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| THE VIRGINIAN: Denny Hamlin has two wins on his home track. Expect all the Gibbs cars to be fast on Sunday. |
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2016 Top 16 at Richmond International Raceway
Rank
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Driver
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Races
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Poles
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Wins
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Top Fives
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Top 10s
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DNFs
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Average Finish
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Driver Rating
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1
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Kevin Harvick
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30
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1
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3
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9
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18
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0
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10.8
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110.1
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2
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Carl Edwards
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23
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1
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1
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4
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11
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1
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14
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88.3
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3
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Jimmie Johnson
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28
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2
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3
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6
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11
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1
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16.7
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90.1
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4
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Joey Logano
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14
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2
|
1
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5
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6
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1
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13.8
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85.5
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5
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Kyle Busch
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21
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1
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4
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14
|
15
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0
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7.1
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110.4
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6
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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33
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1
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3
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10
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14
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1
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13.2
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87.2
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7
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Kurt Busch
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30
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0
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2
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6
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11
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1
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16.5
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94.2
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8
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Brad Keselowski
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13
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1
|
1
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2
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5
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1
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16.2
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93.9
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9
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Denny Hamlin
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19
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2
|
2
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7
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10
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0
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10.8
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108.8
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10
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Martin Truex Jr
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20
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0
|
0
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1
|
5
|
3
|
22
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79.7
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11
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Austin Dillon
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4
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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0
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25.2
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62.0
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12
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Chase Elliott
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1
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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0
|
16
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76.9
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13
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Jamie McMurray
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26
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0
|
0
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3
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6
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4
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20.3
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78.6
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14
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AJ Allmendinger
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17
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0
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0
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0
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3
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1
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19.7
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71.0
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15
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Kasey Kahne
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24
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1
|
1
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4
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8
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2
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17.2
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86.5
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16
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Ryan Newman
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28
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1
|
1
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6
|
16
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0
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11.5
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91.1
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* – Based on last 22 races at Richmond International Raceway (2005 – 2015).
NASCAR Pre-Race Loop Data Leaders At Richmond International Raceway
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Driver Rating
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Kyle Busch
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110.4
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Average Running Position
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Kevin Harvick
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7.495
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Closer – Avg. Spots Gained
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Casey Mears
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1.6
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Fastest Driver Early In The Run
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Kevin Harvick
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119.603 mph
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Fastest Driver Late In The Run
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Chase Elliott
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115.241 mph
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Fastest Laps Run
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Denny Hamlin
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8.3% (631 laps)
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Fastest On Restarts
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Michael Annett
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138.067 mph
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Green Flag Passes
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Casey Mears
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1,180
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Quality Passes
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Kevin Harvick
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702
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Green Flag Speed
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Kyle Busch
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116.447 mph
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Laps Led
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Denny Hamlin
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18.4% (1,404 laps)
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Laps In The Top 15
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Kevin Harvick
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93.1% (8,211 laps)
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*Loop Data was established in 2005; based on drivers with more than one start
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Richmond International Raceway Data
Season Race #: 09 of 36 (04-24-16)
Track Size: 0.75-miles
Banking/Turns 1 & 2: 14 degrees
Banking/Turns 3 & 4: 14 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 8 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 2 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 1,290 feet
Backstretch Length: 860 feet
Race Length: 400 laps / 300 miles
Top 10 Driver Ratings at Richmond
Kyle Busch............................... 110.4
Kevin Harvick............................ 110.1
Denny Hamlin............................ 108.8
Clint Bowyer............................... 98.6
Kurt Busch.................................. 94.2
Brad Keselowski......................... 93.9
Ryan Newman............................. 91.1
Jimmie Johnson.......................... 90.1
Matt Kenseth.............................. 89.0
Carl Edwards.............................. 88.3
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2015 races (22 total) among active drivers at Richmond International Raceway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2015 pole winner:
Joey Logano, Ford
127.071 mph, 21.248 sec., 04-24-15
2015 race winner:
Kurt Busch, Chevrolet
97.157 mph, (03:05:16), 04-26-15
Track qualifying record:
Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet
130.599 mph, 20.674 secs. 09-04-13
Track race record:
Dale Jarrett, Ford
109.047 mph, (02:45:04), 09-06-97
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At Richmond International Raceway:
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 won by Lee Petty.
· 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.
Starts
· There have been 119 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Richmond International Raceway, one NSCS event from 1953 - 1958 and two races per year since 1959.
· 486 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond; 316 in more than one.
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Richmond with 63. Dale Earnhardt Jr.leads all active drivers with 33 starts.
· Brad Keselowski leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Richmond International Raceway with a 8.769.
Poles
· Buck Baker won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Richmond in 1953 with a speed of 48.465 mph.
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Nine drivers posted their first NSCS pole at Richmond International Raceway:
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· Eight drivers have won consecutive Coors Light poles at Richmond. Bobby Allison holds the record for most consecutive Coors Light poles at Richmond with five (1972 - 1974).
· Youngest Richmond pole winner: Brian Vickers (05/15/2004 – 20 years, 6 months, 21 days).
· Oldest Richmond pole winner: Mark Martin (04/28/2012 – 53 years, 3 months, 19 days).
Wins
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· Petty Enterprises has the most wins at Richmond in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with 15; followed byHendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing with 10 each and Richard Childress Racing with nine.
· Nine different manufacturers have won at Richmond. Chevrolet leads the series in wins at Richmond with 37 victories; followed by Ford with 31 and Toyota with eight.
· 23 of the 119 (19.3%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Richmond International Raceway have been won from the Coors Light pole. Only four active drivers have been able to accomplish the feat: Kasey Kahne (2005),Jimmie Johnson (2007), Kyle Busch (2010) and Brad Keselowski (2014).
· The pole starting position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners than any other starting position at Richmond (23).
· 37 of the 119 (31.1%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Richmond have been won from the front row: 23 from the pole and 14 from second-place.
· 93 of the 119 (78.1%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Richmond International Raceway have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· 13 of the 119 (10.9%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Richmond International Raceway have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Richmond International Raceway is 31st, by Clint Bowyer in the spring of 2008.
· Youngest Richmond winner: Richard Petty (04/23/1961 – 23 years, 9 months, 21 days).
· Oldest Richmond winner: Harry Gant (09/07/1991 – 51 years, 7 months, 28 days).
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· Eight drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series have posted consecutive wins at Richmond International Raceway. Richard Petty leads the series in consecutive wins at Richmond after posting seven consecutive wins from the fall of 1970 – 1973. Jimmie Johnson (2007 sweep) is the only active driver with consecutive wins at Richmond.
· All of the active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winners at Richmond International Raceway participated in at least one or more races before visiting Victory Lane. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart won at Richmond in their second appearance.
· Greg Biffle leads the series among active drivers with the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Richmond without visiting Victory Lane at 27.
Additional Finishing Position Stats
· Bobby Allison and Richard Petty are tied for the lead in runner-up finishes at Richmond with nine each. Kyle Busch leads all active drivers with five.
· Richard Petty leads the series in top-five finishes at Richmond with 34; Kyle Busch leads all active drivers with 14.
· Richard Petty leads the series in top-10 finishes at Richmond with 41. Kevin Harvick leads all active drivers with 18.
· Kyle Busch leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average finishing position at Richmond International Raceway with a 7.095.
Track / Event Specific Stats
· There have been two NSCS races resulting with a green-white-checkered finish at Richmond International Raceway: spring of 2008 (400/410) and spring of 2013 (400/406).
· Only four of the 119 races at Richmond International Raceway have been shortened due to weather conditions: spring of 1962, spring of 1977, spring of 1982 and spring of 2003.
Track / Event Specific Stats
· Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Richmond International Raceway seven times; most recently the fall of 2014.
· Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Richmond International Raceway was the (09/12/1998) race won by Jeff Burton with a MOV of 0.051 second.
Female Competitor Stats
· Two female drivers have competed at Richmond in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
Driver
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Starting Position
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Finishing Position
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Date
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Driver Rating
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Danica Patrick
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14
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19
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9/12/2015
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61.1
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Danica Patrick
|
21
|
25
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4/26/2015
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56.5
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Danica Patrick
|
13
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16
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9/6/2014
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75.5
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Danica Patrick
|
35
|
34
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4/26/2014
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36.5
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Danica Patrick
|
36
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30
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9/7/2013
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39.1
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Danica Patrick
|
30
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29
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4/27/2013
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42.6
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Averages
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24.8
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25.5
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51.9
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Driver
|
Starting Position
|
Finishing Position
|
Date
| |
Janet Guthrie
|
14
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12
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9/11/1977
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Janet Guthrie
|
13
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12
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2/27/1977
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Averages
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13.5
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12.0
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NASCAR in Virginia
· There have been 288 NASCAR Sprint Cup races among nine tracks in Virginia.
Track Name
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City
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NSCS
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Martinsville Speedway
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Martinsville
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135
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Richmond International Raceway
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Richmond
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119
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South Boston Speedway
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South Boston
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10
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Langley Field Speedway
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Hampton
|
9
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Old Dominion Speedway
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Manassas
|
7
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Southside Speedway
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Richmond
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4
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Starkey Speedway
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Roanoke
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4
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Norfolk Speedway
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Norfolk
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2
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Princess Anne Speedway
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Norfolk
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1
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· 175 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Virginia.
NASCAR In Virginia
· Glen Wood from Stuart, Va. was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2012 and his brother Leonard Wood also from (Stuart) Virginia was inducted in 2013.
· Joe Weatherly and Wendell Scott are both from Virginia and were inducted into the 2015 Class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
· 19 drivers from Virginia have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three national series. 11 of the 19 Virginia native NASCAR winners have won in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Driver
|
NSCS
|
NXS
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NCWTS
|
Denny Hamlin
|
27
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14
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2
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Joe Weatherly
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25
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0
|
0
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Ricky Rudd
|
23
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1
|
0
|
Jeff Burton
|
21
|
27
|
0
|
Curtis Turner
|
17
|
0
|
0
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Ward Burton
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
Glen Wood
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
Elliott Sadler
|
3
|
10
|
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
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Jeb Burton
|
0
|
0
|
1
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Milestones
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Drivers
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Has
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Needs
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Milestones
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Matt Kenseth
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36
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1
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Tie Bobby Isaac for 19th on all-time wins list
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Kyle Busch
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36
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1
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Tie Bobby Isaac for 19th on all-time wins list
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Kevin Harvick
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32
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1
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Tie Fireball Roberts for 22nd on all-time wins list
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Denny Hamlin
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27
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1
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Tie Rex White for 25th on all-time wins list
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Kurt Busch
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27
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1
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Tie Rex White for 25th on all-time wins list
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Carl Edwards
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26
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1
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Tie Denny Hamlin, Kurt Busch for 26th on all-time wins list
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Jimmie Johnson
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34
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1
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Tie Ned Jarrett for 19th on all-time poles list
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Denny Hamlin
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23
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1
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Tie Alan Kulwicki for 28th on all-time poles list
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Kevin Harvick
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45
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1
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Tie Jimmie Johnson for 10th on all-time 2nd-place finishes list
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Jimmie Johnson
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319
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1
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Tie Bill Elliott for 12th on all-time top-10 finishes list
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Jimmie Johnson
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17,880
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120
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To become ninth NSCS driver all-time to lead 18,000 laps
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Kyle Busch
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11,498
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502
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To become 14th NSCS driver all-time to lead 12,000 laps
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Kurt Busch
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8,757
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243
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To become 20th NSCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 laps
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Joe Gibbs Racing
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132
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1
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Break the tie with Junior Johnson & Associates (132) and become solely fourth on the all-time wins list
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Track Specific Milestones
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Drivers
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Has
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Needs
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Milestones
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Denny Hamlin
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2
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1
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Break four-way tie among active drivers for most poles and also tie Buck Baker, Bill Elliott, Benny Parsons and Rusty Wallace for fifth-most all-time at Richmond International Raceway
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Jimmie Johnson
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2
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1
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Break four-way tie among active drivers for most poles and also tie Buck Baker, Bill Elliott, Benny Parsons and Rusty Wallace for fifth-most all-time at Richmond International Raceway
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Joey Logano
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2
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1
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Break four-way tie among active drivers for most poles and also tie Buck Baker, Bill Elliott, Benny Parsons and Rusty Wallace for fifth-most all-time at Richmond International Raceway
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Brian Vickers
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2
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1
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Break four-way tie among active drivers for most poles and also tie Buck Baker, Bill Elliott, Benny Parsons and Rusty Wallace for fifth-most all-time at Richmond International Raceway
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Kyle Busch
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4
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1
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Tie Dale Earnhardt for sixth on the all-time Richmond wins list
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Joe Gibbs Racing
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10
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1
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Break tie with Hendrick Motorsports to become solely first among active organizations and second all-time in wins at Richmond.
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Hendrick Motorsports
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10
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1
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Break tie with Joe Gibbs Racing to become solely first among active organizations and second all-time in wins at Richmond.
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Richard Childress Racing
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9
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1
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Tie JGR and HMS for most wins at RIR among active organizations
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