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No. 5 NASCAR Chevy Tangles With Toyotas At Richmond March 2024: Video

Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 NASCAR Chevy Camaro ZL1, spent quite a bit of time leading the pack at Richmond Raceway on March 31st, 2024, but late-race contact with not one, but two Toyota competitors ruined his shot at the win.

Larson led for 144 laps, often chasing the No. 19 Toyota TRD Camry of Martin Truex Jr. when he wasn’t running first. Larson’s No. 5 NASCAR Chevy team performed flawlessly on Pit Road, giving him the edge during several restarts. However, toward the end of the race, Larson’s No. 5 Camaro faded a bit and put him in harm’s way.

With just two laps left, Larson was tagged by the No. 23 Camry of Bubba Wallace, sending the No. 5 Camaro spinning into the infield grass. Larson was able to gather his race car up and only lost two spots, rejoining the pack just behind the leaders for the NASCAR Overtime finish.

Then, on the final restart, Larson made contact with Truex, slowing both race cars and allowing Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Camry to take off with the lead to win. Truex showed his frustration after the race, slamming into Larson’s No. 5 NASCAR Chevy several times after the checkered flag waved.

“Martin [Truex Jr.], I don’t know if his spotter didn’t say that I was inside of him or what, but he just hung a left and hit my right-front, had me up on the apron and then turned left on me down the middle of the backstretch,” Larson said. “So I kind of just, we’re drag-racing to the start/finish line and didn’t really care at that point if I was going to squeeze him in the wall since he decided to turn left on me down the backstretch. So I think, ultimately, he’s just mad at Denny [Hamlin], and I was the closest guy to him to take some anger out on.”

Larson ultimately finished third. Chase Elliott was the next-best NASCAR Chevy team, bringing the No. 9 Camaro home fifth, and William Byron’s No. 24 Camaro finished seventh, the only other Bow Tie team inside the top 10.

NASCAR Cup Series Race Results, Richmond Raceway, March 31, 2024
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 11 11 Denny Hamlin Mavis Tires & Brakes Toyota 407 17 Toyota TRD Camry
2 10 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 407 0 Ford Mustang
3 1 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 407 144 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
4 7 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 407 228 Toyota TRD Camry
5 2 9 Chase Elliott UniFirst Chevrolet 407 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
6 29 20 Christopher Bell Mobil 1 Toyota 407 9 Toyota TRD Camry
7 13 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 407 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
8 23 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford 407 0 Ford Mustang
9 14 17 Chris Buescher Nexletol Ford 407 0 Ford Mustang
10 19 45 Tyler Reddick SiriusXM Toyota 407 0 Toyota TRD Camry
11 30 4 Josh Berry # SunnyD Ford 407 2 Ford Mustang
12 17 10 Noah Gragson Superior Essex Ford 407 0 Ford Mustang
13 5 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald's Toyota 407 2 Toyota TRD Camry
14 27 43 Erik Jones Dollar Tree Toyota 407 0 Toyota TRD Camry
15 3 1 Ross Chastain Busch Light Chevrolet 407 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
16 8 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 407 0 Toyota TRD Camry
17 4 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 407 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
18 32 14 Chase Briscoe HighPoint.com Ford 407 0 Ford Mustang
19 12 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Duracell Ford 407 0 Ford Mustang
20 15 8 Kyle Busch Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet 407 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
21 6 38 Todd Gilliland FARXIGA(dapagliflozin) Ford 407 0 Ford Mustang
22 20 99 Daniel Suarez Quaker State Chevrolet 407 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
23 9 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 406 0 Ford Mustang
24 22 3 Austin Dillon BREZTRI Chevrolet 406 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
25 18 42 John Hunter Nemechek Safeway Toyota 406 0 Toyota TRD Camry
26 31 34 Michael McDowell Long John Silver's Ford 406 0 Ford Mustang
27 25 77 Carson Hocevar # Delaware Life Chevrolet 406 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
28 16 41 Ryan Preece United Rentals Ford 406 0 Ford Mustang
29 33 16 Ty Dillon(i) Chevy Accessories Chevrolet 406 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
30 34 31 Daniel Hemric LA Golf Chevrolet 405 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
31 35 15 Kaz Grala # N29 Capital Partners Ford 405 0 Ford Mustang
32 36 51 Justin Haley Walmart Health & Wellness Ford 405 0 Ford Mustang
33 24 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet 405 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
34 26 21 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford 405 0 Ford Mustang
35 28 71 Zane Smith # Focused Health Chevrolet 404 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
36 21 7 Corey LaJoie Gainbridge Chevrolet 404 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver

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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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