NASCAR 2020 Race 28 (Playoff #2): Richmond Federated Auto Parts 400 SATURDAY

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Federated Auto Parts 400
Saturday, September 12, 2020 - Richmond Raceway
7:30pm/et
Laps: 400 - Stages: Stages: 80/235/400
TV: NBCSN - Radio: MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR

Race #2 of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs


Saturday, September 12
** ACCESS RESTRICTED – ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL ONLY **
10:30 AM-12:30 PM NCS HAULERS ENTER (SCREENING & EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)
12:30 PM-6:30 PM NCS GARAGE ACCESS SCREENING IN PROGRESS
12:30 PM NCS GARAGE OPEN
7:20 PM NCS DRIVERS REPORT TO VEHICLES (GRID LOCATION)
7:30 PM NCS RACE (STAGES 80/235/400 LAPS = 400 MILES)
11:00 PM BACKSTRETCH VEHICLE CROSS-OVER GATE OPEN
11:30 PM Approx NCS HAULERS EXIT

Track Facts



Track Records & Stats

Sept 2019 Race Winner: Martin Truex, Jr, 101.437 mph , started 8th
Track Race Record: Dale Jarrett, Sept 1997, 109.047mph
Slowest Race Record: Tony Stewart, 86.824mph, 5/2002
(since track was reconfigured for the Sept 1988 race)
Oldest Winner: Harry Gant, 51 years, 7 months, 28 days, Sept 1991
Youngest Winner: Richard Petty, 23 years, 9 months, 21 days, April 1961

September 1019 Pole Winner: Brad Keselowski, 127.185 mph, finished 4th
Track Qualifying Record: Jeff Gordon, September 2013, 130.599mph
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Clint Bowyer, May 2008, started 31st
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 53 years, 3 months, 19 days, 4/27/2012
Youngest Pole Winner: Brian Vickers, 20 years, 6 months, 21 days, 5/15/2004

As of 2017:
Most Races (all-time): 63 - Richard Petty
Most Wins (all-time): 13 - Richard Petty
Most Wins (active): 4 - Kyle Busch; 3 - Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick
Most Poles (all-time): 8 - Richard Petty, Bobby Allison; 7 - Darrell Waltrip
Most Poles (active): 2 - Joey Logano, Brian Vickers, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson
Most Top 5s (all-time): 34 - Richard Petty
Most Top 5s (active): 15 - Kyle Busch
Most Top 10s (all-time): 41 - Richard Petty
Most Top 10s (active): 21 Kevin Harvick

Most Laps Led by a Leader (500 laps): 488, Richard Petty, 9/13/1970
Most Laps Led by a Leader (400 laps): 383, Brad Keselowski, 9/6/2014
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 4, Kyle Petty, 2/23/1986

Most Lead Changes: 25 - twice, most recently, 3/3/1996
Most Leaders: 16, 9/10/1994
Fewest Leaders: 2, eight times, most recently 9/6/2014
Fewest Lead Changes: 2 - seven times, most recently 2/23/1975

Most Cautions: 16, 9/10/2016
Most Caution Laps: 123 (2 times) most recently Sept 1974
Fewest Cautions: 0 - 3/7/1976
Fewest Caution Laps: 0, 3/7/1976

Most Finishers on a lead lap: 32, 9/7/2008
Most Running at the Finish: 43, 9/7/2008 (whole field)
Most Running at the Finish: 40, 4/24/2016 (whole field)
Fewest Running at the Finish: 1 - 4/19/1953
Most Wins by Manufacturer: 38 Chevy; 31 Ford; 17 Dodge; 10 Toyota

Race statistics (Sept 2019)

Lead changes: 6 among 3 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 5 for 32
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 57 minutes and 27 seconds
Average speed: 101.437 miles per hour (163.247 km/h)
^-Erik Jones became the first ever Cup driver under the new inspection rule to be disqualified due to failing post race inspection. Jones initially finished 4th.

[4me2c]

1) Martin Truex Jr.
2) Kyle Busch
3) Kevin Harvick
4) Denny Hamlin

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Starting Order:

[Orziz]

Chase Elliot *
Kevin Harvick
Clint Bowyer
Denny Hamlin

[Oakster]

2 Brad Kesehorski
4 Kevin Harvick*
11 Denny Hamiln
19 Martin Truex jr.

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Martin Truex, Jr*
Denny Hamlin
Kevin Harvick
Chase Elliott

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RaceWeather - Aaron Studwell, Ph.D. @RaceWeather
At 1:30 PM EDT @RichmondRaceway
: 75°F & partly cloudy, Minimal chance of showers over next few hours during @XfinityRacing
, then forecast to be dry for tonight’s Cup race. Will continue to monitoring thru the evening w/@NASCAR_WXMAN
#NASCAR

[crazed 9.6]

Chase Elliot
Denny Hamlin
Kyle Busch ***
Clint Bowyer

[TimeKeeper]

Kevin Harvick
Denny Hamlin ****
Joey Logano
William Byron

[crazed 9.6]

They managed to get the xfinity race finished with Justin Algier sweeping the stages and getting the win (which doubled his playoff points going into the Championship Playoffs).
Austin Cendrick is crowned with the top spot in the regular season Xfinity Series.