April 26, 2015
- Entry List for the GEICO 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway is posted, 45 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including: #21-Blaney, #32-Bobby Labonte, #33-Brian Scott, #34-Chris Buescher, #55-Waltrip, #95-McDowell.
Drivers who need to be in the top-36 in speed and have no provisional available to them (lowest in owners points): #62-Gaughan (46th in points), #21-Blaney (45th)
Drivers who would miss the race if qualifying is canceled (least race attempts): #95-McDowell (5 attempts), #21-Blaney (3).
See the full entry list on Jayski.com’s Talladega Entry List - Kurt Busch wins at Richmond: #41-Kurt Busch won the rain-delayed Toyota Owners 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway for his 1st win of the season, 2nd win at Richmond and his 26th career win. The race was originally scheduled to be run on Saturday evening, but persistent race forced the postponement until Sunday afternoon.
#4-Harvick finished second, the rest of the top 10: #48-Johnson, #1-McMurray, #22-Logano, #5-Kahne, #20-Kenseth, #24-Gordon, #15-Bowyer, and #78-Truex, Jr.
#25-Chase Elliott, making his second Sprint Cup start, finished 16th.
Harvick continues to hold the Chase points lead. He and Johnson each have 2 wins on the season but Harvick has 357 points to Johnson’s 299.
There were 12 lead changes among 5 drivers. There were 8 cautions for 53 yellow flag laps.
The average speed was 97.157mph.
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).(4-26-2015) - Race Fast Facts – Richmond International Raceway:
Kurt Busch won the 61st Annual Toyota Owners 400, his 26th victory in 513 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2015.
This is his second victory and 11th top-10 finish in 29 races at Richmond International Raceway.
Kevin Harvick (second) posted his 18th top-10 finish in 29 races at Richmond International Raceway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2015.
Jimmie Johnson (third) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 27 races at Richmond International Raceway.
Brett Moffitt (29th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 33 points over Joey Logano.
(NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing)(4-26-2015) - 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings:
[after Richmond, race 9 of 36]
(by wins, then by points)
1) #4-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 357
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 299, -58
3) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 324, -33
4) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 283, -74
5) #20-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 273, -84
6) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 245, -112
7) #41-Kurt Busch [1 win], 222, -135
8) #78-Martin Truex Jr., 315, -42
9) #5-Kasey Kahne, 275, -82
10) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 271, -86
11) #1-Jamie McMurray, 264, -93
12) #24-Jeff Gordon, 263, -94
13) #43-Aric Almirola, 250, -107
14) #27-Paul Menard, 239, -118
15) #15-Clint Bowyer, 234, -122
16) #31-Ryan Newman, 234, -123
(ties are broken by wins, 2nds, 3rds, etc)
See the Unofficial Drivers Points Standings page (pdf) and Unofficial Owners Points Standings page (pdf).(4-26-2015) - BK Racing, Tommy Baldwin Racing considering merger? Chatter in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage this weekend has a potential merger between BK Racing and Tommy Baldwin Racing being considered, CATCHFENCE.com has learned. Both teams have struggled thus far at NASCAR’s top level this season, but the merger would combine resources, assets and personnel with hopes of lifting the on-track performance of their drivers. Another possible scenario is BK Racing simply acquiring Tommy Baldwin Racing, sources say. Currently, Tommy Baldwin Racing fields the #7 Chevy for Alex Bowman, while BK Racing fields three cars for rookie candidate Jeb Burton, Matt DiBenedetto and veteran JJ Yeley. Bowman drove for BK Racing in 2014, but left the team to join TBR. Sources tell CATCHFENCE.com if the merger happened, it’s likely that Baldwin’s team would switch to Toyota and Baldwin taking a director of competition role. A spokesperson for RAB Racing, which currently does not field a full-time team, confirmed that they were involved in an initial discussion with BK Racing, but wouldn’t elaborate.(Catchfence)(4-26-2015)
- Some teams get inspection penalties at Richmond: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Director Richard Buck sent a memo to teams this week about receiving warnings and penalties if they did not get through inspections in a timely fashion. Tommy Baldwin Racing’s #7-team with driver Alex Bowman will be penalized 15 minutes of practice time next week at Talladega Superspeedway for failing to pass pre-qualifying inspection three times. Two Sprint Cup teams received warnings for failing to get through qualifying inspection twice. Those teams were the #98 car of Phil Parsons Racing (driver Josh Wise) and the #32 car of Go Green Racing (Joey Gase). NASCAR also stated that seven Xfinity teams will be penalized 15 minutes of practice next week at Talladega for being late to pre-qualfying inspection. Those cars are the #03 car of Mike Affarano Motorsports (Johanna Long), the #1 car of Roush Fenway Racing (Elliott Sadler), the #4 car of JD Motorsports (Ross Chastain), the #22 car of Team Penske (Joey Logano), the #54 car of Joe Gibbs Racing (Erik Jones), the #62 car of Richard Childress Racing (Brendan Gaughan) and the #97 car of Obaika Racing (Peyton Sellers).(NBC Sports)(4-26-2015)
- XFINITY Entry List:There are 44 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday’s Winn-Dixie 300 at Talladega Superspeedway. A few notes:
The #13 is TBA;
Erik Jones is in the #20 for JGR;
Kenny Wallace will drive the #26;
Chris Cockrum is entered in the #35 for Deese Racing Enterprises;
Boris Said will drive the #54 for JGR;
Jeffrey Earnhardt will drive the #55;
Chad Boat and the #84 team are entered;
Bobby Gerhart will drive his #85;
Kasey Kahne will drive the JR Motorsports #88.(4-26-2015)
See the complete list on the Talladega entry list page. - The Biggest Meatball in racing meets the Biggest Track in NASCAR: Talladega Superspeedway, known for its extraordinary one-of-a-kind racing, is now delivering a new menu item that is just as anticipated as the action on the track – “The Big One” Meatball. Fans coming to enjoy the GEICO 500 and Winn-Dixie 300 on May 1-3, will want to sink their teeth into this “softball-sized” meatball that’s being sold at concession stands in the Gadsden and O.V. Hill South Grandstands along the frontstretch. “The Big One” Meatball has a center of blended Mozzarella and Pepper Jack Cheeses mixed with smoked BBQ Pulled Pork and a little house BBQ sauce for an extra kick. It is then covered by a layer of Ground Beef, rolled in a panko bread crumb and parmesan mix before being deep fried to a golden brown. It’s topped off with a dollop of BBQ sauce and a spaghetti garnish. This mammoth meatball, like Talladega Superspeedway, is the biggest of its kind and weighs in at over 1 pound.(TSS)(4-26-2015)
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