NASCAR: Driver Rankings for Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond, Won by Kyle Larson

Crash NASCAR journalist Chad Smith goes through the field to hand out driver ratings for the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway.
Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports
Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports

Kyle Larson: 10

It was only a matter of time before Larson found his way back to victory lane after coming so close on several occasions this year. He led 93 laps in the race and was able to fend off all challengers 𝓀in the final stage.

Josh Berry: 10

The team put him in position to go for the win and he had the green light. With nothing to lose, he still managed 𝓰to keep it clean and delivereꩲd a phenomenal result.

Ross Chastain: 8

Chastain con🅘tinues to carry the load for the Trackhouse team as Danielꦺ Suarez keeps running into issues.

Christopher Bell: 8

Bell had one of the best cars on Sunday, but his mistake getting into Byron may h🥃ave some consequences as the season plays out.

Kevin Harvick: 8

Another strong run for Harvick at a place he typica🏅lly performs well. His teammates weren’t far behind either, making it a solid day for Stewart Haas Racing.

Michael McDowell: 9

McDowel༒l has quietly become one of the best under🐼-the-radar stories of the young season.

2023 Richmond Toyota Owners 400 Driver Ratings

Joey Logano: 7

Logano wasn’t much of a factor today but he was in the frame at theꩲ♐ end, when it mattered most.

Alex Bowman: 7

Another so-so performance for the vanilla dri🅰ver, as he was again the slowestﷺ of the Hendrick cars.

Ty Gibbs: 8

The rookie ran very 💞well today, as did alജl of the Joe Gibbs Racing cars.

Brad Keselowski: 8

The upward༒ trajectory continues as Keselowski recorded another top♍-ten finish for RFK Racing.

Martin Truex Jr: 8

The🔴 same old story for Truex. He was up near the front of the field for most of the day, but a late-race pit ꧅stop shuffled him further back and he didn’t get the finish he deserved.

Chase Briscoe: 7

The SHR cars were solid across the board toda🐷y, but it was just another average performance for Bri♏scoe.

Kyle Busch: 7

Expectations were high for the siᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚx-time Richmond winner, but Busch and the RCR team were never in the mix.

Tyler Reddick: 6

Reddick went from the hiꩲgh of victory lane last weekend to a spin and 16th place finish today൩.

Denny Hamlin: 6

He led laps and won Stage 2 but more penalties and mistakes on 💜pit road relegated him to a disappointiಞng 20th place result.

2023 Richmond Toyota Owners 400 Driver Ratings

Bubba Wallace: 5

Confidence is at an all-time low for Bubba right now, and he needs a solid run to get h🃏imself back on track.

Daniel Suarez: 4

More contact 💜on pit lane and a struggle to matcꦿh the speed of his teammate have Suarez even more frustrated than last week.

William Byron: 8

B⭕yron had a top-five car and one certainly capable of winning this race, but he was taken out by Bell with 20 laps remaining.

Ryan Blaney: 4

Mistakes hurt💙, bꩲut for whatever reason, the speed just hasn’t been there this season.

Austin Cindric: 4

Same as his teammate Blaney.

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