On this Easter weekend, the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series will be hitting the short track in Richmond, Virginia. The start of a back-to-back short track leg of the schedule, the only national racing action will be at Richmond Raceway. After a few weekends of bountiful racing action, Easter weekend offers up a light dose of two NASCAR series. On Saturday, the Xfinity Series will likely put on the better show of the two. Meanwhile, the Cup Series will look to replicate the short track racing seen at Bristol Motor Speedway. With only two races to predict, will the accuracy from the crew improve or diminish? Here are the Pit Pass Network Predictions for spring Richmond.
Shout out to the following Pit Pass Network crew members for their correct predictions last week for COTA and the $1 Million Challenge:
EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix
Longshot: Robert Cwick (Kyle Larson), Tiffany Faw (Tyler Reddick), & Sal Nicosia (AJ Allmendinger)
Disappointment: Andy Coffey (Josh Berry) & Griffin Fuller (Brad Keselowski)
Focused Health 250
Winner (Kyle Larson): Andy Coffey & Marvin Wingfield
Longshot (Parker Kligerman): Andy Coffey & Cash James
Disappointment (Josh Williams): Griffin Fuller & Daniel Smith
XPEL 225
Winner (Corey Heim): Robert Cwick, Tiffany Faw, Cash James, Casey Melvin, Sal Nicosia, & Daniel Smith
Longshot: Robert Cwick (Jack Hawksworth), Cash James (Ty Majeski), Mark Matthews (Connor Zilisch), Mark Matthews (Taylor Gray), & Daniel Smith (Taylor Gray)
Disappointment: Robert Cwick (Dale Quarterly), Robert Hill Jr (Thad Moffitt), Cash James (Thad Moffitt), & Terra Jones (Marco Andretti)
The $1 Million Challenge
Winner (Alex Palou): Tiffany Faw
Disappointment: Robert Cwick (Santino Ferrucci), Griffin Fuller (Will Power), Gregory Latham (Kyle Kirkwood), Sal Nicosia (Will Power), Daniel Smith (Scott Dixon), & Jane Waldrop (Santino Ferrucci)
Andy Coffey
Could Ty Gibbs pick up his first Cup win at Richmond? Andy predicts it to happen. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Toyota Owners 400
Winner: Ty Gibbs
Longshot: Erik Jones
Disappointment: Chase Elliott
ToyotaCare 250
Winner: Aric Almirola
Longshot: Jesse Love
Disappointment: Josh Williams
Robert Cwick
Robert does not have high expectations for Sammy Smith on Saturday. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Toyota Owners 400
Winner: Denny Hamlin
Longshot: Chase Elliott
Disappointment: Kyle Busch
ToyotaCare 250
Winner: Cole Custer
Longshot: Jesse Love
Disappointment: Sammy Smith
Tiffany Faw
At the track that made him a notable silly season name, Tiffany believes Josh Berry will put together another strong run at Richmond. Photo by Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Toyota Owners 400
Winner: Martin Truex Jr
Longshot: Josh Berry
Disappointment: Alex Bowman
ToyotaCare 250
Winner: Sheldon Creed
Longshot: Bubba Pollard
Disappointment: Josh Williams
Griffin Fuller
After a good performance in this race last year, Griffin is rolling with Chandler Smith top pick up his second win of the season. Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images
Toyota Owners 400
Winner: Kyle Larson
Longshot: Ryan Preece
Disappointment: William Byron
ToyotaCare 250
Winner: Chandler Smith
Longshot: Corey Heim
Disappointment: Shane van Gisbergen
Robert Hill Jr
Despite the great pace Toyota has shown on short tracks, Robert does not think Martin Truex Jr will have a good Easter race. Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images
Toyota Owners 400
Winner: Denny Hamlin
Longshot: Carson Hocevar
Disappointment: Martin Truex Jr
ToyotaCare 250
Winner: Sam Mayer
Longshot: Bubba Pollard
Disappointment: Matt DiBenedetto
Cash James
Can Justin Allgaier make it three in a row at Richmond? Cash thinks so. Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images
Toyota Owners 400
Winner: Denny Hamlin
Longshot: Josh Berry
Disappointment: Ty Dillon
ToyotaCare 250
Winner: Justin Allgaier
Longshot: Jesse Love
Disappointment: Hailie Deegan
Terra Jones
Terra expects Chevy’s short track problems to hamper Kyle Larson this Sunday. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Toyota Owners 400
Winner: Denny Hamlin
Longshot: Daniel Suarez
Disappointment: Kyle Larson
ToyotaCare 250
Winner: Justin Allgaier
Longshot: Anthony Alfredo
Disappointment: Matt DiBenedetto
Gregory Latham
Will Ford ever win a race this season? Gregory has it happening this Saturday with Cole Custer. Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images
Toyota Owners 400
Winner: Kyle Larson
Longshot: Josh Berry
Disappointment: Bubba Wallace
ToyotaCare 250
Winner: Cole Custer
Longshot: Hailie Deegan
Disappointment: Sammy Smith
Mark Matthews
In order to keep up with William Byron, Christopher Bell will need to secure his second win. This is what mark envisions come Sunday evening. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Toyota Owners 400
Winner: Christopher Bell
Longshot: Bubba Wallace
Disappointment: Kyle Busch
ToyotaCare 250
Winner: Justin Allgaier
Longshot: Taylor Gray
Disappointment: Parker Kligerman
Casey Melvin
Casey has a bold prediction for his Saturday race winner: Anthony Alfredo. Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images
Toyota Owners 400
Winner: Denny Hamlin
Longshot: Brad Keselowski
Disappointment: William Byron
ToyotaCare 250
Winner: Anthony Alfredo
Longshot: Parker Kligerman
Disappointment: Austin Hill
Sal Nicosia
Sal thinks that Todd Gilliland will have the car to compete with the big teams. Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images
Toyota Owners 400
Winner: Tyler Reddick
Longshot: Todd Gilliland
Disappointment: Joey Logano
ToyotaCare 250
Winner: Bubba Pollard
Longshot: Brandon Jones
Disappointment: Cole Custer
Daniel Smith
Daniel foresees Hailie Deegan putting together a good race on Saturday. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Toyota Owners 400
Winner: Chase Elliott
Longshot: Chase Briscoe
Disappointment: Daniel Suarez
ToyotaCare 250
Winner: Chandler Smith
Longshot: Jesse Love
Disappointment: Hailie Deegan
Jane Waldrop
If Jane is correct, Brad Keselowski will be snapping his winless streak this weekend. Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Toyota Owners 400
Winner: Brad Keselowski
Longshot: Kyle Busch
Disappointment: Denny Hamlin
ToyotaCare 250
Winner: Cole Custer
Longshot: Anthony Alfredo
Disappointment: Sheldon Creed
Marvin Wingfield
In his first NASCAR race of 2024, Marvin does not think Matt DiBenedetto will be competitive. Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images
Toyota Owners 400
Winner: Martin Truex Jr
Longshot: Ty Gibbs
Disappointment: Christopher Bell
ToyotaCare 250
Winner: Justin Allgaier
Longshot: Aric Almirola
Disappointment: Matt DiBenedetto
Pit Pass Network Consensus
The prediction with the most consensus by the team was Denny Hamlin winning on Sunday. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images
Toyota Owners 400
Winner: Denny Hamlin
Longshot: Josh Berry
Disappointment: William Byron
ToyotaCare 250
Winner: Justin Allgaier
Longshot: Jesse Love
Disappointment: Matt DiBenedetto