Who won the ToyotaCare 250?

NASCAR’s Xfinity Series moves on to Richmond Raceway for the seventh race of the 2023 season. Who took home the trophy?

The NASCAR Xfinity Series took on Richmond Raceway for the first short track race of the year. Last year’s first Richmond race was won by eventual series champ Ty Gibbs, who has since moved up to the Cup Series on a full-time basis.

Entering the day, Justin Allgaier, the most experienced driver in the field who has two wins at Richmond, sat on the pole. Sammy Smith, Sam Mayer, Riley Herbst and Daniel Hemric rounded out the top five.

NASCAR Xfinity Series: Chandler Smith gets it done at Richmond for first career victory

Chandler Smith, the eventual race winner, won Stage 1 while Josh Berry, who is in the Cup Series full-time as an injury replacement for Chase Elliott, won Stage 2.

To end the day, Smith was locked in a heated battle with fellow championship contender John Hunter Nemechek. Cars in the back of the field kept getting into each other and causing caution after caution, taking away from the great racing at the front of the field.

In the end, it was the 20-year-old Smith who took home the trophy. It was the first victory of his Xfinity Series career in just his 10th start.

NASCAR Xfinity Series: ToyotaCare 250 results

1. Chandler Smith
2. John Hunter Nemechek
3. Josh Berry
4. Kaz Grala
5. Cole Custer
6. Sheldon Creed
7. Ryan Sieg
8. Parker Kligerman
9. Austin Hill
10. Derek Kraus (series debut, first career top 10)
11. Alex Labbe
12. Jeb Burton
13. Justin Allgaier
14. Chris Hacker
15. Ryan Ellis
16. Parker Retzlaff
17. Sam Meyer
18. Jeffrey Earnhardt
19. Sammy Smith
20. Kyle Sieg
21. Brandon Jones
22. Brett Moffitt
23. Riley Herbst
24. Daniel Hemric
25. Leland Honeyman
26. Blaine Perkins
27. Joey Gase
28. Connor Mosack
29. Patrick Emerling
30. Garrett Smithley
31. Mason Maggio
32. Stefan Parsons
33. Josh Williams
34. Brennan Poole
35. Gray Gaulding
36. Jeremy Clements
37. Joe Graf Jr.
38. Anthony Alfredo (OUT – ACCIDENT)