Nascar SCS Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Intnl Raceway April Sat. 25 on Fox at 7:00 PM ET

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Welcome to the 2015
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Toyota Owners 400

April Sat. 25 at 7:00 PM ET on Fox

at the

Richmond International Raceway

Richmond International Raceway Website

Qualifying: Friday, April 24 at 5:30 PM on Fox Sports 1

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Congratulations to the Food City 500 winner: Matt Kenseth !

Congratulations to the Drive To Stop Diabetes 300 winner: Joey Logano !

Broadcast Schedule
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Xfinity and Camping World Schedule

Series	Race	Track	Qualifying Time Channel	Race Time Channel
Xfinity	Toyotacare 250	Richmond International Raceway	Fri. April 24 3:30 PM ET FOX Sports 1	Fri. April 24 7:30 PM ET FOX Sports 1
Camping World	No Race

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Race fans, off to Richmond. Week 9 (1/4 of the way through the season!). And a Saturday night race!

SprintCup Points Standings:

Driver	Points	Change
Kevin Harvick	314	-
Joey Logano	284	-
Martin Truex Jr	281	-
Jimmie Johnson	258	+2
Brad Keselowski	255	-1
Dale Earnhardt Jr	241	+1
Kasey Kahne	237	-2
Matt Kenseth	236	+4
Jeff Gordon	227	+4
Aric Almirola	226	-1
Denny Hamlin	223	-3
Jamie McMurray	223	-1
Danica Patrick	211	+4
Paul Menard	210	+2
Carl Edwards	203	-1
Ryan Newman	201	+4

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Xfinity Standings:

Driver	Points	Change
Chris Buescher	258	+1
Ty Dillon	258	-1
Chase Elliott	246	-
Darrell Wallace Jr	236	-
Ryan Reed	220	-
Elliott Sadler	215	+1
Brendan Gaughan	211	+1
Regan Smith	211	-2
Brian Scott	205	-
Daniel Suarez	202	-
David Starr	183	-
Jeremy Clements	176	+1
Ross Chastain	165	-1

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Fantasy Top 10 Season Standings:

Team	Points	Change
Lime City Racing	2,309	-
Limbaugh Institute	2,275	-
Drago Racing	2,248	+2
Benders de Fenders	2,226	+4
MoFo22	2,226	-2
Jana's Raiders	2,180	-2
Keokuk29fan	2,162	+4
TeamHatteras	2,151	+5
BananaSlugRacing	2,139	-
Ward Burton's Translator	2,110	+5

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boogity

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Go Harvick

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Speaking of boogers ~

[Las Vegas Dave]

Boogity boogity boogity, let’s go racing boys..!

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EVENT SCHEDULE
Sprint Cup Series

Event Schedule times are local to the track

Thursday, April 23
12:00 PM NSCS HAULERS ENTER
2:00 PM - 6:30 PM NSCS GARAGE OPEN

Friday, April 24
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM NSCS GARAGE OPEN
10:00 AM NSCS ROOKIE & SPOTTER MEETINGS & RANDOM DRAWING
11:00 AM - 12:25 PM NSCS PRACTICE
1:00 PM - 2:25 PM NSCS FINAL PRACTICE
2:30 PM NSCS QUALIFYING INSPECTION BEGINS
5:45 PM NSCS QUALIFYING

Saturday, April 25
1:00 PM NSCS GARAGE OPENS
5:00 PM NSCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING
6:30 PM NSCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
7:00 PM NSCS TOYOTA OWNERS 400 RACE

NSCS = Sprint Cup Series
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
All event schedule times above are listed in LOCAL track time

PRACTICE & QUALIFYING
Dates / Times / TV coverage

(these times in eastern time)

• Practices:
  Friday, April 24, 11:00 am - 12:25 pm/et, TV-FS1

• Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Friday, April 24, 1:00 - 2:25 am/et, TV-FS1

• Qualifying: group qualifying for positions 1-36, Friday, April 24 at 5:45 pm/et, TV-FS1, re-air scheduled Saturday, April 25 at 4:30am/et on FS1.

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TRACK NEWS & LINKS

• Track Specifications:
  Race Length: 400 laps, 300 miles
  Track Length: 0.75 mile D-shaped oval, measured 13.5 ft from SAFER Barrier
  Track Width: 60 feet with 10-foot apron
  Banking: turns 14 degrees; front stretch 8 degrees; backstretch 2 degrees
  Straights: Backstretch - 860 feet; Front stretch - 1290 feet
  Pit Road: 64-foot width, 43 concrete pit stalls, each measuring 28'x19'
  Pit Road Speed: 45mph
  Pace Car Speed: 50mph
  Seating Capacity: 71,000 {was 97,912 and was 112,029 before that]
  Opened: 1946 (First NASCAR race was 1953)
  Last Repaved: Fall of 2003

• Race Festivities/Officials:
  Grand Marshal: TBA
  Command to start engines: TBA
  Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: TBA
  Honorary Pace Car Driver: TBA
  Color Guard: TBA
  Invocation: TBA
  National Anthem: TBA
  Flyover: TBA
  

• Track Websites & Social Media:
  Richmond International Raceway website
  ISC Motorsports
  Facebook
  Twitter
  Instagram
  YouTube
  Track Stats - Racing-reference.info

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TIRE NOTES & FACTS

• Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials

• Set limits:
  Sprint Cup: 5 sets for practice/qualifying and 11 sets for the race;
  Xfinity: 6 sets for the event

• Tire Codes:
  Left-side -- D-4632;
  Right-side -- D-4644

• Tire Circumference:
  Left-side -- 87.32 in. (2,218 mm);
  Right-side -- 88.31 in. (2,243 mm)

• Minimum Recommended Inflation:
  Left Front -- 12 psi; Left Rear -- 12 psi;
  Right Front -- 30 psi; Right Rear -- 27 psi

• Notes: Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series will run the same tire set-up at Richmond this weekend . . . while these teams ran this left-side tire code (D-4632) at Richmond last September, this is the first time they have run this right-side code (D-4644) . . . this right-side is a Goodyear multi-zone tread tire, which incorporates two distinct compounds on the same tire . . . the inboard two inches of the tread (Endurance Zone) features the same compound that was run at Richmond last fall, while the outboard 10 inches of the tread (Traction Zone) features a compound run at this track prior to that and will provide teams with more grip . . . this tire set-up came out of a Goodyear test at Richmond on April 7 . . . drivers participating in that test were A.J. Allmendinger, Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski and Tony Stewart . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at Richmond.

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The Pete Store returns to Front Row: The Pete Store will go racing once again with David Gilliland's #38 Ford in 2015. The largest privately owned Peterbilt dealer by sales in the country reached a multi-race agreement with Front Row Motorsports for the current season, starting with Saturday night's race at Richmond International Raceway. The agreement marks the third straight season The Pete Store has partnered with Front Row. The truck dealer has a network of 12 locations in six states and is the provider of the team's race haulers.(Front Row Motorsports), see an image of the car on the #38 team paint schemes page.(4-23-2015)

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NASCAR issues some rules changes: NASCAR issued a bulletin to Sprint Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck teams with changes to the rule book Wednesday. Among the changes is a rule the requires a driver, crew chief and spotter to have radio communication, a new single rear-end differential assembly rule and a single transmission rule. Previously, teams could change as many gears as they wanted but they had to be the right ratio. Now, a single rear end differential assembly rule will be enforced at all events except at Martinsville Speedway, road course events, the Daytona 500, the Sprint Showdown and the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race. Martinsville and road courses are hard on gears. Because of the number of events leading up to the Daytona 500, teams can make a change. It's also easy to break a gear in All-Star qualifying. This rule should eliminate qualifying gears. NASCAR formalized that a driver, crew chief and spotter must be able to communicate on the radio during an event. NASCAR stated that effective Jan. 1, 2016 teams will be permitted only one transmission change after qualifying and before the race for events at Pocono Raceway and road course events. Other changes included adding the new qualifying format for super speedways previously announced and other technical updates.(NBC Sports)(4-23-2015)

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Still no date set for RCR appeal: No date has been set for Richard Childress Racing's final appeal of penalties levied against the #31 team of Ryan Newman, NASCAR spokesman Kurt Culbert told USA TODAY Sports. RCR succeeded in convincing a three-person appeals board to reduce some penalties stemming from a tire-manipulation allegation at Fontana, Calif., but a six-week suspension for crew chief Luke Lambert, engineer Philip Surgen and tire specialist James Bender was upheld. Lambert returned to the pit box at Bristol Motor Speedway this past weekend as allowed by terms of the appeals process. Final Appeals Officer Bryan Moss will hear the case.(USA Today)(4-23-2015)

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Michael Waltrip in the #55 at Talladega: Two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip will drive the #55 Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Talladega Superspeedway on May 3. Waltrip, founder and co-owner of Michael Waltrip Racing, replaces 22-year-old Brett Moffitt who has driven MWR's #55 since the March 22nd race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. "Talladega is a place where I know we will be very competitive," said Waltrip who owns four restrictor plate victories including a Talladega win in the fall of 2003. "This will be my 58th Sprint Cup start at Talladega so believe me when I tell you Talladega is some of the best racing in the world and I'm glad I'll get to be part of it again in the Aaron's Dream Machine." The May 3 and Oct. 25 Talladega races are the only remaining races Waltrip is scheduled to drive this season.(Michael Waltrip Racing)(4-23-2015)

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France says NASCAR open to Chase spot for Busch: NASCAR chairman Brian France isn't sure if Kyle Busch will be granted a waiver to be part of the championship chase when he returns from injury, but said Thursday the sanctioning body would like to "accommodate" him. He'll miss his ninth race this weekend at Richmond International Raceway, but has indicated he'll return to racing this season. The only way he'd be eligible to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship is if NASCAR grants him a waiver, and he wins a race that would qualify him for the 16-driver field. He'd also have to be inside the top 30 in points. Those are the rules under a Chase system France altered last year. It gives him more flexibility to grant exemptions to drivers who miss races. "Depends on when he comes back of course, but it'll be more likely than not that we're going to try to figure out how to accommodate him, which is the beauty of our playoff system," France said Thursday during a meeting of The Associated Press Sports Editors at the NASCAR offices in Manhattan. "What happened to him was on us," he said. "We'll balance a lot of things at that point when we have to make a decision, but we're inclined to want to figure that out for sure."(Associated Press)(4-23-2015)

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NASCAR issues memo about inspection process: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Director Richard Buck was expected to send a memo to teams by Thursday that formalized penalties for failing to pass inspection at the start of the race weekend, before qualifying and before the race. In a draft of the memo acquired by NBC Sports, Buck wrote to teams: "Based on the data that we have collected thus far in 2015, we have identified several trends. One trend in particular highlights the failure rate during inspections. In an effort to ensure all competitors an equal and fair opportunity to participate, we will be implementing the following:"
All cars must pass initial inspection and receive a final sticker to be eligible to practice.
Cars that fail qualifying inspection twice will receive a written warning.
Cars that fail qualifying inspection three times also will be penalized 15 minutes of practice time at the next event.
Cars that fail pre-race inspection twice will receive a written warning.
Cars that fail pre-race inspection three times also will be penalized 15 minutes of practice time at the next event.
Buck wrote in the memo: "Based on the above, there WOULD HAVE BEEN 9 written warnings issued at Bristol and an additional 3 competitors that would have received time penalties." NASCAR's rule book states that multiple warnings to the same member or team can lead to a P1 penalty.(NBC Sports)(4-23-2015)

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Darby leaving NASCAR UPDATE: NASCAR confirmed Wednesday that John Darby, who formerly oversaw the Sprint Cup garage, will be leaving the series soon. No reason was given. Darby had been working on special projects most recently for NASCAR. He served as the Sprint Cup Series director from 2002-13 before Richard Buck took over in 2014. NASCAR initially announced that Darby was leaving his position as Cup director in 2010, but it took four years to replace him. Darby replaced Gary Nelson as Cup series director in 2002. Darby was the director of what is now the Xfinity Series from 1999-2001 before moving to Cup.(NBC Sports)(4-22-2015)
UPDATE: John Darby won't spend a lot of time talking about the details of his departure from NASCAR. Yes, he's leaving. But the hows and the whys are not something to be talked about as much as his three decades in the sport. Darby had served as the Sprint Cup Series director for 12 years before being replaced by Richard Buck prior to the 2014 season. A former racer before becoming a track official in Rockford, Illinois, Darby spent more than 25 years working for NASCAR and was the director of what is now the Xfinity Series from 1999-2001 prior to his promotion to run the sport's top series. Calling himself a "blessed individual," Darby is in his final days at NASCAR with no job on the horizon. "I think I'm going to take a month and sit on a beach and figure out what I really want to do next," the 59-year-old said in a phone interview Wednesday. So was he fired? Was it one of those mutual "parting of the ways" or what? NASCAR officials would only confirm that he's leaving. "I'll be honest with you, the importance of that part, to me, is nothing," Darby said when asked whether his leaving was a mutual decision. "What's more important is where I've been, what I've been involved in and what I hope to see grow in the future. At the end of the day, as I do leave the company, I will never leave the sport," Darby said. "It's in my heart and my veins and it will always be there. At the same time, I think that I'm leaving it in a better spot than what it was when I got here. That's all that matters to me. ... Everything is good. I'm still a stronghold and an ally for NASCAR and the sport of NASCAR. That is something that will never go away."(ESPN.com)(4-22-2015)

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Mom & Dad lookin thrilled. Mid 70s in Grandma Martha's kitchen.

Notice the STEEL Schlitz Pull Tab Can.