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History
· Originally known as the Atlantic Rural Exposition Fairgrounds, Richmond International Raceway held its first race in 1946 as a half-mile dirt track.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was April 19, 1953.
· The spring 1964 race was run on a Tuesday night under temporary lighting.
· The track name changed to Virginia State Fairgrounds in 1967.
· The track surface was changed from dirt to asphalt between races in 1968.
· The track name changed to Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway in 1969.
· The track was re-measured to .542-mile for 1970.
· The track was rebuilt as a three-quarters-mile D-shaped oval following the Feb. 21, 1988 race.
· The first race under permanent lights was Sept. 7, 1991.
· The first season with both races as night races was 1999.
Notebook
· There have been 108 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Richmond since the track opened in 1953.
· The current 400-lap race length was established on the .542-mile measurement in March 1976.
· BuckBaker won the pole in 1953.
· LeePetty won the first race in April 1953.
· There have been 47 different pole winners, led by Bobby Allison and Richard Petty (eight).
· Jeff Gordon (five) leads active drivers with five poles.
· 47 different drivers have posted victories at Richmond, led by Richard Petty (13).
· Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson (three) lead active race winners.
· Petty Enterprises has won 15 races at Richmond, more than any other team.
· 63 of 108 races have been won from the top five starting positions, including 22 from the pole.
· The last driver to win from the pole was Kyle Busch, earlier this season.
· 13 of the past 15 races have been won from the top 10.
· The furthest back in the field a race winner has started was 31st, by Clint Bowyer in the 2008 spring race.
· KylePetty became the first third-generation NASCAR race winner when he won his first race at Richmond, on Feb. 23, 1986. Richard Petty posted his first Richmond victory in 1961 and Leewon the very first Richmond race in 1953.
· Two active drivers have an average finish inside the top 10: Kyle Busch (5.5) and Denny Hamlin (8.8). Tony Stewart averages a finish just outside the top 10 (10.9).
· Four of the last five races have had a margin of victory less than one second.
· Four drivers have come from outside the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint cut-off to make the Chase at Richmond:
o Jeremy Mayfield in 2004 made up a 55-point deficit
o Ryan Newman in 2005 made up a one-point deficit
o Kasey Kahne in 2006 made up a 30-point deficit
o Brian Vickers in 2009 made up a 20-point deficit
NASCAR in Virginia
· There have been 268 NASCAR Sprint Cup races in Virginia.
· 159 drivers in NASCAR’s three national series (all-time) have their home state recorded as Virginia.
· There have been 18 race winners from Virginia in NASCAR’s three national series:
Driver | NSCS | NNS | NCWTS |
Joe Weatherly | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Ricky Rudd | 23 | 1 | 0 |
Jeff Burton | 21 | 27 | 0 |
Curtis Turner | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Denny Hamlin | 13 | 10 | 0 |
Ward Burton | 5 | 4 | 0 |
Glen Wood | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Elliott Sadler | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Emanuel Zervakis | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Lennie Pond | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wendell Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tommy Ellis | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Jimmy Hensley | 0 | 9 | 2 |
Rick Mast | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Hermie Sadler | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Elton Sawyer | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Stacy Compton | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jon Wood | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Richmond International Raceway Data
Race # 26 of 36 (9-11-10)
Track Size: .75 miles
· Banking/Corners: 14 degrees
· Banking/Frontstretch: 8 degrees
· Banking/Backstretch: 2 degrees
· Frontstretch: 1,290 feet
· Backstretch: 860 feet
Denny Hamlin 117.4
Kyle Busch 114.1
Kevin Harvick 114.0
Jeff Gordon 99.5
Tony Stewart 98.2
Kurt Busch 95.4
Mark Martin 93.9
Ryan Newman 93.8
Clint Bowyer 93.7
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 88.8
Note: Driver Rating compiled from 2005-2010 races (11 total) at Richmond.
Qualifying/Race Data
2009 pole winner: Mark Martin (126.808 mph, 21.292 secs.)
2009 race winner: Denny Hamlin (96.601 mph, 9-12-09)
Track qualifying record: Brian Vickers (129.983, 20.772 seconds, 5-14-04)
Track race record: Dale Jarrett (109.047 mph, 9-6-97)
Estimated Pit Window: Every 85-95 laps, based on fuel mileage
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