Federated Auto Parts 400 @ Richmond

Ok guys final race before the Chase. I will be attending this race in person.

here's some info on this race as compiled by www.racing-reference.info

Number of previous races: 112.
First Sprint Cup race: April 19, 1953, won by Lee Petty.
Last Sprint Cup race: April 28, 2012, won by Kyle Busch.
Won from pole: 22, last time by Kyle Busch in 2010.
Won from top-5 starting position: 63 times in 111 races (57%). The starting position of one race winner is unknown.
Won from top-10 starting position: 88 times (79%).
Won from 21st or worse starting position: 9 times (8%).
Worst starting spot for race winner: 31st, by Clint Bowyer in 2008.
Most laps led: 488, by Richard Petty in 1970.
Fewest laps led by a race winner: 1, by Cotton Owens in 1959, Tom Pistone in 1959, and Lee Petty in 1953.

Track records:

Fastest race: 109.047 mph by Dale Jarrett in 1997.
Fastest qualifying speed: 129.983 mph by Brian Vickers in 2004.
Most lead changes: 25 in 1991 and 1996.
Closest finish: Jeff Burton's .051 second margin over Jeff Gordon in 1998.
Most caution flags: 15 in 2003, 2009 and 2011.

From 2007-2012 a typical Richmond race had 14.8 lead changes, 10.3 cautions for 59.9 laps, and an average green-flag run of 30.3 laps.

i vote for Gordon because he seems to be turning his luck around as of late, and maybe this will be his best chance.

Gonna be going to this race

Voted for Ambrose. Probably won't get it, but I would like to see him get it.

I would love to see Ambrose in the Chase... he's good at short tracks so... he's got a shot

Guess what the Twitter hashtag is? TROLOLOL

8 people voted for Gordon, 8 people confirmed for fan boying.

>mfw Logano wins and sneaks his way into the Chase.

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:8 people voted for Gordon, 8 people confirmed for fan boying.

>mfw Logano wins and sneaks his way into the Chase.

I understand some take being a Gordon fan a little to seriously, but that's quite the asshole-ish thing to say and clearly you didn't think it through when posting this. Gordon makes the most sense out of everyone of the potential people who are on the outside looking in. If he didn't have the crappy luck he's had this season he would be easily top 3 in points, He's had a fast car constantly and has been more relevant on-track wise then anyone trying to make it into the chase.

Also i think Kyle making it in is more priority to Gibbs then Logano....So Logano confirmed for done.

It may just be my fanboyism talking, but I think Newman has a decent shot at winning this. Tracks like this and New Hampshire are often his best.

JMac525 wrote:It may just be my fanboyism talking, but I think Newman has a decent shot at winning this. Tracks like this and New Hampshire are often his best.

I'm surprised Ryan Newman has fans.

Not that he's a douche or anything, He's just seems like a driver that doesn't really have any hardcore fans.

None of these drivers I don't think will win Saturday night. That being said Kyle will beat Jeff and get in. That being said that doesn't mean someone couldn't pull a Hail Mary Mayfield move and win the race.

day500champ1 wrote:None of these drivers I don't think will win Saturday night. That being said Kyle will beat Jeff and get in. That being said that doesn't mean someone couldn't pull a Hail Mary Mayfield move and win the race.

That would require the race to have cautions

Kyle Busch has a better chance. A 12 point gap isn't impossible to make up but with both Gordon and Busch running well it will be.

Gordon needs to win the race so that he doesn't have to worry about points at all. Otherwise it's probably Shrub making the Chase.


Also, weak troll Nelson.

Entry List.

1 0 Mark Green Toyota Blue Ox Steve Scharr
2 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy Bass Pro Shops / Allstate Felix Sabates
3 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite Roger Penske
4 5 Kasey Kahne Chevy Quaker State Linda Hendrick
5 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Mac Tools Richard Petty
6 10 David Reutimann Chevy TMone Tommy Baldwin
7 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express J D Gibbs
8 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO Bob Germain
9 14 Tony Stewart Chevy Office Depot / Mobil 1 Margaret Haas
10 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5 Hour Energy Rob Kauffman
11 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M / Owens Minor Jack Roush
12 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Best Buy John Henry
13 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Joe Gibbs
14 19 Mike Bliss (i) Ford Plinker Tactical Randy Humphrey
15 20 Joey Logano Toyota Home Depot Joe Gibbs
16 22 Sam Hornish Jr.(i) Dodge Shell Pennzoil Walter Czarnecki
17 23 Scott Riggs Chevy North Texas Pipe Robert Richardson Sr.
18 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy Drive to End Hunger Rick Hendrick
19 26 Josh Wise # Ford MDS Transport Jerry Freeze
20 27 Paul Menard Chevy Menards / Moen Richard Childress
21 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy Budweiser Richard Childress
22 30 David Stremme Toyota Inception Motorsports Kevin Buckler
23 31 Jeff Burton Chevy Caterpiller Richard Childress
24 32 Ken Schrader Ford Federated Auto Parts Jack Roush
25 33 Stephen Leicht # Chevy LittleJoesAutos.com Richard Childress
26 34 David Ragan Ford Taco Bell Bob Jenkins
27 36 Dave Blaney Chevy TBR Allen Heinke
28 37 J.J. Yeley Chevy TBA Larry Gunselman
29 38 David Gilliland Ford Mossy Oak - Pursuit Channel Bob Jenkins
30 39 Ryan Newman Chevy Quicken Loans Tony Stewart
31 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevy Target Chip Ganassi
32 43 Aric Almirola Ford Smithfiled Richard Petty
33 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Bush's Baked Beans Tad Geschickter
34 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy Lowe's Jeff Gordon
35 51 Kurt Busch Chevy Hendrickcars.com James Finch
36 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Bill Jenkins
37 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts Michael Waltrip
38 78 Regan Smith Chevy Furniture Row Barney Vissar
39 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King Thomas Ueberall
40 87 Joe Nemechek (i) Toyota AM FM Energy Andrea Nemechek
41 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy Diet Mtn Dew / National Guard Rick Hendrick
42 91 Reed Sorenson(i) Chevy Plinker Tactical Mark Smith
43 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King Thomas Ueberall
44 98 Michael McDowell Ford Phil Parsons Racing Mike Curb
45 99 Carl Edwards Ford Kelloggs Jack Roush

New team entering this week, the #0 for SS Motorsports (Steve Scharr Motorsports) driven by Mark Green. I looked at their Facebook page, and it looks like the ultimate small, underfunded team. They're using old JtG and Michael Waltrip Racing cars and had Steven Leicht testing for them at Caraway Speedway in May.

Here's an image of the car:

Alta wrote:

JMac525 wrote:It may just be my fanboyism talking, but I think Newman has a decent shot at winning this. Tracks like this and New Hampshire are often his best.

I'm surprised Ryan Newman has fans.

Not that he's a douche or anything, He's just seems like a driver that doesn't really have any hardcore fans.

I've heard that before actually.

He was the driver I picked out when I was younger because he was from Indiana and it kind've just stuck. I did the same thing with Scott Sharp in Indycar.

BurningThunder wrote:

New team entering this week, the #0 for SS Motorsports (Steve Scharr Motorsports) driven by Mark Green. I looked at their Facebook page, and it looks like the ultimate small, underfunded team. They're using old JtG and Michael Waltrip Racing cars and had Steven Leicht testing for them at Caraway Speedway in May.

Here's an image of the car:

not bad for a scheme for a team that has a garage for it's race shop....

JMac525 wrote:

Alta wrote:

JMac525 wrote:It may just be my fanboyism talking, but I think Newman has a decent shot at winning this. Tracks like this and New Hampshire are often his best.

I'm surprised Ryan Newman has fans.

Not that he's a douche or anything, He's just seems like a driver that doesn't really have any hardcore fans.

I've heard that before actually.

He was the driver I picked out when I was younger because he was from Indiana and it kind've just stuck. I did the same thing with Scott Sharp in Indycar.

Other than his qualifying prowess, which has fallen off in recent years, his '08 Daytona 500 win, and his 8-win season in 2003, Newman hasn't really done anything worthwhile. Sure, he gets wins here and there, but he's never really been able to attain the superstar status that guys like Junior, Gordon, Martin, Kez, Edwards and Harvick have attained.

Hope Gordon gets it, and looking at pole stats, unless something happens, Mark Martin the part-timer will have the most poles with 4

dnq, one of the MSRPTrollstarWhateveryouwannacall it cars, or the 37

anyways, lol

I think Kyle Busch will get in. Look at how well he's done at Richmond over the past 3 or 4 years. The only people that can possibly get into the Chase are Gordon, Kahne or Busch. Newman, Menard and Ambrose aren't even possibilities.

Like i alluded to in my argument with Spannerhead. I believe Jeff Gordon is getting baring something bizarre. (Knowing Gordon's season, it may happen.

Casey Lester wrote:I think Kyle Busch will get in. Look at how well he's done at Richmond over the past 3 or 4 years. The only people that can possibly get into the Chase are Gordon, Kahne or Busch. Newman, Menard and Ambrose aren't even possibilities.

If Newman or Ambrose win tomorrow night, they're in the chase. So yeah, I'd say they're possibilities

Voted for Kyle, but I would rather see Gordon, Newman, or Ambrose get in the chase.

Junior on the pole.

I'm happy but wat.

I still wonder if Dale Jr. is wondering about Jeff Gordon fighting for the final wild car spot? I don't think Dale Jr had to win this race, he's in contention for the title, whereas Gordon needs to win this race do he can get himself into the chase with the Final Wild Card.

We may be lookin at racing tomorrow. Big storm comin east.

Yeah me and my mom have already decided not to even head down to the track(we're about an hour away) because it doesn't look like we'll get started tonight. Hoping it gets rained out for tomorrow cuz the forcast is perfect.

So I decided to go to the official NASCAR website to see how long the rain was going to delay the start of the race and this is what I read:

7:03 p.m. ET -- ABC is showing the conclusion of the USC-Syracuse college football during the rain delay. One of the announcers just asked if Danica Patrick was in The Chase. Oh, dear...

RealRacer4 wrote:So I decided to go to the official NASCAR website to see how long the rain was going to delay the start of the race and this is what I read:

7:03 p.m. ET -- ABC is showing the conclusion of the USC-Syracuse college football during the rain delay. One of the announcers just asked if Danica Patrick was in The Chase. Oh, dear...

Sad thing is they actually did ask that. They also weren't sure how many drivers made the Chase or if Danica had won this year or not..

Even if it were to stop raining soon, wouldn't it take at least 2 hours to dry the track, even though it's less than a mile in length?

Needless to say, I expect a postponement announcement sooner rather than later. I believe there's another band of rain behind this one.

RealRacer4 wrote:So I decided to go to the official NASCAR website to see how long the rain was going to delay the start of the race and this is what I read:

7:03 p.m. ET -- ABC is showing the conclusion of the USC-Syracuse college football during the rain delay. One of the announcers just asked if Danica Patrick was in The Chase. Oh, dear...

You know it's bad when Nascar.com is going "dude what are you smokin."

Engines getting fired at 9:15 (20 mins from this post). There are other bands of rain coming towards the Richmond area, so it could be dicey as to whether or not we get the full distance in, as the bands look thick enough to cause an extended period of rain and lose the track, and if that happens, there's absolutely no doubt that they will not get the track back to finish the event tonight.

So, far, Kyle would be in and Jeff out. Sounds like they'll make it to halfway. So this race would be official.

Yeah, the biggest threat to the race is drifting out to the right. There is a smaller band of rain headed for the track though, might take some time to get there.

This race:

PKligBKFan wrote:

RealRacer4 wrote:So I decided to go to the official NASCAR website to see how long the rain was going to delay the start of the race and this is what I read:

7:03 p.m. ET -- ABC is showing the conclusion of the USC-Syracuse college football during the rain delay. One of the announcers just asked if Danica Patrick was in The Chase. Oh, dear...

Sad thing is they actually did ask that. They also weren't sure how many drivers made the Chase or if Danica had won this year or not..

I remember them saying this and me just going "what the hell?"
JPM is involved in another incident.(Shocking isn't it?) This time cutting down Clint Bowyer's tire.

I was worried I was the only one watching.

Of all the people to get the Golden Horseshoe in his ass, why Hamlin? Why not Regan Smith?

Christ almighty,
JUST CALL THE FREAKING RACE!!!!

crl wrote:Of all the people to get the Golden Horseshoe in his ass, why Hamlin? Why not Regan Smith?

You sure about the golden part now?

Newman might steal a chase spot from Kyle Busch. Awesome!

AntmanB wrote:Newman might steal a chase spot from Kyle Busch. Awesome!

I sure hope he can...

Did anyone notice that Stephen Leicht's car actually has sponsorship tonight?
If Gordon can gain 2 more positions on the track, he's in the chase.

1 lugnut, may have caused Kyle to loose his chase spot.

conrail1990 wrote:1 lugnut, may have caused Kyle to loose his chase spot.

funniest thing to happen all night

Nice win, Bowyer, and Kyle?

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:8 people voted for Gordon, 8 people confirmed for fan boying.

>mfw Logano wins and sneaks his way into the Chase.

Problem?



So TAKE THAT.

And now here comes the bandwagon Gordon fans and Kyle haters.

Nice win for Bowyer though.

And mother nature? FU.

Inb4 balto happiness

Wonderful interview, Kyle...

Kyle Busch I must say handles all his problems gracefully.