Race Lineup

The official 2022 ToyotaCare 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Richmond Raceway.

ToyotaCare 250

Saturday, April 2nd, 2022

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 30 Chevrolet
  • 6 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • Richmond Raceway
  • 42nd Annual ToyotaCare 250
  • Pole Winner: Ty Gibbs
  • Age: 19
  • Team : No. 54 - Monster Energy Toyota
  • Owner: Coy Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
  • Ty Gibbs won the Pole Award for the 42nd Annual ToyotaCare 250 with a lap of 22.161 seconds, 121.836 mph.
  • This is his third pole in 25 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his second pole and fourth top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his first pole in two races at Richmond Raceway.
  • John Hunter Nemechek (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2022 and his second in five races at Richmond Raceway.
  • Noah Gragson (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Richmond Raceway. It is his fifth in seven races this season.
  • Austin Hill (fourth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Saturday, April 2nd, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Ty Gibbs Pushes Past Teammate John Hunter Nemechek for Richmond Win

Ty Gibbs bumped his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate John Hunter Nemechek out of the lead on the final lap to claim his third NASCAR Xfinity Series race win of the season - by a mere .116-seconds over Nemechek in the ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway.

The two JGR drivers dominated the afternoon - combining to lead all but one of the 250 laps on the .075-mile track - the first short track test of the season. Nemechek paced the field for a race high 135 laps in the No. 18 JGR Toyota and was within checkered flag sight when Gibbs got into him, pushing Nemechek's Toyota high up the track and then motoring on for his series best third win of the season and seventh of his young career.

In his previous two victories (at Las Vegas and at Atlanta) this season, the 19-year old Gibbs had led only 14 total laps. He was out front 115 on Saturday.

"I definitely deserve one back but we're racing for wins and they are hard to come by so you have to take it," said Gibbs, after climbing out of his No. 54 JGR Toyota.

"Short track racing," he added with a smile. "Got our third win so want to keep it going. What a great car."

"I deserve one back for sure but we're racing for wins and I've got to do what I can to win."

The second-generation driver Nemechek, who races full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, climbed out of his car and offered a smile to the television cameras, but the 23-year old was clearly miffed at his teammate.

"Him and I will settle it one day," Nemechek said. "I don't want to say too much and get myself in trouble. Just got drove through. He didn't even try and make the corner there.

"But racers never forget, that's for sure."

It was a career day for another teenager as well. Not only did 18-year old JR Motorsports driver Sam Mayer earn a career best third place finish but he also secured the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash incentive prize offered by series sponsor Xfinity.

"By the end of the day our Chevrolet Camaro was as fast as Xfinity internet, so that's a really good, feels-good moment for us and obviously, my career best finish," Mayer said. "Unbelievable. This team definitely deserves it."

Now the top four eligible drivers from Saturday's race in Richmond - Mayer, race winner Gibbs, fourth place finisher A.J. Allmendinger and fifth-place finisher Riley Herbst will have an opportunity to contend for the prize money next weekend at Martinsville Speedway.

Although he won't be eligible for bonus money, reigning series champion Daniel Hemric had to be happy with his results on Saturday. Hemric rallied from the rear of the starting grid to finish sixth, followed by Josh Berry, Brandon Brown, Ryan Sieg and Parker Retzlaff.

Noah Gragson came into the weekend leading the points standings, but his No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet suffered brake problems all afternoon and ultimately finished 21st, a lap down. The misfortune cost him the championship lead. Allmendinger, the only driver to have Top-10 finishes in all seven races this year, now leads Gibbs and Gragson atop the standings by 20 points.

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: 0.116 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 58 Minutes 3 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 95.299
  • Cautions: 3 for 24 laps
  • Lead Changes: 8
  • Green Flag Passes: 879 (3.9 passes per green flag lap)

  • Richmond Raceway
  • 42nd Annual ToyotaCare 250
  • Race Winner: Ty Gibbs
  • Age: 19
  • Team : No. 54 - Monster Energy Toyota
  • Owner: Coy Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
  • Ty Gibbs won the 42nd Annual ToyotaCare 250, his seventh victory in 25 Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his third victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Richmond Raceway.
  • John Hunter Nemechek (second) posted his third top-10 finish in five races at Richmond Raceway. It is his second top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Sam Mayer (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Richmond Raceway.
  • 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.
Ty Gibbs and John H. Nemechek race
Richmond, Virginia - April 2, 2022 : 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.
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Race lineup for the ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 54 Ty Gibbs Toyota 121.836 22.161 0.000 Monster Energy Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
2 18 John Hunter Nemechek Toyota 121.098 22.296 0.135 Safeway Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
3 9 Noah Gragson Chevrolet 120.768 22.357 0.196 Bass Pro Shops TrueTimber BRCC Jr Motorsports Luke Lambert
4 21 Austin Hill Chevrolet 120.573 22.393 0.232 Bennett Transportation and Logistic… Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
5 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 120.525 22.402 0.241 Menards / NIBCO Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering
6 5 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 120.466 22.413 0.252 Mohawk Bj Mcleod Motorsports David Ingram
7 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 120.283 22.447 0.286 Fox Sports / Spartan Waste Jeremy Clements Racing Mark Setzer
8 39 Ryan Sieg Ford 120.155 22.471 0.310 A-GAME Rss Racing Kevin Starland
9 16 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 119.952 22.509 0.348 Action Industries Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
10 38 Parker Retzlaff Toyota 119.925 22.514 0.353 Ponsse Rss Racing Steve Addington
11 1 Sam Mayer Chevrolet 119.819 22.534 0.373 Accelerate Pros Talent Jr Motorsports Taylor Moyer
12 8 Josh Berry Chevrolet 119.601 22.575 0.414 Tire Pros Jr Motorsports Mike Bumgarner
13 2 Sheldon Creed Chevrolet 119.268 22.638 0.477 Whelen Richard Childress Racing Jeff Stankiewicz
14 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 119.232 22.645 0.484 BRANDT Jr Motorsports Jason Burdett
15 02 Brett Moffitt Chevrolet 119.116 22.667 0.506 Half Off Wholesale Our Motorsports Kris Bowen
16 11 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 119.032 22.683 0.522 AG1 - Athletic Greens Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
17 48 Jade Buford Chevrolet 118.838 22.720 0.559 Big Machine Spiked Coolers Big Machine Racing Patrick Donahue
18 99 Stefan Parsons Chevrolet 118.650 22.756 0.595 SOKAL Bj Mcleod Motorsports Mike Tyska
19 23 Anthony Alfredo Chevrolet 118.645 22.757 0.596 Sim Seats Our Motorsports Pat Tryson
20 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 118.343 22.815 0.654 Larue Industrial Snow Blowers Dgm Racing Nathan Kennedy
21 31 Myatt Snider Chevrolet 118.177 22.847 0.686 TaxSlayer Jordan Anderson Racing Shane Whitbeck
22 44 Rajah Caruth Chevrolet 117.997 22.882 0.721 Virginia State Alpha Prime Racing Dan Stillman
23 78 Josh Williams Chevrolet 117.971 22.887 0.726 Children's Hospital of Richmond at … Bj Mcleod Motorsports Adam Brooks
24 98 Riley Herbst Ford 117.668 22.946 0.785 Monster Energy Stewart-haas Racing Richard Boswell
25 91 Mason Massey Chevrolet 117.524 22.974 0.813 Anderson Power Services Dgm Racing Mario Gosselin
26 68 Brandon Brown Chevrolet 117.269 23.024 0.863 Jabs Construction Brandonbilt Motorsports Doug Randolph
27 07 Joe Graf Jr Ford 117.015 23.074 0.913 Bucked Up Energy Drink Ss-glr W/jeff Lefcourt Joe Williams
28 6 Ryan Vargas Chevrolet 116.995 23.078 0.917 TeamJDMotorsports.com Jd Motorsports Kase Kallenbach
29 34 Kyle Weatherman Chevrolet 116.924 23.092 0.931 eRacing Association Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Jason Houghtaling
30 47 Brennan Poole Chevrolet 116.807 23.115 0.954 Save22.vet Mike Harmon Racing Ryan Bell
31 26 Derek Griffith Toyota 116.782 23.120 0.959 Toyota Racing Sam Hunt Racing Allen Hart
32 4 Bayley Currey Chevrolet 116.490 23.178 1.017 TeamJDMotorsports.com Jd Motorsports Wayne Carroll Jr
33 08 David Starr Ford 116.259 23.224 1.063 TicketSmarter Ss-glr W/jeff Lefcourt Jason Miller
34 28 Kyle Sieg Ford 116.254 0.000 22.161 The Engineer Group Rss Racing Kevin Johnson
35 66 JJ Yeley Ford 116.139 0.000 22.161 Remote Health Solutions Motorsports Business Management George Church
36 10 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 115.202 0.000 22.161 Carnomaly Kaulig Racing Jason Trinchere
37 35 Joey Gase Toyota 114.957 0.000 22.161 Donate Life VA Emerling Gase Motorsports Rick Bourgeois
38 27 Jeb Burton Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 22.161 Rocky Boots Our Motorsports Chad Walter