ).
  • Justin Allgaier won the Pole Award for the ToyotaCare 250 by having the highest total PMQ.
  • PMQ is a total number calculated on four performance metrics from the previous race:
  • 15% of the driver's fastest lap time position.
  • 25% of the driver's final race finish position.
  • 25% of the owner's final race position.
  • 35% of the Owner Points position.

  • Saturday, April 1st, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Chandler Smith Grabs First NASCAR Xfinity Series Victory at Richmond Raceway

Rookie Chandler Smith earned his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory Saturday afternoon at Richmond (Va.) Raceway holding off John Hunter Nemechek on a final race restart with six laps remaining to hoist the ToyotaCare 250 trophy.

Smith's No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet led a race best 83 of the 250 laps – the bulk of that early in the race. But the 20-year year old Georgia native was able to run among the top five for most of the day and ultimately drive his Chevy around Nemechek's No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on that last restart, pulling away to a .298-second victory after some intense side-by-side action for the lead in the closing laps.

Smith has had three top-five finishes, including a gut-wrenching near miss at Las Vegas last month. After leading a dominant 118 laps and being out front with one lap to go at Vegas four races ago, he had to settle for third place. So this victory at Richmond was especially motivating for the young driver.

"Feels great,'' a smiling Smith said. "This goes to testimony as to Vegas, dominated that race but didn't win and said, it was all in God's timing. … here we are in Richmond, my favorite race track and we're sitting in victory lane.''

It marks the third-consecutive runner-up finish for Nemechek at the 0.75-mile Richmond track; including a NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race and the last two NASCAR Xfinity Series races there.

"We weren't very good on the short run, we had a long-run speed car,'' Nemechek said, "But we came from the back up there to battle for the win, put ourselves in position.''

"Disappointed to run runner-up again, that's the last three races I've run here, finished second. Frustrated but we'll go back to work. The 16 (Smith) just had the best car on the short run.”

JR Motorsports driver Josh Berry finished third in the No. 8 JRM Chevrolet. He led 63 laps and was out front with 65 laps remaining until a series of caution flags and restarts that characterized the race ending.

Kaz Grala turned in a strong day with a fourth place showing in the No. 26 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota -equaling his career best effort in the Xfinity Series. And Cole Custer rallied to a fifth place finish in the No. 00 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford after a problem on pit road and some tight side-by-side racing late in the day.

Justin Allgaier – who started his No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet from pole position after qualifying was rained out Saturday morning – led laps early but had an up-and-down day. Ultimately, he finished 13th and was good enough to take the first $100,000 bonus in the Dash 4 Cash sweepstakes sponsored by Xfinity.

With his work, Allgaier now joins Saturday's three new qualifiers – Chandler Smith, Berry and Nemechek to contend for the next $100,000 check at the series' next race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway on April 15.

"Weird day today, we didn't fire off quite as good as we hoped for but they kept working, great pit stops all day.'' Allgaier said, adding, "It's weird finishing 13th and still be standing here holding this check but the other guys had a rough day. This puts us in next week for the Dash 4 Cash so huge thanks to Xfinity for all they do for the sport.''

Seven different drivers led at least 24 laps – and for much of the race there were at least three drivers ranked among the top 10 looking for their first career Xfinity Series win.

Sheldon Creed, Ryan Sieg, Parker Kligerman, the season's three-race winner Austin Hill and Derek Kraus rounded out the top 10. It was the first series start for Kraus, who raced among the top 10 in his No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet for most of the day.

Riley Herbst, who led 27 laps and Brandon Jones, who led 24, were involved in an accident while contending for fourth place late in the race. Herbst finished 23rd while Jones was 21st.

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: 0.298 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 9 Minutes 29 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 86.884
  • Cautions: 6 for 43 laps
  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,344 (6.5 passes per green flag lap)

  • Richmond Raceway
  • ToyotaCare 250
  • Race Winner: Chandler Smith
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No. 16 - Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet
  • Owner: Kaulig Racing
  • Crew Chief: Bruce Schlicker
  • Chandler Smith won the ToyotaCare 250, his first victory in ten Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2023 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Richmond Raceway.
  • John Hunter Nemechek (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in six races at Richmond Raceway. It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2023.
  • Josh Berry (third) posted his third top-10 finish in four races at Richmond Raceway.
  • Chandler Smith (first) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • 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.
Chandler Smith takes the checkered flag to win
Richmond, Virginia - April 1, 2023 : Chandler Smith, driver of the #16 Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway.
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ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway Draftkings results
FINISH & PLACE DIFFERENTIAL POINTS FAST LAP POINTS LAPS LED POINTS TOTAL POINTS
RNK SLRY DRIVER TEAM # MAKE LAPS DR ST FIN FIN PTS PD PTS FST % FST FST PTS LED % LED LED PTS TOT PTS
1 10,300 Chandler Smith Kaulig Racing 16 Chevrolet 250 138.30 8 1 45 7 29 14.5 13.05 83 33.2 20.75 85.80
4 10,900 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota 250 98.70 10 2 42 8 11 5.5 4.95 11 4.4 2.75 57.70
2 10,500 Josh Berry JR Motorsports 8 Chevrolet 250 124.60 7 3 41 4 17 8.5 7.65 63 25.2 15.75 68.40
5 7,100 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing 26 Toyota 250 94.50 21 4 40 17 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 57.00
3 9,400 Cole Custer Stewart Haas Racing 00 Ford 250 105.30 22 5 39 17 5 2.5 2.25 0 0.0 0.00 58.25
12 9,600 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing 2 Chevrolet 250 94.70 6 6 38 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 38.00
8 7,300 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing 39 Ford 250 91.30 17 7 37 10 5 2.5 2.25 0 0.0 0.00 49.25
7 8,400 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing 48 Chevrolet 250 86.20 20 8 36 12 6 3 2.70 0 0.0 0.00 50.70
9 9,800 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing 21 Chevrolet 250 82.80 18 9 35 9 1 0.5 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 44.45
14 7,600 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing 10 Chevrolet 250 83.80 11 10 34 1 1 0.5 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 35.45
6 6,600 Alex Labbe DGM Racing 91 Chevrolet 250 73.50 32 11 32 21 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 53.00
15 6,500 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing 27 Chevrolet 250 70.70 16 12 31 4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 35.00
19 10,700 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports 7 Chevrolet 250 101.30 1 13 30 -12 10 5 4.50 2 0.8 0.50 23.00
10 5,000 Chris Hacker RSS Racing 38 Ford 250 63.80 29 14 29 15 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 44.00
13 4,800 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing 43 Chevrolet 250 71.00 23 15 28 8 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 36.00
18 8,200 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing 31 Chevrolet 250 55.70 14 16 27 -2 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 25.00
31 10,100 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports 1 Chevrolet 250 90.60 3 17 26 -14 1 0.5 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 12.45
11 5,500 Jeffrey Earnhardt Alpha Prime Racing 44 Chevrolet 250 62.30 34 18 25 16 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 41.00
22 10,000 Sammy Smith Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota 250 76.70 2 19 24 -17 11 5.5 4.95 40 16.0 10.00 21.95
16 5,700 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing 28 Ford 250 51.60 25 20 23 5 1 0.5 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 28.45
20 9,100 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports 9 Chevrolet 250 104.80 9 21 21 -12 16 8 7.20 24 9.6 6.00 22.20
21 7,800 Brett Moffitt AM Racing 25 Ford 250 59.80 24 22 20 2 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 22.00
25 8,900 Riley Herbst Stewart Haas Racing 98 Ford 250 101.50 4 23 19 -19 23 11.5 10.35 27 10.8 6.75 17.10
35 8,700 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing 11 Chevrolet 249 75.60 5 24 18 -19 5 2.5 2.25 0 0.0 0.00 1.25
23 5,200 Leland Honeyman Jr Alpha Prime Racing 45 Chevrolet 249 42.30 28 25 17 3 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 20.00
26 6,200 Blaine Perkins Our Motorsports 02 Chevrolet 248 45.70 27 26 16 1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 17.00
17 5,400 Joey Gase N/A 35 Ford 248 46.20 35 27 15 8 9 4.5 4.05 0 0.0 0.00 27.05
32 6,800 Connor Mosack Sam Hunt Racing 24 Toyota 248 51.80 19 28 14 -9 1 0.5 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 5.45
26 4,700 Patrick Emerling N/A 53 Chevrolet 248 37.00 33 29 13 4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 17.00
24 4,600 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports 4 Chevrolet 248 34.00 37 30 12 7 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 19.00
26 4,500 Mason Maggio Motorsports Business Management 66 Toyota 247 28.50 38 31 10 7 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 17.00
30 6,900 Stefan Parsons SS-Green Light Racing 07 Chevrolet 247 33.20 36 32 9 4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 13.00
34 5,900 Josh Williams DGM Racing 92 Chevrolet 247 35.80 26 33 8 -7 1 0.5 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 1.45
33 5,100 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports 6 Chevrolet 247 31.30 30 34 7 -4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 3.00
29 5,800 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing 08 Ford 245 36.20 31 35 6 -4 26 13 11.70 0 0.0 0.00 13.70
37 6,700 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing 51 Chevrolet 243 61.50 12 36 5 -24 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -19.00
36 8,000 Joe Graf Jr Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota 236 36.90 15 37 4 -22 20 10 9.00 0 0.0 0.00 -9.00
38 7,400 Anthony Alfredo BJ McLeod Motorsports 78 Chevrolet 144 53.60 13 38 3 -25 1 0.5 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 -21.55