Federated
Auto Parts 400
Richmond
International Raceway– Richmond, Virginia
Saturday,
September 10, 2016
Race
Winner: Denny Hamlin
Age:
35
Team:
No. 11 – FedEx Ground Toyota
Owner:
Joe Gibbs Racing
Crew
Chief: Michael Wheeler
IN
THE WORDS OF THE WINNER – “It was great. I’ll tell you our cars were really
running well. Wheels (Mike Wheeler, crew chief) and the whole group just gave
me a great car. Really got it tuned in there the last half of the race. Just
good restarts – finally everything just kind of worked well for us all day. I
didn’t think staying out was the right thing to do, but great call there and
actually I got this from one of our Toyota guests on his birthday day today.”
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Denny Hamlin
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· Denny Hamlin won the 59th
Annual Federated Auto Parts 400 Sprint Cup Series race Saturday night. For
Hamlin, it is his 29th victory in 388 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
races.
· With the victory, Hamlin now holds sole possession of 25th on the all-time Sprint Cup Series wins list, surpassing Kurt Busch (26th, 28 wins).
· It is Hamlin’s third victory of the season, making it the fourth time in his career where he has posted three or more wins in a season.
· For Hamlin, it is his 15th top-10 and 10th top-5 finish in 2016.
· It is Hamlin’s third victory and 12th top-10 finish in 21 races at Richmond International Raceway.
· Kyle Larson (second) posted his first top-10 finish in six races at Richmond International Raceway.
· It is Larson’s 10th top-10 and seventh top-5 showing this season.
· Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his seventh top-10 finish in 22 races at Richmond International Raceway.
· It is Truex’s 12th top-10 and fifth top-5 finish through 26 races this season.
· Brad Keselowski finished fourth on Saturday, giving him his third top-10 finish in a row this season.
· Kevin Harvick’s fifth place finish at Richmond International Raceway, gives him 21 top-10 and 13 top-5 showings this year.
· Sunoco Rookie of the Year contenders Chris Buescher and Chase Elliott each earned a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, each becoming the first rookie to make the Chase since Denny Hamlin in 2006.
· In 11 Sprint Cup Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Denny Hamlin has recorded seven top-10 finishes, four top-5s and two wins (2009, 2013). He was part of the Championship 4 who competed in the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2014. The 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will culminate at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford EcoBoost 400 championship race on November 20.
· Following the race at Richmond International Speedway on Saturday, the list of drivers who will compete in the 2016 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup is set. Those drivers are Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kyle Larson, Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Chris Buescher, Chase Elliott, Austin Dillon and Jamie McMurray.
· Kyle Larson, Chris Buescher, Chase Elliott and Austin Dillon are first time Chase participants.
· With the victory, Hamlin now holds sole possession of 25th on the all-time Sprint Cup Series wins list, surpassing Kurt Busch (26th, 28 wins).
· It is Hamlin’s third victory of the season, making it the fourth time in his career where he has posted three or more wins in a season.
· For Hamlin, it is his 15th top-10 and 10th top-5 finish in 2016.
· It is Hamlin’s third victory and 12th top-10 finish in 21 races at Richmond International Raceway.
· Kyle Larson (second) posted his first top-10 finish in six races at Richmond International Raceway.
· It is Larson’s 10th top-10 and seventh top-5 showing this season.
· Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his seventh top-10 finish in 22 races at Richmond International Raceway.
· It is Truex’s 12th top-10 and fifth top-5 finish through 26 races this season.
· Brad Keselowski finished fourth on Saturday, giving him his third top-10 finish in a row this season.
· Kevin Harvick’s fifth place finish at Richmond International Raceway, gives him 21 top-10 and 13 top-5 showings this year.
· Sunoco Rookie of the Year contenders Chris Buescher and Chase Elliott each earned a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, each becoming the first rookie to make the Chase since Denny Hamlin in 2006.
· In 11 Sprint Cup Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Denny Hamlin has recorded seven top-10 finishes, four top-5s and two wins (2009, 2013). He was part of the Championship 4 who competed in the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2014. The 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will culminate at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford EcoBoost 400 championship race on November 20.
· Following the race at Richmond International Speedway on Saturday, the list of drivers who will compete in the 2016 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup is set. Those drivers are Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kyle Larson, Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Chris Buescher, Chase Elliott, Austin Dillon and Jamie McMurray.
· Kyle Larson, Chris Buescher, Chase Elliott and Austin Dillon are first time Chase participants.
Starting
this year, the XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series will feature championship
races at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19 (NXS) and November 18
(NCWTS). Four drivers will compete amongst a full field for their
respective title. Below is a Race Recap from Friday’s XFINITY Series race at
Richmond International Raceway. The Camping World Truck Series was off this
week:
·
Kyle
Busch won the 36th Annual Virgina529 College Savings 250 XFINITY
Series race at Richmond International Raceway Friday night. It was his 84th
victory in 325 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
· It is Busch’s eighth victory and 12th top-10 finish in 2016.
· It is Busch’s sixth victory and 18th top-10 finish in 21 races at Richmond International Raceway.
· Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 58 points over Daniel Suarez
· Through 25 races this season in the XFINITY Series, Erik Jones, Daniel Suarez and Elliott Sadler have qualified for the 2016 XFINITY Series Chase following their victories. Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson, Austin Dillon, Chase Elliott, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano have also won an XFINITY Series race this season but are ineligible for the XFINITY Series Chase due to their full-time status in the Sprint Cup Series. Sam Hornish Jr., Michael McDowell and Justin Marks are also ineligible because they are not full-time drivers in the XFINITY Series.
· It is Busch’s eighth victory and 12th top-10 finish in 2016.
· It is Busch’s sixth victory and 18th top-10 finish in 21 races at Richmond International Raceway.
· Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 58 points over Daniel Suarez
· Through 25 races this season in the XFINITY Series, Erik Jones, Daniel Suarez and Elliott Sadler have qualified for the 2016 XFINITY Series Chase following their victories. Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson, Austin Dillon, Chase Elliott, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano have also won an XFINITY Series race this season but are ineligible for the XFINITY Series Chase due to their full-time status in the Sprint Cup Series. Sam Hornish Jr., Michael McDowell and Justin Marks are also ineligible because they are not full-time drivers in the XFINITY Series.
