April 28, 2012
- Kyle Busch wins at Richmond: #18-Kyle Busch won the Capital City 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway for his 1st win of the year, 4th at Richmond and his 24th career win.
#88-Dale Earnhardt, Jr. finished 2nd followed by #14-Stewart, #11-Hamlin, #5-Kahne, #48-Johnson, #15-Bowyer, #55-Mark Martin (the polesitter), #2-Keselowski, and #99-Edwards.
#99-Edwards domanated much of the race, leading 211 laps, but was black flagged late by NASCAR for jumping a restart.
There were 5 cautions for 31 yellow flag laps. There were 14 lead changes among 7 drivers.
The estimated attendence was 88,000, down from 90,000 in the Spring 2011 race.
See race results, awards, money won, laps led, cautions and more on the Richmond Race Results page (pdf). (4-28-2012) - 2012 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:
[after Richmond, race 9 of 36]
1) #16-Greg Biffle [1 win], 338
2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [0 wins], 333, -5
3) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 329, -9
4) #17-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 328, -10
5) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [0 wins], 316, -22
6) #48-Jimmie Johnson [0 wins], 314, -24
7) #29-Kevin Harvick [0 wins], 313, -25
8) #14-Tony Stewart [2 wins], 307, -31
9) #99-Carl Edwards [0 wins], 287, -51
10) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 278, -60
Chase wild card drivers:
11) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win, 11th in points], 265, -73
12) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win, 13th in points], 252, -86
(ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd, etc)
See drivers championship points standings on the Drivers Points Standings page (pdf).(4-28-2012) - Top-35 in Owner Points and guaranteed a starting spot at Talladega:
#10 drops to 35th, #33 is still 36th and out, and drops further back in points, now 21 points out.
Rank) Car#-Driver/Team, owners pts, +/-
29) #93-Kvapil/BK Racing, 137, +38
30) #34-Ragan/Front Row, 135, +36
31) #38-Gilliland/Front Row, 134, +35
32) #32-Sorenson/FAS Lane Racing, 130, +31
33) #36-Blaney/Baldwin, 126, +27
34) #83-Cassill/BK Racing, 125, +26
35) #10-Reutimann-Patrick/Baldwin, 120, 21 ahead of 36th
these teams / drivers will need to qualify by speed:
36) #33-Leicht/Childress, 99, -21 from the top 35
37) #30-Stremme/Inception, 76, -44
37) #49-Yeley/Robinson. 73, -47
The teams are NOT locked in past the next race as the owners points change after each race.
For the owner points standings, see the Owners Points Standings page (pdf).(4-28-2012) - Race Fast Facts – Richmond International Raceway:
Kyle Busch won the 58th Annual Capital City 400 Presented By Virginia Is For Lovers, his 24th victory in 266 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2012.
This is his fourth victory and 13th top-10 finish in 15 races at Richmond International Raceway.
Kyle Busch has now won four consecutive Spring races at Richmond International Raceway breaking a tie with Richard Petty (1971-1973).
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (second) posted his 11th top-10 finish in 26 races at Richmond International Raceway. It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2012.
Tony Stewart (third) posted his 18th top-10 finish in 27 races at Richmond International Raceway.
Greg Biffle leads the point standings by 5 points over Dale Earnhardt Jr. (NASCAR Statistics)(4-28-2012) - Bayne to stand by for Ambrose: Trevor Bayne will be standing by for #9-Marcos Ambrose for Saturday night’s Capital City 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Team sources confirmed that Ambrose was suffering from back issues. While it’s the driver’s intention to run the entire race, Bayne will be on the sidelines as a precaution. (Fox Sports.(4-28-2012)
- Drivers with most points, last 10 races: #56-Martin Truex Jr. is the hottest driver in NASCAR. The Michael Waltrip Racing driver has scored more points than any driver in the last 10 races and Sunday he led 173 laps at Kansas before finishing 0.7 seconds behind race winner #11-Denny Hamlin. Truex is second in the points standings, just 15 markers behind leader #16-Greg Biffle. The Sprint Cup Series visits Richmond International Raceway Saturday night, where Truex led 12 laps last year and expects to be one of the favorites on the .75-mile, D-shaped oval.
Points in Last 10 Races
1. Truex 363
2. Hamlin 356
3. Stewart 355
4. Biffle 353
5. Harvick 349
(MWR)(4-28-2012) - added 28 paint schemes from Richmond: #1 McDonald’s, #10 Tommy Baldwin Racing, #11 FedEx Freight, #16 3M / Give Kids A Smile, #17 Ford Eco Boost, #18 Brown M&M;’s, #19 Humphrey Smith Racing, #23 North Texas Pipe, #24 DuPont, #27 Menards / Nibco, #29 Jimmy John’s, #30 Inception Motorsports, #32 Register to Vote, #33 Link-Belt, #34 Front Row Motorsports, #26 Seal Wrap, #38 Long John Silver’s, #39 Army Reserve, #43 Smithfield, #47 Bush’s Beans, #49 Robinson-Blakeney Racing, #56 NAPA Brakes, #74 Turn One Racing, #78 Furniture Row / Denver Mattress, #88 National Guard, #95 Tommy Williams Drywall (TWD), #98 Curb Records, #99 Ford Eco Boost.
- Drivers comment on Bristol changes: Bruton Smith’s decision not to seek driver input on how to fix Bristol Motor Speedway didn’t sit well with several competitors in the Sprint Cup Series. And not all drivers are convinced the decision by the Speedway Motorsports Inc., chairman to grind the top groove will return racing at the half-mile track in Tennessee to the bumping and grinding it was known for before the 2007 reconfiguration. “I think they’re wasting their time,” points leader #16-Greg Biffle said on Friday at Richmond International Raceway. #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. agreed. “I believe the racing will be the same,” he said. “I know they probably didn’t have a lot of time between now and (the August) race to do everything they wanted to do. Just grinding will take away a little groove, but once we lay a little rubber down it’ll be just like it was, which I think is fine.” Kevin Harvick definitely took issue with Smith’s comment during Wednesday’s news conference that “I do not consult race drivers when I am building a speedway.” “They were all gung ho on wanting to meet at Texas,” Harvick said. “The next thing you knew, nobody showed up, nobody called, nobody wanted to talk anymore. I guess maybe they were embarrassed that they just wound up grinding it.” Harvick said he was told by Don Hawk, SMI’s vice president of business affairs, that Smith wanted to discuss changes at Bristol with him at Texas. Hawk acknowledged that Smith wanted to meet with Harvick and his team owner, Richard Childress, and the meeting didn’t happen. Hawk said he apologized to Harvick and Childress via text. He added that several other drivers were contacted via text for input on the project, and that some responded and some didn’t. He said Smith talked to Brad Keselowski by phone.(ESPN)(4-28-2012)
- Faith and Freedom Coalition joins FAS Lane Racing: FAS Lane Racing announced that The Faith and Freedom Coalition (FFC) will sponsor the team’s #32 Ford driven by Reed Sorenson in the Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway. FFC is believed to be the first pro-family organization to sponsor a car in a NASCAR race. The Faith and Freedom name and logo will appear prominently on the FAS Lane Racing entry along with texting information and the message: “Register to Vote”. FFC volunteers will make voter registration forms and voter guides available to the crowd of 150,000, while 6 million NASCAR fans watching at home will be asked to text FFC to receive updates on how they can become involved in registering and turning out conservative and evangelical voters. The Richmond blitz is part of a nationwide “Champion the Vote” campaign by the Faith and Freedom Coalition with a goal of registering 2 million new voters and directly contacting a total of 37 million voters prior to the November election.(Integrity Sports Marketing)(4-28-2012)
- Get Well Josh Jones: Josh Jones, an employee of Kevin Harvick was injured during a softball game Tuesday night. Kevin Harvick was asked about his condition Friday morning in Richmond:
CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO JOSH (JONES) AND GIVE US AN UPDATE ON HOW HE IS DOING NOW?
“He got hit in the head with a softball running to first base and fractured his skull, blacked his eye, and filled his ear up with blood so he can’t hear out of his left ear. All that should get better. They were just being really cautious about the swelling of his brain, and just making sure he didn’t get a blood clot. They’ve taken good care of him and everything should be fine. I’ll probably have to give him a lot less grief for a few weeks, for sure.”(Chevy PR)(4-28-2012) - Vegas offering discounted hotel rooms for early ticket buyers: Las Vegas Motor Speedway has struck a deal with two prominent hotels on the world-famous Las Vegas Strip to reward early ticket buyers with discounted hotel rooms for the 2013 NASCAR Weekend. For the first time, the speedway is able to offer special rates for race fans who purchase or renew their tickets by June 1. The special rates will be available at The Stratosphere Hotel, Casino & Tower and the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino. The Stratosphere Hotel, Casino & Tower, located at the north end of the Strip, is offering rooms starting at $39 per night (March 6 and 7), $99 (March 8 and 9) and $59 (March 10). Fans are directed to call (800) 998-6937 by June 1 to obtain these special rates and use promo code NASEB13. The Monte Carlo Resort & Casino is offering rooms at $63 (March 6, 7, 10 and 11) and $113 (March 8 and 9). Customers may also upgrade to a Monaco Suite at the Monte Carlof or only an additional $30 per night. To reserve rooms at the special rate at the Monte Carlo, call (888) 529-4828 and use booking code XLVMS13.(LVMS)(4-28-2012)
- Congrats to Beau & Ashley: Beau and Ashley Wilkes welcomed baby girl Gabriella Naomie Wilkes on Wednesday, April 25, at 8:30 p.m. Weighing nine-pounds, four-ounces, and measuring 21 inches long, Gabriella Naomie is the couples’ first child. Beau is a mechanic and tire specialist on the #33 Rheem Chevrolet of Cale Gale in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.(ESR PR)(4-28-2012)
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