NASCAR will this weekend travel to Richmond International Raceway (RIR) in Henrico county, Virginia. The racetrack’s length is 1.2 km or 0.75 miles. The D-shaped surface is covered with asphalt. Banking is 14° on its four turns, 8° on frontstrech and 2° degrees on the backstrech. RIR is also known as “America’s premier short track” and opened for racing in 1946.
Based on last 22 races at Richmond International Raceway (2005 – 2015), here is the active top-16 Sprint Cup drivers statistics at RIR.
| Rank | Driver | Races | Poles | Wins | Top Fives | Top 10s | DNF | Average Finish | Driver Rating |
| 1 | Kevin Harvick | 30 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 10.8 | 110.1 |
| 2 | Carl Edwards | 23 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 88.3 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 28 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 16.7 | 90.1 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13.8 | 85.5 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 21 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 7.1 | 110.4 |
| 6 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 33 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 13.2 | 87.2 |
| 7 | Kurt Busch | 30 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 16.5 | 94.2 |
| 8 | Brad Keselowski | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16.2 | 93.9 |
| 9 | Denny Hamlin | 19 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10.8 | 108.8 |
| 10 | Martin Truex Jr | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 79.7 |
| 11 | Austin Dillon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.2 | 62.0 |
| 12 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 76.9 |
| 13 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20.3 | 78.6 |
| 14 | AJ Allmendinger | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19.7 | 71.0 |
| 15 | Kasey Kahne | 24 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 17.2 | 86.5 |
| 16 | Ryan Newman | 28 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 11.5 | 91.1 |
Weekend Schedule
Series: Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series
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Note: Times in CET and EST
FRIDAY, APRIL 22
17.00-18.25 | 11 a.m.-12:25 p.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, FS1
18.30- 19.55 | 12:30-1:55 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series practice, FS1
21.00-21.55 | 3-3:55 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice, FS1
22.15 | 4:15 p.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, FS1
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16.30 | 10:30 a.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
20.15 | 2:15 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series
SATURDAY, APRIL 23
14.30-15.25 | 8:30-9:25 a.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series second practice, FS1
15.35 | 9:35 a.m | NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, FS1
17.00-17.50 | 11-11:50 a.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice, FS1
18.30 | 12:30 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series ToyotaCare 250 Heat #1 (35 laps, 26.25 miles), FS1
19.10 | 1:10 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series ToyotaCare 250 Heat #2 (35 laps, 26.25 miles), FS1
19.45 | 1:45 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series ToyotaCare 250 main race (140 laps, 105 miles), FS1
SUNDAY, APRIL 24
19.00 | 1 p.m. | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 (400 laps, 300 miles), FOX / VIASAT MOTOR LIVE 18.30
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