NASCAR SPRINT CUP AND NATIONWIDE SERIES NEWS, VIEWS AND COMMENTARY

 

 

SPRINT CUP SERIES

2009 Sprint Cup Team Chart

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Laps Completed Statistics

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Owner Point Standings

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Money Won Statistics

 

Complete TV Schedule

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PAST YEARS

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2006 Final Statistics

2005 Final Statistics

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2003 FINAL STATISTICS

2002 FINAL STATISTICS

 

PAST RESULTS

at Decades of Racing 



NATIONWIDE SERIES

2009 Nationwide Schedule

2009 Nationwide Teams

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Pole and Qualifying Results

Did Not Qualify Stats

Driver Point Standings

Nationwide Driver Ratings

Avg Start - Finish Position

Top 5 Finishes

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Rookie Point Standings

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Laps Led-Laps Completed Stats

Did Not Finish Race

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2009 Scanner Frequencies


PAST YEARS

2008 Final Statistics

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2006 Final Statistics

2005 Final Statistics

2004 Final Statistics

 

PAST RESULTS

at Decades of Racing 


 

MANUFACTURERS

 

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RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

Sprint Cup and NATIONWIDE Series Weekend Schedule

 


 

Aerial Picture of Richmond International Speedway


 

Grandstand View of Richmond International Speedway


RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY WEBSITE

Address:

P.O. Box 9257
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 345-7223
 

Richmond International Speedway Specifications

Length: Three-Quarter Mile

Shape: "D" Shaped Oval

Width Constant 60-foot width with 10-foot apron.

Banking: 14 Degrees in turns, 

8 degrees at starting line, front Stretch is 1290 feet

2 degrees on 860 foot back stretch, Front Stretch is 1290 feet 

Pit Road: 64-foot width with 43 pit stalls 28' x 19' 

Pit Road Speed: 35mph

Seating: 105,000 grandstand seats 

Sprint Cup Race Length: 400 laps

Nationwide Series Race Length: 200 laps


crown royal 400

Sprint Cup Race #10 of 36 

Chase to the Championship - Race #10 of 26

richmond international speedway

Race: Saturday- May 2nd, 2009 : 7:30pm (Eastern)

Pre-Race Show: FOX 7:00pm (Eastern)

Speed TV Pre-Race Show: 5:00pm with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace

Television Coverage of Race: FOX - 7:00pm (Eastern) 

Announcers: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds

Pit Reporters: Dick Berggren, Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Krista Voda

Others: Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond

Posted Awards - $5,157,995 (Est)   First Place - $198,350

2008 Pole Winner: Denny Hamlin - Finished 24th
2008 Race Winner:
Clint Bowyer - Started 31st

Race Length: 400 laps


NEXTEL CUP RACE RECORDS

Event Name Speed  Date
Race  Dale Jarrett 108.707 Sept 1007
Qualifying Brian Vickers 129.983 May 2004

lipton tea 250

 NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE #9 OF 35

richmond international speedway

Race: Friday, May 1st, 2008 at 7:00pm (Eastern)

Television Coverage of Race: ESPN - 7:00pm (Eastern) 

Countdown to the Race: ESPN2  - 6:30pm (Eastern)

Announcers:  Jerry Punch, Andy Petree, Dale Jarrett

Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Jamie Little, Shannon Spake

Posted Awards - $1,250,750 (Est)  First Place - $55,125

2008 Pole Winner: Kasey Kahne - Finished 14th
2008 Race Winner:
Denny Hamlin - Started 3rd

Race Length: 250 Laps


Nationwide series RACE RECORDS

Event Name Speed  Date
Race  Dale Jarrett 104.928 July 1995
Qualifying Kyle Busch 129.348 May 2004

Friday, May 2
9:00am - 11:45am Nationwide Series Final Practice
12:00pm - 1:30pm Sprint Cup Series Practice
2:00pm - 3:30pm Sprint Cup Series Final Practice
4:05pm Nationwide Series Qualifying ( 2 laps - Impound )
5:40pm Sprint Cup Series Qualifying ( 2 laps - Impound )
7:00pm Nationwide Series Driver Intro's
7:30pm Nationwide Series Race - Lipton Tea 250 (250 laps - 187.5 Miles)
Saturday, May 3
7:00pm Sprint Cup Series Driver Introductions
7:30pm Sprint Cup Series - Crown Royal 400 (400 LAPS-300 MILES)

All Times Eastern * This schedule of events is tentative and is subject to change.


 


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