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  • John Hunter Nemechek gets KBM back on track with Charlotte win

    John Hunter Nemechek gets KBM back on track with Charlotte win

    After finishing fifth, eighth, and 12th during the last three races, John Hunter Nemechek brought the No. 4 Kyle Busch Motorsports truck back to victory lane at Charlotte Motor Speedway with their first win since Richmond this past April.

    “Started today, hitting the fence in the third lap of practice and having to fix our truck and luckily we were able to fix it,” Nemechek said. “I didn’t hit the fence too hard, I don’t know how I didn’t pancake the right side. Overall, the team did an awesome job repairing it.”

    “You couldn’t really pass during that first stage, the PJ1 wasn’t really run in yet and everybody was kind of bottom hunting. Pit crew did an awesome job during the first stop, which helped us gained track position, and led from there on out. We had a dominate truck I feel like. We got damage there when the 13 (Johnny Sauter) ran into someone who was stopped on the top. Knocked our camera off that created a big hole in the roof. Overall, a solid victory, and nice to get our third win.”

    Nemechek started fourth based on the metric system after qualifying was canceled due to afternoon rain showers. From there, the Mooresville, North Carolina native finished third in Stage 1, took the lead on Lap 39 to win Stage 2 and regained the lead on Lap 72. He went on to win his third Camping World Truck Series win of the 2021 season.

    Todd Gilliland and the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports truck were given the pole position.

    Stage 1: Lap 1 – Lap 34

    Stage 1 was relatively caution-free as the 2020 Truck Series champion, Sheldon Creed, dominated the stage and took home his first stage victory of the year. Gilliland, Nemechek, Austin Hill, Zane Smith, Tyler Ankrum, Derek Kraus, Matt Crafton, Ben Rhodes and Hailie Deegan completed the Top 10 finishers for Stage 1.

    Stage 2: Lap 38 – Lap 60

    Nemechek shone in the second stage when he gained the lead one lap after the restart. Two cautions would slow the stage. The first one occurred on Lap 49 when the No. 15 of Tanner Gray and the No. 32 of Bret Holmes both made hard contact in Turn 4 causing damage to both trucks. The second caution came on Lap 55 as Stage 1 winner, Creed, wrecked in Turn 4. It appeared as though Creed was going to save the truck but he was collected by the No. 23 of Chase Purdy, eventually ending Creed’s night due to too much damage.

    During the caution, race leader Nemechek came down pit road for a pit stop.

    A one-lap dash restart ended Stage 2 and this time, the No. 21 of Zane Smith took the green-checkered flag followed by Austin Hill, Majeski, Kraus, Truex, Crafton, Hocevar, Friesen, Enfinger and Nemechek to round out the top 10. Unfortunately for Smith, he was penalized for having pit crew members over the wall too soon.

    Stage 3: Lap 68 – Lap 134

    On Lap 72, Nemechek retook the lead and had a comfortable advantage heading into the final pit stops with 33 laps to go when he pitted. However, things got interesting with 20 to go, when the No. 13 of Johnny Sauter and the No. 14 of Trey Hutchens had a scary accident on the frontstretch. Sauter had nowhere to go when Hutchens was slowed on the fronstretch and he hit the back of the No. 14 hard, causing major damage to both trucks. Sauter suffered extensive damage as the entire right side of his truck was torn off with the chassis of the truck exposed.

    Meanwhile, Nemechek was leading the race and had some minor damage above the windshield. After the late yellow, there was a restart with 10 laps to go. His only challenger during the final laps was the youngster, Carson Hocevar, who was trying to chase down Nemechek for his first win.

    But ultimately, Nemechek hit his marks as the race wound down and brought home Kyle Busch Motorsport’s third win of the season.

    Carson Hocevar, Ben Rhodes, Stewart Friesen, Todd Gilliland, Chandler Smith, Ty Majeski, Derek Kraus, Austin Hill, and Zane Smith completed the Top 10.

    Nemechek led three times for 71 laps en route to victory. There were five cautions for 31 laps and 12 lead changes among nine different leaders.

    Official Results of the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway:
    1. John Hunter Nemechek, led 71 laps
    2. Carson Hocevar, led five laps
    3. Ben Rhodes
    4. Stewart Friesen, led one lap
    5. Todd Gilliland, led five laps
    6. Chandler Smith
    7. Ty Majeski
    8. Derek Kraus
    9. Austin Hill
    10. Zane Smith, won Stage 2, led 13 laps
    11. Christian Eckes, led three laps
    12. Ryan Truex, led one lap
    13. Hailie Deegan, 1 lap down
    14. Grant Enfinger, 1 lap down
    15. Jack Wood, 1 lap down
    16. Tyler Ankrum, 1 lap down, led two laps
    17. Austin Wayne Self, 1 lap down
    18. Timmy Hill, 1 lap down
    19. Bayley Currey, 1 lap down
    20. Drew Dollar, 1 lap down
    21. Dawson Cram, 1 lap down
    22. Tanner Gray, 1 lap down
    23. Kris Wright, 2 laps down
    24. Danny Bohn, 3 laps down
    25. Cory Roper, 5 laps down
    26. Spencer Boyd, 6 laps down
    27. CJ McLaughlin, 7 laps down
    28. Akinori Ogata, 9 laps down
    29. Keith McGee, 11 laps down
    30. Matt Crafton, 20 laps down
    31. Johnny Sauter, OUT, Accident
    32. Trey Hutchens III, OUT, Accident
    33. Jennifer Jo Cobb, OUT, Suspension
    34. Chase Purdy, OUT, Damage Vehicle Policy
    35. Sheldon Creed, OUT, won Stage 1, led 33 laps
    36. Bret Holmes, OUT, Accident
    37. Tate Fogleman, OUT, Rear Gear
    38. Timothy Peters, OUT, Steering

    Up Next: The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will head to Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday June 12 live on Fox Sports 1 and MRN Radio at 1:00 p.m./ET.

  • NASCAR schedule for Charlotte Coca-Cola 600 weekend

    NASCAR schedule for Charlotte Coca-Cola 600 weekend

    NASCAR heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway this Memorial Day weekend as all three series compete culminating with the 62nd running of the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday.

    The annual 600 Miles of Remembrance continues the Memorial Day tradition, which began in 2015, with each car featuring the name of a fallen soldier on the windshield as NASCAR honors those who sacrificed all to protect our freedoms.

    You can visit NASCAR.com for a photo and biography of each military member that will be represented during the 600 miles of remembrance.  

    There will be practice and qualifying sessions this weekend for each series as noted below.

    All times are ET.

    Friday, May 28

    11:35 a.m.: Truck Series practice – FS2

    4: 35 p.m.: Xfinity Series practice – FS1

    5:35 p.m.: Truck Series qualifying – FS1

    7 p.m.: Cup Series practice – FS1

    8:30 p.m.: Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200
    Distance: 201 miles (134 Laps)
    Stage 1 Ends on Lap 30, Stage 2 Ends on Lap 60, Final Stage Ends on Lap 134
    FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    Saturday, May 29

    10:05 a.m.: Xfinity Series qualifying – FS1

    11:05 a.m.: Cup Series qualifying – FS1/PRN

    1 p.m.: Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 300 – FS1/PRN/TSN
    Distance: 300 miles (200 Laps)
    Stage 1 Ends on Lap 45, Stage 2 Ends on Lap 90, Final Stage Ends on Lap 200
    FS1/PRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    7: p.m.: ARCA Menards Series General Tire 150 – FS1/MRN

    Sunday, May 30

    6 p.m.: Cup Series Coca-Cola 600
    Distance: 600 miles (400 laps)
    Stage 1 Ends on Lap 100, Stage 2 Ends on Lap 200, Stage 3 Ends on Lap 300, Final Stage Ends on Lap 400
    FOX/PRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    Charlotte Motor Speedway Data

    Season Race #: 15 of 36 (05-30-21)
    Track Size: 1.5-miles
    Banking/Turns 1 & 2: 24 degrees
    Banking/Turns 3 & 4: 24 degrees
    Banking/Frontstretch: 5 degrees
    Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees
    Frontstretch Length:  1,980 feet
    Backstretch Length:  1,500 feet
    Race Length: 400 laps / 600 miles
    Stage Length: 100 laps each

    Charlotte Motor Speedway NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying & Race Information:

    Track qualifying record:                                         Track race (600 miles) record:
    Kurt Busch, Chevrolet                                                Martin Truex Jr., Toyota
    198.771 mph, 27.167 secs. 10-09-14                         160.655 mph, (03:44:05), 05-29-16

    2020 pole winner:                                                 2020 Coca-Cola 600 race winner:
    Kurt Busch, Chevrolet                                               Brad Keselowski, Ford 
    181.269 mph, 29.790 secs. 05-24-20                        135.042 mph, (04:29:55), 05-24-20

    2019 pole winner:                                                 2019 Coca-Cola 600 race winner:
    William Byron, Chevrolet                                           Martin Truex Jr., Toyota 
    183.424 mph, 29.440 secs. 05-23-19                        124.074 mph, (04:50:09), 05-26-19

    Charlotte Motor Speedway Qualifying Information:

    • Kurt Busch leads all NCS active drivers in series starts at Charlotte with 39; followed by Kevin Harvick and Ryan Newman with 38 each.
    • William Byron leads all active drivers in the NCS in an average starting position at Charlotte at 8.250 in four starts.
    • Nine of the 47 NCS Charlotte pole winners are active this weekend.  Ryan Newman (9), Kyle Busch (3), Denny Hamlin (2), Kevin Harvick (2), Aric Almirola (1), Brad Keselowski (1), Kurt Busch (1), Martin Truex Jr (1), and William Byron (1).
    • Newman leads all active drivers in poles at Charlotte with nine (2001, 2003 sweep, 2004, 2005, 2007 sweep, 2009 and 2010).
    • Harvick is the most recent driver to post consecutive poles (2016 Playoffs, 2017 May race).
    • The youngest Charlotte Cup pole winner is William Byron (May 26, 2019 – 21 years, 4 months, 27 days)
    • Eight different manufacturers have won at least one NASCAR Cup Series pole at Charlotte, led by Chevrolet with 34 poles, followed by Ford (30), Mercury (14), Dodge (13), Pontiac (10), Toyota (8), Buick (6) and Plymouth (4).

    Charlotte Motor Speedway Race Information:

    • Eight of the 52 NASCAR Cup Series Charlotte winners are active this weekend.  Kevin Harvick (3), Martin Truex Jr. (3), Brad Keselowski (2), Austin Dillon (1), Chase Elliott (1), Joey Logano (1), Kurt Busch (1), and Kyle Busch (1).
    • Jimmie Johnson leads the series in wins at Charlotte with eight victories.
    • The youngest Charlotte winner is Jeff Gordon (May 29, 1994 – 22 years, 9 months, 25 days).
    • The first starting position is the most proficient starting position in Coca-Cola 600 field, producing 11 victories.  The first and second starting positions are the most proficient starting positions in the field, producing more winners (17 each or 27.87%) than any other starting position at Charlotte.
    • Six of the 34 NCS Coca-Cola 600 winners are active this weekend.  Martin Truex Jr. (2), Kevin Harvick (2), Brad Keselowski (1), Kyle Busch (1), Austin Dillon (1), and Kurt Busch (1).
    • Harvick and Truex Jr. lead all active drivers in Coca-Cola 600 wins with two victories each.
    • Hendrick Motorsports leads the series in wins at Charlotte in the NCS with 20 victories.
    • Eight different manufacturers have won in the NCS at Charlotte.  Chevrolet leads with 46 victories, followed by Ford (31), Dodge (15), Pontiac (8), Mercury (7), Toyota (7), Buick (4), and Plymouth (4).

    Top 12 Driver Ratings at Charlotte Motor Speedway

    Kyle Busch – 105.9
    Chase Elliott – 96.5
    Denny Hamlin – 95.0
    Martin Truex Jr. – 92.0
    Kevin Harvick – 90.8
    Joey Logano – 90.3
    Kurt Busch – 88.5
    Brad Keselowski – 87.9
    Tyler Reddick – 87.8
    Kyle Larson – 86.8
    Ryan Blaney – 86.7
    William Byron – 83.2
    Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2020 races (30 total) among active drivers at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

  • Gilliland wins the inaugural Camping World Truck Series race at the COTA

    Gilliland wins the inaugural Camping World Truck Series race at the COTA

    Todd Gilliland took the lead from Tyler Ankrum with six laps to go and won Saturday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Toyota Tundra 225. This was the NCWTS inaugural race at the 3.41-mile, 20-turn Austin, Texas, road course, called The Circuit of The Americas (COTA).

    This was Gilliland’s first win of the season, second of his NCWTS career, and his first with Front Row Motorsports.

    “I definitely did a lot of stuff wrong but that’s what I love about road course racing, there’s 20 turns here, 20 opportunities to pass but also make mistakes,’’ Gilliland said.

    Kaz Grala finished second, Ankrum third, Grant Enfinger fourth and Sheldon Creed rounded out the top-five finishers.

    Gilliland won stage one but the jackman went over the wall too soon and he had to start from the tail of the field for stage two. Ben Rhodes won stage two, his first stage win of the season.

    The NCWTS heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway next Friday for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at 8:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

    Circuit of The Americas
    Austin, Texas
    Saturday, May 22, 2021
    (5) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 41.
    (2) Kaz Grala, Chevrolet, 41.
    (1) Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, 41.
    (23) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 41.
    (3) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 41.
    (21) Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 41.
    (17) Carson Hocevar #, Chevrolet, 41.
    (15) Zane Smith, Chevrolet, 41.
    (9) Austin Hill, Toyota, 41.
    (11) Ben Rhodes, Toyota, 41.
    (26) Paul Menard, Toyota, 41.
    (6) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota, 41.
    (13) Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 41.
    (28) Hailie Deegan #, Ford, 41.
    (4) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 41.
    (29) Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet, 41.
    (16) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 41.
    (8) Parker Chase, Toyota, 41.
    (24) Camden Murphy, Chevrolet, 41.
    (12) Ryan Truex, Chevrolet, 41.
    (19) Derek Kraus, Toyota, 41.
    (27) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, 41.
    (32) Lawless Alan, Toyota, 41.
    (22) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 41.
    (30) Tate Fogleman, Chevrolet, 41.
    (14) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 41.
    (31) Chase Purdy #, Chevrolet, 41.
    (33) Jack Wood, Chevrolet, 41.
    (25) Michele Abbate, Toyota, 41.
    (34) Cory Roper, Ford, 41.
    (36) Tanner Gray, Ford, 40.
    (18) Timothy Peters, Chevrolet, 40.
    (20) Chandler Smith #, Toyota, 39.
    (35) Roger Reuse, Chevrolet, 38.
    (10) Christian Eckes, Toyota, Suspension, 36.
    (7) Cameron Lawrence, Chevrolet, 34.

    Average Speed of Race Winner: 70.79 mph.
    Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 58 Mins, 30 Secs. Margin of Victory: 7.941 Seconds.
    Caution Flags: 2 for 2 laps.
    Lead Changes: 8 among 6 drivers.Lap Leaders: K. Grala 1-11;T. Gilliland 12-13;S. Creed 14-23;B. Rhodes 24-26;M. Crafton 27;S. Creed 28-31;T. Ankrum 32-35;T. Gilliland 36-41.
    Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Sheldon Creed 2 times for 14 laps; Kaz Grala 1 time for 11 laps; Todd Gilliland
    2 times for 8 laps; Tyler Ankrum 1 time for 4 laps; Ben Rhodes 1 time for 3 laps; Matt Crafton 1 time for 1 lap.
    Stage #1 Top Ten: 38,02,26,88,99,32,52,4,2,56
    Stage #2 Top Ten: 99,88,19,2,26,02,45,32,38,11

  • Sheldon Creed wins Truck Series race in thrilling finish at Darlington

    Sheldon Creed wins Truck Series race in thrilling finish at Darlington

    Sheldon Creed maneuvered through several late-race cautions to claim his first Camping World Truck Series victory of the year at Darlington Raceway Friday night. His No. 2 GMS Racing Chevrolet featured a Throwback paint scheme honoring the late Jason Leffler.

    It was his sixth career Truck Series win and his fourth top-10 finish this season. Creed also won the Triple Truck Challenge presented by Womply, earning a $50,000 bonus.

    The pivotal moment of the race came on Lap 119 when John Hunter Nemechek and Corey Heim got turned into each other after contact from behind, collecting at least 17 cars in the chain reaction that followed. A red flag was thrown to clear the track and apply speedy dry to absorb the fluids.

    On the final restart, it came down to a battle between Rhodes and Creed.

    “It feels great,” Creed said after the win. “Didn’t have the best truck there, for sure. Firing off, I was really tight. Then I was wrecking loose there, just doing everything I could. I was really aggressive on restarts; that’s what it takes. We’ve been struggling, but we keep chipping away at it. We’re getting better trucks the last couple weeks. All I ask for are trucks I can race with.”

    His victory ended Toyota’s dominance of seven wins this year and disrupted Kyle Busch Motorsports’ five-race winning streak.

    Ben Rhodes led 34 laps during the race in his No. 99 ThorSport Racing Toyota but after two flat tires and a penalty, was able to work his way back to the front and rallied to a second-place finish.  

    “I saw going into the corner we were going to push low,” Rhodes said, “so I tried to work our way back up to give us some line so we could be side by side coming off of (Turn) 2, but got really loose. Luckily, we saved it, but it was an up-and-down night. I had a lot of fun.

    “We set ourselves up for the end there with our Bombardier Tundra to go for a long run — with like low pressures, and then lo and behold, red flags and caution after caution after caution. So what do you do, right? He had seven-lap newer tires, some help on the restarts, and I guess conditions were perfect for him, but I’m not going to pout about it. I’m driving a race car. I’m happy.”

    Carson Hocevar was the highest finishing rookie after a third-place result in his first race at Darlington Raceway. Matt Crafton and Grant Enfinger rounded out the top five.

    Johnny Sauter, Timmy Hill, Nemechek, Austin Wayne Self and Jordan Anderson finished sixth-10th, respectively.

    Todd Gilliland won Stage 1 but finished 15th after being caught up in the incident on Lap 119. Nemechek, who led a race-high 65 laps and won Stage 2, recovered to finish eighth.

    There were 12 cautions for 66 laps during the race. The final incident, however, occurred after Creed had taken the white flag, so no flag was thrown and Creed was announced as the winner.

    There were no issues in post-race inspection.

    Nemechek leads the standings with 368 points followed by Rhodes (-46), Creed (-82), Austin Hill (-93) and Matt Crafton (-121).

    The Camping World Truck Series will be off next weekend and will return on May 22 to compete at Circuit of the Americas at 1 p.m. on FS1.

    Official Results – Camping World Truck Series LiftKits4Less.com 200:

    1. Sheldon Creed
    2. Ben Rhodes
    3. Carson Hocevar
    4. Matt Crafton
    5. Johnny Sauter
    6. Grant Enfinger
    7. Timmy Hill
    8. John Hunter Nemechek
    9. Austin Wayne Self
    10. Jordan Anderson
    11. Ryan Truex
    12. Ryan Reed
    13. Austin Hill
    14. Tyler Ankrum
    15. Todd Gilliland
    16. Zane Smith
    17. Erik Darnell
    18. Danny Bohn
    19. Timothy Peters
    20. Hailie Deegan
    21. Bayley Currey
    22. Spencer Boyd
    23. Corey Heim
    24. Jennifer Jo Cobb
    25. Stewart Friesen
    26. Parker Kligerman
    27. Chandler Smith
    28. David Gilliland
    29. Spencer Davis
    30. Tate Fogleman
    31. Dawson Cram
    32. BJ McLeod
    33. Tanner Gray
    34. Akinori Ogata
    35. Derek Kraus
    36. Chase Purdy
    37. Norm Benning
    38. Codie Rohrbaugh
    39. Kris Wright
    40. Cory Ropera

  • Weekend schedule for Darlington Throwback Weekend

    Weekend schedule for Darlington Throwback Weekend

    NASCAR heads to Darlington Raceway for the seventh annual Throwback Weekend. The Camping World Truck Series will compete Friday night followed by the Xfinity Series Saturday afternoon.

    The Cup Series Goodyear 400 will take center stage on Sunday at 3:30 p.m.

    Many of the drivers will be paying tribute to the past this weekend with special paint schemes on their cars. For a full detailed list of the paint schemes and cars participating select this link and visit NASCAR.com’s 2021 Throwback Weekend Photo Gallery.

    Along with the Throwback paint schemes, fans can enjoy a variety of events that will add to the nostalgic atmosphere. In honor of Mother’s Day, Darlington Raceway will also hand out flowers to the first 1,000 mothers who enter the track.

    There will be no practice or qualifying sessions due to COVID-19 protocols established by NASCAR.

    The starting lineups will be determined by the following metrics formula:
    • 25 percent: Driver’s finishing position from the previous race
    • 25 percent: Car owner’s finishing position from the previous race
    • 35 percent: Team owner points ranking
    • 15 percent: Fastest lap from the previous race

    All times are Eastern.

    Friday, May 7

    7:10 p.m.: Driver Intros (Drivers Standing By Trucks)
    7:30 p.m.: Truck Series LiftKits4Less.com 200
    Stages 45/90/147 Laps = 200.1 Miles
    Pole: John Hunter Nemechek
    FS1 /MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    Saturday, May 8

    12:40 p.m.: Driver Intros (Drivers Standing By Cars)
    1 p.m.: Xfinity Series Steakhouse Elite 200
    Stages 45/90/147 Laps = 200.1 Miles
    Pole: AJ Allmendinger
    FS1 /MRN/TSN3/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    Sunday, May 9

    3:10 p.m.: Driver Intros (Drivers Standing By Cars)
    3:30 p.m.: Cup Series Goodyear 400
    Stages 90/185/293 Laps = 400.2 Miles
    Pole: Brad Keselowski
    FS1 /MRN/TSN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    Darlington Raceway Data
    Season Race #: 12 of 36 (05-09-21)
    Track Size: 1.366-miles
    Banking/Turns 1 & 2: 25 degrees
    Banking/Turns 3 & 4: 23 degrees
    Banking/Frontstretch: 6 degrees
    Banking/Backstretch: 6 degrees
    Frontstretch Length:  1,229 feet
    Backstretch Length:  1,229 feet
    Race Length: 293 laps / 400 miles
    Stage 1 Length: 90 laps
    Stage 2 Length: 95 laps
    Final Stage Length: 108 laps

    Darlington Raceway Qualifying Information:
    Track qualifying record: Aric Almirola, Ford,184.145 mph (26.705 secs.) on April 11, 2014.
    2020 pole winner: Brad Keselowski – Qualifying by random draw on May 17, 2020.

    • Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch lead all active drivers in starts at Darlington with 26 each.
    • Denny Hamlin leads all active drivers in the series in average starting position at 8.8 in 17 starts.
    • 51 different NCS drivers have won at least one pole at Darlington and six are active this weekend.  Kevin Harvick (2), Kurt Busch (2), Brad Keselowski (1), Denny Hamlin (1), Ryan Newman (1), and William Byron (1).
    • The youngest Darlington pole winner is William Byron on Sept. 1, 2019 (21 years, 9 months, 3 days).
    • A total of 12 different manufacturers have won at least one pole in the NCS.  Ford leads with 43 poles, followed by Chevrolet (22), Mercury (13), Pontiac (10), Dodge (8), Buick (3), Oldsmobile (3), Plymouth (3), Toyota (2), Chrysler (1), Hudson (1) and Studebaker (1).

    Darlington Raceway Race Information:
    Track race record (500 miles): Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 141.383 mph (03:32:45) on May 11, 2013.
    2020 race winner: Kevin Harvick, Ford, 115.815 mph (03:27:21) on May 17, 2020.

    • 51 different NCS drivers have won at Darlington and six are active this weekend.  Kevin Harvick (3), Denny Hamlin (3), Erik Jones (1), Brad Keselowski (1), Martin Truex Jr. (1), and Kyle Busch (1).
    • Kevin Harvick is the only active driver to win from the pole (2014) at Darlington.
    • The pole is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners (20) than any other starting position at Darlington.
    • Hendrick Motorsports has the most wins by an organization at Darlington in the NASCAR Cup Series with 14.
    • 11 different manufacturers have won in the NCS at Darlington.  Chevrolet leads with 41 victories, followed by Ford (31), Mercury (10), Toyota (eight), Oldsmobile (six), Dodge (five), Pontiac (five), Buick (four), Plymouth (four), Hudson (three) and American Motor Company (two).
    • Kevin Harvick leads all active NCS drivers with 782 laps led in 26 starts.

    Top 12 Driver Ratings at Darlington
    Kyle Larson – 111.3
    Denny Hamlin – 106.8
    Erik Jones – 105.7
    Kevin Harvick – 104.8
    Kyle Busch – 102.8
    Martin Truex Jr. – 101.2
    Brad Keselowski – 98.4
    Chase Elliott – 90.2
    Joey Logano – 90.1
    Kurt Busch – 88.9
    Ryan Newman – 87.6
    William Byron – 82.2

    Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2020 races (18 total) among active drivers at Darlington Raceway.

  • Darlington Throwback Weekend will be ‘a walk down memory lane’

    Darlington Throwback Weekend will be ‘a walk down memory lane’

    As soon as I drive through Darlington Raceway’s Turn 3 tunnel, I feel like I’ve stepped back in time and entered another era. The walls feature a collage of the track’s historic moments through the decades and the legends that have conquered the unforgiving surface of the track “Too Tough to Tame.”

    As the 1.66-mile track prepares to host the Throwback Weekend with all three national series competing, track President Kerry Tharp promises a weekend reminiscent of days gone by with special guests, activities and surprises.

    I asked him what will put the biggest smile on his face when he steps outside and looks around on race day.

    “I want the fans to enjoy it,” he said. “They can take a walk down memory lane and relive some great moments in the sport.”

    The decision was made to move the Throwback Weekend to the May event because, Tharp said, “We wanted it to stand on its own.”

    Along with the Throwback paint schemes, fans can enjoy a variety of events that will add to the nostalgic atmosphere.

    The Darlington Raceway Stock Car Museum and National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame will re-open after being closed since last spring due to the pandemic. It’s a must see for NASCAR history buffs and will be open on Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

    The track will also have several merchandise trailers on site, there will be cardboard cutouts of past and current drivers that fans can take pictures with, and if you look up, Tharp said, “We’ll have the Goodyear Blimp; I can’t even remember the last time I saw it overhead.”

    “You’ll see heroes and Hall of Famers this weekend,” Tharp added.

    Greg Biffle, a three-time Darlington race winner, will drive parade laps before the start of the Camping World Truck Series race Friday night. Saturday afternoon before the Xfinity Series Steakhouse Elite 200, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will take his father’s restored No. 8 Chevrolet Nova for a few laps around the track.

    On Mother’s Day NASCAR and Darlington Raceway will hand out carnations to the first 1,000 mothers who enter the track for the Cup Series Goodyear 400. Mothers who are accompanied by their children will have an opportunity to take a photo together to commemorate the special day.

    Look for more announcements from Darlington Raceway throughout the week on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. And, don’t forget to visit the Darlington Raceway Virtual Fan Zone to vote for your favorite paint scheme.

    Tickets for all races are still available.

  • Kyle Busch comes out on top at Kansas after wild overtime attempts

    Kyle Busch comes out on top at Kansas after wild overtime attempts

    Kyle Busch took the checkered flag at Kansas Speedway after multiple attempts in NASCAR Overtime. It would be Busch’s 61st win in the Camping World Truck Series and also marks the fifth win for Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2021.

    “It’s pretty awesome, we had some great accomplishments as a team.” Busch stated. “It’s just a true team effort and a testament to everybody at Kyle Busch Motorsports. It’s fun to have the opportunities with running for my own trucks and going out there and be able to put on good shows, good finishes, good races, and work with some good talented people.”

    Stages 30/30/74 would make up the 134 lap event, with John Hunter Nemechek on the pole.

    Stage 1: Laps 1-30

    Nemechek and teammate Busch would take the green flag. A good portion of the Top 10 would go three-wide, with Todd Gilliland one of the drivers to fall backward at the start.

    Sheldon Creed would launch himself up to second while Ben Rhodes, Matt Crafton, and Austin Hill challenge Busch for third. A few laps later Busch would have a run off of Turn 2, and use it to breeze past Rhodes for third.

    Creed took away the lead from Nemechek as he would pass the No. 4 down the inside into Turn 1. Nemechek would try and fight back for the lead but would get loose off Turn 2, losing out to Busch as he would drop to third.

    Busch’s No. 51 would come to life as he made a pass on the bottom of Creed’s No. 2, placing him back to the front. Nemechek would quickly dispose of Creed, making it a Kyle Busch Motorsports 1-2.

    The No. 51 would take the first stage, with Nemechek behind Busch. Creed, Rhodes, Crafton, Austin Hill, Stewart Friesen, Todd Gilliland, Derek Kraus and Ross Chastain would be the Top 10.

    Stage 2: Laps 38-60

    Busch led on the restart but it was Creed that would muscle his way to the front shortly afterward.

    A few laps later Busch would run down the No. 2 and reclaim the race lead.

    On Lap 43 Chase Purdy would have a big moment, sliding his truck. The No. 23 would keep it straight, however, and the race stayed green.

    Busch would take the Stage 2 win, sweeping both stages. Nemechek again would be in second, while Creed, Austin Hill and Zane Smith would round out the Top 5. Friesen, Kraus, Rhodes, Gilliland, and Hailie Deegan would rack up the Top 10.

    Nemechek would beat Busch off pit road during the stage break to lead on the restart.

    Final Stage: Laps 67-140

    As the field bunched up to start the final stage, Nemechek would lead the field down, with Creed battling the No. 4. Teammate Busch would make a three-wide pass on the inside of both Nemechek and Creed, and would take the lead immediately.

    A caution would fly as Carson Hocevar nearly spun out battling with Christian Eckes. He would save it but the yellow flag would fly.

    The leaders would stay out on the track, but Johnny Sauter would come down pit road to make some big swings to his No. 13.

    A majority of the front runners would swarm Busch on the next restart, as he would get in a four-wide situation with the other drivers. Creed would come out on top with teammate Smith right behind him.

    On Lap 97, Nemechek would run down Creed and take the lead away. Smith would bring his truck down pit road as green flag pit stops began.

    Tyler Ankrum would have troubles as he would go around, but no caution would fly, dropping the No. 26 down in the running order.

    Busch’s truck would come to life as he closed in on the front two of Creed and Nemechek with a three-wise pass for the first position. Shortly afterward, the leaders, one-by-one, would come down pit road.

    With 17 to go Creed hit the Turn 1 wall due to his right front tire going down. A lap later Sauter would pit from the lead, bringing Busch back up to the front.

    The yellow flag would fly with seven laps to go, bunching the field up. Jennifer Jo Cobb’s truck stalled on the track, bringing out the yellow. This would lead to NASCAR Overtime. Rhodes brought his car down pit road for fresh tires, as well as Deegan.

    Busch and Chastain led the field to green. Rhodes made it three-wide with Busch and Chastain, who would come out on top with a pass to the bottom. However, there would be trouble behind them as Friesen went for a spin off of Turn 2, and collecting Kraus and knocking the two out of contention.

    Chastain and Smith would lead for another attempt at overtime. Smith would try to block Busch but would force the No. 51 up against the outside wall as the field flocked to three to four-wide racing. Many drivers would experience several tire rubs on their trucks, but everyone would keep it clean as the leaders fought it out.

    Hill and Chastain would duke it out for the lead, and Busch would make it three-wide for the lead as they got to the final lap. Busch’s No. 51 would breeze by Chastain and Hill, running away from the two drivers to claim the victory at Kansas.

    There were 36 lead changes among seven different drivers.

    The Camping World Truck Series heads to Darlington Raceway for the LiftKits4Less.com 200 on Friday, May 7 at 7:30 PM ET. Coverage will be on FOX Sports 1 and MRN Radio for 147 laps of action.

    Results:

    1. Kyle Busch, Stage 1 and 2 winner, 59 laps led
    2. Ross Chastain, six laps led
    3. Austin Hill
    4. Christian Eckes, three laps led
    5. John Hunter Nemechek, 16 laps led
    6. Todd Gilliland
    7. Zane Smith
    8. Raphael Lessard
    9. Johnny Sauter, 13 laps led
    10. Ben Rhodes, two laps led
    11. Chandler Smith
    12. Bayley Currey
    13. Hailie Deegan
    14. Stewart Friesen
    15. Tyler Ankrum
    16. Austin Wayne Self
    17. Grant Enfinger
    18. Tanner Gray
    19. Chase Briscoe
    20. Ryan Truex – one lap down
    21. Timothy Peters – one lap down
    22. Timmy Hill – one lap down
    23. Carson Hocevar – one lap down
    24. Matt Crafton – one lap down
    25. Chase Purdy – two laps down
    26. Danny Bohn – two laps down
    27. Bret Holmes – two laps down
    28. Derek Kraus – two laps down
    29. Spencer Davis – three laps down
    30. Jordan Anderson – three laps down
    31. Dawson Cram – three laps down
    32. Sheldon Creed – four laps down, 41 laps led
    33. Kris Wright – five laps down
    34. CJ McLaughlin – seven laps down
    35. Spencer Boyd – seven laps down
    36. Tate Fogleman – ten laps down
    37. Jennifer Jo Cabb – OUT, Electrical
    38. Jessi Iwuji – OUT, Too slow
    39. Norm Benning – OUT, Too slow
    40. Ryan Reed – OUT, Steering
  • Weekend schedule for Kansas Speedway

    Weekend schedule for Kansas Speedway

    This weekend NASCAR travels to Kansas Speedway. The Xfinity Series is off but will return next week at Darlington Raceway.

    The ARCA Menards Series kicks off the activities Saturday afternoon followed by the Camping World Truck Series race at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday afternoon the Cup Series hits the track for the Buschy McBusch Race 400.

    Kevin Harvick (2013, 2016, 2018), Joey Logano (2014, 2015, 2020) and Denny Hamlin (2012, 2019, 2020) lead all active drivers with three wins each at Kansas.

    This season continues an impressive run in the Cup Series with nine different winners in the first 10 races. Hamlin, the current leader in the driver standings and the defending race winner, is still looking for his first victory of the year.

    Matt Crafton has scored three Truck Series victories at Kansas and Kyle Busch has two track wins. Johnny Sauter, Austin Hill, Brett Moffitt and Ross Chastain have one win each.

    There will be no practice or qualifying sessions for the Cup and Truck Series due to COVID-19 protocols established by NASCAR.

    The starting lineups will be determined by the following metrics formula:
    • 25 percent: Driver’s finishing position from the previous race
    • 25 percent: Car owner’s finishing position from the previous race
    • 35 percent: Team owner points ranking
    • 15 percent: Fastest lap from the previous race

    All times are Eastern.

    Saturday, May 1

    1:30 p.m.: ARCA Dutch Boy 150
    Distance: 150 Miles (100 Laps with a break at Lap 50)
    FS1/MRN

    7:30 p.m.: Truck Series WISE Power 200
    Distance: 201 miles (134 Laps)
    Stage 1 ends on Lap 30), Stage 2 ends on Lap 60, Final Stage ends on Lap 134
    FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    Pole: John Hunter Nemechek

    Sunday, May 2

    3 p.m.: Cup Series Buschy McBusch Race 400
    Distance: 400.5 miles (267 laps) Competition caution on Lap 25
    Stage 1 ends on Lap 80, Stage 2 ends on Lap 160, Final Stage ends on Lap 267
    FS1/TSN/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    Pole: Brad Keselowski

    Kansas Speedway Data
    Season Race #: 11 of 36 (05-02-21)
    Track Size: 1.5-miles
    Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 17 to 20 degrees
    Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 17 to 20 degrees
    Banking/Frontstretch: 10 degrees
    Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees
    Frontstretch Length:  2,685 feet
    Backstretch Length:  2,207 feet
    Race Length: 267 laps / 400 miles
    Stage 1 & 2 Length: 80 laps (each)
    Final Stage Length: 107 laps

    Kansas Speedway Qualifying Information:
    Track qualifying record: Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 197.773 mph (27.304 secs.) on October 3, 2014.
    2020 pole winner: Qualifying was canceled, due to the pandemic, random draw, Kevin Harvick started from the pole.
    2019 pole winner: Kevin Harvick, Ford, 179.217 mph, (30.131 secs.) on May 11, 2019

    • Harvick, Kurt Busch, and Ryan Newman have started all 30 NASCAR Cup Series races and lead the series in starts at Kansas.
    • Brad Keselowski leads all active drivers in the NCS in the average starting position with a 10.227 in 22 starts.  Six of the 16 NCS pole winners are active this weekend.  Harvick (5), Joey Logano (2), Martin Truex Jr. (2), Keselowski (1), Kurt Busch (1), and Ryan Blaney (1).
    • Harvick leads the NCS in poles with five (fall 2013, 2014 sweep, spring 2018, spring 2019).
    • Harvick (three-straight: fall of 2013-2014 sweep) and Jimmie Johnson (2007-2008) are the only two drivers to win consecutive poles at Kansas.
    • Four manufacturers have won poles at Kansas, led by Chevrolet with 11, Ford (nine), Toyota, and Dodge (four each).

    Kansas Speedway Race Information:
    Track race record: Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 144.122 mph, (02:46:44), on April 22, 2012.
    2020 race winner: Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 121.835 mph, (03:17:14), on July 23, 2020.
    2019 race winner: Brad Keselowski, Ford, 131.023 mph, (03:06:09), on May 11, 2019.

    • A total of 15 different NCS drivers have won at Kansas and Eight winners are active this weekend at Kansas.  Denny Hamlin (2020, 2019, 2012), Joey Logano (2020, 2015, 2014), Harvick (2018, 2016, 2013), Keselowski (2019, 2011), Martin Truex Jr, (2017 sweep), Chase Elliott (2018), Kyle Busch (2016), and Ryan Newman (2003).
    • The youngest series Kansas winner was Chase Elliott (October 21, 2018 – 22 years, 10 months, 23 days).
    • The first starting position is the most proficient starting spot in the field producing more winners (six of the 30races or 20%) than any other starting position on the grid.
    • A total of eight different organizations have won in the NCS at Kansas with Hendrick Motorsports leads the series with seven victories.  Jeff Gordon (2001, 2002, and 2014), Jimmie Johnson (2008, 2011 and 2015), and Chase Elliott (Playoffs 2018).
    • Four manufacturers have won at Kansas Speedway in the NCS, led by Chevrolet with 12, Ford with nine, Toyota with seven, and Dodge with two.
    • Harvick leads all active drivers in the NCS with an average finishing position with a 9.3 in 30 starts and also leads the series in laps led with 949 in 30 starts at Kansas.

    Top 12 Kansas Driver Ratings
    Kevin Harvick – 109.7
    Martin Truex Jr. – 100.6
    Chase Elliott – 97.5
    Ryan Blaney – 96.8
    Kyle Larson – 94.2
    Brad Keselowski – 93.8
    Kyle Busch – 92.7
    Denny Hamlin – 90.9
    Joey Logano – 88.7
    Kurt Busch – 88.0
    Erik Jones – 88.0
    Cole Custer – 79.6

    Note: Driver Ratings are compiled from 2005-2020 races (26 total) among active drivers at Kansas Speedway.

  • John Hunter Nemechek claims second win of 2021 at Richmond

    John Hunter Nemechek claims second win of 2021 at Richmond

    John Hunter Nemechek continued his 2021 season success Saturday afternoon at Richmond Raceway after taking the lead with 17 to go from his teammate Chandler Smith. Nemechek led the final 17 laps en route to his eighth career Truck Series victory.

    “It’s a never-give-up attitude,” Nemechek said after the race. “I just can’t thank Kyle, everyone at Toyota and all our great partners. It’s pretty cool to be able to come out and here do what we did. We had a really fast truck and I’m super proud of all my guys and thankful for them.”

    Stages 70-70-110 made up the 250-lap race from Richmond Raceway. Ben Rhodes was on the pole via the qualifying metric system.

    Stage 1: Lap 1 – Lap 70

    Rhodes led through the first three laps of the stage before Grant Enfinger took the lead on Lap 4. Enfinger maintained the lead throughout the rest of the 66 laps and was only somewhat challenged as the Alabaman went on to take his first stage win of the season. Nemechek, Kyle Busch, Rhodes, Austin Hill, Carson Hocevar, Raphael Lessard, Todd Gilliland, Derek Kraus, and Stewart Friesen were the Top 10. During the stage break, Friesen was penalized for too fast on pit road as Spencer Boyd and Tyler Ankrum were both penalized for an uncontrolled tire.

    Stage 2: Lap 79 – Lap 140

    Just two cautions slowed the pace during the second stage. The first occurred on Lap 84 when the No. 12 of Tate Fogleman crashed in Turn(s) 3 and 4 after making contact with the No. 1 of Hailie Deegan and the second on lap 100, when the No. 10 of Jennifer Jo Cobb crashed off Turn 4.

    Nemechek showed early prominence in the second stage and took the stage victory. Stage 1 winner Enfinger followed closely behind in second, Rhodes was third as Austin Hill fourth, Busch fifth, Zane Smith, Lessard, Gilliland, Kraus, and Chandler Smith rounded out the Top 10. Unfortunately for Hill, he was penalized for speeding on pit road during the stage break and had to restart at the back for the final stage.

    Stage 3: Lap 150 – Lap 250

    Numerous cautions plagued the final stage which made the race run a little long. In fact, there were seven cautions during the final 100 laps. The final yellow of the race came out with 37 to go when the No. 02 of Kris Wright wrecked on the backstretch. Friesen, Lessard, Gray, and Deegan were involved as well.

    The yellow set up a restart with 29 to go with Chandler Smith looking for his first career win. The Talking Rock, Georgia native had a battle of his own as his team owner, Busch, was closing in, as was Nemechek. Smith held the lead momentarily before being passed by eventual race winner Nemechek with 17 to go.

    Nemechek made the pass on Smith to bring home his first Richmond win of the year with Busch, Ankrum, Smith and Johnny Sauter rounding out the top five.

    There were nine lead changes among six different drivers and 11 cautions for 79 laps. Race winner Nemechek led three times for 114 laps to claim the victory and gained six playoff points to his credit.

    Official Results following the ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway:

    1. John Hunter Nemechek, won Stage 2, led 114 laps
    2. Kyle Busch, led 26 laps
    3. Tyler Ankrum
    4. Chandler Smith, led 24 laps
    5. Johnny Sauter
    6. Todd Gilliland
    7. Ben Rhodes, led four laps
    8. Grant Enfinger, won Stage 1, led 71 laps
    9. Sam Mayer
    10. Austin Hill
    11. Sheldon Creed
    12. Carson Hocevar
    13. Stewart Friesen
    14. Zane Smith
    15. Derek Kraus
    16. Spencer Davis
    17. Hailie Deegan
    18. Matt Crafton, led 11 laps
    19. Austin Wayne Self
    20. Danny Bohn
    21. Timmy Hill
    22. Timothy Peters
    23. Raphael Lessard, 1 lap down
    24. Tanner Gray, 1 lap down
    25. Dawson Cram, 2 laps down
    26. Jett Noland, 3 laps down
    27. Spencer Boyd, 3 laps down
    28. Chase Purdy, 5 laps down
    29. Ryan Reed, 5 laps down
    30. Keith McGee, 6 laps down
    31. Cory Roper, 7 laps down
    32. Norm Benning, 10 laps down
    33. Josh Reaume, 10 laps down
    34. Howie DiSavino III, 29 laps down
    35. Kris Wright, OUT, Accident
    36. Codie Rohrabugh, OUT, Accident
    37. Brett Moffitt, OUT, Handling
    38. Jennifer Jo Cobb, OUT, Damage Vehicle Policy
    39. Tate Fogleman, OUT, Accident
    40. Ryan Truex, OUT, Rear Gear

    Up Next: The Camping World Truck Series will head to Kansas Speedway on Saturday, May 1, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET, live on Fox Sports 1 and MRN Radio.

  • Weekend schedule for Richmond

    Weekend schedule for Richmond

    NASCAR heads to Richmond Raceway this weekend for the Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 Sunday afternoon and the Camping World Truck Series is back after a two-week break on Saturday for the ToyotaCare 250.

    The Xfinity Series will return to competition on April 24 at Talladega Superspeedway.

    Kyle Busch has the series-best driver rating (110.6) and the most wins of any active driver with six. Richmond could potentially provide the best opportunity for Busch to grab his first victory this season.

    But don’t discount Martin Truex Jr. who has won two of the past three races at the 0.75-mile track. Brad Keselowski, who won in 2020, will also be one to watch. And don’t forget Denny Hamlin. Richmond is one of Hamlin’s best tracks. In 28 Cup Series starts he has three poles, three wins, 13 top fives and 17 top 10s.   

    There have only been 12 Truck Series races at Richmond. Last year was the first series race since 2005 and was won by Grant Enfinger. This weekend, Enfinger, who is running a part-time schedule, will be wheeling a ThorSport Racing entry. Starting third, he hopes to become the first repeat winner since Tony Stewart in 2002-2003.

    There will be no practice or qualifying sessions due to COVID-19 protocols established by NASCAR.

    The starting lineups are determined by the following metrics formula:
    • 25 percent: Driver’s finishing position from the previous race
    • 25 percent: Car owner’s finishing position from the previous race
    • 35 percent: Team owner points ranking
    • 15 percent: Fastest lap from the previous race

    All times are Eastern.

    Saturday – April 17

    1:10 p.m.: Truck Series Driver Intros (Drivers standing by their trucks)
    1:30 p.m.: Truck Series ToyotaCare 250 (Stages 70/140/250 Laps=187.5 Miles)
    FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    Pole: Ben Rhodes

    Sunday – April 18

    2:45 p.m.: Cup Series Driver Intros Drivers Standing by their cars)
    3 p.m.: Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 (Stages 80/235/400 Laps=300 Miles)
    FOX/MRN/TSN/Sirius XM NASCAR Radio
    Pole: Martin Truex Jr.

    Richmond Raceway Data

    Season Race #: 9 of 36 (04-18-21)
    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 Length: 80 laps
    Stage 2 Length: 155 laps
    Final Stage Length: 165 laps

    Richmond Raceway Qualifying Information:

    Track Qualifying Record: Jeff Gordon at 130.599 mph (20.674 secs) on September 4, 2013.
    2020 pole winner: None – The Spring 2020 race was moved due to the pandemic and the NCS only competed at the track once in September 2020.

    • Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch lead all active drivers in the NCS in starts with 39 each.
    • Kyle Larson leads all active drivers with an average starting position of 9.0, followed by Denny Hamlin at 9.9.
    • Hamlin leads all active pole winners with three poles (2006, 2008 and 2016).
    • Joey Logano is the only active driver that have won consecutive poles (2015 sweep).
    • Only three active drivers have been able to win from the pole: Kyle Busch (2010), Brad Keselowski (2014) and Hamlin (2016).

    Richmond Raceway Race Information:

    Track Race Record: Dale Jarrett at 109.047 mph (02:45:04) on September 6, 1997.
    2020 Playoff Race Winner: Brad Keselowski 101.868 mph (02:56:42) on September 12, 2020.

    • Kyle Busch leads all active drivers in wins with six victories (spring 2009, spring 2010, spring 2011, spring 2012, 2018 sweep).
    • A total of 27 different starting positions have led to wins, but the first starting position is the most proficient starting position than any other starting position with 24 wins.
    • Joe Gibbs Racing(JGR) leads in victories with 16 wins.  Tony Stewart (1999, 2001, 2002), Hamlin (2009, 2010, 2016), Busch (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018 sweep), Matt Kenseth (2015), Carl Edwards (2016), and Martin Truex Jr. (2019 sweep).
    • A total of nine different manufacturers have won at Richmond Raceway.  Chevrolet leads in wins with 38 victories, followed by Ford (33), Dodge (17), Toyota (14), Pontiac (11) Plymouth (10), Buick (two), Oldsmobile (two) and Chrysler (one).
    • Busch leads all active drivers in average finishing position at 6.9 in 27 series starts.
    • Hamlin leads all active drivers in laps led with 1,704 laps led in 28 starts.

    Top 12 Driver Ratings at Richmond
    Kyle Busch – 110.6
    Kevin Harvick – 110.3
    Denny Hamlin – 106.8
    Brad Keselowski – 100.9
    Kurt Busch – 94.2
    Martin Truex Jr – 92.2
    Joey Logano – 92.2
    Kyle Larson – 89.2
    Ryan Newman – 87.3
    Chase Elliott – 86.3
    Aric Almirola – 77.5
    Tyler Reddick – 76.5

    Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2020 races (31 total) among active drivers at Richmond Raceway.