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Qualifying Fast Facts – Richmond:

Qualifying Fast Facts – Richmond:

September 6, 2013
#24-Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 56th Annual Federated Auto Parts 400 with a track qualifying record lap of 20.674 seconds, 130.599 mph. Matt Kenseth held the previous track record, set earlier this season in April. This is his 73rd pole in 715

Richmond Nationwide Qualifying Notes:

Richmond Nationwide Qualifying Notes:

September 6, 2013
Brian Scott won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 33rd Annual Virginia 529 College Savings 250 with a lap of 21.717 seconds, 124.327 mph. This is his second pole in 134 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. His last pole came at Chicago in Sept. 2011, 63 races ago. This

Scott on Nationwide pole at Richmond:

Scott on Nationwide pole at Richmond:

September 6, 2013
#2-Brian Scott won the Coors Light Pole for the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway with a speed of 124.327mph. #18-Matt Kenseth will start second. The rest of the top 10: #3-Austin Dillon, #22-Brad Keselowski, #12-Sam Hornish, Jr., #

14 qualifying track records has been set so far 2013, Richmond twice

14 qualifying track records has been set so far 2013, Richmond twice

September 6, 2013
after 23 qualifying session, 3 were cancelled due to rain: 1) Bristol, #18-Kyle Busch, 129.535mph, March 15, 2013 - was 128.709 from March 2003 2) Martinsville, #48-Jimmie Johnson, 98.400, April 5, 2013 - was 98.083 from October 2005 3) Texas, #18-Kyle Busch, 196.299

Kligerman fastest in Nationwide final practice:

Kligerman fastest in Nationwide final practice:

September 6, 2013
#77- Parker Kligerman was fastest during the only practice at Richmond International Raceway with a speed of 124.792mph. #29-Kenny Wallace was second, followed by: #18-Matt Kenseth, #32-Kyle Larson, #6-Trevor Bayne, #22-Brad Keselowski, #3-Austin Dillon, #31-Justin

Qualifying Fast Facts – Richmond:

Qualifying Fast Facts – Richmond:

September 6, 2013
#24-Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 56th Annual Federated Auto Parts 400 with a track qualifying record lap of 20.674 seconds, 130.599 mph. Matt Kenseth held the previous track record, set earlier this season in April. This is his 73rd pole in 715

Richmond Nationwide Qualifying Notes:

Richmond Nationwide Qualifying Notes:

September 6, 2013
Brian Scott won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 33rd Annual Virginia 529 College Savings 250 with a lap of 21.717 seconds, 124.327 mph. This is his second pole in 134 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. His last pole came at Chicago in Sept. 2011, 63 races ago. This

Scott on Nationwide pole at Richmond:

Scott on Nationwide pole at Richmond:

September 6, 2013
#2-Brian Scott won the Coors Light Pole for the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway with a speed of 124.327mph. #18-Matt Kenseth will start second. The rest of the top 10: #3-Austin Dillon, #22-Brad Keselowski, #12-Sam Hornish, Jr., #

1000th Nationwide race this week at Richmond:

1000th Nationwide race this week at Richmond:

September 3, 2013
On February 13, 1982, Dale Earnhardt crossed the finish line first in the Goodys 300 at Daytona International Speedway to win the inaugural race in what is now known as the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Twenty-three champions and 136 race winners later, NASCARs No. 2 series

Chase clinch scenarios at Richmond:

Chase clinch scenarios at Richmond:

September 3, 2013
Below are the 2013 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup clinch scenarios for Saturday nights Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway, the final race before the Chase field is set. Six drivers have clinched top-10 spots in the Chase: #48-Jimmie Johnson

1000th Nationwide race this week at Richmond:

1000th Nationwide race this week at Richmond:

September 3, 2013
On February 13, 1982, Dale Earnhardt crossed the finish line first in the Goodys 300 at Daytona International Speedway to win the inaugural race in what is now known as the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Twenty-three champions and 136 race winners later, NASCARs No. 2 series

Chase clinch scenarios at Richmond:

Chase clinch scenarios at Richmond:

September 3, 2013
Below are the 2013 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup clinch scenarios for Saturday nights Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway, the final race before the Chase field is set. Six drivers have clinched top-10 spots in the Chase: #48-Jimmie Johnson

2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

September 1, 2013
[after Atlanta, race 25 of 36] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [4 wins], 837 2) #15-Clint Bowyer, 809, -28 3) #29-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 795, -61 4) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 795, -42 5) #18-Kyle Busch [4 wins], 739, -42 6) #20-Matt Kenseth [5 wins], 768, -69 Drivers above

2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

September 1, 2013
[after Atlanta, race 25 of 36] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [4 wins], 837 2) #15-Clint Bowyer, 809, -28 3) #29-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 795, -61 4) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 795, -42 5) #18-Kyle Busch [4 wins], 739, -42 6) #20-Matt Kenseth [5 wins], 768, -69 Drivers above

Atlanta Goodyear Tire Notes:

Atlanta Goodyear Tire Notes:

August 29, 2013
Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will be running the same combination of left- and right-side tires at Atlanta this weekend . . . this is the same left-side tire code (D-4384) that these teams have run the last two seasons at this track . . .