In an overtime race finish on Easter night at Richmond Raceway, Denny Hamlin became the second Cup Series driver to win a over Kyle Larson. second race. However, second place driver Martin Truex Jr maintains the points lead by 14 points
Prior to the race, rains passed through the area. The race began on time with the drivers using the wet weather tires. In the 30 laps run under the wet weather tires, visibility was good, there was no issue with spray from other cars, and there were no on track incidents. NASCAR has deemed the event a big success.
Cup Series Point Standings:
Martin Truex Jr – 270
Kyle Larson – 256
Denny Hamlin – 252
Ty Gibbs – 236
Ryan Blaney – 229
Christopher Bell – 219
William Byron – 215
Chase Elliott – 209
Ross Chastain – 207
Tyler Reddick – 199
Alex Bowman – 193
Chris Buescher – 185
Kyle Busch – 167
Bubba Wallace – 165
Daniel Suarez – 163
Brad Keselowski – 163
John Hunter Nemechek – 156
Chase Briscoe – 150
Joey Logano – 149
Austin Cindric – 133
Michael McDowell – 130
Erik Jones – 129
Josh Berry – 114
Carson Hocevar -105
Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 102
Todd Gilliland – 102
Corey LaJoie – 100
Austin Dillon – 90
Daniel Hemric – 86
Noah Gragson – 84
Justin Haley – 78
Kaz Grala – 71
Harrison Buron – 68
Zane Smith – 61
David Ragan – 17
Derek Kraus – 11
Jimmie Johson – 9
Kamui Kobayashi – 8
AJ Allmendinger, Shane van Gisbergen, Riley Herbst, BJ McLeod, Ty Dillon, JJ Yeley, Timmy Hill, and Josh Williams have all participated in Cup Series events but have yet to earn any points or are not eligible to earn points.
On Saturday afternoon, Chandler Smith won his second race of the season at Richmond Raceway. With the win, Smith takes over the points lead from Austin Hill, who also has two wins this season.
Drivers are often known as much for their tempers and reactions to on track events as they are for their driving. After an on track encounter between Joey Gase and Dawson Cram, Gase tore his damaged rear fender from the car and tossed it at Dawson Cram as he passed by. It is anticipated that Gase will be penalized for his actions.
Xfinity Series Point Standings:
Chandler Smith – 265
Austin Hill – 255
Cole Custer – 224
Jesse Love – 198
Riley Herbst – 194
AJ Allmendinger – 185
Justin Allgaier – 181
Parker Kligerman – 177
Sammy Smith – 153
Brandon Jones – 140
Sheldon Creed – 137
Anthony alfredo – 131
Shane van Gisbergen – 130
Ryan Sieg – 128
Parker Retzlaff – 127
Brennan Poole – 110
Jeremy Clements – 104
Leland Honeyman – 102
Aric Almirola- 101
Sam Mayer – 97
Kyle Weatherman – 86
Ryan Ellis – 83
Blaine Perkins – 79
BJ McLeod – 69
Ryan Truex – 64
Jeb Burton – 64
Josh William – 63
Garrett Smithley – 59
Hailie Deegan – 57
JJ Yeley – 44
Kyle Sieg – 44
Nick Leitz – 41
Sage Karam – 38
Dawson Cram – 36
Patrick Emerling – 35
Jordan Anderson – 34
Josh Bilicki – 34
Bubba Pollard – 31
Jeffrey Earnhardt – 29
Alex Labbe – 20
Natalie Decker – 19
Brad Perez – 19
Matt DiBenedetto – 19
Joey Gase – 18
Daniil Kvyat – 16
Logan Bearden – 16
Patrick Gallagher – 12
Frankie Muniz – 11
RC Enerson – 9
CJ McLaughlin – 6
Ed Jones – 2
Ryan Vargas – 2
Kyle Larson, Taylor Gray, Corey Heim, William Bryon, Ty Gibbs, Daniel Dye, Daniel Suarez, Ty Dillon, Kaz Grala, Caesar Bacarella, Preston Pardus, Stanton Barrett, and David Starr have also participated in races but have either failed to earn any points or are not eligible to earn any points.