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| Richmond is easily Kyle Busch's most consistent track. |
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2017 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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Kyle Larson
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6
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0
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0
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1
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1
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0
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11.3
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87.1
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2
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Chase Elliott
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3
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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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15.7
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72.9
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3
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Martin Truex Jr
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22
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0
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0
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2
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7
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3
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20.5
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82.6
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4
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Joey Logano
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16
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2
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1
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5
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8
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1
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13.2
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86.1
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5
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Brad Keselowski
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15
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1
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1
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3
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6
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1
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15.1
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94.7
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6
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Jimmie Johnson
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30
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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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16.0
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90.6
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7
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Jamie McMurray
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28
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0
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0
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3
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7
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4
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19.6
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79.0
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8
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Clint Bowyer
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22
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0
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2
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4
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12
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1
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12.8
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93.5
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9
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Kevin Harvick
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32
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1
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3
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11
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20
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0
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10.5
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109.9
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10
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Ryan Blaney
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2
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0
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0
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0
|
0
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0
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33.5
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42.4
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11
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Kyle Busch
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23
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1
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4
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15
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17
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0
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7.0
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110.8
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13
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Trevor Bayne
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4
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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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19.5
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66.8
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14
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Ryan Newman
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30
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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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12.3
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89.5
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15
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Denny Hamlin
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21
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3
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3
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8
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12
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0
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10.1
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109.9
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16
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr
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8
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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22.2
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64.7
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* – Based on last 24 races at Richmond International Raceway (2005 – 2016).
2017 Stage Winners / Drivers with Playoff Points
Track
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Stage 1 Winner
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Stage 2 Winner
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Race Winner
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Playoff Pts. Following Race #8
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Daytona
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Kyle Busch
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Kevin Harvick
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Kurt Busch
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Drivers
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Playoff Points
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Atlanta
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Kevin Harvick
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Kevin Harvick
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Brad Keselowski
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Brad Keselowski
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10
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Las Vegas
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Jimmie Johnson
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10
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Phoenix
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Joey Logano
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Chase Elliott
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Ryan Newman
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Martin Truex Jr.
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10
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Auto Club
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Kyle Larson
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Kyle Larson
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Kyle Larson
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7
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Martinsville
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Chase Elliott
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Brad Keselowski
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Ryan Newman
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5
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Texas
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Ryan Blaney
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Ryan Blaney
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Jimmie Johnson
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Kurt Busch
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5
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Bristol
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Kyle Larson
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Jimmie Johnson
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Kevin Harvick
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3
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Richmond
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Chase Elliott
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2
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Talladega
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Ryan Blaney
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2
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Kansas
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Joey Logano
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1
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Charlotte
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Kyle Busch
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1
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Richmond International Raceway Data
Season Race #: 09 of 36 (04-30-17)
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
Stage 1 and 2 Length: 100 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 200 laps
Top 10 Driver Ratings at Richmond
Kyle Busch............................... 110.8
Denny Hamlin........................... 109.9
Kevin Harvick........................... 109.9
Kurt Busch................................. 95.0
Brad Keselowski......................... 94.7
Clint Bowyer............................... 93.5
Jimmie Johnson.......................... 90.6
Matt Kenseth.............................. 89.6
Ryan Newman............................ 89.5
Kasey Kahne.............................. 87.4
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2016 races (24 total) among active drivers at Richmond International Raceway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2016 pole winner:
None – Inclement Weather
2016 race winner:
Carl Edwards, Toyota
97.070 mph, (03:05:26), 04-24-16
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 Monster Energy NASCAR 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 in 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.
· In 2017, the spring event moves back to the Sunday afternoon time slot.
Starts
· There have been 121 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Richmond International Raceway, one event from 1953 - 1958 and two races per year since 1959.
· 490 drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond; 322 in more than one.
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Richmond with 63. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Matt Kenseth lead all active drivers with 34 starts each; followed by Kevin Harvick with 32.
· Kyle Larson leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Richmond International Raceway with an 8.167.
Poles
· Buck Baker won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Richmond in 1953 with a speed of 48.465 mph.
·
Nine drivers posted their first MENCS pole at Richmond International Raceway:
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· Denny Hamlin leads all active drivers in RIR poles with three.
· 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 Busch leads all active drivers in wins with four; all of which were spring races.
· Petty Enterprises has the most wins at Richmond in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with 15; followed by Joe Gibbs Racing with 12, 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 10.
· 24 of the 121 (19.8%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Richmond International Raceway have been won from the Coors Light pole. Only five active drivers have been able to accomplish the feat: Kasey Kahne (2005), Jimmie Johnson (2007), Kyle Busch (2010), Brad Keselowski (2014) and Denny Hamlin (2016).
· The pole starting position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners than any other starting position at Richmond (24).
· 38 of the 121 (31.4%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Richmond have been won from the front row: 24 from the pole and 14 from second-place.
· 95 of the 121 (78.5%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup races at Richmond International Raceway have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· 13 of the 121 (10.7%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Richmond International Raceway have been won from a starting position outside the top 20; most recent was Carl Edwards (2013; started 26th).
· 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 Monster Energy NASCAR 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 is the only active driver with consecutive wins at Richmond (2007 sweep).
· All 12 of the active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winners at Richmond International Raceway participated in at least one or more races before visiting Victory Lane. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won at Richmond in his second appearance – the fewest among active drivers.
· Jamie McMurray leads the series among active drivers with the most Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Richmond without visiting Victory Lane at 28.
Additional Finishing Position Stats
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Top Five Average Finishing Positions at RIR
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· Bobby Allison and Richard Petty are tied for the series-most runner-up finishes at Richmond with nine each. Kyle Busch leads all active drivers with eight; followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick and Ryan Newman with two each.
· Richard Petty leads the series in top-five finishes at Richmond with 34; Kyle Busch leads all active drivers with 15; followed by Kevin Harvick (11) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (10).
· Richard Petty leads the series in top-10 finishes at Richmond with 41. Kevin Harvick leads all active drivers with 20; followed by Kyle Busch (17) and Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman (16 each).
Track / Event Specific Stats
· Three MENCS races have resulted in NASCAR Overtime at Richmond International Raceway:
Scheduled No. of Laps
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Actual No. of Laps
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NASCAR Overtime Laps
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Date
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Race Winner
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400
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407
|
7
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9/10/2016
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Denny Hamlin
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400
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406
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6
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4/27/2013
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Kevin Harvick
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400
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410
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10
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5/3/2008
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Clint Bowyer
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· Four of the 121 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Richmond International Raceway have been shortened due to weather conditions:
Scheduled No. of Laps
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Actual No. of Laps
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Number of Fewer Laps
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Date
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Race Winner
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400
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393
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-7
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5/3/2003
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Joe Nemechek
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400
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250
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-150
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2/21/1982
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Dave Marcis
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400
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245
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-155
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2/27/1977
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Cale Yarborough
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250
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180
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-70
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4/1/1962
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Rex White
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· Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond International Raceway eight times: 1955, 1962 (spring), 1967 (fall), 1986 (spring), 1997 (spring), 2008 (fall), 2014 (spring) and 2016 (spring).
· Since the advent of electronic scoring, the closest margin of victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond International Raceway was the race on September 12, 1998 - won by Jeff Burton with a MOV of 0.051 second over second-place finisher Jeff Gordon.
· Top five closest Margins of Victory in the MENCS at Richmond since advent of electronic scoring:
Rank
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MOV
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Date
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Winner
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Runner-Up
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1
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0.051
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9/12/1998
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Jeff Burton
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Jeff Gordon
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2
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0.100
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9/7/1996
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Ernie Irvan
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Jeff Gordon
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3
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0.139
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9/10/2011
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Kevin Harvick
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Carl Edwards
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4
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0.153
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9/9/2006
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Kevin Harvick
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Kyle Busch
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5
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0.159
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5/6/2000
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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Jeremy Mayfield
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Female Competitor Stats
· Two female drivers have competed at Richmond in the Monster Energy NASCAR 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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29
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15
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9/10/2016
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66.4
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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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24.9
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24.0
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54.3
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Driver
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Starting Position
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Finishing Position
|
Date
| |
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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12.0
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NASCAR in Virginia
· There has been a total of 499 NASCAR national series races among 10 tracks in the state of Virginia.
Track Name
|
City
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MENCS
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NXS
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NCWTS
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TOTAL
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Martinsville Speedway
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Martinsville
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137
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34
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37
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208
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Richmond International Raceway
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Richmond
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121
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66
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11
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198
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South Boston Speedway
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South Boston
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10
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35
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3
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48
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Langley Field Speedway
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Hampton
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9
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14
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0
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23
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Old Dominion Speedway
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Manassas
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7
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0
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0
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7
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New River Valley Speedway
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Dublin
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0
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4
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0
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4
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Southside Speedway
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Richmond
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4
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0
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0
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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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0
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0
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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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0
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0
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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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0
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0
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1
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Totals
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295
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153
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51
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499
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Virginia Drivers In NASCAR
· 178 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as 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 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
Driver
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MENCS
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NXS
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NCWTS
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Denny Hamlin
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29
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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
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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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13
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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
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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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Monster Energy NASCAR 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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Joey Logano
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299
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1
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Attempt to make his 300th MENCS career start (90th all-time)
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Chase Elliott
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49
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1
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Attempt to make his 50th MENCS career start (283rd all-time)
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Jimmie Johnson
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82
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1
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Tie Cale Yarborough for sixth on MENCS all-time wins list
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Kyle Busch
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38
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1
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Tie Tim Flock (39) for 18th on all-time MENCS wins list
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Matt Kenseth
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38
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1
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Tie Tim Flock (39) for 18th on all-time MENCS wins list
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Kevin Harvick
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35
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2
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Tie Bobby Isaac (37) for 21st on MENCS all-time wins list
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Kurt Busch
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29
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3
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Tie Dale Jarrett (32) for 24th on all-time MENCS wins list
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Denny Hamlin
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29
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3
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Tie Dale Jarrett (32) for 24th on all-time MENCS wins list
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Brad Keselowski
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23
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2
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Tie Joe Weatherly, Jim Paschal (25) for 31st on all-time MENCS wins list
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Ryan Newman
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51
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3
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To tie Bill Elliott for eighth on the all-time MENCS poles 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 MENCS 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 MENCS poles list
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Denny Hamlin
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24
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1
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Break the tie with Alan Kulwicki to become solely 28th on all-time MENCS 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 MENCS 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 Lee Petty and Kevin Harvick for 10th on all-time MENCS second-place finishes list
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Matt Kenseth
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29
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1
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Tie Ricky Rudd for 25th on all-time MENCS second-place finishes list
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Kyle Busch
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149
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1
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To become the 23rd driver to post 150 or more MENCS top-five finishes
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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149
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1
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To become the 23rd driver to post 150 or more MENCS top-five finishes
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Denny Hamlin
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199
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1
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Attempt to post his 200th MENCS top-10 finish (35th all-time)
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AJ Allmendinger
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49
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1
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To post his 50th career MENCS top-10 finish
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Kyle Busch
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12,770
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230
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To become the 11th MENCS driver all-time to lead 13,000 or more laps
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Kevin Harvick
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10,674
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326
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To become 17th MENCS driver all-time to lead 11,000 or more laps
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Kurt Busch
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8,863
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137
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To become 20th MENCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 or more laps
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Ryan Newman
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4,711
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289
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To become 40th MENCS driver all-time to lead 5,000 or more laps
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Martin Truex Jr.
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4,698
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302
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To become the 40th MENCS driver all-time to lead 5,000 or more laps
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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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3
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1
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Tie NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett for sixth on all-time MENCS poles list 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 NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt for sixth on the MENCS Richmond wins list
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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3
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1
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Tie Kyle Busch for seventh on the all-time MENCS Richmond wins list
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Denny Hamlin
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3
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1
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Tie Kyle Busch for seventh on the all-time MENCS Richmond wins list
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Kevin Harvick
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3
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1
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Tie Kyle Busch for seventh on the all-time MENCS Richmond wins list
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Richard Childress
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9
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1
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Tie Rick Hendrick for the third-most MENCS wins at Richmond
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Roger Penske
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7
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1
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Tie Junior Johnson for the fifth-most MENCS wins at Richmond
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