Since the start of the 2023 season, Hendrick Motorsports has constantly been occupying the top spots on NASCAR’s Cup Series standings. Earlier it was #48 Alex Bowman who was leading in points until a Sprint Car injury saw him fall multiple spots. HMS #24 William Byron then stepped up to the position of point leader, until Martin Truex Jr’s #19 surpassed him with a dominant win at New Hampshire.

While HMS had been in the lead, Tony Stewart’s co-owned Stewart-Hass Racing team has been struggling to perform. But stepping into Richmond for the Cook Out 400 Cup Series race, the outcome has fans ranking Tony Stewart’s team over HMS.

Stewart-Haas Racing outperforms Hendrick Motorsports

Fiercely competing for wins, William Byron and Kyle Larson have been the Hendrick Motorsports team’s stars this season. While teammates Alex Bowman and Chase Elliott have lagged behind, Byron and Larson have awarded HMS with a total of 6 Cup Series race wins during the 2023 season. However, their Stewart-Haas racing rivals, on the other hand, haven’t been all that lucky.

Fielding four full-time cars in the Cup Series, Stewart-Haas Racing’s 2023 season has been rife with disappointment. Yet to win even a single race this season, the only highlight of SHR’s season has been Kevin Harvick securing a spot in the playoffs.

While SHR’s performance was loathsome, the Cook Out 400 Cup Series race at Richmond saw Tony Stewart’s team dominate Hendrick Motorsports.

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Detailing the outcome of the race, The Athletic’s Jeff Gluck put out a tweet, writing, “All four Stewart-Haas Racing cars finished in the top 11 today. Preece P5, Almirola P8, Harvick P10, Briscoe P11. Oddly, the highest-finishing Hendrick Motorsports car today was P13 (Elliott).” 

With Jeff Gluck revealing how SHR team’s glory highlighted HMS’s bad performance, fans on Twitter reveled in elation.

Fans react to SHR surpassing HMS’ at Richmond

Responding to Jeff Gluck’s tweet, fans had a lot to say regarding Stewart-Haas Racing and Hendrick Motorsports Richmond Raceway performance. Terming Tony Stewart’s team better than Hendrick Motorsports, one fan wrote, “It’s official: SHR > HMS Sorry, thems the facts. And actually, I’m not sorry.”

Another fan pointed out how Chase Elliott was still Hendrick Motorsports star driver commenting, “Elliott carrying the team as usual.”

“That is very odd. Something has happened”

“Glad to see Hendrick do so “well” today [laughing emoji].”

“The 23 & 45 snatched defeat from the jaws of victory today. They were both given top 5 cars and turned them into top 15’s.”

Despite a stellar showing at Richmond, Stewart-Hass Racing has yet to churn out some groundbreaking results, and with only four races remaining in the Cup Series regular season, the clock is ticking.

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