April 26, 2013
- Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Toyota Owners 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway have been made.
Pole sitter #20-Kenseth chose pit stall 1 [as do most pole sitters].
Outside pole sitter #11-Vickers took pit stall 17, the first pitstall with an opening front of it.
#24-Gordon, who starts 3rd took the 30th pit stall, the 2nd stall with an opening in front of it.
The 43rd and final pit stall was taken by #51-Allmendinger, who starts 24th.
To see where the drivers/teams pit stall is, see the pit selection chart on the Pit Stall Selection chart.(4-26-2013) - Kesenth wins Richmond pole: #20-Matt Kenseth won the pole for the Toyota Owners 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway with speed of 130.334mph, a new track record, for his 2nd pole of 2013 and 10th of his career. #11-Vickers is on the outside pole, followed by #24-Gordon (was fastest in final practice), #5-Kahne, #15-Bowyer, #42-Montoya, #22-Logano, #18-Busch, #56-Truex, Jr, and #55-Martin. With 43 teams at the track, no one missed the race.
See the starting lineup, pole progression, qualifying results, qualifying order, qualifying rules on the Richmond Starting Lineup / Qualifying Page.(4-26-2013) - Qualifying Fast Facts – Richmond:
Matt Kenseth won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 59th Annual Toyota Owners 400 with a lap of 20.716 seconds, 130.334 mph.
This is his 10th pole in 481 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and fifth top-10 start in 2013.
This is his first pole in 27 races at Richmond International Raceway.
Matt Kenseth’s qualifying speed set a track record previously held by Brian Vickers, set in May 2004 (129.983 mph).
Brian Vickers(i) (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2013 and his sixth in 15 races at Richmond International Raceway.
Jeff Gordon (third) posted his 31st top-10 start at Richmond International Raceway. It is his sixth in nine races this season.
(NASCAR Statistics)(4-26-2013) - Final practice for the Toyota Owners 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway is over after 45 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#24-Gordon 126.963
#42-Montoya 126.103
#11-Vickers 125.792
#27-Menard 125.769
#1-McMurray 125.675
slowest: #19-Bliss 120.509 & #52-Keselowski 118.990. no speed: #87-Nemechek.
Notes: Qualifying is at 5:35pm/et and will be televised on SPEED.
See fastest speeds, laps run and more on the Richmond Practice 2 Speeds page (pdf).(4-26-2013) - Qualifying Order for the Toyota Owners 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway is posted. 43 cars/drivers are listed.
The first of the drivers scheduled to go out is #14-Stewart.
The final driver scheduled to go out is #30-Stremme.
Fastest in first Friday practice, #55-Martin, is scheduled to qualify 30th.
Fastest in final practice, #24-Gordon will go out 40th.
Qualifying order is set by a random draw, held about an hour before the first practice.
See the full qualifying order on the Richmond Qualifying Page.(4-26-2013) - First Friday practice for the Toyota Owners 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway is over after 120 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#55-Martin 126.755
#2-Keselowski 126.535
#18-Busch 126.458
#20-Kenseth 125.810
#11-Vickers 125.535
slowest: #36-Yeley 120.730, #52-Keselowski 118.286.
Notes: There will be a second practice session this afternoon at 2:45pm/et, followed by qualifying at 5:30pm/et.
See fastest speeds, laps run and more on the Richmond Practice 1 Speeds page (pdf).(4-26-2013) - Hamlin dicusses decision to set out Richmond; consideration of surgery: Denny Hamlin met with the media Thursday at Richmond:
What did the doctors see that is keeping you out of this race?
“They were — during our call yesterday they were speaking as much Chinese as I could understand. I saw the scan and saw the healing that they were talking about. However, some kind of in-plate is not healing the way that they wanted it and that’s what they wanted in order to clear me. Really, that was their determining factor and, obviously, my injury is very, very hard because there is no exact science to the risk. They don’t — no one knows what the risk will be if I race this week or if I race two weeks from now. Bone healing is completely subjective. It takes bone healing a year most times to be 100 percent, so how do you quantify how much more risk is there this week versus two weeks down the road or three weeks down the road or two months down the road, so that’s the tough part of it — everyone is erring on the cautious side because no one ultimately wants to be responsible and have their name on the line of clearing a driver and then he goes out and gets hurt.”
Do you still feel like you can compete in a portion of the Talladega race?
“They all came to the conclusion they were happy with me starting Talladega and getting out when it’s a safe time to get out. Ultimately, we even talked about doing that here at Richmond, but it’s unfair to the team for me to get out and then go three or four laps down on pit road and really know that the team’s not going to finish any better than 35th — why would they even show up for that? So, I think it’s better for them to at least have a chance to win with one full-time driver and we decided not to do that this weekend and we’ll start our process at Talladega and then rescan again and try to go to Darlington.”
Is there a possibility of surgery?
“We talked briefly about the injury that I deal with every day and that was not the main focus of our conversation, but I think that it is going to be a possibility in the off-season. If I get back to it in a timely fashion in the Cup Series this year then am still able to salvage some kind of season, then obviously it’s not going to be an option until the off-season. So, either way, I’d like to get it fixed and get it over with.”
At what point will you consider not returning this season?
“I think if this goes past Darlington then I don’t know what the chances of us making the Chase are even if we were to race this weekend, race next weekend or the one after — I don’t know the chances. There’s a lot of good teams that you have to beat to guarantee you’re going to win the races. Obviously, if it goes past Darlington our chances are crushed even harder. Eventually you have to have a shut down point of not going out there and racing for nothing at a point. I think a recovery on the kind of surgery that I would like to have is about a month-and-a-half or so — I could potentially come back maybe for the tail end of the year. It wouldn’t be a season-ending — I don’t think anything would be season-ending I guess you could say. Eventually you have to know the point at which you’re looking at improbabilities of making the Chase and just being smart about it. If everyone keeps getting these penalties, I’m going to be the points leader soon.”(Toyota PR)(4-26-2013) - VIZIO and Hulu join Chip Ganassi Racing for Memorial Day weekend: Chip Ganassi Racing Teams announced new sponsorships with VIZIO and Hulu which will see the brands carried on two of racings’ biggest stages on Memorial Day Weekend at the Indianapolis 500 and Coca Cola 600. The programs include major associate level branding on both Ryan Briscoe’s #8 NTT DATA Honda in the IZOD IndyCar Series for the 97th Running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and on Jamie McMurray’s #1 McDonald’s/Cessna Chevy SS in the Sprint Cup Series for the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 26. The sponsors will also see primary branding on CGRT development driver Kyle Larson’s #32 Chevy Camaro for the NASCAR Nationwide History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway May 25, giving VIZIO and Hulu Plus 1,400 miles of great racing during one of the most watched racing weekends of the year.(Ganassi PR)(4-26-2013)
- Dale Earnhardt Day – April 29th: Dale Earnhardt Inc. and The Dale Earnhardt Foundation are proud to announce the 2013 Dale Earnhardt Day on Monday, April 29th, at the DEI Corporate Headquarters on Hwy. #3, Mooresville, NC. Doors will open at 10am on Monday, and the annual event in celebration of “The Intimidator”s birthday is free and open to the public. The DEI Showroom will be opening its newest exhibit on Dale Day: “Being Dale Earnhardt”, which highlights the many facets of the life of the seven-time NASCAR Winston Cup Champion. The new displays will allow fans to step inside the world of Dale Earnhardt. The Grand Showroom will also be open to the public, for the newest Dale Earnhardt Inc. vehicle display. The Grand Showroom is occasionally opened to the public, and this special event will give fans a rare opportunity to see these special vehicles up close. Cupcakes will be served in the afternoon&.an annual tradition on Dale’s birthday celebration. Dale Earnhardt Day will run from 10am until 6pm, on Monday, April 29th. For more information, check www.daleearnhardtinc.com.(4-26-2013)
- NASCAR selects Stefanyshyn to lead Innovation and Racing Development: NASCAR announced that Eugene (Gene) Stefanyshyn has been named Vice President, Innovation and Racing Development to drive continual improvements in racing performance. He will be based at NASCAR’s Research and Development Center in Concord, N.C. In this role, Stefanyshyn will lead and shape NASCAR’s future approach to Competition by utilizing and developing innovations that advance the racing product and fan experience. Additionally, he will work in close collaboration with other NASCAR departments and industry stakeholders to develop a leading edge culture for NASCAR surrounding engineering and technology. Stefanyshyn has been a leader at General Motors working in various capacities for more than 30 years, most recently serving as the company’s Executive Director, Global Product Development Quality, where he managed upwards of 250 employees across four global regions. Through his three-decade tenure at GM, Stefanyshyn has held increasingly senior roles spanning all facets of vehicle design and development, global project management, engineering strategy, finance, manufacturing and quality control.(NASCAR)(4-26-2013)
- Keselowski wins at Richmond: #22-Brad Keselowski won the Toyota Care 250 at Richmond International Raceway for his 1st win of the season and the 21st of his Nationwide career. #33-Kevin Harvick finished second followed by #54-Kyle Busch, #20-Brian Vickers, #7-Regan Smith, #11-Elliott Sadler, #12-Sam Hornish, Jr., #32-Kyle Larson, #60-Travis Pastrana, and #43-Reed Sorenson. The average speed was 83.768mph. There were 8 cautions for 57 laps and 11 lead changes among 5 leaders. Complete results are on the Richmond race results page (pdf).(4-26-2013)
- Richmond Race Fast Facts:
Brad Keselowski(i) won the 26th Annual ToyotaCare 250, his 21st victory in 196 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2013.
This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in 13 races at Richmond International Raceway.
This is the 12th time a driver has driven to victory from the pole position in a NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway.
Kevin Harvick(i) (second) posted his 19th top-10 finish in 24 races at Richmond International Raceway. It is his third top-10 finish in 2013.
Kyle Busch(i) (third) posted his 13th top-10 finish in 16 races at Richmond International Raceway.
Kyle Larson (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Sam Hornish Jr. leads the point standings by 1 points over Regan Smith.
(NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(4-26-2013) - Driver standings following Richmond:
1) #12-Sam Hornish, Jr. 259
2) #7-Regan Smith 258, -1
3) #2-Brian Scott 236, -23
4) #31-Justin Allgaier 225, -34
5) #11-Elliott Sadler 224, -35
6) #20-Brian Vickers 222, -37
7) #3-Austin Dillon 222, -37
8) #77-Parker Kligerman 219, -40
9) #6-Trevor Bayne 213, -46 -6
10) #32-Kyle Larson # 204, -55
See complete standings on the driver standings page (pdf).(4-26-2013) - Owner Standings following Richmond are posted (pdf).(4-26-2013)
- Keselowski on pole at Richmond: #22-Brad Keselowski won the Coors Light Pole for the Toyota Care 250 at Richmond International Raceway with a speed of 126.339 mph. #54-Kyle Busch will start second. The rest of the top 10: #12-Sam Hornish, Jr., #33-Kevin Harvick, #29-Kenny Wallace, #3-Austin Dillon, #6-Trevor Bayne, #2-Brian Scott, #20-Brian Vickers, and #43-Reed Sorenson. Did Not Qualify: #15-Stanton Barrett, #46-Chase Miller, #47-Jason Bowles, #52-Derek Thorn, #55-Jamie Dick, #89-Morgan Shepherd. The starting lineup is posted on the Richmond starting lineup page (pdf).(4-26-2013)
- Richmond Qualifying Notes:
Brad Keselowski(i) won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 26th Annual ToyotaCare 250 with a lap of 21.371 seconds, 126.339 mph.
This is his 14th pole in 196 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his first pole and sixth top-10 start in 2013. This is his second pole in 13 races at Richmond International Raceway.
Keselowski won this event in 2010 after starting fourth. Kyle Busch(i) (second) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2013 and his ninth in 16 races at Richmond International Raceway.
Sam Hornish Jr. (third) posted his third top-10 start at Richmond International Raceway.
It is his sixth in seven races this season.
(NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(4-26-2013) - Busch fastest in happy hour: #18-Kyle Busch was quickest during happy hour for the Toyota Care 250 with a speed of 124.884mph. He was followed by: #29-Kenny Wallace, #11-Elliott Sadler, #12-Sam Hornish, Jr., #33-Kevin Harvick, #20-Brian Vickers, #7-Regan Smith, #31-Justin Allgaier, #22-Brad Keselowski, and #77-Parker Kligerman. All 46 drivers participated in the session. See complete results on the Richmond practice 2 speeds page (pdf).(4-26-2013)
- Stanton Barrett returns to Nationwide Series: Stanton Barrett’s return will mark the 22nd anniversary of competition where he has competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, Indy Racing League and ARCA Series. Barrett will be piloting the #15 JewelGirls.org and 4caring.org Ford Mustang in his return with RWR.(RWR)(4-26-2013)
- NASCAR Express Offers Train to NASCAR in Sonoma: For the first time ever, Northern California NASCAR fans can get on board the NASCAR Express train service to the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Sonoma Raceway. The raceway has partnered with the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) to offer a first-of-its-kind express train that will transport fans directly from the Sacramento area to the raceway on race day, Sunday, June 23, 2013. The train will depart from Sacramento, with stops in Davis and Suisun City, and traverse some of Northern California’s most spectacular scenery before dropping passengers just steps from the raceway’s main entrance. The NASCAR Express offers fans a unique option to avoid highway traffic and parking hassles on race-day, and will feature two café cars with on board food and beverage service. The train is also a great option for small and large groups to enjoy the entire NASCAR race-day experience together. It’s an easy one-stop shop to purchase your race-day ticket and NASCAR Express pass. The $199 premium package includes: A reserved-seat in the Main Grandstand, Round-trip travel from Sacramento, Davis or Suisun, VIP main-gate entry, On-track access to driver introduction and pre-race ceremonies, and a Special T-shirt.(Sonoma)(4-26-2013)
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