The NASCAR Tenting World Truck Sequence is taking a break and can return April seventh at Martinsville Speedway. The Cup and Xfinity sequence had been lively at Virginia’s 3/4-mile Richmond Raceway this previous weekend. Denny Hamlin, who hadn’t completed within the top-10 up to now this season, broke the stoop with a victory in Sunday’s Cup Sequence Toyota House owners 400. This was acceptable for the Virginia native to take action in his #11 Toyota at his residence observe.
NASCAR Cup Sequence (NCS)
Solar, Apr 3, Toyota House owners 400 at Richmond Raceway (RR) – 400 laps
– Ryan Blaney (#12 Ford Mustang) gained the Busch Mild Pole Award for Sunday’s race with a lap of 119.782 mph. That is his ninth pole in 241 NCS races. It’s his third pole and sixth top-10 begin in 2022 and his 1st pole in 12 races at RR. William Byron (2nd) posted his third top-10 begin of 2022 and his 4th in eight Richmond races. Kyle Busch (third) posted his nineteenth top-10 begin at Richmond and his 4th in seven races this season. Harrison Burton (seventeenth) was the quickest qualifying Sunoco Rookie of the 12 months (ROTY) contender. Didn’t qualify: None – solely 37 groups entered for the 40-car lineup.
– Denny Hamlin (#11 Toyota Camry) scored his forty seventh victory in 585 NCS races. That is his 1st victory and 1st top-10 end in 2022. It’s his 4th win and twentieth top-10 end in 31 races at Richmond. Kevin Harvick (2nd) posted his twenty eighth top-10 end in 42 RR races and his third top-10 end in 2022. William Byron (third) posted his 2nd top-10 end in 8 races at RR. Harrison Burton (18th) was the best ending ROTY. Polesitter Ryan Blaney led a race-high 128 laps and completed in seventh place.
– NCS factors chief: Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott are tied in factors. The tie breaker is 2022 Stage Factors. Blaney has three, Elliott has none.
– Subsequent: Sat, Apr 9, Blue-Emu Most Ache Reduction 400 at Martinsville Speedway – 400 laps
TOP-16 NCS Playoff Contenders (G/L):
1. Ryan Blaney 1
2. Chase Elliott -1
3. Martin Truex Jr. 4
4. William Byron 2
5. Joey Logano -2
6. Ross Chastain -1
7. Alex Bowman -3
8. Kevin Harvick 6
9. Chase Briscoe 0
10. Kyle Busch 1
11. Aric Almirola -3
12. Kyle Larson 4
13. Tyler Reddick -3
14. Daniel Suarez 1
15. Austin Cindric -3
16. Austin Dillon 2
NASCAR Xfinity Sequence (NXS)
Sat, Apr 2, ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway – 250 laps
– Ty Gibbs (#54 Toyota Supra) gained the Pole Award for Saturday’s race with a lap of 121.836 mph. That is his third pole in 25 NXS races. It’s his 2nd pole and 4th top-10 begin in 2022 and his 1st pole in two races at Richmond. John Hunter Nemechek (2nd) posted his 2nd top-10 begin of 2022 and his 2nd in 5 RR races. Noah Gragson (third) posted his fifth top-10 begin at RR and his fifth top-10 in seven races this season. Austin Hill (4th) was the quickest qualifying ROTY. Did Not Qualify: #52 Harrison Rhodes, #77 Dillon Bassett, #45 Howie DiSavino III AND #55 Matt Mills.
– Ty Gibbs scored his seventh victory in 25 NXS races. That is his third victory and 4th top-10 end in 2022. It’s his 1st victory and 2nd top-10 end in two races at Richmond. Truck Sequence common John Hunter Nemechek (2nd) led a race-high 135 laps. He posted his third top-10 end in 5 NXS races at RR and his 2nd top-10 NXS end in 2022. Sam Mayer (third) posted his 1st top-10 end in two races at Richmond. Mayer additionally gained the $100,000 Sprint 4 Money bonus as the best ending eligible driver. Gibbs, Mayer, AJ Allmendinger and Riley Herbst qualify for subsequent week’s Sprint 4 Money at Martinsville Speedway. Austin Hill (18th) was the best ending ROTY.
– NXS factors chief: AJ Allmendinger by 20 level over Ty Gibbs
– Subsequent: Fri, Apr 8, Name 811 Earlier than You Dig 250 at M’ville – 250 laps – Sprint 4 Money #2 of 4
TOP-12 NXS Playoff Contenders (G/L):
1. AJ Allmendinger 1
2. Ty Gibbs 1
3. Noah Gragson -2
4. Josh Berry 1
5. Justin Allgaier -1
6. Sam Mayer 3
7. Brandon Jones 0
8. Daniel Hemric 0
9. Austin Hill -3
10. Ryan Sieg 0
11. Riley Herbst 1
12. Sheldon Creed -1
NASCAR Tenting World Truck Sequence (NTS)
– NTS factors chief: Chandler Smith by 15 factors over Ben Rhodes
– Subsequent: Thu, Apr 7, Blue-Emu Most Ache Reduction 200 at Martinsville Speedway – 200 laps
TOP-10 NTS Playoff Contenders (G/L):
1. Chandler Smith 0
2. Ben Rhodes 3
3. Stewart Friesen 1
4. Zane Smith 5
5. Tanner Gray -3
6. Christian Eckes 0
7. Ty Majeski -4
8. John Hunter Nemechek 0
9. Tyler Ankrum 3
10. Derek Kraus 5
NASCAR Feeder Sequence
ARCA Menards Sequence:
Fri, Mar 11 Common Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway – 154 laps
Winner: Taylor Gray – P1: Sammy Smith – Factors Chief: Daniel Dye
Subsequent: Sat, Apr 23, Common Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway – 76 laps
ARCA Menards East:
Sat, Mar 19, Pensacola 200 at 5 Flags Speedway – 200 laps
Winner: Sammy Smith – P1: Leland Honeyman Jr. – Factors Chief: Sammy Smith
Subsequent: Fri, Apr 29, Dover 125 at Dover Motor Speedway – 125 laps
ARCA Menards West:
Sat, Mar 26, NAPA Auto Components 150 at Irwindale Speedway – 150 laps
Winner: Tanner Reif – P1: Tanner Reif – Factors Chief: Jake Drew
Subsequent: Sat, Apr 23, Kern County 150 at Kern County Raceway Park – 150 laps
Whelen Modified Tour:
Fri, Apr 1, Virginia is for Racing Lovers 150 at Richmond Raceway – 150 laps
Winner: Justin Bonsignore – P1: Justin Bonsignore – Factors Chief: Eric Goodale
Subsequent: Sat, Might 14, TBA – Riverhead Raceway – 200 laps
NASCAR Pinty’s Sequence:
Season Opener: Sat, Might 14, TBA at Sundown Speedway
NASCAR Mexico Sequence:
Season Opener: Solar, Apr 10, NASCAR Mexico Race 1 at Tremendous Ovalo Chiapas
Monitor Particulars
Dover Motor Speedway – 1-mile concrete oval – Dover, Delaware
5 Flags Speedway – 0.5-mile oval – Pensacola, Florida
Irwindale Speedway – 0.5-mile oval – Irwindale, California
Kern County Raceway Park – 0.5-mile oval – Bakersfield, California
Martinsville Speedway – 0.526-mile oval – Martinsville, Virginia
Phoenix Raceway – 1-mile tri-oval – Avondale, Arizona
Richmond Raceway – 0.75-mile oval – Richmond, Virginia
Sundown Speedway – 0.333-mile oval – Innisfil, Ontario
Tremendous Ovalo Chiapas – 0.75-mile tri-oval – Tuxtla Gutierrez
Talladega Superspeedway – 2.66-mile tri-oval – Talladega, Alabama
