RACE RECAP | RICHMOND
10 Mark Martin
9 Denny Hamlin
8 Ryan Newman
7 Tony Stewart
6 Kyle Busch
5 Kurt Busch
4 David Ragan
3 Jeff Gordon
2 Carl Edwards
VICTORY LANE
1 Kevin Harvick takes the win after his pit crew got him out first on the “money stop” It’s Kevin’s 4th win of the season, tying himself for the points lead with Kyle Busch
OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY
Dale Earnhardt Jr. & Denny Hamlin were caught up in an early wreck.
Kurt Busch had a flat tire on lap 24
Kasey Kahne spun and backed his car into the fence
Martin Truex Jr. went to pit road with damage to his 56 car
Marcos Ambrose spun and hit the inside wall
Brian Vickers and Kasey Kahne got wrecked by Marcos Ambrose, Vickers retaliated and was parked by NASCAR.
Jimmie Johnson got spun by Kurt Busch when he locked up his brakes
The Jimmie Johnson Kurt Busch feud boiled over when Jimmie Johnson retaliated and wrecked the 22. Kurt came on the radio and said “I’ve got your number” over and over
Jeff Burton had a flat tire and pounded the wall, his dismal season rolls on
Joey Logano’s engine blew
Pole sitter David Reutimann got sent to the wall by Clint Bowyer
88 had 16 pitstops on the night to recover from early damage
Pitstops with 15 laps to go when Paul Menard spun into the infield grass
Kevin Harvick’s pit crew got the 29 out in front of leader Jeff Gordon’s 24
15 Cautions on the night
OFFICIAL 2011 CHASE DRIVERS
1 Kyle Busch 4 wins
2 Kevin Harvick 4 wins
3 Jeff Gordon 3 wins
4 Matt Kenseth 2 wins
5 Carl Edwards 1 win
6 Jimmie Johnson 1 win
7 Kurt Busch 1 win
8 Ryan Newman 1 win
9 Tony Stewart
10 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
11 Brad Keselwoski
12 Denny Hamlin