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NASCAR Announces New Rule Changes
Michael Waltrip to Race No. 55 Toyota at Talladega
Modified Driver Tommy Barrett, Jr Arrested for DUI
The Pete Store Returns to Front Row Motorsports
Tommy Baldwin Racing Announces Sponsorship for Richmond
Ashley Force Hood Named VP of John Force Racing, Inc.
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The Sprint Cup Series rolls into Richmond International Raceway this weekend for the second short track race in a row. Television coverage of the Toyota Owners 400 begins at 7 p.m. Saturday night ET on FOX; the race can also be heard on your local MRN affiliate and SiriusXM channel 90. Drivers will compete for 400 laps (300 miles) en route to the checkered flag.
Records and Facts
Track Facts
Track / Race Length: 0.75 mile "D-shaped" oval / 400 laps (300 miles)
Pit Road Speed: 45 mph
Degree of Banking: 14 degrees
Frontstretch: 1290 ft., 8 degrees of banking
Backstretch: 860 ft., 2 degrees of banking
Grandstand Seating: 71,000
Website: http://www.rir.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RichmondInternationalRaceway
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RIRInsider
Pre-race Schedule
Practice No. 1: Friday, April 24 11 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1
Happy Hour: Friday, April 24 1 p.m. - 2:25 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1
Qualifying: Friday, April 24 at 5:45 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1
Race Day Forecast
Saturday: Cloudy with Periods of Rain; Chance of rain: 90%
High: 58
Low: 46
Sunday (If required): Rain, then clearing late; Chance of rain: 90%
High: 57
Low: 44
Best Bets: Top 10 Driver Ratings at Richmond International Raceway (courtesy of NASCAR)
#11-Denny Hamlin 110.7
#4-Kevin Harvick 110.3
#15-Clint Bowyer 99.6
#24-Jeff Gordon 99.3
#14-Tony Stewart 94.0
#31-Ryan Newman 92.5
#2-Brad Keselowski 91.6
#41-Kurt Busch 91.5
#19-Carl Edwards 89.1
#48-Jimmie Johnson 88.8
They Said It:
"Richmond has been a very successful racetrack for us as we've gone through the years. We didn't run as well as we all wanted to last year at the Richmond races, so I think as we go back this year we're going to shoot to be a little better than we were last year. We'll try some different things. It's been a very good racetrack for me in the past and I'm looking forward to going back. I like the short, flat tracks.
"I remember the ones I lost more than I do the ones I won. I think the first one where Ricky Rudd and I were racing in 2001 was pretty cool. But I think as you look back at the last one we won in 2013 as part of a green-white-checkered finish, I think we came from seventh to win, so I didn't really expect to win that one. I think the other two were probably fairly strong nights for us." - Kevin Harvick
"You know, this has always been a tough place for me. Even with the win there, I still just find it to be one of the more difficult tracks to get a handle on. It's a short track but it's pretty unique because, other than the fact that it's less than a mile in length, it really doesn't compare to a Martinsville or Phoenix. It's pretty wide whereas, at some of our other short tracks, you are dealing with one-lane racing grooves. It's almost like a 1.5-mile track that has been packaged into a three-quarter-mile track. It's a place where you can get caught in the outside lane on restarts but you won't necessarily fall back 10 or more positions like you would at a Martinsville because, if your car is handling, you are able to maintain position. The last few times we've been there, though, the bottom is the place to be. Aside from it being the shortest way around the track, you can get more aggressive in the bottom lane and, if you have to, you can move people to advance your position." - Kurt Busch
"Richmond is a very dynamic track. I love the place. It's a plan where finesse is important, but speed and handling are just as crucial. It's a one-day show Friday, so we need to take advantage of practice and get our No. 25 Zaxby's Chevrolet Camaro dialed. In qualifying, I'd like to qualify in the top-15, so we have a shot at a good finish in the race." - Dylan Lupton
FRONTSTRETCH TRIVIA:
Thursday's Answer:
Q: In the rain-delayed 2002 Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond, Ward Burton led the most laps from the pole (125). However, he finished in a miserable 30th, 36 laps down. What happened?
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