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Toyota Owners 400

Sunday, April 2nd, 2023

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 17 Chevrolet
  • 14 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • Richmond Raceway
  • Toyota Owners 400
  • Pole Winner: Alex Bowman
  • Age: 29
  • Team: No. 48 - Ally Chevrolet
  • Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Greg Ives
  • Start positions set by NASCAR's Performance Metrics Qualifying (PMQ).
  • Alex Bowman won the Pole Award for the Toyota Owners 400 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.

  • Sunday, April 2nd, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Kyle Larson and Team Grab First Win of 2023 at Richmond Raceway

With the benefit of a fast final pit stop, Kyle Larson was able to put his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet out front at Richmond (Va.) Raceway and then hold off the field in the last 25 laps of Sunday's Toyota Owners 400 to earn his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the 2023 season.

The 30-year old Californian had to out-duel his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Josh Berry on a pair of re-starts in the closing laps to secure the win at the first short track event of the season at the .75-mile Richmond oval. Berry, driving the No. 9 Hendrick Chevy for injured Chase Elliott, finished runner-up capturing his best ever NASCAR Cup Series finish – 1.535-seconds behind Larson to the checkered flag.

Trackhouse Racing's Ross Chastain, Joe Gibbs Racing's Christopher Bell and Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick rounded out the top five.

It was the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion Larson's 20th career win and the first ever NASCAR Cup Series victory for his interim crew chief Kevin Meendering, who has led the No. 5 team at-track while fulltime crew chief Cliff Daniels – along with the Hendrick team's other three crew chiefs – finish out a suspension penalty from NASCAR.

"It's really cool, we've been close to winning a couple,'' Larson said, adding, "Things just worked out and my pit crew had a great stop.''

It was certainly a Hendrick Motorsports day with Larson and Berry besting the field. And their teammate William Byron leading the most laps (117) and winning his series-best fifth stage. The season's only two-time winner Byron looked poised to have a say in the trophy hoist too, only to be knocked out of contention when he was hit from behind by Christopher Bell on a restart with 20 laps remaining.

"I was just re-starting fourth there, just trying to stay tight to the 9 [Berry] and get a good restart and got tagged in the left rear,'' said a frustrated Byron, who finished 24th. "Just a dive-bomb move on his [Bell] part. It is what it is. I had a great race car.

"The Raptor Chevrolet was awesome all day. We'll just keep bringing fast race cars like that. It was looking like another win before that caution there, but that's the way it goes.''

Larson led four different times, totaling 93 laps on the afternoon and survived contact on pit road with Daniel Suárez's Chevrolet early in the race. It was Larson's second Richmond win (also in 2017) and the fifth for Chevy through the season's opening seven races.

The Toyota contingent looked to give the Chevys a real run, looking especially strong mid-race. Four Toyota drivers combined to lead 154 laps – more than the manufacterer had been out front in the previous six races. Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota paced the Toyotas leading 71 laps and claiming the Stage 2 win, but a pair of pit road penalties – including a costly one on his final stop, took him out of contention. He finished 20th.

"What an awesome Hendrickcars.com Chevy,'' Larson said. "Can't say enough about it. I got into the 99 [Suarez] on pit road there sometime in the second stage, and we were awful after that. I was hoping the damage was the reason why, but they had to calm me down a little bit and get refocused and was able to get it done.

"Thanks to everyone on this team, Cliff Daniels, for everything he does to prepare the team to be as strong as we are without him on the box. So good to get a win, and hopefully many more."

Michael McDowell finished sixth – his first top-10 finish of the year. Reigning series champion Joey Logano was seventh, followed by polesitter Alex Bowman, rookie Ty Gibbs and owner-driver Brad Keselowski. Gibbs ninth place effort marked his third consecutive top-10 finish.

  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: 01.535 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 17 Minutes 37 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 91.085
  • Cautions: 8 for 54 laps
  • Lead Changes: 22
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,816 (11.0 passes per green flag lap)

  • Richmond Raceway
  • Toyota Owners 400
  • Race Winner: Kyle Larson
  • Age: 30
  • Team : No. 5 - HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
  • Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Kevin Meendering
  • Kyle Larson won the Toyota Owners 400, his 20th victory in 302 Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2023.
  • This is his second victory and eighth top-10 finish in 17 races at Richmond Raceway.
  • Josh Berry (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at Richmond Raceway. It is his second top-10 finish in 2023.
  • Ross Chastain (third) posted his second top-10 finish in nine races at Richmond Raceway.
  • Ty Gibbs (ninth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kevin Harvick celebrates in victory lane
Richmond, Virginia - August 14, 2022 : Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Mobil 1 Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway.
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Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 16 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dec 16, 1981 42 Chevrolet Action Industries Kaulig Racing Matt Swiderski
2 10 Aric Almirola Tampa, FL Mar 14, 1984 40 Ford Smithfield Stewart-Haas Racing Drew Blickensderfer
3 6 Brad Keselowski Auburn Hills, MI Feb 12, 1984 40 Ford Solomon Plumbing RFK Racing Matt McCall
4 11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Nov 18, 1980 43 Toyota Shingrix Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
5 15 JJ Yeley Phoenix, AZ Oct 5, 1976 48 Ford CW & Sons Infrastructure Rick Ware Racing Billy Plourde
6 22 Joey Logano Middleton, CT May 24, 1990 34 Ford Shell Pennzoil Team Penske Paul Wolfe
7 4 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Dec 8, 1975 48 Ford GEARWRENCH Stewart-Haas Racing Rodney Childers
8 8 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV May 2, 1985 39 Chevrolet 3CHI Richard Childress Racing Randall Burnett
9 19 Martin Truex Jr Mayetta, NJ Jun 29, 1980 44 Toyota Auto-Owners Insurance Joe Gibbs Racing James Small
10 34 Michael McDowell Phoenix, AZ Dec 21, 1984 39 Ford Love's Travel Stops Front Row Motorsports Travis Peterson
11 3 Austin Dillon Lewisville, NC Apr 27, 1990 34 Chevrolet BREZTRI Richard Childress Racing Keith Rodden
12 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Olive Branch, MS Oct 2, 1987 37 Chevrolet Kroger/Kraft Mac & Cheese JTG Daugherty Racing Mike Kelley
13 5 Kyle Larson Sacremento, CA Jul 31, 1992 32 Chevrolet HendrickCars.com Hendrick Motorsports Kevin Meendering
14 48 Alex Bowman Tuscon, AZ Apr 25, 1993 31 Chevrolet Ally Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
15 12 Ryan Blaney High Point, NC Dec 31, 1993 30 Ford Menards\Moen Team Penske Jonathan Hassler
16 7 Corey Lajoie Kannapolis, NC Sep 25, 1991 33 Chevrolet BlueGreen Vacations Spire Motorsports Ryan Sparks
17 77 Ty Dillon Lewisville, NC Feb 27, 1992 32 Chevrolet NationsGuard Spire Motorsports Kevin Bellicourt
18 17 Chris Buescher Prosper, TX Oct 29, 1992 31 Ford Castrol Edge RFK Racing Scott Graves
19 43 Erik Jones Byron, MI May 30, 1996 28 Chevrolet U.S. AIR FORCE LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dave Elenz
20 41 Ryan Preece Berlin, CT Oct 25, 1990 33 Ford United Rentals Stewart-Haas Racing Chad Johnston
21 99 Daniel Suarez Monterrey, Mexico Jan 7, 1992 32 Chevrolet Quaker State Trackhouse Racing Travis Mack
22 51 Cody Ware Greensboro, NC Nov 7, 1995 28 Ford Biohaven/Jacob Co. Rick Ware Racing Jerry Kelley
23 1 Ross Chastain Alva, FL Dec 4, 1992 31 Chevrolet Jockey Trackhouse Racing Phil Surgen
24 23 Bubba Wallace Mobile, AL Oct 8, 1993 31 Toyota Leidos 23XI Racing Bootie Barker
25 24 William Byron Charlotte, NC Nov 29, 1997 26 Chevrolet RaptorTough.com Hendrick Motorsports Brian Campe
26 45 Tyler Reddick Corning, CA Jan 11, 1996 28 Toyota SiriusXM Radio 23XI Racing Billy Scott
27 31 Justin Haley Winamac, IN Apr 28, 1999 25 Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing Trent Owens
28 20 Christopher Bell Norman, OK Dec 16, 1994 29 Toyota Rheem Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
29 2 Austin Cindric Columbus, OH Sep 2, 1998 26 Ford Discount Tire Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
30 14 Chase Briscoe Mitchell, IN Dec 15, 1994 29 Ford Mahindra Tractors Stewart-Haas Racing Johnny Klausmeier
31 21 Harrison Burton Huntersville, NC Oct 9, 2000 24 Ford Menards \ Dutch Boy Wood Brothers Racing Brian Wilson
32 42 Noah Gragson Las Vegas, NV Jul 15, 1998 26 Chevrolet Sunseeker Resort LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Luke Lambert
33 78 Anthony Alfredo Ridgefield, CT Mar 1, 1999 25 Chevrolet DUDE WIPES Live Fast Motorsports David Ingram
34 9 Josh Berry Hendersonville, TN Oct 22, 1990 33 Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts Hendrick Motorsports Tom Gray
35 54 Ty Gibbs Charlotte, NC Oct 4, 2002 22 Toyota Monster Energy Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
36 38 Todd Gilliland Sherrills Ford, NC May 15, 2000 24 Ford Quincy Compressor Front Row Motorsports Ryan Bergenty
37 13 Chandler Smith Talking Rock, GA Jun 26, 2002 22 Chevrolet Quick Tie Products, Inc. Kaulig Racing Eddie Pardue