2023 Toyota Owners 400

The 2023 Toyota Owners 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 2, 2023, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.75 mile (1.2 km) asphalt short track, it was the seventh race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season. It was the last full-time start for Cody Ware before he missed the dirt track race and getting suspended by NASCAR after his arrest on April 10.

2023 Toyota Owners 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 7 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Date April 2, 2023 (2023-04-02)
Location Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
0.75 mi (1.2 km)
Distance 400 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Average speed 91.085 miles per hour (146.587 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 3.050 (Pandemic Formula)
Most laps led
Driver William Byron Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 117
Winner
No. 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Larry McReynolds
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (Backstretch)

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Background

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Richmond Raceway, the track where the race was held.

Richmond Raceway (RR) is a 0.75 miles (1.21 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in unincorporated Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.[9] Known as "America's premier short track", it has formerly hosted events such as the International Race of Champions, Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown, and the USAC sprint car series. Due to Richmond Raceway's unique "D" shape which allows drivers to reach high speeds, Richmond has long been known as a short track that races like a superspeedway. With its multiple racing grooves, and proclivity for contact Richmond is a favorite among NASCAR drivers and fans.[10]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Josh Berry (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
13 Chandler Smith (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 J. J. Yeley Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Anthony Alfredo (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Practice was cancelled due to inclement weather.[11]

Qualifying

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Qualifying was cancelled due to inclement weather. Alex Bowman was awarded the pole for the race as a result of NASCAR's pandemic formula with a score of 3.050.[11]

Starting Lineup

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
5 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
6 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
8 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
9 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
13 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
14 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
15 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
16 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
17 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
18 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
19 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
20 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
21 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
22 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
23 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
24 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
25 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
26 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
27 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
28 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
29 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
30 9 Josh Berry (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
32 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
33 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
34 15 J. J. Yeley Rick Ware Racing Ford
35 78 Anthony Alfredo (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
36 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
37 13 Chandler Smith (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race

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Race results

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Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 70

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 8
4 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 7
5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 6
6 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 5
7 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 2
10 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 160

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 6
6 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 5
7 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2
10 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 170

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 9 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 52
2 30 9 Josh Berry (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 0
3 4 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 400 48
4 21 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 45
5 10 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 41
6 15 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 400 31
7 18 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 400 36
8 1 48 Alex Bowman [a] Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 -23
9 14 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 29
10 24 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 400 34
11 12 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 33
12 19 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 26
13 33 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 24
14 2 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 23
15 13 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 400 22
16 5 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 400 26
17 37 13 Chandler Smith (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 400 0
18 32 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 19
19 26 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 400 18
20 11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racinfg Toyota 400 27
21 16 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 400 16
22 28 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 400 15
23 20 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 400 14
24 3 24 William Byron [a] Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 -29
25 27 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 399 12
26 17 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 399 11
27 25 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 399 10
28 6 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 399 9
29 29 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 399 8
30 7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 398 7
31 22 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 398 6
32 36 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 398 5
33 35 78 Anthony Alfredo (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 396 0
34 31 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 395 3
35 8 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 384 2
36 34 15 J. J. Yeley Rick Ware Racing Ford 383 1
37 23 42 Noah Gragson (R) Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 303 1
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 22 among 11 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 8 for 54 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 17 minutes and 37 seconds
  • Average speed: 91.085 miles per hour (146.587 km/h)

Media

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Television

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Fox Sports covered their 22nd race at the Richmond Raceway. Mike Joy, two-time Richmond winner Clint Bowyer, and Larry McReynolds called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side.

FS1
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Larry McReynolds
Jamie Little
Regan Smith

Radio

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MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch. Steve Post, Jason Toy, and Brienne Pedigo handled pit road for the radio side.

MRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Backstretch: Mike Bagley Steve Post
Jason Toy
Brienne Pedigo

Standings after the race

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Alex Bowman and William Byron were docked 60 points after NASCAR discovered irregularities in their cars' greenhouse during the R&D Center inspection.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "2023 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Richmond International Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on September 3, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Taranto, Steven (September 14, 2022). "NASCAR releases 2023 Cup Series schedule highlighted by new Chicago, All-Star race stops". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  6. ^ "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "Toyota Owners 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  9. ^ "NASCAR Truck Series returning to Richmond in April, 2020". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
  10. ^ "Motorsport.com Tony Stewart's favorite track is Richmond.=".
  11. ^ a b DeGroot, Nick (April 1, 2023), "NASCAR Cup practice and qualifying rained out; Bowman on pole", Motorsport.com, Richmond, Virginia: Motorsport Network, retrieved April 1, 2023
  12. ^ Crandall, Kelly (April 8, 2023). "Bowman and Byron - two sides of the Hendrick penalty coin". Racer.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.


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