Following the blockbuster run at Circuit of the Americas, the Toyota Owners 400 pulls of the curtains of the seventh race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series this Sunday. The NASCAR drivers will first lap-log around the Richmond Raceway to test out their 2024 racing machines before the final showdown.
With the race festival just around the corner, here are the A-to-Zs of the Toyota Owners 400 that every NASCAR enthusiast should know.
Toyota Owners 400: Participants
The 2024 Cup Series is back into the NASCAR scenes with its high-speed thrills and crashes, as it heads to Henrico County, Virginia for the Toyota Owners 400 race this weekend. It is officially the seventh race of this year’s Cup Series, flagged to take place at the Richmond Raceway, which has hosted it for the past 69 seasons.
As in the typical Cup Series race, the Toyota Owners 400 will feature the usual 36 teams that are listed as ‘Chartered Entries’ for the 2024 NASCAR season.
| Driver # | Driver Name | Team |
| #1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing |
| #2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske |
| #3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing |
| #4 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports |
| #5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports |
| #6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing |
| #7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports |
| #8 | Kyle Busch | 23XI Racing |
| #9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports |
| #10 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports |
| #11 | Denny Hamlin | 23XI Racing |
| #12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske |
| #14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| #15 | Kaz Grala | Front Row Motorsports |
| #16 | Ty Dillon | Rackley WAR |
| #17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing |
| #19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| #20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| #21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing |
| #22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske |
| #23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing |
| #24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports |
| #31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing |
| #34 | Michael McDowell | Live Fast Motorsports |
| #38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports |
| #41 | Ryan Preece | Team Penske |
| #42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports |
| #43 | Erik Jones | ThorSport Racing |
| #44 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing |
| #47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| #48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports |
| #51 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing |
| #54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| #71 | Zane Smith | GMS Racing |
| #77 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports |
| #99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing |
According to Fox Sports’ Bob Pockrass, the race is geared to see two major changes in the drivers’ lineup. The first driver to make entry at Richmond is No. 15 Rick Ware Racing’s Kaz Grala, and the second one is Kaulig Racing’s new No. 16, Ty Dillion.
Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson, who was clinched the pole position in the 2023 edition, will be geared to defend his title this Sunday at the 2024 Toyota Owners 400.
Toyota Owners 400: Date, Time, Number of Laps, Prize Money
The Toyota Owners 400 race of the Cup Series will be hosted at the Richmond Raceway circuit, which is a D-shaped, asphalt racetrack with a track length of 0.75 miles. The race will officially be completed across 400 laps, covering a total distance of 300 miles (643.738 kilometers).
In terms of the prize money, the winner of the race will receive somewhere between 8 and 10 percent of the overall $7,886,627. Based on this estimation, the 2024 Toyota Owners 400 winner will be awarded a check worth between $500,000 and $700,000 U.S. dollars.
| Date/Time | Event |
| 29th March/ 12:45 PM ET | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Practice 1 |
| 29th March/ 2 PM ET | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Practice 2 |
| 29th March/ 04:30 PM ET | NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Qualifying |
| 29th March/ 06:30 PM ET | Virginia is for Racing Lovers 150 |
| 30th March/ 10:30 AM ET | Cup Series Practice |
| 30th March/ 11:15 AM ET | Cup Series Qualifying |
| 31st March/ 7 PM ET | Toyota Owners 400 |
The Toyota Owners 400 will officially kick off with the practice and qualifying session on March 30th. The official race will be start at exactly 7 PM Eastern Time on March 31st and will be broadcast live on FOX and MRN.
Can Kyle Larson defend his ‘pole position’ at Richmond this Sunday? Will the Toyota Owners 400 be as thrilling as last week’s race at COTA? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
