Richmond Raceway first hosted the NASCAR Cup Series in 1953, and on Sunday the three-quarter-mile oval will host its 129th Cup race. 

The green flag drops on the 2021 Toyota Owners 400 at 3 p.m. ET and Martin Truex Jr. will be on the pole using NASCAR's competition-based formula to determine the 2021 NASCAR at Richmond starting grid. Truex is coming off a win last week at Martinsville and won both of the 2019 races in Richmond.

Truex Jr. passed teammate Denny Hamlin with 15 laps to go at Martinsville and became the first repeat winner in the series this year. Hamlin led 276 laps at Martinsville and leads all drivers with 487 through eight races.

Consistent but winless Hamlin remains the points leader, 76 over Truex thanks to seven top-five finishes in eight races. Joey Logano is third, 77 points behind, followed by Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney. 

Truex won both races on the 0.75-mile oval in 2019. Kyle Busch leads active drivers with six wins at Richmond.

Truex is the 7-2 favorite in the latest 2021 Toyota Owners odds from William Hill Sportsbook. But plenty of other superstars have had success on this famed short track, with Brad Keselowski (5-1), Denny Hamlin (5-1), Kyle Busch (10-1) and Kevin Harvick (10-1) all near the top of the NASCAR at Richmond 2021 odds board.

The Gander Mountain Truck Series tried to return after a 14-year absence last spring, but the race was moved to the fall because of the pandemic and Grant Enfinger won after starting fifth.

John Hunter Nemechek, who drives for Kyle Busch, is the series points leader with four top 10 finishes in five races.

Ben Rhodes, the winner of the season’s first two events, is just six points back and 2020 champion Sheldon Creed is next with three-time series champion Matt Crafton fourth. 

Enfinger’s victory last year was one of four for him in the season, second to Creed in the series.

Toyotas have won all five races so far.

The ToyotaCare 250 is Saturday afternoon at 12:30 pm local time.