The Final Lap – NASCAR News, Radio, Podcast

1 5 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Brown Toyota
2 10 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet
3 22 14 Tony Stewart MOBIL 1 / Office Depot Chevrolet
4 7 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota
5 9 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet
6 27 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
7 23 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota
8 1 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota
9 16 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge
10 2 99 Carl Edwards Ford Eco-Boost Ford
11 24 17 Matt Kenseth Ford EcoBoost Ford
12 20 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet
13 31 27 Paul Menard Menards / NIBCO Chevrolet
14 37 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet
15 12 39 Ryan Newman Army Reserve Chevrolet
16 4 22 AJ Allmendinger Shell Pennzoil Dodge
17 19 47 Bobby Labonte Bush’s Beans Toyota
18 28 16 Greg Biffle 3M / GKAS Ford
19 3 29 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet
20 21 83 Landon Cassill Burger King / Dr. Pepper Toyota

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RACE RECAP – RICHMOND
10 Carl Edwards led the most laps, jumped a restart
9 Brad Keselowski
8 Mark Martin was the pole sitter
7 Clint Bowyer
6 Jimmie Johnson
5 Kasey Kahne
4 Denny Hamlin
3 Tony Stewart gave it away on pit road, and spun the tires on the restart
2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. battled hard, lost brakes in the closing laps

VICTORY LANE

1 Kyle Busch, ends a 20 race winless streak grabbing his 24th career victory, and 4th consecutive spring Richmond win

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16 9 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire / SKF Dodge
17 20 44 Mike Bliss BanditChippers.com Toyota
18 14 20 Joey Logano(i) Dollar General Toyota
19 4 88 Cole Whitt # TaxSlayer Chevrolet
20 24 70 Johanna Long # Foretravel Motorcoach / Grand Springs Chevrolet
21 16 7 Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
22 25 99 Travis Pastrana boostmobile Toyota
23 18 08 Casey Roderick # West Virginia Miners Ford
24 26 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet
25 27 19 Tayler Malsam G-Oil / NOYS Toyota

Celebrating Monster Energy’s 10th anniversary in style, Kurt Busch drifted his No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota to his first victory under the newly formed Kyle Busch Motorsports, owned by his brother, Kyle. Kurt Busch robbed Denny Hamlin of the checkered flag by 0.062 seconds, sliding sideways through the finish in one of the most exciting final laps in NASCAR history at Richmond International Raceway. An emotional win for the Busch brother, as well at the Monster Energy family, Kurt beat a stacked field of veteran cup racers and newcomers.

PHOTO CREDIT: KBM PR

1 10 54 Kurt Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota
2 2 18 Denny Hamlin(i) Z-Line Designs Toyota
3 1 33 Kevin Harvick(i) Fast Fixin’ Chevrolet
4 6 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Cargill / Blackwell Angus Ford
5 12 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Wurth Dodge
6 7 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet
7 8 36 Ryan Blaney Seal Wrap Chevrolet
8 19 43 Michael Annett Pilot / Flying J Ford
9 3 3 Austin Dillon # Advocare Chevrolet
10 5 38 Kasey Kahne(i) Great Clips Chevrolet
11 11 4 Steve Wallace LoanMax Ford
12 21 30 James Buescher(i) AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet
13 17 87 Joe Nemechek AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota
14 15 11 Brian Scott Dollar General Toyota
15 13 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet
16 9 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire / SKF Dodge
17 20 44 Mike Bliss BanditChippers.com Toyota
18 14 20 Joey Logano(i) Dollar General Toyota
19 4 88 Cole Whitt # TaxSlayer Chevrolet
20 24 70 Johanna Long # Foretravel Motorcoach / Grand Springs Chevrolet

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Finally, Go-Time Is Here For Pastrana
Like the old ketchup commercial, there’s been plenty of anticipation surrounding Travis Pastrana’s NASCAR Nationwide Series debut. Originally scheduled to make his first start last July at O’Reilly Raceway Park, Pastrana’s bid was thwarted due to injuries suffered in an X-Games stunt the night before.

NOTE: TRAVIS PASTRANA QUALIFIED 25TH FOR RICHMOND

Now after injury rehab, plenty of testing and a couple of runs in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East – including Thursday night’s Blue Ox 100 – the action sports icon is finally set for his big-stage NASCAR moment Friday night at Richmond. It’s a homecoming of sorts for Pastrana as well. He’s a native of Annapolis, Md. Almost a year to the day (April 28, 2011) after making his K&N East debut at Richmond, Pastrana is set to embark on a NNS schedule that encompass at least seven races in 2012.

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1 33 Kevin Harvick(i) Fast Fixin’ Chevrolet 21.665 124.625
2 18 Denny Hamlin(i) Z-Line Designs Toyota 21.668 124.608
3 3 Austin Dillon # Advocare Chevrolet 21.734 124.229
4 88 Cole Whitt # TaxSlayer Chevrolet 21.797 123.870
5 38 Kasey Kahne(i) Great Clips Chevrolet 21.814 123.774
6 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Cargill / Blackwell Angus Ford 21.874 123.434
7 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 21.909 123.237
8 36 Ryan Blaney Seal Wrap Chevrolet 21.949 123.012
9 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire / SKF Dodge 21.950 123.007
10 54 Kurt Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota 21.984 122.817
11 4 Steve Wallace LoanMax Ford 22.038 122.516
12 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Wurth Dodge 22.041 122.499
13 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 22.058 122.405
14 20 Joey Logano(i) Dollar General Toyota 22.061 122.388
15 11 Brian Scott Dollar General Toyota 22.073 122.321
16 7 Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 22.094 122.205
17 87 Joe Nemechek AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota 22.113 122.100
18 08 Casey Roderick # West Virginia Miners Ford 22.117 122.078
19 43 Michael Annett Pilot / Flying J Ford 22.124 122.039
20 44 Mike Bliss BanditChippers.com Toyota 22.153 121.880

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