Kevin Harvick racing during the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
Richmond Raceway – Toyota Owners 400
Cup Series competitors ready for the Richmond Raceway short track
NASCAR’s Next Gen car has competed on superspeedways, intermediates, and road courses but this weekend is the first points-paying race on a short track, and not just any short track. The series heads to Virginia for the Toyota Owners 400 (April 3 at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) on the 0.75-mile Richmond Raceway.
The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season has been filled with stellar on-track competition producing six different winners in as many races; including three first-time winners (Austin Cindric, Chase Briscoe and Ross Chastain). Plus, the series has seen four different driver point standings leaders through the first six races, with Hendrick Motorsport’s driver Chase Elliott currently out front.
This weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series prepares for the close, beating and banging racing the fans love at short tracks like Richmond. Originally known as the Atlantic Rural Exposition Fairgrounds, Richmond Raceway held its first race in 1946 as a half-mile dirt track.
Schedule (all times eastern):
Practice – Saturday, April 2nd 10:30am on FS1
Qualifying – Saturday, April 2nd 11:15am on FS1
Raceday – Sunday, April 3rd 3:30pm on FOX, MRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Track:
Season Race #: 7 of 36 (04-03-22)
Track Size: 0.75-miles
Banking/Turns 1 & 2: 14 degrees
Banking/Turns 3 & 4: 14 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 8 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 2 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 1,290 feet
Backstretch Length: 860 feet
Race Length: 400 laps / 300 miles
Stage 1 Length: 70 laps
Stage 2 Length: 160 laps
Final Stage Length: 170 laps
Race Records & Results
Track Qualifying Record: Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 130.599 mph, 20.674 secs., September 4, 2013
2021 Pole Winner: The April 18, 2021 NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway decided the starting lineups by Metric Qualifying. Martin Truex Jr. started on the pole.
2021 Playoff Race Pole Winner: The September 11, 2021 NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway decided the starting lineups by Metric Qualifying. Kyle Larson started on the pole.
Track Race Record: Dale Jarrett, Ford, 109.047 mph, (02:45:04), September 6, 1997
2021 Race Winner: Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 96.282 mph, (03:06:57), April 18, 2021
2021 Playoff Race Winner: Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 98.307 mph, (03:03:06), September 11, 2021
Top 5 In Points:
1 Chase Elliott 208
2 Ryan Blaney 195
3 Joey Logano 185
4 Alex Bowman 183
5 Ross Chastain 180
Top Driver Stats:
(Driver stats below are from 2005 – Present)
Aric Almirola (No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford)
· Two top fives, seven top 10s
· Average Finish of 15.000, 10th-best
· Average Running Position of 16.204, 14th-best
· Driver Rating of 78.6, 11th-best
· 97 Fastest Laps Run, 12th-best
· 3,477 Laps in the Top 15 (45.6%), 10th-most
· 405 Quality Passes, ninth-most
Christopher Bell (No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
· Two top fives, two top 10s
· Average Finish of 7.333, second-best
· Average Running Position of 11.020, fifth-best
· Driver Rating of 97.0, fifth-best
· 94 Fastest Laps Run, 13th-best
· 964 Laps in the Top 15 (80.3%), 21st-most
· 146 Quality Passes, 21st-most
Greg Biffle (No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet)
· Two top fives, six top 10s; one pole
· Average Finish of 17.292, 13th-best
· Average Running Position of 17.870, 15th-best
· Driver Rating of 78.1, 12th-best
· 180 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-best
· 4,443 Laps in the Top 15 (46.2%), eighth-most
· 439 Quality Passes, eighth-most
Kyle Busch (No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
· Six wins, 18 top fives, 25 top 10s, one pole
· Average Finish of 6.875, series-best
· Average Running Position of 7.614, second-best
· Driver Rating of 109.9, series-best
· 895 Fastest Laps Run, second-best
· 11,442 Laps in the Top 15 (89.2%), second-most
· 990 Quality Passes, second-most
Kurt Busch (No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota)
· Two wins, seven top fives, 15 top 10s
· Average Finish of 14.606, ninth-best
· Average Running Position of 13.112, 10th-best
· Driver Rating of 92.2, eighth-best
· 555 Fastest Laps Run, sixth-best
· 8,749 Laps in the Top 15 (66.1%), fourth-most
· 849 Quality Passes, third-most
Austin Dillon (No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet)
· One top five, four top 10s
· Average Finish of 16.667, 12th-best
· Average Running Position of 16.062, 11th-best
· Driver Rating of 76.5, 13th-best
· 110 Fastest Laps Run, 11th-best
· 3,012 Laps in the Top 15 (50.1%), 12th-most
· 357 Quality Passes, 12th-most
Chase Elliott (No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
· Four top fives, five top 10s
· Average Finish of 11.417, sixth-best
· Average Running Position of 12.420, seventh-best
· Driver Rating of 88.6, ninth-best
· 84 Fastest Laps Run, 14th-best
· 3,295 Laps in the Top 15 (68.5%), 11th-most
· 369 Quality Passes, 11th-most
Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
· Three wins, 15 top fives, 19 top 10s; three poles
· Average Finish of 8.767, fourth-best
· Average Running Position of 7.874, third-best
· Driver Rating of 108.9, third-best
· 1,003 Fastest Laps Run, series-best
· 10,218 Laps in the Top 15 (85.0%), third-most
· 804 Quality Passes, fourth-most
Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford)
· Three wins, 15 top fives, 27 top 10s; three poles
· Average Finish of 8.394, third-best
· Average Running Position of 7.255, series-best
· Driver Rating of 109.3, second-best
· 874 Fastest Laps Run, third-best
· 12,325 Laps in the Top 15 (93.2%), series-most
· 1,052 Quality Passes, series-most
Brad Keselowski (No. 6 RFK Racing Ford)
· Two wins, six top fives, 12 top 10s; two poles
· Average Finish of 12.333, eighth-best
· Average Running Position of 9.859, fourth-best
· Driver Rating of 99.9, fourth-best
· 587 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-best
· 7,687 Laps in the Top 15 (79.9%), sixth-most
· 744 Quality Passes, sixth-most
Kyle Larson (No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
· One win, two top fives, six top 10s
· Average Finish of 11.786, seventh-best
· Average Running Position of 12.853, eighth-best
· Driver Rating of 88.5, 10th-best
· 116 Fastest Laps Run, 10th-best
· 4,012 Laps in the Top 15 (71.5%), ninth-most
· 399 Quality Passes, 10th-most
Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford)
· Two wins, 12 top fives, 15 top 10s; two poles
· Average Finish of 10.280, fifth-best
· Average Running Position of 12.126, sixth-best
· Driver Rating of 94.2, seventh-best
· 275 Fastest Laps Run, seventh-best
· 6,366 Laps in the Top 15 (63.5%), seventh-most
· 605 Quality Passes, seventh-most
Martin Truex Jr (No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
· Three wins, eight top fives, 14 top 10s; one pole
· Average Finish of 16.387, 11th-best
· Average Running Position of 13.018, ninth-best
· Driver Rating of 94.4, sixth-best
· 630 Fastest Laps Run, fourth-best
· 8,352 Laps in the Top 15 (67.2%), fifth-most
· 765 Quality Passes, fifth-most
