ToyotaCare 250 explained

Race Title:ToyotaCare 250
Series Long:NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue:Richmond Raceway
Location:Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Sponsor:Toyota
First Race:1982
Distance:187.5miles
Laps:250
Stages 1/2: 75 each
Final stage: 100
Previous Names:Eastern 150 (1982–1983)
Wrangler 150 (1984)
Pontiac 200 (1990–1991)
Hardee's 200 (1992–1993)
Hardee's Frisco 250 (1994)
Hardee's 250 (1995, 1998–2003)
Hardee's Fried Chicken 250 (1996–1997)
Funai 250 (2004–2005)
Circuit City 250 (2006–2007)
Lipton Tea 250 (2008–2009)
Bubba Burger 250 (2010–2011)
Virginia 529 College Savings Plan 250 (2012)
ToyotaCare 250 (2013–2019, 2022–)
Virginia is for Racing Lovers 250 (2020)
Most Wins Driver:Denny Hamlin
Kevin Harvick
Mark Martin (3)
Most Wins Team:Joe Gibbs Racing (7)
Most Wins Manufacturer:Chevrolet (14)
Surface:Asphalt
Length Mi:0.75
Turns:4

The ToyotaCare 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that takes place at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. The race was first held during the inaugural season for the Xfinity Series in 1982 as a 150-lap event. The race was removed from the schedule after 1984. It returned to the series starting in 1990 as a 200 lap race. It was expanded to 250 lap distance in 1994. In 2016, as part of an overhauling of the Richmond spring race weekend, including the new Dash4Cash format, the total of 210-laps and had two 35-lap heat races and a 140-lap feature.[1] In 2017, the heat races were discontinued (as a result of stage racing being implemented that year), and the race returned to its 250-lap distance with the new stage format: stages 1 and 2 were 75 laps long, and stage 3 made up the remaining 100 laps.

NASCAR removed the spring Richmond race in 2020 in favor of a race at Martinsville Speedway in October, though Richmond still maintained their other race on the Xfinity Series schedule in September, the Go Bowling 250. Even though Richmond lost one of their two Xfinity races, likely in exchange, NASCAR gave the track a Truck Series race to be run in April like the Xfinity Series.[2] Despite the removal from the regular schedule, the race was briefly restored during the 2020 season as a replacement for the Michigan International Speedway event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, serving as the second round in a September doubleheader with the Go Bowling 250.[3] [4] Richmond downscaled to one race in 2021.[5] In 2022, Richmond's one Xfinity Series race moved from September to April.

Past winners

YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
LapsMiles (km)
1982February 206Tommy HoustonMike DayChevrolet15081.3 (130.839)1:24:3557.667
1983February 2600Sam ArdThomas Brothers RacingOldsmobile15081.3 (130.839)1:06:1473.639
1984February 2500Sam ArdThomas Brothers RacingOldsmobile15081.3 (130.839)1:04:5875.084
1985
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1989		Not held
1990February 2430Michael WaltripBahari RacingPontiac200150 (241.401)1:42:1088.091
1991February 237Harry GantWhitaker RacingBuick200150 (241.401)1:37:4092.156
1992March 77Harry GantWhitaker RacingBuick200150 (241.401)1:32:1597.561
1993March 660Mark MartinRoush RacingFord200150 (241.401)1:26:44103.766
1994March 587Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet250187.5 (301.752)2:03:1791.253
1995March 48Kenny WallaceFILMAR RacingFord250187.5 (301.752)1:56:5096.291
1996March 24Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingChevrolet250187.5 (301.752)1:54:3698.168
1997March 160Mark MartinRoush RacingFord250187.5 (301.752)2:10:0886.45
1998June 59Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord250187.5 (301.752)1:57:2695.799
1999May 1460Mark MartinRoush RacingFord250187.5 (301.752)2:04:5590.06
2000May 510Jeff Greenppc RacingChevrolet250187.5 (301.752)2:18:5181.023
2001May 41Jimmy SpencerPhoenix RacingChevrolet250187.5 (301.752)2:13:5384.028
2002May 357Jason Kellerppc RacingFord250187.5 (301.752)2:20:2380.138
2003May 221Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet250187.5 (301.752)2:30:4274.652
2004May 145Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet250187.5 (301.752)2:12:1985.023
2005May 1360Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFord253*189.75 (305.373)2:12:5085.709
2006May 5–6*21Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet250187.5 (301.752)2:22:1779.068
2007May 42Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet250187.5 (301.752)2:02:2591.899
2008May 220Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota253*189.75 (305.373)1:58:1896.238
2009May 118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota250187.5 (301.752)2:09:4886.672
2010April 3022Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge252*189 (304.166)2:04:2191.194
2011April 2920Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota251*188.25 (302.959)1:44:11108.415
2012April 2754Kurt BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota250187.5 (301.752)1:48:06104.07
2013April 2622Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord250187.5 (301.752)2:14:1883.768
2014April 255Kevin HarvickJR MotorsportsChevrolet250187.5 (301.752)1:58:5494.617
2015April 2420Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota250187.5 (301.752)1:50:47101.55
2016April 2388Dale Earnhardt Jr.JR MotorsportsChevrolet149*111.75 (179.844)1:11:3793.623
2017April 2942Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet254*190.5 (306.58)2:10:3487.541
2018April 2020Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota250187.5 (301.752)2:00:3693.284
2019April 1200Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord250187.5 (301.752)2:04:1790.519
2020September 127Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet250187.5 (301.752)2:01:4692.39
2021Not Held
2022April 254Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota250187.5 (301.752)1:58:0395.229
2023April 116Chandler SmithKaulig RacingChevrolet250187.5 (301.752)2:09:2986.884
2024March 3081Chandler SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota250187.5 (301.752)2:18:3581.179

Multiple winners (drivers)

  1. Wins
DriverYears Won
3Mark Martin1993, 1997, 1999
Kevin Harvick2003, 2006, 2014
Denny Hamlin2008, 2011, 2015
2Sam Ard1983, 1984
Harry Gant1991, 1992
Kyle Busch2004, 2009
Brad Keselowski2010, 2013
Chandler Smith2023, 2024

Multiple winners (teams)

  1. Wins
TeamYears Won
7Joe Gibbs Racing2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2024
4Roush Racing1993, 1997-1999
3Richard Childress Racing2003, 2006, 2007
JR Motorsports2014, 2016, 2020
2Thomas Brothers Racing1983, 1984
Whitaker Racing1991, 1992
Phoenix Racing1996, 2001
ppc Racing2000, 2002
Penske Racing2010, 2013

Manufacturer wins

  1. Wins
MakeYears Won
14 Chevrolet1982, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2023
9 Ford1993, 1995, 1997-1999, 2002, 2005, 2013, 2019
8 Toyota2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2024
2 Oldsmobile1983, 1984
Buick1991, 1992
1 Pontiac1990
Dodge2010

Qualifying race winners

YearDateRaceDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
LapsMiles (km)
2016April 231[6] 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3526.25 (42.25)00:13:43114.824
2[7] 3Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3526.25 (42.25)00:13:42114.964

Notes and References

  1. http://racing-reference.info/tracks?id=153 Racing-Reference.info - Richmond International Raceway Race Results
  2. Web site: Brad . Norman . 2020 schedules for Xfinity Series, Gander Trucks unveiled . NASCAR . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC . April 3, 2019 . October 5, 2019.
  3. Crandall. Kelly. NASCAR confirms rest of 2020 schedules. Racer. August 6, 2020. August 13, 2020.
  4. Richmond Raceway partners with Virginia Tourism Corporation on NASCAR Xfinity entitlement for Virginia is for Racing Lovers 250. Richmond Raceway. August 13, 2020. August 13, 2020. November 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124150434/https://www.richmondraceway.com/Articles/2020/08/NXS-Entitlement.aspx. dead.
  5. Crandall. Kelly. 33 races on tap for 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series. Racer. October 30, 2020. March 2, 2021.
  6. Web site: 2016 Toyota Care 250 Heat 1 Results. April 23, 2016. Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN Internet Ventures. April 23, 2016.
  7. Web site: 2016 Toyota Care 250 Heat 2 Results. April 23, 2016. Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN Internet Ventures. April 23, 2016.

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