Race Info

Date- Saturday Night April 28^th, 2012

Location- Richmond, VA

Start Time- 7:43 PM EST

Distance-400 Laps, 300 Miles

Broadcast TV- FOX

Broadcast Radio- MRN

Weather Forecast

Night Weather- High- 62 F Low- 48 F

Chance of rain- 40%

Showers

Past Race Winners

2011- Kyle Busch

2010- Kyle Busch

2009- Kyle Busch

2008- Clint Bowyer

2007- Jimmie Johnson

Notables yet to win spring race at track

Denny Hamlin

Greg Biffle

Matt Kenseth

Kevin Harvick

Jeff Burton

Ryan Newman

Carl Edwards

News & Notes

Martin Truex Jr. looks for redemption after loss last weekend at Kansas

Kyle Busch looks to win fourth straight spring race at Richmond

Dale Earnhardt Jr. continues to attempt to get back to Victory Lane, last visit to victory lane was 137 races ago in Michigan. Last year Earnhardt Jr. finished 19^th

Denny Hamlin looks for back-to-back wins

Greg Biffle looks to remain point’s leader

Hendrick continues quest for win No.200

My Fantasy Racing Picks

Group A- Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson

Group B- Clint Bowyer, Kasey Kahne, Martin Truex Jr., Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Group C- Aric Almirola, Dave Blaney

Event Schedule

Cup Practice 12:00 PM EST Friday on SPEED

Practice 2:30 PM EST Friday on SPEED

Qualifying 5:30 PM EST Friday on SPEED

Race- 7:00 PM EST Saturday on FOX

Next Race- Aarons 499 @Talladega Superspeedway Talladega, Alabama

Entry List via Nascar.com

CAR	DRIVER	HOMETOWN	MAKE	SPONSOR	OWNER
1	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Chevrolet	McDonald’s	Felix Sabates
2	Brad Keselowski	Rochester Hills, MI	Dodge	Miller Lite	Roger Penske
5	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Chevrolet	Farmers Insurance	Linda Hendrick
9	Marcos Ambrose	Launceston, Tasmania	Ford	Stanley	Richard Petty
10	David Reutimann	Zephyrhills, FL	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Tommy Baldwin
11	Denny Hamlin	Chesterfield, VA	Toyota	FedEx Freight	J D Gibbs
13	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	Ford	GEICO	Bob Germain
14	Tony Stewart	Rushville, IN	Chevrolet	Mobil 1 / Office Depot	Margaret Haas
15	Clint Bowyer	Emporia, KS	Toyota	5-hour Energy	Rob Kauffman
16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	3M “Give Kids A Smile”	Jack Roush
17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge, WI	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	John Henry
18	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Toyota	M&M’s Ms. Brown	Joe Gibbs
20	Joey Logano	Middletown, CT	Toyota	The Home Depot	Joe Gibbs
22	AJ Allmendinger	Los Gatos, CA	Dodge	Shell / Pennzoil	Walter Czarnecki
23	Scott Riggs	Bahama, NC	Chevrolet	North Texas Pipe	Robert Richardson
24	Jeff Gordon	Pittsboro, IN	Chevrolet	DuPont	Rick Hendrick
26	Josh Wise*	Riverside, CA	Ford	Morristown Driver’s Service	Jerry Freeze
27	Paul Menard	Eau Claire, WI	Chevrolet	NIBCO / Menards	Richard Childress
29	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches	Richard Childress
30	David Stremme	South Bend, IN	Toyota	Inception Motorsports	Kevin Buckler
31	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	BB&T	Richard Childress
32	Reed Sorenson	Peachtree City, GA	Ford	FAS Lane Racing	Jack Roush
33	Stephen Leicht	Asheville, NC	Chevrolet	Little Joes A utos.com	Richard Childress
34	David Ragan	Unadilla, GA	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	Bob Jenkins
36	Dave Blaney	Hartford, OH	Chevrolet	SealWrap	Allan Heinke
38	David Gilliland	Riverside, CA	Ford	Long John Silver’s	Brad Jenkins
39	Ryan Newman	South Bend, IN	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Tony Stewart
42	Juan Montoya	Bogota, Colombia	Chevrolet	Target	Chip Ganassi
43	Aric Almirola	Tampa, FL	Ford	Smithfield “Helping Hungry Homes”	Richard Petty
47	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Toyota	Bush’s Baked Beans	Tad Geschickter
48	Jimmie Johnson	El Cajon, CA	Chevrolet	Lowe’s	Jeff Gordon
51	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Chevrolet	Phoenix Construction Services	James Finch
52	TBA	No Home Town	Toyota	Crusader Staffing Associates	Kelly Owen
55	Mark Martin	Batesville, AR	Toyota	Aaron’s Dream Machine	Bill Jenkins
56	Martin Truex Jr.	Mayetta, NJ	Toyota	NAPA Brakes	Michael Waltrip
74	Stacy Compton	Grit, VA	Chevrolet	Turn One Racing	Vickie Compton
78	Regan Smith	Cato, NY	Chevrolet	Furniture Row / Farm American	Barney Visser
83	Landon Cassill	Cedar Rapids, IA	Toyota	Burger King / Dr Pepper	Thomas Ueberall
87	Joe Nemechek	Lakeland, FL	Toyota	AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves	Andrea Nemechek
88	Dale Earnhardt   Jr.	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew	Rick Hendrick
93	Travis Kvapil	Janesville, WI	Toyota	Burger King / Dr Pepper	Thomas Ueberall
98	Michael McDowell	Phoenix, AZ	Ford	Curb Records	Mike Curb
99	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	Jack Roush
19	Mike Bliss	Milwaukie, OR	Toyota	Humphrey Smith Racing	Randy Humphrey
95	Scott Speed	Manteca, CA	Ford	Tommy Williams Drywall	Bob Leavine
49	J.J. Yeley	Phoenix, AZ	Toyota	America Israel Racing / JPO Absorbents	Jay Robinson