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- It's a busy day at Richmond. Qualifying for the Federated Auto Parts 400 is scheduled for 5:45 p.m. while the XFINITY Series Virginia 529 College Savings 250 will roll off around 8 p.m. Both qualifying and the race will air on NBCSN.
by The Frontstretch Staff
Austin Dillon Leads Way at First XFINITY Richmond Practice
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Records and facts
Last year, Brad Keselowski dominated the action, leading all but 17 laps on his way to victory. Jeff Gordon was second, followed by Clint Bowyer, Jamie McMurray and Kevin Harvick.
All-time, Richard Petty is the winningest driver at Richmond with 13 wins. All of his victories came on the old .542-mile Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway and one was when the track was still dirt. Dale Earnhardt, Sr. is the only driver to win on both versions of Richmond's track.
Rusty Wallace has the most victories on the three-quarters of a mile configuration at Richmond with six. Kyle Busch has the most victories by active drivers with four, while Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart have three each.
Track Facts
Track / Race Length: .750-mile D-Shaped oval, 400 laps (300 miles)
Banking: 14 degrees in turns
Frontstretch: 1,290 ft., banked 8 degrees
Backstretch: 860 ft., banked 2 degrees
Grandstand Seating: 71,000
Pit Road Speed: 45 mph
Pace Car Speed: 50 mph
Opened: 1946 (first Cup race was in 1953)
Website: http://www.rir.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RichmondInternationalRaceway
Twitter: http://twitter.com/RIRInsider
Pre-Race Schedule:
Practice 1: Friday, September 11, 10 a.m. - 11:55 p.m. ET on NBCSN
Happy Hour: Friday, September 11, 1 p.m. - 2:25 p.m. ET on NBCSN
Qualifying: Friday, September 11 at 5:45 p.m. ET on NBCSN
Say What?!
"Richmond is getting a little trickier, it seems like, just with the asphalt kind of getting older and the way the cars are. The tire hasn't really changed there in the last few years – we may be due for an update on that. The consensus at Richmond is, of course, just trying to get your car to turn but also having really good forward bite. You have to be able to get off the corners at Richmond. You have to have good brakes, as well, and be able to turn the center. All of it correlates. Everything you want as a racecar driver, you've got to have most all of it and, if you don't, then you better hope you have more forward bite than the rest of them. That's sort of the equation of Richmond – it's a fun place to race, it's really cool. As a driver, you wish it could widen out and give you more options of being able to run around in different grooves, but it hasn't shown us that the last couple years. We're hoping to get our M&M'S Crispy/American Heritage Chocolate Camry back to form there from a couple of years ago." - Kyle Busch
"Richmond has been pretty good to me. I've got a win in the K&N Series there. I look forward to going back. It's a fun racetrack. It's actually a really tough short track, though. It can be frustrating if your car is off, but if you hit it, it's going to be good. We're aware there will be a few cars going into this race where it's make-or-break to get into the Chase. But for us, it's going to be the same thing we do every week. We're going to use the same aggressiveness, but you do have to be cautious with the leaders around you. You've got to know what's going on and be a little conservative around those cars."- Brett Moffitt
"I've always enjoyed going to Richmond. I had fun racing Indy cars there. I liked driving the Xfinity car there, as well. We didn't have the greatest results, but it was still fun. When you have a good car, it creates opportunities to pass. Turns 1 and 2 are kind of tight, and 3 and 4 are more of a long corner, so it's a challenge to set the car up. We slip and slide there a bunch, anyway. Thank goodness we don't race there in the day. There is more grip at night and I'm thankful for that." - Danica Patrick
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Q: In the 2006 Emerson Radio 250 at Richmond, Kevin Grubb crashed on the frontstretch at the end of the first lap. This turned out to be his last NASCAR start because he was indefinitely suspended shortly afterwards. What happened to cause that?
Thursday's Answer:
Q: In 2008, NASCAR made absolutely no attempt to qualify or race the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 on-time at Richmond. Instead, the race was run on Sunday afternoon, ending any chance of Joey Logano making his Sprint Cup Series debut. Why was this move made?
A: The move was made due to Hurricane Hanna, a Category 1 hurricane that made landfall near Myrtle Beach on the scheduled day of the race. It was already raining in Richmond early enough that they chose to wipe out qualifying and both races on Friday afternoon. That resulted in a Sprint Cup/Nationwide Series doubleheader on Sunday.
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