Winners and losers at Richmond Raceway

A look at winners and losers from Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway:

Kyle Larson – Frustrated several times this season (and again during Sunday’s race by a pit-road incident), Larson responded with his first win of the year.

Josh Berry – Berry spun out early in the race and appeared to be in for a long day, but the circumstances of the closing laps put him in excellent position, and he followed Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson to the checkered flag.

Michael McDowell – Gambling on tires near the finish rewarded McDowell with a sixth-place run, his first top 10 of the year. His previous best run was 12th.

Alex Bowman – Bowman finished eighth, scoring his sixth top-10 finish in the season’s seven races.

Austin Cindric — Cindric was never a factor Sunday and rolled home 28th, a lap down.

AJ Allmendinger — Allmendinger has had a rough start to the season. He finished a lap behind Sunday in 27th.

Ryan Blaney — A pair of pit-road miscues damaged Blaney’s chances Sunday. He finished 26th.

RICHMOND, Va. — As Jeff Gordon watched Kyle Larson’s Victory Lane celebration Sunday night at Richmond Raceway, he smiled at how this week had gone so well for Hendrick Motorsports.

Four days after an appeal panel rescinded the 100-point and 10-playoff point penalties to the Hendrick drivers and teams, the organization reveled in its second 1-2 finish of the season.

“The timing of everything coming together this week was huge,” said Gordon, vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports. “Then these guys stepped up, too, when they got to the racetrack. Even  though we didn’t have practice or qualifying, they showed what they’re capable of today.

“Certainly off to a great start this season with William (Byron’s two) wins, now