The 2024 Toyota Owners 400 was a

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race held on March 31, 2024, at Richmond Raceway in

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. Contested over 407 laps -- extended from 400 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 0.75 mile (1.2 km) asphalt short track, it was the seventh race of the

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season. Denny Hamlin won the race. Joey Logano finished 2nd, and Kyle Larson finished 3rd.

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and Chase Elliott rounded out the top five, and Christopher Bell, William Byron, Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher, and

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rounded out the top ten.

Report

Background

Richmond International Raceway from stands

Richmond Raceway (RR) is a 0.75 miles (1.21 km), ''D''-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside

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in unincorporated Henrico County. It hosts the

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and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. 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.

Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver. * (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

Kyle Larson was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 22.161 seconds and a speed of .

Practice results

Qualifying

Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.438 and a speed of .

Qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One ''Laps:'' 70 Stage Two ''Laps:'' 160

Final Stage Results

Stage Three ''Laps:'' 170

Race statistics

* Lead changes: 16 among 7 different drivers * Cautions/Laps: 5 for 54 laps * Red flags: 1 for 2 minutes and 16 seconds * Time of race: 3 hours, 14 minutes and 41 seconds * Average speed:

Media

Television

Fox Sports covered the race on the television side. Mike Joy, two-time Richmond winner Clint Bowyer, and four-time Richmond winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth.

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and

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handled pit road for the television side, and

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provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on

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NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden & Jeff Striegle 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 Chris Wilner handled pit road for the radio side.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Manufacturers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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