March 29, 2023
Toyota Owners 400
Richmond Raceway
NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Sunday, April 2 at 3:30 p.m. EST on FS1
Chandler Smith, No. 13 Quick Tie Products Camaro ZL1
– Chandler Smith on Richmond Raceway
“I’m extremely excited to make my first Cup start on Sunday at Richmond. It’s honestly a dream come true, and I can’t thank Matt Kaulig and Chris Rice enough for putting their faith in me. Richmond is one of those tracks I picked to race at in Cup this year because I feel like we have a solid shot to make an impact there. I love short track racing. It’s what I grew up around, and I feel like it’s my best type of track.”
AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Action Industries Camaro ZL1
– AJ Allmendinger on Richmond Raceway
“Richmond is a challenging short track. It’s very slick and hard on tires. We are working hard to make our short track program better and this will be a good test to see what we have.”
Justin Haley, No. 31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Camaro ZL1
“Richmond is a challenging racetrack. There’s a lot of racing grooves on the track, which makes it fun. It was one of my best tracks in the Xfinity Series, but we have struggled a bit in the Cup Series with our short track program. Hopefully we can take some of the stuff we learned at Phoenix and apply it here.”
– Justin Haley on Richmond Raceway
ToyotaCare 250
Richmond Raceway
NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS)
Saturday, April 1 at 1:00 p.m. EST on FS1
Derek Kraus, No. 10 International Order of T. Roosevelt Chevrolet Camaro
“I am really looking forward to making my Xfinity debut this weekend at Richmond with Kaulig Racing. It’s one of my favorite tracks on the schedule, so I am excited to put all of the things I’ve learned from studying and sim to work. I can’t thank Matt Kaulig and Chris Rice enough for the opportunity to make my first start in the series with them.”
– Derek Kraus on Richmond Raceway
Daniel Hemric, No. 11 Cirkul Chevrolet Camaro
“Richmond is without a doubt one of my favorite race tracks on our schedule! I love all the character this track has, and the opportunity that comes with a worn out surface like Richmond. Being a day race only amplifies these opportunities. Everyone going there is going to be slipping and sliding around all day, and hopefully we can do all of that just a little bit better than everyone else and give ourselves a chance at a race win and a 100k bonus thanks to Xfinity and the Dash4Cash program.”
– Daniel Hemric on Richmond Raceway
Chandler Smith, No. 16 Quick Tie Products Chevrolet Camaro
“I’m really excited to get back to short track racing this weekend at Richmond. Finishing 12th on the road course at COTA was a decent result after a hard day’s work, but it’s nice to know we’re heading back to ovals for a bit now. I’ve had a lot of success in the past few years at Richmond, and I hope we can get some momentum rolling again before our off-weekend.”
– Chandler Smith on Richmond Raceway