NASCAR Richmond Sunday, March 27, 2022
RICHMOND RACEWAY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
131st NASCAR Cup Series Richmond Raceway race – First race: 1953 (Lee Petty winner)
7th of 36 races this season – 20 Races before Playoffs – 30 Races remaining this season
Richmond wins:
Kyle Busch 6
Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr. 3
Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano 2
Alex Bowman, Kyle Larson 1
Champion winless at Richmond:
Chase Elliott: 12 Races – Best finish: 2nd (4/18)
Finished top 5 both Richmond races last season: Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano & Martin Truex Jr.
Finished top 10 both Richmond races last season: Christopher Bell, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano & Martin Truex Jr.
Denny Hamlin Stage 1 & 2 winner both Richmond races last season – Finished 2nd in both races
Alex Bowman
Richmond 4/21 winner – Started 24th, finished 7th in Stage 1 & 4th in Stage 2, lap 240 uncontrolled tire, only led final 10 laps
Winner pit stops: Alex Bowman (8 Stops) 32, 84, 137 (Green), 185 (Green), 240, 290 (Green), 340 (Green), 383
Longest green flag run: 134 Laps (248-381)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Denny Hamlin (1st & 1st), Martin Truex Jr. (2nd & 2nd), Joey Logano (3rd & 3rd)
Rear of field: None
Best Hendrick: Alex Bowman 1st
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 2nd
Best Stewart-Haas: Aric Almirola 6th
Best Team Penske: Joey Logano 3rd
Joe Gibbs Racing: 315 of 400 laps led at Richmond – All 4 finished 8th or better
Martin Truex Jr.
Richmond 9/21 winner – Finished 8th in Stage 1 & 3rd in Stage 2, 80 laps led (2nd most), penalized jumping start of race
Winner pit stops: Martin Truex Jr. (7 Stops) 32, 84, 133 (G), 179 (G), 239, 297 (G), 347 (G)
Longest green flag run: 148 Laps (89-236) – 146 Lap green flag run to finish (255-400)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Denny Hamlin (1st & 1st), Joey Logano (3rd & 5th), Kyle Larson (4th & 4th)
Speeding: Chastain (7th), Kyle Busch (9th), McDowell (28th), LaJoie (29th), Wallace (32nd), Yeley (34th)
Rear of field: Kyle Larson (6th), Cole Custer (22nd), Garrett Smithley (31st)
Best Hendrick: Chase Elliott (4th)
Best Gibbs: Martin Truex Jr. (1st)
Best Stewart-Haas: Kevin Harvick (8th)
Best Penske: Joey Logano (5th)
Most green flag laps to finish a race last season: 146 – Richmond Sept.
53 Different winners in 130 NASCAR Cup Series Richmond races
31 Different winners in 66 NASCAR Cup Series Richmond .75-mile track races
Kyle Busch & Rusty Wallace tied for most with 6 wins on .75-mile track
Martin Truex Jr. won Richmond for first time in 27th try (4/19) – 3 Wins last 5 Richmond races
Martin Truex Jr. (3) & Kyle Busch (2) won 5 of last 7 Richmond races
Joe Gibbs Racing won 8 of last 12 Richmond races with 5 different drivers –
Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin & Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing won 5 of last 7 Richmond races – Martin Truex Jr. 3 & Kyle Busch 2
Joe Gibbs Racing (8) & Team Penske (4) won 12 of last 15 Richmond races
Richmond team wins:
Gibbs 17, Hendrick 11, Childress 9, Penske 9, Roush 5, Stewart-Haas 1
Kyle Busch: 6 Richmond wins – 3 Crew chiefs (3 Dave Rogers, 2 Adam Stevens & 1 Steve Addington)
Joe Gibbs Racing: 17 Richmond wins – 9 Different crew chiefs
7 of 66 races won from pole on Richmond .75-mile track
Denny Hamlin: Led most laps both Richmond races last season (404 of 800 laps led) – Finished 2nd each race
Final green flag run at Richmond 9/21: 146 Laps
Richmond pit road speeding penalties:
4/17: 4; 9/17: 3; 4/18: 5; 9/18: 4; 4/19: 3; 9/19: 6; 2020: 5; 4/21: 2; 9/21: 9
Richmond commitment line violations:
4/17: 6; 9/17: 0; 4/18: 3; 9/18: 3; 4/19: 1; 9/19: 1; 2020: 4; 4/21: 1; 9/21: 2
Stage 1 winner only won Richmond once – Martin Truex Jr. 9/19
Stage 2 winner only won Richmond once – Brad Keselowski 2020
Denny Hamlin: Stage 1 winner last 3 Richmond races – Stage 2 winner last 2 Richmond races
14 Richmond win streaks – Drivers winning consecutive races
1 of 130 Richmond races settled by last lap pass (4/16) – Carl Edwards passed Kyle Busch
Last to win a Richmond race & championship in same season: Jimmie Johnson 9/08
Mid-race leader failed to win last 10 Richmond races
5 Won first career NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond
5 Richmond Overtime races (5/08, 4/13, 9/16, 9/17 & 4/18)
Historic Richmond
4/30/67: 54th career win for Richard Petty tied father for first all-time in victories (55th win came at Darlington 5/13/67)
3/1/70: After a record 12 2nd-place finishes – James Hylton won for the first time
2/25/73: Richard Petty won for the 150th time in 600th career race
9/9/73: Lap 4 14-car pileup which blocked the track
9/9/73: Richard Petty’s 7th straight Richmond win – Petty won 9 of 10 Richmond races from 9/70 through 2/75
2/23/75: Largest Richmond margin-of-victory: 6 Laps – Richard Petty over Lennie Pond
10/12/75: Darrell Waltrip came from 3 laps behind to win Richmond
9/12/76: Cale Yarborough’s first of 4 straight wins (Richmond, Dover, Martinsville & North Wilkesboro)
2/21/82: Dave Marcis won in 400th career race
2/26/84: 2 Weeks after vicious Busch Clash crash, Ricky Rudd won Richmond
2/21/88: Neil Bonnett won final race on Richmond half-mile
9/11/88: Davey Allison won first race on Richmond three-quarter mile
3/26/89: Richard Petty’s consecutive race streak ends when he fails to qualify – 513 Races from 1971-‘89
2/25/90: Low temperature 19 degrees / High temperature: 34 degrees
9/7/91: 51-Year-old Harry Gant 2nd of 4 straight wins (Darlington, Richmond, Dover & Martinsville)
3/8/92: Bill Elliott’s 2nd of 4 straight wins (Rockingham, Richmond, Atlanta & Darlington)
3/7/93: Final win for Davey Allison
9/11/99: Joe Gibbs Racing first 1-2 finish – Tony Stewart (Winner) & Bobby Labonte (2nd)
5/14/05: After 6 2nd-place finishes – Kasey Kahne won for the first time
9/10/05: Roush first 1-2-3 finish – Kurt Busch (Winner), Matt Kenseth (2nd) & Greg Biffle (3rd)
5/6/06: Dale Earnhardt Jr. last win in #8 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet
5/2/09: Kyle Busch won on birthday
4/30/17: Joey Logano won in 300th career race
4/21/18: Kyle Busch won 3rd straight win (Texas, Bristol & Richmond)
9/22/18: Kyle Busch 50th career win
4/13/19: Martin Truex Jr. 20th career win, 1st short track win in 81st try, 1st Richmond win in 27th try
RICHMOND RACEWAY NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
76th NASCAR Xfinity Series Richmond Raceway race – First race: 1982 (Tommy Houston winner)
7th of 33 races this season – 20 Races before Playoffs – 27 Races remaining this season
Noah Gragson
2021 Richmond winner – Started 3rd, finished 8th in Stage 1 & 4th in Stage 2, 22 laps led including final 14
37 Different winners in 75 Richmond Xfinity Series races
30 Different winners in 65 NASCAR Xfinity Series Richmond .75-mile track races
3 Richmond Xfinity Series & Cup Series weekend sweeps – Last: Kyle Busch 5/09
JR Motorsports won last 3 Richmond races
6 Won first career Xfinity Series race at Richmond – Last: Robby Gordon (9/04)
4 Richmond Xfinity Series races settled by last lap pass
7 Won Richmond for first time in first try – Kurt & Kyle Busch, Edwards, Hamilton, Houston, Lindley & Martin
13 Won Richmond for first time in 1st or 2nd try
Justin Allgaier won Richmond for first time in 19th try (9/11/20) – Most of all drivers