Best Xfinity NASCAR Ford Finishes 10th At Richmond March 2024: Video

April 1, 2024 4:59 pm

The Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway on March 30^th, 2024 belonged to the Toyotas, while just one NASCAR Ford team finished inside the top 10. In fact, it was a pretty quiet day for The Blue Oval overall.

Cole Custer, driver of the No. 00 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, showed promise when the green flag dropped. He raced at the front of the field, trading paint with Parker Retzlaff in the No. 31 Chevy Camaro SS, but allowed Justin Allgaier to slip by on the inside to take the lead in the No. 7 Camaro. Custer would finish eighth in Stage 1, and managed to stay in ninth place during Stage 2. He even led seven laps – the only NASCAR Ford driver to do so.

However, Custer just couldn’t get back up to the front, and ultimately settled for a 10^th-place finish – again, the only NASCAR Ford team to finish inside the top 10. Riley Herbst’s No. 98 Mustang was the next-best Blue Oval racer, finishing 14^th, while Matt DiBenedetto finished 18^th in the No. 38 Mustang, followed by the No. 92 Mustang of Josh Bilicki in 19^th.

Up front, Chandler Smith’s No. 81 Supra held off the No. 20 Supra of Aric Almirola to win.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Results, Richmond Raceway, March 31, 2024
Finish	Start	Car Number	Driver	Team	Laps Run	Laps Led	Car
1	4	81	Chandler Smith	Mobil 1 Toyota	250	76	Toyota TRD Supra
2	10	20	Aric Almirola	He Gets Us Toyota	250	95	Toyota TRD Supra
3	27	19	Taylor Gray(i)	Place of Hope Toyota	250	0	Toyota TRD Supra
4	6	26	Corey Heim(i)	GearWrench Toyota	250	15	Toyota TRD Supra
5	8	2	Jesse Love #	Whelen Chevrolet	250	0	Chevrolet Camaro
6	37	88	Bubba Pollard	Rheem Chevrolet	250	0	Chevrolet Camaro
7	9	48	Parker Kligerman	Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet	250	0	Chevrolet Camaro
8	16	21	Austin Hill	Bennett Transportation Chevrolet	250	0	Chevrolet Camaro
9	13	8	Sammy Smith	Pilot Flying J Coffee Chevrolet	250	0	Chevrolet Camaro
10	3	00	Cole Custer	Haas Automation Ford	249	7	Ford Mustang
11	5	7	Justin Allgaier	DeCA/Hellmann's Chevrolet	249	28	Chevrolet Camaro
12	26	11	Josh Williams	Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet	249	0	Chevrolet Camaro
13	14	98	Riley Herbst	Monster Energy Ford	249	0	Ford Mustang
14	7	16	AJ Allmendinger	Action Industries Chevrolet	249	0	Chevrolet Camaro
15	12	97	Shane Van Gisbergen #	WeatherTech Chevrolet	249	0	Chevrolet Camaro
16	1	31	Parker Retzlaff	FUNKAWAY Chevrolet	249	27	Chevrolet Camaro
17	23	91	Kyle Weatherman	myradar/DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet	249	0	Chevrolet Camaro
18	31	38	Matt DiBenedetto	Viking Motorsports Ford	249	0	Ford Mustang
19	29	92	Josh Bilicki	Chesterfield Auto Parts Chevrolet	249	0	Ford Mustang
20	25	42	Leland Honeyman #	RANDCO Chevrolet	249	0	Chevrolet Camaro
21	36	6	Garrett Smithley	Long Drink Chevrolet	249	0	Chevrolet Camaro
22	32	14	Logan Bearden	Bearden Automotive Chevrolet	249	0	Chevrolet Camaro
23	34	28	Kyle Sieg	Eastern Fuel System Ford	249	0	Ford Mustang
24	17	51	Jeremy Clements	Nordic Logistics Chevrolet	249	0	Chevrolet Camaro
25	33	4	Dawson Cram #	TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet	248	0	Chevrolet Camaro
26	21	27	Jeb Burton	CELSIUS Live Fit Chevrolet	248	0	Chevrolet Camaro
27	22	43	Ryan Ellis	Southern Elevator Chevrolet	248	0	Chevrolet Camaro
28	19	44	Brennan Poole	Finance Pro Plus Chevrolet	248	0	Chevrolet Camaro
29	18	5	Anthony Alfredo	Dude Wipes Chevrolet	248	0	Chevrolet Camaro
30	11	1	Sam Mayer	10X Health Chevrolet	246	2	Chevrolet Camaro
31	24	15	Hailie Deegan #	AirBox Ford	241	0	Ford Mustang
32	15	39	Ryan Sieg	Sci Aps Ford	220	0	Ford Mustang
33	28	29	Blaine Perkins	AutoParkit.com Ford	181	0	Ford Mustang
34	38	35	Joey Gase	NCPC Race Against Crime Chevrolet	171	0	Chevrolet Camaro
35	20	18	Sheldon Creed	Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota	118	0	Toyota TRD Supra
36	35	07	Patrick Emerling	Southern Tier Security Chevrolet	95	0	Chevrolet Camaro
37	2	9	Brandon Jones	Menards/Nibco Chevrolet	42	0	Chevrolet Camaro
38	30	32	Ryan Vargas	Chevrolet	18	0	Chevrolet Camaro