RACE RECAP | RICHMOND
10 Juan Pablo Montoya
9 Casey Mears
8 Jeff Gordon
7 Jamie McMurray
6 Sam Hornish Jr.
5 Mark Martin
4 Ryan Newman
3 Jeff Burton
2 Tony Stewart

VICTORY LANE

1 Kyle Busch wins at Richmond on his 24th birthday, Cale Yarborough is the only other driver to win a Cup race on their birthday. It’s Kyle’s 3rd Cup win of the season and 50th career win across all three NASCAR series.

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

-Jimmie Johnson sped on pit road early on, then a broken brake line, spun from lack of brakes, then was black flagged for restarting in the incorrect position.

-Pole sitter Brian Vickers missed pit road completely putting him to the back of the pack

-David Stremme is a Roush/Fenway wrecking machine, took out Carl Edwards and Jamie McMurray in one caution, put Matt Kenseth in the wall a few laps later

-Dale Earnhardt Jr. got into Jeff Burton and wrecked him

-Denny Hamlin had a bad pit stop late in the race with another case of dropped lug nuts

-Greg Biffle found the wall with Joey Logano’s help for the 9th caution

-Kevin Harvick blew a tire and pounded the wall

-Sam Hornish Jr. sent Marcos Ambrose spinning and wrecking

-Ryan Newman spun Mark Martin after he checked up and Martin Truex Jr. received the most damage

-Big wreck involving Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, David Stremme, Jeff Burton and Bobby Labonte

-Bobby Labonte spins for the 14th caution

-David Reutimann spins for the 15th caution