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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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31
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1
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3
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10
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19
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0
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10.6
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110.6
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2
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Brad Keselowski
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14
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1
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1
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2
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5
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1
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15.9
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93.8
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3
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Joey Logano
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15
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2
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1
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5
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7
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1
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13.4
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85.4
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4
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Carl Edwards
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24
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1
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2
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5
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12
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1
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13.5
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90.7
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5
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Denny Hamlin
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20
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2
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2
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7
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11
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0
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10.6
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108.5
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6
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Kurt Busch
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31
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0
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2
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6
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12
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1
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16.3
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94.7
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7
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Kyle Busch
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22
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1
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4
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15
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16
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0
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6.9
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111.1
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8
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Martin Truex Jr
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21
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0
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0
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1
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6
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3
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21.3
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80.1
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9
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Matt Kenseth
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33
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1
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2
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6
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16
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1
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15.3
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89.2
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10
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Chase Elliott
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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14
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77.0
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11
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Jimmie Johnson
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29
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2
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3
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7
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12
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1
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16.2
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91.3
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12
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Austin Dillon
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5
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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24.2
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64.7
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13
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Jamie McMurray
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27
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0
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0
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3
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6
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4
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20.1
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78.0
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14
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Ryan Newman
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29
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1
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1
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6
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16
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0
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11.7
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90.5
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15
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Kyle Larson
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5
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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13.2
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83.1
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16
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Kasey Kahne
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25
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1
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1
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5
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9
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2
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16.7
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87.5
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* – Based on last 23 races at Richmond International Raceway (2005 – 2016).
Richmond International Raceway Data
Season Race #: 26 of 36 (09-10-16)
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............................... 111.1
Kevin Harvick............................ 110.6
Denny Hamlin........................... 108.5
Jeff Gordon................................ 99.3
Clint Bowyer............................... 95.7
Kurt Busch.................................. 94.7
Brad Keselowski......................... 93.8
Jimmie Johnson.......................... 91.3
Carl Edwards.............................. 90.7
Ryan Newman............................ 90.5
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2016 races (23 total) among active drivers at Richmond International Raceway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2015 pole winner:
Joey Logano, Ford
126.470 mph, 21.349 sec., 09-10-15
2015 race winner:
Matt Kenseth, Toyota
100.353 mph, (02:59:22), 09-12-15
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 120 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Richmond International Raceway, one NSCS event from 1953 - 1958 and two races per year since 1959.
· 489 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond; 320 in more than one.
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Richmond with 63. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 46 starts; followed by Tony Stewart with 34.
· Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Richmond International Raceway with an 8.304.
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
· 50 different drivers have won at Richmond International Raceway, led by Richard Petty with 13. Kyle Buschleads all active drivers in wins at RIR with four; all of which were spring races.
· Petty Enterprises has the most wins at Richmond in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with 15; followed by Joe Gibbs Racing with 11, Hendrick Motorsports, with 10 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 nine.
· 23 of the 120 (19.1%) 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 120 (30.8%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Richmond have been won from the front row: 23 from the pole and 14 from second-place.
· 94 of the 120 (78.3%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Richmond International Raceway have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· 13 of the 120 (10.8%) 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 28.
Additional Finishing Position Stats
· Bobby Allison and Richard Petty are tied for the lead in runner-up finishes at Richmond with nine each. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with eight.
· Richard Petty leads the series in top-five finishes at Richmond with 34; Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 18.
· Richard Petty leads the series in top-10 finishes at Richmond with 41. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 30.
· Kyle Busch leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average finishing position at Richmond International Raceway with a 6.864.
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 120 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 eight times; most recently the spring of 2016.
· 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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21
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24
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4/24/2016
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56.8
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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
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21
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25
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4/26/2015
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56.5
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Danica Patrick
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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
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35
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34
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4/26/2014
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36.5
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Danica Patrick
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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
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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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24.3
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25.3
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52.6
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Driver
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Starting Position
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Finishing Position
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Date
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Janet Guthrie
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14
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12
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9/11/1977
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Janet Guthrie
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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
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NASCAR in Virginia
· There have been 292 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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120
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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
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9
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Old Dominion Speedway
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Manassas
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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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· 176 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Virginia.
NASCAR In Virginia
· Joe Weatherly and Wendell Scott are both from Virginia and have been inducted into the 2015 Class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
· Leonard Wood from Stuart, Va. was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2013 and his brother Glen Wood also from (Stuart) Virginia was inducted in 2012.
· 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
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NSCS
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NXS
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NCWTS
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Denny Hamlin
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28
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15
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2
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Joe Weatherly
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25
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0
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0
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Ricky Rudd
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23
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1
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0
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Jeff Burton
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21
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27
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0
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Curtis Turner
|
17
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0
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0
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Ward Burton
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5
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4
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0
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Glen Wood
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4
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0
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0
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Elliott Sadler
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3
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12
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1
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Emanuel Zervakis
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2
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0
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0
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Lennie Pond
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1
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0
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0
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Wendell Scott
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1
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0
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0
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Tommy Ellis
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0
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22
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0
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Jimmy Hensley
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0
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9
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2
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Rick Mast
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0
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9
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0
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Hermie Sadler
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0
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2
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0
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Elton Sawyer
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0
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2
|
0
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Stacy Compton
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0
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0
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2
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Jon Wood
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0
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0
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2
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Jeb Burton
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0
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0
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1
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Milestones
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Active Full-Time and Part-Time Drivers this Season
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Drivers
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Has
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Needs
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Milestones
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Greg Biffle
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499
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1
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Become the 38th driver in series history to make 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career starts.
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Jamie McMurray
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499
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1
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Become the 39th driver in series history to make 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career starts.
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Tony Stewart
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49
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1
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Tie NASCAR Hall of Famers Ned Jarrett and Junior Johnson for 11th on all-time NSCS wins list
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Kyle Busch
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38
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1
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Tie NASCAR Hall of Famer Tim Flock for 18th on all-time NSCS wins list
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Matt Kenseth
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38
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1
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Tie NASCAR Hall of Famer Tim Flock for 18th on all-time NSCS wins list
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Kevin Harvick
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33
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1
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Break tie with Fireball Roberts to become solely 22nd on all-time wins list
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Kurt Busch
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28
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1
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Break the tie with Rex White and Denny Hamlin to become solely 25th on all-time NSCS wins list
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Denny Hamlin
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28
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1
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Break the tie with Rex White and Denny Hamlin to become solely 25th on all-time NSCS wins list
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Carl Edwards
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27
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1
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Tie Rex White, Kurt Busch and Denny Hamlin for 25th on all-time NSCS wins list
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Jimmie Johnson
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35
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1
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Tie Rusty Wallace and Rex White for 17th on all-time NSCS poles list
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Kasey Kahne
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27
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1
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Break the tie with Terry Labonte to become solely 25th on all-time NSCS 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 NSCS poles list
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Kevin Harvick
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48
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1
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Break the tie with Lee Petty and become solely 10th on all-time NSCS second-place finishes list
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Jimmie Johnson
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46
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2
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Tie Kevin Harvick and Lee Petty for 10th on all-time NSCS second-place finishes list
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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148
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1
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Tie Jim Paschal for 22nd on the all-time NSCS top-five finishes list.
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Kevin Harvick
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149
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1
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Become the 22nd driver in the NSCS to post 150 top-five finishes
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Jimmie Johnson
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324
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1
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Become the 13th driver in the NSCS to post 325 or more top-10 finishes
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Kurt Busch
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238
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1
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Tie NASCAR HOFer Ned Jarrett for 25th on the all-time NSCS top-10 finishes list
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Jimmie Johnson
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17,975
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25
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To become ninth NSCS driver all-time to lead 18,000 laps
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Tony Stewart
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12,818
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182
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To become 11th NSCS driver all-time to lead 13,000 laps
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Matt Kenseth
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10,869
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131
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To become 16th NSCS driver all-time to lead 11,000 laps
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Kurt Busch
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8,857
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143
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To become 20th NSCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 laps
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Denny Hamlin
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7,824
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176
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To become 25th NSCS driver all-time to lead 8,000 laps
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Track Specific Milestones
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Active Full-Time and Part-Time Drivers this Season
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Drivers
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Has
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Needs
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Milestones
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Jeff Gordon
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6
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1
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Tie Darrell Waltrip for third on the NSCS poles list at Richmond
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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 NSCS wins list at Richmond
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Hendrick Motorsports
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10
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1
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Tie Joe Gibbs Racing for second on the NSCS owner wins list at Richmond
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Richard Childress Racing
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9
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1
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Tie Hendrick Motorsports for third on the NSCS owner wins list at Richmond
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