Xfinity Series Visits Richmond
NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Richmond Raceway Saturday for the 2022 ToyotaCare 250, the seventh race of the 2022 season. The defending champion, Justin Allgaier, travels to Richmond as fourth favorite (+600), looking for his first victory of the season, but if the NASCAR odds for this weekend are correct, he will have a mountain to climb if he wishes to defeat Ty Gibbs and John Hunter Nemechek.
Let’s check the latest news, stats, reports, and NASCAR Xfinity odds for the 2022 ToyotaCare 250. We’ve plenty of predictions for you to consider.
Allgaier Can Do It Again
Richmond Raceway has been dominated by two NASCAR Xfinity Series teams in JR Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing, who won six of the last seven events in Virginia – three each. But while the teams have achieved the same, there is one big difference between JR and JGR: Allgaier swept the Richmond doubleheader in 2020, while Noah Gragson won one race in 2021.
For Joe Gibbs Racing, Christopher Bell won all three races in Richmond, including both in 2018 and in the fall of 2019. But Bell has since left for the NASCAR Cup Series and won’t be competing in this Xfinity race. That shouldn’t be that big of an issue, seeing how Gibbs enters the Richmond race with two top favorites in Ty Gibbs and Joe Hunter Nemechek.
Of the two, Gibbs definitely looks like a better NASCAR betting pick, seeing how he is the only driver in the Xfinity Series to win two races this season – in Las Vegas and Atlanta. However, he has only one start in Richmond from 2021, when he placed seventh.
“I can’t wait to get back to Richmond with our BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet. Richmond has always been a really strong track for us over the past few years and I see no reason why that won’t be the case again this weekend,” said Allgaier.
If we go by current form, Gibbs is the guy to watch, but we have to remember that Allgaier has finished fourth or better across his last five starts on this track. If there is one track where he should feel confident in his chances to win, it’s the Richmond Raceway.
Hill and Burton Might Be Underestimated
Austin Hill is priced as high as +3300, which seems fair, but we would argue that he is underestimated. Admittedly, he is fairly inexperienced (only 21 races to his name) and has yet to race at Richmond Raceway; however, he has done well here in the Truck Series with two top-10s (8th in 2020 and 10th in 2021).
And let’s not forget that Hill won the season opener at Daytona, to which he added two runner-up finishes in Atlanta and COTA. Yes, he is inexperienced, but you can’t deny that Hill is showing excellent form and should be on everyone’s mind when looking at who to bet online for this week.
If the NASCAR odds on Austin Hill aren’t good enough for you, Jeb Burton might be the guy for you. Priced as high as +8000, Burton is an absolute outsider, but a solid longshot bet nonetheless. He finished 10th here with Kaulig Racing last year and claimed second with JR Motorsports in 2020.
Admittedly, he is driving with a lesser car this year, but Our Motorsports’ equipment is still above average. Moreover, he has Chad Walter on the put box, so you can say that he has all the tools needed for a solid finish.
2022 ToyotaCare 250 Information
- Race: ToyotaCare 250
- Location: Richmond, Virginia
- Day/Time: Saturday, April 2nd, 1:30 pm EDT
- NASCAR Xfinity Live stream: NBCSports.com
2022 ToyotaCare 250 Betting Lines
| ODDS TO WIN XFINITY SERIES TOYOTACARE 250 | MONEYLINE |
| Ty Gibbs | +500 |
| John Hunter Nemechek | +550 |
| Noah Gragson | +550 |
| Josh Berry | +600 |
| Justin Allgaier | +600 |
| AJ Allmendinger | +700 |
| Daniel Hemric | +1400 |
| Ryan Preece | +1600 |
| Brandon Jones | +2000 |
| Landon Cassill | +2000 |
| Sam Mayer | +2000 |
| Sheldon Creed | +2000 |
| Brett Moffitt | +3300 |
| Riley Herbst | +3300 |
| Austin Hill | +3300 |
| Jeb Burton | +8000 |
| Ryan Sieg | +10000 |
| Myatt Snider | +10000 |
| Brandon Brown | +10000 |
| Joe Graf Jr | +10000 |
| Alex Labbe | +15000 |
| Anthony Alfredo | +15000 |
| Jeremy Clements | +15000 |
| Jade Buford | +20000 |
| Parker Retzlaff | +20000 |
| Kyle Sieg | +25000 |
ToyotaCare 250 Prediction
You could definitely bet on either of the two favorites (Nemechek or Gibbs) and feel good about it, but we’re on Allgaier. Though he has yet to win a race this season, he has four top-10s and two top-5s and a good record on this track.
Admittedly, he hasn’t shown up at Atlanta or COTA, but if you take those unfortunate results away, you have a consistent driver who has not finished a Richmond race outside of the top-four once across his last four starts.
As a longshot bet, it’s hard to ignore Hill, who has proven his worth in Richmond before, albeit in the Truck Series. He can be a bit of a hit-or-miss, so we’re instead on Burton to finish inside the top five.
His equipment is far from the best, and there is very little that would suggest Burton can actually win. But it wouldn’t be shocking to see him compete for a strong finish. He has back-to-back top-10s on this track, and while he does not have a single top-10 in 2022, that can easily change this weekend.
Pick: Justin Allgaier to win (+600)
Pick: Jeb Burton to win (+8000)
