Denny Hamlin outgunned Martin Truex, Jr. on an overtime restart and held on to win the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond, earning his second win of the season.
The three-time Daytona 500 champion led 17 of 407 over-scheduled laps and benefitted through a fast pit service to assume and retain the lead in overtime for his second Cup victory of the 2024 season as his home track.
Kyle Larson prevailed over teammate Chase Elliott to clinch the Busch Light Pole Award at Richmond Raceway. It’s his first Cup Series pole of the season and his 17th career pole in 338 career starts.
This weekend’s racing schedule begins with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Virginia is for Racing Lovers 150 Friday evening. Saturday will feature the Xfinity Series ToyotaCare 250 and the Cup Series will wrap up the weekend’s events with the Toyota Owners 400 on Easter Sunday.
For decades, rumors have circulated that historic North Wilkesboro Speedway was the site of a secret moonshine still. Now some Wilkes County locals may have more reason to say ‘I told you so,’ as a possible moonshine cave has been discovered underneath the concrete frontstretch grandstands.
Byron assumed the lead on Lap 51 when Martin Truex Jr. pitted from the lead. Byron led the final 17 laps and cruised to the win in the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, his second win of the season.
The 2024 Daytona 500 champion from Charlotte, North Carolina, led a race-high 42 of 68 laps, including the final 18, to become the first repeat winner of the 2024 Cup Series season in Austin, Texas.
William Byron won the Busch Light Pole at Circuit of the Americas and will lead the field to green Sunday afternoon in the Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix. It’s his first pole this season, his 13th career pole and his second-straight pole at the 3.426-mile track.
NASCAR travels to Circuit of the Americas this weekend where all three national series will compete at the 3.41-mile track for the third consecutive year.