Entry List

The official 2024 ToyotaCare 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Richmond Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

ToyotaCare 250

Saturday, March 30th, 2024

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 26 Chevrolet
  • 5 Toyota
  • 7 Ford

  • Richmond Raceway
  • ToyotaCare 250
  • Pole Winner: Parker Retzlaff
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No. 31 - FUNKAWAY Chevrolet
  • Owner: Jordan Anderson
  • Crew Chief: Chad Kendrick
  • Parker Retzlaff won the Pole Award for the ToyotaCare 250 with a lap of 22.42 seconds, 120.428 mph.
  • This is his first pole in 48 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2024.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Richmond Raceway.
  • Brandon Jones (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2024 and his seventh in 14 races at Richmond Raceway.
  • Cole Custer (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Richmond Raceway. It is his fourth in six races this season.
  • Jesse Love (eighth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Saturday, March 30th, 2024
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Chandler Smith wins second Xfinity race of the season at Richmond

Chandler Smith led a Joe Gibbs Racing sweep at Richmond (Va.) Raceway Saturday afternoon cruising to a 4.495-seconds victory over teammates Aric Almirola and Tanner Gray in the ToyotaCare 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race.

It marks back-to-back wins in this race for Smith – answering his first career Xfinity Series victory last Spring – and he led the final 60 laps in the No. 81 JGR Toyota, 76 laps on the day for his third career win, second of the season. It was his teammate Almirola, who won both Stages and led a race best 95 of the 250 laps in his No. 20 JGR Toyota, but the former fulltime NASCAR Cup Series driver ultimately could not catch Smith, who pulled away in the closing laps.

“Never give up, never give up,” said Smith, who has top-10 finishes in all six races this year. “This car was not good. Stage 1 wasn’t good, but we were able to do some strategy there with this No. 81 Supra in Stage 2.

“Back here winning races on a consistent basis and took over the points lead too, I’m just blessed,” he added.

For his part Almirola acknowledged he just didn’t have what he needed to catch the 21-year old Georgia-native in the closing laps. He’ll have another chance at victory next week as he’s in the car again at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.

“We just got a little bit too loose,” Almirola said. “The run before that in Stage 2, when I took off my car was really, really good. At the end, it just felt a little tight and that last run for whatever reason, different set of tires or what, I let Chandler go and when I started to just creep back to him, I didn’t have anything to go with.

“I was too loose in and couldn’t get throttle down on exit. Hate that to win both stages and feel like we had the dominant car and then to let it slip away there at the end, is disappointing.”

The JGR team can also take pride in its third-place finish – considering it was the 19-year old Gray’s series debut. NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series full-timer Corey Heim was fourth followed by series rookie Jesse Love.

It was also a big outing for renowned late model racer Bubba Pollard, punctuating his series debut with a sixth-place finish in the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet – particularly impressive considering Pollard started 37th.

“I just got behind in qualifying there and it made for a long day,” Pollard said. “But these guys gave me a great race car, JR Motorsports.

“I needed that long green flag run just to get in a rhythm. This place is tough, it’s technical and probably one of the toughest places I’ve been to, and I’ve been to a lot of places.

“I’m happy with it. I enjoyed it and had fun and hopefully the fans enjoyed it too.”

Big Machine Racing’s Parker Kligerman, Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill, JR Motorsports Sammy Smith and reigning series champion Cole Custer rounded out the top-10. The 20-year old Parker Retzlaff, who won his first career pole position Saturday, finished 16th in the No. 31 Jordan Anderson Chevrolet and led a career high 27 laps.

With their work, Smith, Almirola, Love and Kligerman have qualified for next week’s Dash 4 Cash event at Martinsville Speedway, and the highest finisher of the four Dash 4 Cash drivers in the race will collect an extra $100,000 bonus.

With the win, Smith takes a 10-point driver standings lead over Hill to next Saturday’s DUDE Wipes 250 (7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). John Hunter Nemechek is the defending race winner.

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: 04.495 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 18 Minutes 35 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 81.179
  • Cautions: 6 for 51 laps
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,668 (8.4 passes per green flag lap)

  • Richmond Raceway
  • ToyotaCare 250
  • Race Winner: Chandler Smith
  • Age: 21
  • Team : No. 81 - Mobil 1 Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Jeff Meendering
  • Chandler Smith won the ToyotaCare 250, his third victory in 42 Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in 2024.
  • This is his second victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Richmond Raceway.
  • Aric Almirola (second) posted his second top-10 finish in seven races at Richmond Raceway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2024.
  • Taylor Gray (third) posted his first top-10 finish in his series track debut at Richmond Raceway.
  • Jesse Love (fifth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Chandler Smith leads the point standings by 10 points over Austin Hill.
Chandler Smith celebrates after winning
Richmond, Virginia - April 1, 2023 : Chandler Smith, driver of the #16 Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway.
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM
CREW CHIEF

1
16
Los Gatos, CA
Dec 16, 1981
42
Chevrolet
Action Industries
2
20
Tampa, FL
Mar 14, 1984
40
Toyota
TBA
3
7
Riverton, IL
Jun 06, 1986
37
Chevrolet
DeCA / Hellmann's
4
48
Westport, CT
Aug 08, 1990
33
Chevrolet
Spiked Lite Coolers
5
35
Cedar Rapids, IA
Feb 08, 1993
31
Chevrolet
NCPC Race Against Crime
6
27
Halifax, VA
Aug 06, 1992
31
Chevrolet
CELSIUS Live Fit
7
38
Grass Valley, CA
Jul 27, 1991
32
Ford
Viking Motorsports
8
43
Torrence, CA
Nov 29, 1989
34
Chevrolet
Southern Elevator
9
39
Tucker, GA
Jun 20, 1987
36
Ford
Sci Aps
10
91
Wentzville, MO
Aug 28, 1997
26
Chevrolet
TBA
11
44
Sacramento, CA
Apr 11, 1991
32
Chevrolet
Finance Pro Plus
12
00
Ladera Ranch, CA
Jan 23, 1998
26
Ford
Haas Automation
13
6
Ligonier, PA
Apr 27, 1992
31
Chevrolet
TBA
14
92
Menomonee Falls, WI
Jun 03, 1995
28
Chevrolet
Chesterfield Auto Parts
15
21
Winston, GA
Apr 21, 1994
29
Chevrolet
Bennett Transportation
16
9
Atlanta, GA
Feb 18, 1997
27
Chevrolet
Menards/Nibco
17
51
Spartanburg, SC
Jan 16, 1985
39
Chevrolet
Impel Union
18
11
Port Charlotte, FL
Aug 03, 1993
30
Chevrolet
Alloy Employer Services
19
98
Las Vegas, NV
Feb 24, 1999
25
Ford
Monster Energy
20
5
Ridgefield, CT
Mar 01, 1999
25
Chevrolet
Dude Wipes
21
07
Orchard Park, NY
Sep 19, 1992
31
Chevrolet
TBA
22
32
La Miranda, CA
Sep 23, 2000
23
Chevrolet
TBA
23
18
Alpine, CA
Sep 30, 1997
26
Toyota
Friends of Jaclyn Foundation
24
29
Bakersfield, CA
Feb 28, 2000
24
Ford
AutoParkit.com
25
28
Tucker, GA
Apr 16, 2001
22
Ford
TBA
26
1
Franklin, WI
Jun 26, 2003
20
Chevrolet
10X Health
27
4
San Diego, CA
Sep 12, 2001
22
Chevrolet
TBA
28
81
Talking Rock, GA
Jun 26, 2002
21
Toyota
Mobil 1
29
15
Temecula, CA
Jul 18, 2001
22
Ford
AirBox
30
26
Marietta, GA
Jul 05, 2002
21
Toyota
GearWrench
31
14
Leander, TX
Nov 03, 1995
28
Chevrolet
TBA
32
19
Denver, NC
Mar 25, 2005
19
Toyota
Place of Hope
33
31
Rhinelander, WI
May 21, 2003
20
Chevrolet
FUNKAWAY
34
8
Johnston, IA
Jun 04, 2004
19
Chevrolet
Pilot Flying J Coffee
35
42
Phoenix, AZ
Feb 23, 2005
19
Chevrolet
TBA
36
2
Menlo Park, CA
Jan 14, 2005
19
Chevrolet
Whelen
37
97
Aucklund, New Zealand
May 09, 1989
34
Chevrolet
WeatherTech
38
88
Senoia, GA
Mar 16, 1987
37
Chevrolet
Rheem