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ToyotaCare 250

Saturday, April 2nd, 2022

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

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  • 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 celebrates in the Ruoff Mortgage victory lane
Richmond, Virginia - April 2, 2022 : 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.
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ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway Loop Data Box Score results
DRIVER ST MID CLO FIN HI LOW ARP PL DIF GFP GFxP PD QPS % QPS FST % T15 LED % LED LAPS DR TOT PTS
Ty Gibbs 1 2 1 1 1 19 2.1 0 7 10 -3 7 100.00 27 100.0 114 45.6 250 134.70 56
John Hunter Nemechek 2 1 2 2 1 19 1.6 0 3 3 0 3 100.00 32 99.6 135 54.0 250 139.10 0
Sam Mayer 11 12 4 3 3 12 8.7 8 29 21 8 29 100.00 13 100.0 0 0.0 250 104.70 39
AJ Allmendinger 9 4 3 4 2 10 3.6 5 15 13 2 15 100.00 17 100.0 0 0.0 250 115.00 46
Riley Herbst 24 11 7 5 5 25 12.7 19 37 21 16 27 72.97 6 76.0 0 0.0 250 92.80 34
Daniel Hemric 16 15 12 6 6 38 15.5 10 58 21 37 15 25.86 4 57.2 0 0.0 250 86.50 31
Josh Berry 12 3 9 7 1 20 8.2 5 37 13 24 33 89.19 31 89.6 1 0.4 250 106.40 46
Brandon Brown 26 22 14 8 8 26 16.6 18 43 29 14 17 39.53 8 43.6 0 0.0 250 78.90 29
Ryan Sieg 8 5 5 9 3 10 6.2 -1 19 20 -1 19 100.00 3 100.0 0 0.0 250 104.20 40
Parker Retzlaff 10 14 15 10 5 22 14.3 0 34 13 21 23 67.65 8 65.6 0 0.0 250 88.40 32
Jeb Burton 38 17 17 11 11 38 18.0 27 51 33 18 16 31.37 5 35.2 0 0.0 250 72.40 26
Anthony Alfredo 19 9 13 12 6 19 11.9 7 29 26 3 25 86.21 1 84.4 0 0.0 250 87.70 30
Brandon Jones 5 8 8 13 4 18 6.8 -8 11 25 -14 10 90.91 5 99.2 0 0.0 250 96.00 27
Justin Allgaier 14 6 6 14 3 17 8.2 0 24 30 -6 24 100.00 4 96.8 0 0.0 250 93.00 26
Landon Cassill 36 13 16 15 8 36 16.4 21 43 34 9 10 23.26 2 59.2 0 0.0 250 74.20 22
Ryan Preece 6 18 10 16 5 28 13.8 -10 21 34 -13 12 57.14 1 58.8 0 0.0 250 77.40 0
Mason Massey 25 21 18 17 12 25 20.1 8 34 30 4 0 0.00 0 0.8 0 0.0 250 63.30 20
Austin Hill 4 7 11 18 4 18 8.8 -14 13 28 -15 12 92.31 3 95.6 0 0.0 250 83.40 21
Alex Labbe 20 16 19 19 14 23 17.3 1 25 28 -3 10 40.00 0 18.0 0 0.0 250 65.70 18
Jeremy Clements 7 20 20 20 7 24 18.7 -13 26 41 -15 4 15.38 0 19.2 0 0.0 249 60.00 17
Noah Gragson 3 19 22 21 2 23 15.3 -18 12 9 3 3 25.00 12 31.2 0 0.0 249 74.60 25
Sheldon Creed 13 10 21 22 8 22 15.0 -9 24 40 -16 13 54.17 0 54.4 0 0.0 249 67.30 15
David Starr 33 23 23 23 13 33 23.2 10 25 15 10 0 0.00 1 0.4 0 0.0 248 55.10 14
Rajah Caruth 22 25 24 24 19 28 24.2 -2 18 19 -1 0 0.00 1 0.0 0 0.0 248 54.10 13
Brett Moffitt 15 24 25 25 12 31 22.3 -10 16 25 -9 8 50.00 0 14.8 0 0.0 248 61.00 12
Derek Griffith 31 26 26 26 25 35 27.0 5 27 23 4 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 247 44.70 11
Josh Williams 23 27 27 27 19 32 26.8 -4 26 27 -1 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 247 48.20 10
Kyle Weatherman 29 29 29 28 26 31 29.1 1 20 21 -1 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 246 40.20 9
Joe Graf Jr 27 31 28 29 25 35 29.8 -2 21 32 -11 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 246 36.00 8
Myatt Snider 21 30 30 30 19 32 29.0 -9 14 31 -17 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 246 41.50 7
Bayley Currey 32 32 32 31 31 38 34.0 1 10 10 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 246 31.50 6
JJ Yeley 35 33 33 32 30 37 32.9 3 20 19 1 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 245 31.30 5
Jade Buford 17 28 31 33 16 35 29.6 -16 16 31 -15 0 0.00 18 0.0 0 0.0 245 45.70 4
Joey Gase 37 35 35 34 30 37 34.9 3 21 21 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 245 28.20 3
Stefan Parsons 18 34 34 35 18 37 33.6 -17 5 23 -18 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 245 32.70 2
Ryan Vargas 28 36 36 36 26 37 34.3 -8 13 13 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 243 36.50 1
Kyle Sieg 34 38 37 37 14 38 33.1 -3 20 27 -7 0 0.00 10 0.4 0 0.0 139 52.60 1
Brennan Poole 30 37 38 38 29 38 37.6 -8 12 21 -9 0 0.00 9 0.0 0 0.0 112 25.80 1