Monday, April 19, 2021

Richmond Raceway #NASCAR Weekend Recap

Richmond Raceway #NASCAR Weekend Recap

Alex Bowman Steals Victory from Denny Hamlin in Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway

Alex Bowman Steals Victory from Denny Hamlin in Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway

 

An emotional Alex Bowman could only shake his head and give kudos to his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports crew following a dramatic victory over the hometown hero Denny Hamlin in the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway.

 

Bowman took the lead for the first time all race on a restart with 10 laps remaining and easily pulled away from Hamlin, who had been the day’s most dominant driver. Bowman’s .381-second winning margin earned the 27-year old his first victory of the season, third of his career and first ever on a short track. He is the eighth different race winner in nine NASCAR Cup Series races this season.

 

“To be honest with you, we were terrible on short runs,” said Bowman, who had to overcome a pit road speeding penalty as well. “We restarted third and I’m like, if we get out of here with a solid top-five we’ll be good. We overcame a lot today.”

 

“I don’t know if [crew chief] Greg [Ives] pumped the pressures way up or what he did, but that’s more grip than I’ve ever had in a race car at Richmond and it worked out really well.” 

 


John Hunter Nemechek Takes Checkered Flag in ToyotaCare 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race

John Hunter Nemechek Takes Checkered Flag in ToyotaCare 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race

 

John Hunter Nemechek earned his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win in the last four races and had to hold off his boss Kyle Busch to do so Saturday afternoon. Nemechek scored the victory by a slim .307-seconds over Busch in the ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway.

 

Nemechek, 23, led a race best 114 of the 250 laps in his No. 4 KBM Toyota, reclaiming the lead for good with 17 laps remaining after racing back from a late race pit stop. Busch, who has 12 wins overall at Richmond – six in the NASCAR Cup Series and six in the NASCAR Xfinity Series – was pushing for his first truck series win at the three-quarter mile track.

 

The KBM truck team has now won four consecutive races – two for Nemechek (Las Vegas also), Busch (Atlanta) and Martin Truex Jr. (Bristol). 

 

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