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NASCAR Cup Series

Toyota Owners 400

Richmond Raceway

April 2nd, 2023

Race #7 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 400
Miles Raced : 300.0
Time of Race : 03 Hours 17 minutes 37 seconds
Average Speed: 91.085 mph
Margin of Victory : 01.535 seconds
Cautions: 8
Caution Laps: 54
Lead Changes: 22
Cars in Race : 37
Finished On Lead Lap: 24 (65%)

Kyle Larson and Jeff Gordon celebrate in victory lane — Richmond, Virginia - April 2nd, 2023: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and Jeff Gordon, Vice Chairman of Hendrick Motorsports celebrate in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images

FIN	ST	Car #	Driver	Make	TOT PTS	F PTS	B PTS	PO PTS	Laps	Led	x Led	S1	S2	STUS
1	9	5	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	52	40	12	5	400	93	4	2	8	Running
2	30	9	Josh Berry	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	400	10	1	0	0	Running
3	4	1	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	48	34	14	0	400	16	1	3	5	Running
4	21	20	Christopher Bell	Toyota	45	33	12	0	400	26	3	8	2	Running
5	10	4	Kevin Harvick	Ford	41	32	9	0	400	0	0	4	9	Running
6	15	34	Michael McDowell	Ford	31	31	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	Running
7	18	22	Joey Logano	Ford	36	30	6	0	400	0	0	5	0	Running
8	1	48	Alex Bowman	Chevrolet	37	29	8	0	400	8	1	7	7	Running
9	14	54	Ty Gibbs	Toyota	29	28	1	0	400	0	0	0	10	Running
10	24	6	Brad Keselowski	Ford	34	27	7	0	400	1	1	9	6	Running
11	12	19	Martin Truex Jr	Toyota	33	26	7	0	400	56	2	0	4	Running
12	19	14	Chase Briscoe	Ford	26	25	1	0	400	0	0	10	0	Running
13	32	10	Aric Almirola	Ford	24	24	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	Running
14	2	8	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	23	23	0	0	400	1	1	0	0	Running
15	13	38	Todd Gilliland	Ford	22	22	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	Running
16	5	45	Tyler Reddick	Toyota	26	21	5	0	400	0	0	6	0	Running
17	37	13	Chandler Smith	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	Running
18	33	41	Ryan Preece	Ford	19	19	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	Running
19	26	21	Harrison Burton	Ford	18	18	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	Running
20	11	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	27	17	10	1	400	71	3	0	1	Running
21	16	7	Corey Lajoie	Chevrolet	16	16	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	Running
22	28	23	Bubba Wallace	Toyota	15	15	0	0	400	1	1	0	0	Running
23	20	99	Daniel Suarez	Chevrolet	14	14	0	0	400	0	0	0	0	Running
24	3	24	William Byron	Chevrolet	31	13	18	1	400	117	4	1	3	Running
25	27	3	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	12	12	0	0	399	0	0	0	0	Running
26	17	12	Ryan Blaney	Ford	11	11	0	0	399	0	0	0	0	Running
27	25	16	AJ Allmendinger	Chevrolet	10	10	0	0	399	0	0	0	0	Running
28	6	2	Austin Cindric	Ford	9	9	0	0	399	0	0	0	0	Running
29	29	31	Justin Haley	Chevrolet	8	8	0	0	399	0	0	0	0	Running
30	7	17	Chris Buescher	Ford	7	7	0	0	398	0	0	0	0	Running
31	22	43	Erik Jones	Chevrolet	6	6	0	0	398	0	0	0	0	Running
32	36	77	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	5	5	0	0	398	0	0	0	0	Running
33	35	78	Anthony Alfredo	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	396	0	0	0	0	Running
34	31	51	Cody Ware	Ford	3	3	0	0	395	0	0	0	0	Running
35	8	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Chevrolet	2	2	0	0	384	0	0	0	0	Running
36	34	15	JJ Yeley	Ford	1	1	0	0	383	0	0	0	0	Running
37	23	42	Noah Gragson	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	303	0	0	0	0	Accident

Race Infractions

Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
Denny Hamlin	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	33	38	Yellow
Todd Gilliland	Equipment Interference	Tail End	33	38	Yellow
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Garage	Tail End	34	0	Yellow
AJ Allmendinger	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	75	79	Yellow
Ryan Blaney	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	75	79	Yellow
Ryan Blaney	Removing equipment from assigned pit area	Pass Thru	164	166	Green
Chandler Smith	Tire violation	Tail End	236	240	Yellow
Anthony Alfredo	Speeding on pit road	Pass Thru	292	295	Green
Bubba Wallace	Safety violation	Pass Thru	293	299	Green
Noah Gragson	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	305	0	Yellow
Denny Hamlin	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	374	379	Yellow

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Race Fast Facts

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.

Race Recap

Kyle Larson and Team Grab First Win of 2023 at Richmond Raceway

April 2nd, 2023

By Holly Cain - NASCAR Wire Service

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.