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Brad Keselowski wins at Richmond:

#2-Brad Keselowski‚ won the Federated Auto Parts 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway for his 4th win of the season, 1st at Richmond and‚ 14th career win. The win is Roger Penske’s 400th races win in major motorsports (NASCAR, Indy, etc)
#24-Gordon finished 2nd followed by #15-Bowyer, #1-McMurray, #4-Harvick, #22-Logano, #41-Busch, #48-Johnson, #31-Newman and #43-Almirola.
Pole winner #2-Keselowski led 383 of 400 laps, winning his 4th race of the season.
Points leader #24-Gordon (3 wins) finished 2nd, increasing the points lead to 31 #88-Earnhardt Jr. who finished 12th.
#2-Keselowski takes the Chase Grid lead with 4 wins over #24-Gordon, #88-Earnhardt Jr., #48-Johnson and #22-Logano, all with 3 wins.
#31-Newman (+36pts) and #16-Biffle (+7) were the final two drivers to get in the Chase over #15-Bowyer (-7_ and #42-Larson (-16).
There were only 4 lead changes among 2 drivers. There were 4 cautions for 27 yellow flag laps, none for accidents or engine failures but one was a competition caution, then two debris cautions and one for a spectator who had climbed to the top of the turn four catchfence.
The average speed was 104.702mph.
See unofficial race results, awards, money won, laps led, cautions and more on the‚ Unofficial Race Results page (pdf)‚ and check out the‚ Penalty Report (pdf)‚ and‚ Lap Summary Report (pdf).
See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the‚ Official Race & Points Report (pdf).(9-6-2014)