Entry List

The official 2021 Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Richmond Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Toyota Owners 400

Sunday, April 18th, 2021

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 15 Ford
  • 5 Toyota
  • 18 Chevrolet

  • Richmond Raceway
  • Toyota Owners 400
  • Pole Winner: Martin Truex Jr
  • Age: 40
  • Team: No. 19 - Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: James Small
  • Start positions set by NASCAR's Performance Metrics Qualifying (PMQ).
  • Martin Truex Jr 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 18th, 2021
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Alex Bowman steals Richmond win from dominant Hamlin

An emotional Alex Bowman could only shake his head and give kudos to the crew of his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet following a dramatic victory over Denny Hamlin Sunday in the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway.

Bowman took the lead for the first time all race on a restart with 10 laps remaining and easily pulled away from Hamlin, who had been the day's most dominant driver. Bowman's .381-second winning margin earned the 27-year old his first victory of the season, third of his career and first ever on a short track. He is the eighth different race winner in nine NASCAR Cup Series races this season.

"To be honest with you, we were terrible on short runs," said Bowman, who had to overcome a pit road speeding penalty as well. "We restarted third and I'm like, if we get out of here with a solid top-five we'll be good. We overcame a lot today.

"I don't know if [crew chief] Greg [Ives] pumped the pressures way up or what he did, but that's more grip than I've ever had in a race car at Richmond and it worked out really well."

It was an especially tough runner-up finish for Hamlin, considering how strong he'd been all day, and all season. Hamlin, who swept the two stages wins and led a race high 207 of the 400 laps, had to be thinking he may have finally secured his first victory of 2021. He held the race lead taking the green flag for that last restart, only to be passed easily by Bowman.

The second-place finish is the eighth top-five finish in the opening nine races for the Joe Gibbs Racing driver Hamlin - an all-time record for top fives to start the season without a win.

"We just didn't take off quite as good there at the end," an obviously disappointed Hamlin said. "I tried to warm it up and do everything that I could - just the 48 (Alex Bowman) had a little more on those last few laps and I couldn't hold the bottom.

"Once he got the position, we were just shut down there. Great job by this FedEx Ground team. First and foremost, we want to think of all of the families in Indy right now. Awful tragedy to happen there. Our thoughts and prayers are with these names. We will get them. We will keep digging. We are dominating - just have to finish it."

Penske Racing's Joey Logano, who led 49 laps and for much of the closing portion of the race looked as he would settle the trophy with Hamlin, instead finished third, followed by Hamlin's JGR teammates Christopher Bell and Martin Truex Jr., who led 108 laps.

Stewart-Haas Racing's Aric Almirola finished sixth - his best effort of the season, followed by Hendrick Motorsports' William Byron, JGR's Kyle Busch, Wood Brothers Racing's Matt DiBenedetto and Richard Childress Racing's Austin Dillon to round out the top 10.

The late race caution - and the drama it created - was especially ironic considering most of the event had gone caution free.

Early on it was a duel between the Gibbs teammates and then Logano, who took the battle to Hamlin late.

"The adjustments they made on that final pit stop definitely made it start firing off really well," Logano said of Bowman. "He started to pay the penalty the last couple laps but he was so far out, it didn't matter.

"We were just so close with the Shell Pennzoil Mustang and wanted to get our Ford in victory lane here. We led some laps, made the pass on Denny Hamlin. He and I had a lot of fun with it going back and forth.

"I just hate being that close," Logano added.

With his runner-up effort Hamlin holds a commanding 81-point lead over Truex and 82-point advantage over Logano in the championship standings.

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: 0.381 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 6 Minutes 57 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 96.282
  • Cautions: 5 for 39 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,383 (6.6 passes per green flag lap)

  • Richmond Raceway
  • 66th Annual TOYOTA OWNERS 400
  • Race Winner: Alex Bowman
  • Age: 27
  • Team : No. 48 - Ally Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Greg Ives
  • Alex Bowman won the 66th Annual TOYOTA OWNERS 400, his third victory in 199 Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2021.
  • This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in 11 races at Richmond Raceway.
  • Denny Hamlin (second) posted his 18th top-10 finish in 30 races at Richmond Raceway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2021.
  • Joey Logano (third) posted his 14th top-10 finish in 25 races at Richmond Raceway.
  • Chase Briscoe (22nd) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 81 points over Martin Truex Jr..
Kurt Busch waits on the grid
Richmond, Virginia - September 12, 2020 : Kurt Busch, driver of the #1 Monster Energy Chevrolet, waits on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway.
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM
CREW CHIEF

1
10
Tampa, FL
Mar 14, 1984
37
Ford
Smithfield
2
2
Auburn Hills, MI
Feb 12, 1984
37
Ford
Discount Tire
3
11
Chesterfield, VA
Nov 18, 1980
40
Toyota
FedEx Express
4
22
Middleton, CT
May 24, 1990
30
Ford
Shell Pennzoil
5
4
Bakersfield, CA
Dec 08, 1975
45
Ford
FedEx Ground
6
1
Las Vegas, NV
Aug 04, 1978
42
Chevrolet
Tubi TV
7
18
Las Vegas, NV
May 02, 1985
35
Toyota
M&M's Red Nose Day
8
19
Mayetta, NJ
Jun 29, 1980
40
Toyota
Auto-Owners Insurance
9
34
Phoenix, AZ
Dec 21, 1984
36
Ford
Love's Travel Stops
10
6
South Bend, IN
Dec 08, 1977
43
Ford
Oscar Mayer
11
3
Lewisville, NC
Apr 27, 1990
30
Chevrolet
Chevrolet
12
47
Olive Branch, MS
Oct 02, 1987
33
Chevrolet
Kroger / Nature Valley
13
5
Sacremento, CA
Jul 31, 1992
28
Chevrolet
HendrickCars.com
14
48
Tuscon, AZ
Apr 25, 1993
27
Chevrolet
Ally
15
12
High Point, NC
Dec 31, 1993
27
Ford
Bodyarmor
16
7
Kannapolis, NC
Sep 25, 1991
29
Chevrolet
Schluter Systems
17
9
Dawsonville, GA
Nov 28, 1995
25
Chevrolet
NAPA Auto Parts
18
21
Grass Valley, CA
Jul 27, 1991
29
Ford
Menards / Libman
19
17
Prosper, TX
Oct 29, 1992
28
Ford
Fifth Third Bank
20
43
Byron, MI
May 30, 1996
24
Chevrolet
Medallion Bank
21
78
Wauchula, FL
Nov 17, 1983
37
Ford
Surface Sunscreen
22
37
Berlin, CT
Oct 25, 1990
30
Chevrolet
Maxwell House
23
99
Monterrey, Mexico
Jan 07, 1992
29
Chevrolet
Camping World
24
51
Greensboro, NC
Nov 07, 1995
25
Chevrolet
Nurtec ODT
25
42
Alva, FL
Dec 04, 1992
28
Chevrolet
McDonald's
26
23
Mobile, AL
Oct 08, 1993
27
Toyota
Root Insurance
27
24
Charlotte, NC
Nov 29, 1997
23
Chevrolet
Liberty University
28
41
Ladera Ranch, CA
Jan 23, 1998
23
Ford
HaasTooling.com
29
53
Ligonier, PA
Apr 27, 1992
28
Chevrolet
Trophy Tractor
30
52
Menomonee Falls, WI
Jun 03, 1995
25
Ford
Insurance King
31
8
Corning, CA
Jan 11, 1996
25
Chevrolet
Cat #WhatPowersYou
32
00
Weyers Cave, VA
Sep 15, 1997
23
Chevrolet
Mount-N-Lock
33
77
Winamac, IN
Apr 28, 1999
21
Chevrolet
Diamond Creek Water
34
20
Norman, OK
Dec 16, 1994
26
Toyota
Sirius XM
35
15
Melbourne, Australia
Aug 28, 1986
34
Chevrolet
Jacob Companies
36
33
Columbus, OH
Sep 02, 1998
22
Ford
Verizon 5G
37
14
Mitchell, IN
Dec 15, 1994
26
Ford
Global Mustang Week
38
38
Ridgefield, CT
Mar 01, 1999
22
Ford
MDS