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Richmond Raceway will welcome back NASCAR’s best to compete under the lights during the ToyotaCare 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series Dash 4 Cash race on Friday, April 12 and Toyota Owners 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race on Saturday, April 13. The races also will mark the spring debut of the DC Solar FanGrounds.
Toyota drivers have won five of the last seven Monster Energy Series races at the track, including sweeping both Cup races last season. Toyota Racing also has captured the checkered flag in five of eight Monster Energy Series races this season. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch, Martin Truex, Jr., Denny Hamlin, and Erik Jones and Leavine Family Racing’s Matt DiBenedetto will look to continue the trend in the Toyota Owners 400.
Busch, who swept both Monster Energy Series races last season, will look for his third consecutive win at Richmond. A victory would move him into a tie for second most Monster Energy Series wins at Richmond with Bobby Allison at seven. Richard Petty is the all-time leader in victories with 13 Cup wins at the Action Track. Busch also has six wins in the NXS at Richmond, so he currently has 12 total victories at Richmond.
Richmond is the third track in the four-race NXS Dash 4 Cash series. The program, which awards $100,000 for each of four races to the top competing driver, is eligible for drivers competing for NXS driver points. The four racers competing for the prize at Richmond April 12 are Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick, Cole Custer and Chase Briscoe. Bell won both NXS races at Richmond last season.
