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Richmond International Raceway
Race Recap
CHECKERED FLAG: Kyle Busch wins the Crown Royal 400 on
his 24th birthday becoming the second driver to win on
his birthday. He also sweeps the weekend at Richmond. Lap 399 -- WHITE FLAG: Kyle Busch takes
the white flag. Get Your Kyle Busch Gear! Lap 398 -- Kyle Busch is cruising and
barring a caution will win this race. Lap 393 -- Sam Hornish Jr. is up to
sixth. Lap 391 -- Jeff Burton is now racing
Tony Stewart for second allowing Kyle Busch to pull
away. Lap 390 -- Kyle Busch leads by 2.7
seconds with 10 to go. Lap 387 -- Tony Stewart is gaining on
Kyle Busch, but there is only 13 laps to go. Lap 383 -- Tony Stewart passes Jeff
Burton for second. Lap 381 -- Kurt Busch, Juan Montoya and
Sam Hornish Jr. are three-wide for eighth. Lap 373 -- Jeff Burton passes Jeff
Gordon for second. Burton has two lap-down cars between
him and Kyle Busch. Tony Stewart passes Gordon for
third. Lap 372 -- Kyle Busch has checked out as
he now leads by three seconds. Lap 369 -- Jeff Burton passes Jamie
McMurray for third. Tony Stewart passes McMurray for
fourth. Lap 367 -- Jeff Burton up to fourth.
Tony Stewart is fifth and Ryan Newman is sixth. Lap 364 -- Jeff Burton, Ryan Newman,
Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart are three-
and four-wide for fourth place. Lap 363 -- Kyle Busch has a 0.6-second
lead on Jeff Gordon. Lap 361 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch brings
the field to the green. 1. Kyle Busch 2. Jeff Gordon 3. Jamie McMurray 4. Carl Edwards 5. Denny Hamlin Lap 356 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 15: David
Reutimann spins after contact with Brian Vickers
bringing out the caution. A.J. Allmendinger gets the
free pass and Reed Sorenson was in front of leader Kyle
Busch so he will also be back on the lead lap. Lap 354 -- Jamie McMurray passes Carl
Edwards for third. Lap 352 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch goes
to the outside of Jeff Gordon for the lead. Lap 351 -- Kyle Busch goes to the
outside on the restart and passes Carl Edwards. Lap 350 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon
brings the field to the green. 1. Jeff Gordon 2. Carl Edwards 3. Kyle Busch 4. Jamie McMurray 5. Denny Hamlin Lap 347 -- Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton,
David Reutimann, Elliott Sadler, Robby Gordon, Matt
Kenseth and Mark Martin among the handful of lead-lap
cars to pit. Lap 345 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 14: Bobby
Labonte spins at the start/finish line after a bump from
Kurt Busch. Brian Vickers gets the free pass. Lap 342 -- Sam Hornish Jr. has plummeted
to seventh moving Kyle Busch up to fourth, Denny Hamlin
to fifth and Kurt Busch to sixth. Lap 340 -- Jeff Gordon and Carl Edwards
have cleared the lap traffic. Lap 336 -- A.J. Allmendinger locks them
up in Turn 3 and almost collects leader Jeff Gordon. Lap 335 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon
brings the field to the green. 1. Jeff Gordon 2. Carl Edwards 3. Jamie McMurray 4. Sam Hornish Jr. 5. Denny Hamlin Lap 332 -- Elliott Sadler and Martin
Truex Jr. are on pit road. Jimmie Johnson takes his No.
48 to the garage. Lap 329 -- None of the lead-lap cars hit
pit road. Lap 325 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 13: David
Stremme gets bumped by Bobby Labonte sending Stremme
into the wall and collecting Kasey Kahne and Jimmie
Johnson. Elliott Sadler gets the free pass. Lap 323 -- The top-three of Jeff Gordon,
Carl Edwards and Jamie McMurray have a two-second lead
on fourth-place Sam Hornish Jr. Lap 321 -- Jeff Burton is up to eighth.
Tony Stewart up to ninth. Ryan Newman down to 13th. Lap 317 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon
brings the field to the green. 1. Jeff Gordon 2. Carl Edwards 3. Jamie McMurray 4. Sam Hornish Jr. 5. David Stremme Lap 312 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 12: Ryan
Newman bumps Mark Martin causing him to spin in front of
the field on the restart. Martin Truex Jr. hits Martin
after the spin. Michael Waltrip gets the free pass. Lap 311 -- GREEN FLAG: Jeff Gordon
brings the field to the green. 1. Jeff Gordon 2. Carl Edwards 3. Jamie McMurray 4. Sam Hornish Jr. 5. David Stremme Lap 310 -- Robby Gordon hits pit road
giving up fifth. Lap 308 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon
stays out and inherits the lead. Gordon, Carl Edwards,
Jamie McMurray, Sam Hornish Jr., Robby Gordon and David
Stremme stayed out. • Ryan Newman with four tires and no
changes • Kyle Busch with four tires and a minor
adjustment Lap 306 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 11: Marcos
Ambrose slams the wall in Turn 2 after contact with Sam
Hornish Jr. David Ragan gets the free pass. Lap 302 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ryan Newman
passes Kyle Busch to get back out front. Lap 301 -- Ryan Newman and Kyle Busch
are side-by-side for the lead. Lap 300 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kyle Busch goes
to the outside and passes Ryan Newman for the lead. Lap 299 -- GREEN FLAG: Ryan Newman
brings the field to the green. 1. Ryan Newman 2. Kyle Busch 3. Jeff Gordon 4. Mark Martin 5. Martin Truex Jr. Lap 297 -- Carl Edwards and David
Stremme hit pit road before the green. Lap 292 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 10: Kevin
Harvick blows a tire and smacks the wall. Carl Edwards
gets the free pass. Lap 291 -- On the restart Jeff Gordon
falls to third. Lap 290 -- GREEN FLAG: Ryan Newman
brings the field to the green. 1. Ryan Newman 2. Jeff Gordon 3. Kyle Busch 4. Mark Martin 5. Martin Truex Jr. Lap 289 -- Brian Vickers will start at
the tail end of the longest line for a tire violation. Lap 286 -- Clint Bowyer, Tony Stewart,
Casey Mears and David Stremme among the handful of
lead-lap cars to pit. Lap 285 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 9: Joey
Logano bumps Greg Biffle and he spins and hits the wall.
Jamie McMurray gets the free pass. Lap 283 -- Kurt Busch has fallen from
fifth to seventh. Denny Hamlin up to sixth. Lap 281 -- Kyle Busch passes Mark Martin
for third. Lap 278 -- GREEN FLAG: Ryan Newman
brings the field to the green. 1. Ryan Newman 2. Jeff Gordon 3. Mark Martin 4. Kyle Busch 5. Kurt Busch Lap 276 -- David Stremme back on pit
road. Lap 275 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ryan Newman wins
the race off pit road and takes the lead. Lap 274 -- All the lead-lap cars hit pit
road. • Kurt Busch with a track bar and air
pressure adjustment • Ryan Newman with four tires and an air
pressure adjustment • Jeff Gordon with a wedge adjustment • Denny Hamlin with a chassis adjustment
and a slow stop due to a lug nut issue • David Stremme stalls on pit road Lap 273 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 8: Debris on
the track brings out the caution. Matt Kenseth gets the
free pass. Lap 271 -- David Ragan and Carl Edwards
have gone a lap down. Lap 268 -- Jeff Gordon passes Martin
Truex Jr. for fifth. Lap 265 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has gone a
lap down. Lap 257 -- Martin Truex Jr. and his two
tires continues to fall as Kurt Busch passes him for
fourth. Lap 255 -- Mark Martin passes Martin
Truex Jr. for third. Lap 252 -- Kyle Busch is up to seventh.
David Reutimann is back in the top 10. Lap 249 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin
passes Ryan Newman for the lead. Lap 248 -- Denny Hamlin gets to the
inside of Ryan Newman. Lap 246 -- Crew chiefs are telling their
drivers that rain is in the area and could be coming
soon. Lap 242 -- Denny Hamlin has caught the
bumper of Ryan Newman and is challenging for the lead. Lap 239 -- Denny Hamlin passes Martin
Truex Jr. for second. Lap 236 -- LEAD CHANGE: Ryan Newman
passes Martin Truex Jr. for the lead in Turn 1. Lap 235 -- Ryan Newman challenging for
the lead. Lap 232 -- Sam Hornish Jr. is running
seventh. Juan Montoya is up to 12th. Lap 228 -- Kyle Busch passes Tony
Stewart for eighth. Lap 224 -- Kyle Busch bumps Brian
Vickers after Vickers bumped Busch a lap earlier. Lap 218 -- Martin Truex Jr. and Ryan
Newman are side-by-side for the lead at the line. Lap 217 -- GREEN FLAG: Martin Truex Jr.
brings the field to the green. 1. Martin Truex Jr. 2. Ryan Newman 3. Denny Hamlin 4. Sam Hornish Jr. 5. Mark Martin Lap 214 -- LEAD CHANGE: Martin Truex Jr.
with a two-tire stop takes the lead beating Denny Hamlin
off pit road. Lap 212 -- All the lead-lap cars hit pit
road. Jeff Burton is able to remain on the lead lap. Lap 211 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 7: Jeff
Burton gets around after contact with Dale Earnhardt Jr.
in Turn 4 bringing out the caution. Casey Mears gets the
free pass. Lap 205 -- Ryan Newman passes Clint
Bowyer for ninth. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bowyer and Brian
Vickers get three-wide as they battle for position. Lap 201 -- Mike Bliss has slowed on the
track. He is having a brake issue and is on pit road. Lap 197 -- BLACK FLAG: Jimmie Johnson
gets black-flagged for not restarting in the correct
position. Lap 196 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin
brings the field to the green. 1. Denny Hamlin 2. Kurt Busch 3. Mark Martin 4. Kyle Busch 5. Martin Truex Jr. Lap 195 -- Jimmie Johnson still on pit
road and goes two laps down. Lap 193 -- All the lead-lap cars hit pit
road. • Kurt Busch with four tires and no
adjustments • Kyle Busch wants them to reverse the
track bar change • Denny Hamlin with a chassis adjustment • Jeff Burton and Juan Montoya get
together on pit road • Ryan Newman loses six spots on pit
road Lap 191 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 6: Jimmie
Johnson spins in Turn 2 as he has no brakes in his car.
Robby Gordon gets the free pass. Lap 184 -- Ryan Newman passes Kyle Busch
for fourth. Lap 183 -- Denny Hamlin leads by 1.2
seconds. Mark Martin passes Kyle Busch for third. Lap 180 -- Lots of action out on the
track. David Stremme pushes Matt Kenseth up into the
wall and Jimmie Johnson rear-ends Joey Logano and he
almost hits the wall. Lap 177 -- Kurt Busch finally gets
around Kyle Busch for second. Jimmie Johnson thinks they
have a brake line issue. Lap 176 -- Kurt and Kyle Busch pick up
where they left off before the caution -- battling for
second. Lap 174 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin
brings the field to the green. 1. Denny Hamlin 2. Kyle Busch 3. Kurt Busch 4. Mark Martin 5. Tony Stewart Lap 172 -- Jimmie Johnson is on pit
road. Lap 170 -- The top-five stay out as
Kevin Harvick in sixth and most of the cars behind him
pit. Jamie McMurray is being held a lap. Lap 168 -- Carl Edwards and Jamie
McMurray are both able to get going and stay on the lead
lap. Lap 167 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 5: David
Stremme gets into Carl Edwards causing Edwards to go
around. Jamie McMurray spins trying to avoid the wreck
and hits Edwards. Greg Biffle gets the free pass. Lap 166 -- Kurt Busch is challenging
Kyle Busch for second. Lap 164 -- A.J. Allmendinger bumps David
Stremme to let him know he isn't happy after Stremme,
Allmendinger and Sam Hornish Jr. get three-wide in the
corner. Lap 160 -- David Reutimann and Juan
Montoya get together. Lap 159 -- After a pit-road penalty,
Jimmie Johnson is up to 13th. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the
last car on the lead lap in 23rd. Lap 155 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin
brings the field to the green. 1. Denny Hamlin 2. Kyle Busch 3. Kurt Busch 4. Mark Martin 5. Ryan Newman Lap 152 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin
wins the race off pit road and takes the lead. Lap 151 -- All the lead-lap cars hit pit
road. • Kurt Busch with an air pressure
adjustment • Kyle Busch with a track bar adjustment • Marcos Ambrose with an air pressure
adjustment • Carl Edwards with a four-tire stop • Denny Hamlin with a chassis adjustment Lap 150 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 4: Kasey
Kahne gets around in Turn 4 but doesn't hit anything.
Jamie McMurray gets the free pass. Lap 145 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch
passes Denny Hamlin for the lead. Lap 139 -- Kurt Busch is on the move and
is closing on Denny Hamlin. Lap 137 -- Kyle Busch is starting to
fall off the pace due to his tire rub. Lap 135 -- Two tires for Carl Edwards is
starting to backfire as he is down to 12th. Kyle Busch
has a right-rear tire rub. Lap 132 -- The top-six have cleared the
lap traffic from the restart. Lap 130 -- Kurt Busch goes inside and
passes Ryan Newman for second. Kyle Busch follows his
brother and gets third. Lap 129 -- The battle for second ends as
Ryan Newman finally passes Clint Bowyer. Kurt Busch
follows Newman for third. Lap 126 -- Denny Hamlin is pulling away
as Clint Bowyer and Ryan Newman race side-by-side for
second. Lap 124 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin
passes Clint Bowyer for the lead. Lap 122 -- Carl Edwards up to eighth
after taking two tires on his pit stop. Lap 121 -- GREEN FLAG: Clint Bowyer
brings the field to the green. 1. Clint Bowyer 2. Denny Hamlin 3. Ryan Newman 4. Kurt Busch 5. Mark Martin Lap 117 -- LEAD CHANGE: Clint Bowyer
wins race off pit road and takes the lead. Jimmie
Johnson too fast exiting pit road and serves
pass-through penalty. Lap 116 -- All the lead-lap cars hit pit
road. • Kurt Busch with four tires and an air
pressure adjustment • Kyle Busch with four tires and no
changes • Denny Hamlin with four tires and a
chassis adjustment • Clint Bowyer takes two tires and wins
the race off pit road • Ryan Newman takes two tires Lap 114 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 3: Jeremy
Mayfield hits the wall hard on the frontstretch bringing
out the caution. Juan Montoya gets the free pass. Lap 112 -- Matt Kenseth is up to 15th.
Kyle Busch passes Mark Martin for third. Lap 106 -- Twenty-two cars on the lead
lap. Jamie McMurray is the first car one lap down. Lap 103 -- The top-five after the first
round of green-flag stops: 1. Denny Hamlin 2. Kurt Busch 3. Mark Martin 4. Kyle Busch 5. Jeff Gordon Lap 100 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin
back out front as Ryan Newman pits. Lap 99 --LEAD CHANGE: Ryan Newman leads
as Jeff Gordon pits. A wedge adjustment and air pressure
adjustment for the No. 24. Jimmie Johnson also on pit
road. Lap 97 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon takes
the lead as Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch hit pit road.
Brian Vickers misses pit road and will have to go around
again. Lap 96 -- LEAD CHANGE: Kurt Busch leads
as Denny Hamlin pits. Lap 95 -- Clint Bowyer pits. Lap 93 -- Jeff Burton on pit road. They
make a wedge and air pressure adjustment. Kevin Harvick
and Carl Edwards also pit. Lap 92 -- Matt Kenseth, Bobby Labonte
and Kasey Kahne on pit road. Lap 91 -- Robby Gordon, Greg Biffle and
Mike Bliss on pit road. Lap 89 -- Reed Sorenson, A.J.
Allmendinger and Elliott Sadler on pit road as
green-flag stops begin. Lap 88 -- Marcos Ambrose is up to 15th
after restarting 21st. Lap 85 -- David Gilliland is back in the
race. Lap 84 -- Ryan Newman is up to fifth.
Tony Stewart is up to ninth. Lap 82 -- Denny Hamlin puts Greg Biffle
a lap down. Lap 79 -- Jeff Gordon continues to slide
back as Mark Martin has caught him and is challenging
for third. Gordon is quiet on the radio. Lap 77 -- Tony Raines takes his No. 37
to the garage. Lap 74 -- Jeff Gordon slides back more
as Kurt Busch passes him for second. Lap 73 -- LEAD CHANGE: Denny Hamlin gets
a great run and passes Jeff Gordon for the lead. Lap 71 -- David Gilliland takes his No.
71 to the garage. Lap 69 -- Kurt Busch up to third as he
passes Mark Martin. Lap 68 -- Bobby Labonte and Kasey Kahne
are side-by-side preventing Jeff Gordon from lapping
them and Gordon is getting frustrated bumping the No. 9
car. Lap 65 -- Kasey Kahne is down to 34th
after starting 18th. Kahne says his car won't turn and
he has a vibration in his brake pedal. Lap 63 -- Ryan Newman is up to sixth.
Jimmie Johnson up to ninth. Lap 61 -- The top-three of Jeff Gordon,
Denny Hamlin and Mark Martin have a 1.5-second lead on
fourth-place Kurt Busch. Lap 58 -- Joe Nemechek is on pit road. Lap 55 -- Kurt Busch is on the move as
he passes Brian Vickers for fourth. Scott Riggs takes
his No. 36 behind the wall and to the garage. Lap 50 -- Lap traffic has destroyed Jeff
Gordon's lead as Denny Hamlin has now caught his bumper. Lap 49 -- Ryan Newman passes Martin
Truex Jr. for seventh. Lap 48 -- Kyle Busch is up to fifth and
Kurt Busch is up to sixth. Lap 46 -- Tony Raines has gone a lap
down but Denny Hamlin has closed the lead to 0.6
seconds. Lap 44 -- Jeff Gordon has caught the
tail end of the field and will begin lapping cars. Lap 40 -- Jeff Burton has fallen back to
10th. Lap 35 -- Kyle Busch is up to sixth.
Tony Stewart has climbed to 13th. Lap 32 -- Jeff Gordon has 1.1-second
lead on second-place Denny Hamlin. Lap 30 -- Kurt Busch in the top 10 as he
passes David Reutimann. Lap 29 -- Brian Vickers continues to
slip as Mark Martin passes him for third. Lap 28 -- Denny Hamlin passes Brian
Vickers for second. Vickers is complaining of a tight
race car. Lap 24 -- Ryan Newman gets around David
Reutimann for eighth. Clint Bowyer up to 10th. Lap 23 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon
easily passes Brian Vickers for the lead. Lap 18 -- Kyle Busch continues to make
gains on the outside as he is up to eighth and climbing. Lap 16 -- Mark Martin passes Martin
Truex Jr. for fourth. Lap 14 -- Kyle Busch has a great restart
on the outside and jumps a few positions to 11th. Lap 13 -- GREEN FLAG: Brian Vickers
brings the field to the green. 1. Brian Vickers 2. Jeff Gordon 3. Denny Hamlin 4. Martin Truex Jr. 5. Mark Martin Lap 11 -- Michael Waltrip, Casey Mears
and John Andretti are the only three drivers to visit
pit road. Lap 9 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 2: Dave Blaney
gets loose and slams into the wall. No free pass is
given. Lap 8 --LEAD CHANGE: Brian Vickers
drives away from Jeff Gordon to retake the lead. Lap 7 -- LEAD CHANGE: Jeff Gordon goes
hard into Turn 3 and holds it to beat Brian Vickers to
the line. Lap 6 -- GREEN FLAG: Brian Vickers gets
the field up to speed and we are under way at Richmond. 1. Brian Vickers 2. Jeff Gordon 3. Denny Hamlin 4. Martin Truex Jr. 5. Jeff Burton 7:54 p.m. -- GREEN FLAG/YELLOW FLAG NO.
1: Brian Vickers brings the field to the green as the
Crown Royal 400 is under way. 7:53 p.m. -- The race will start under a
yellow to help dry the track. 7:51 p.m. -- The track looks good, just
a couple of wet spots up by the wall and pit road is
wet. The cars are still running single-file against the
wall to dry the outer groove. Pace car driver Brett
Bodine thinks within the next five laps the track should
be dry. 7:42 p.m. -- The cars are rolling off
pit road and will take a couple warm-up laps along the
wall in a single-file line to help dry the track. 7:38 p.m. -- Russ Friedman, winner of
the Crown Royal "Your Name Here" contest, gives the
command: "Gentlemen, start your engines!" 7:32 p.m. -- The Commandant's Own Marine
Drum and Bugle Corps perform the national anthem. 7:31 p.m. -- Reverend Joe Ellison from
Essex Village Community Church delivers the Invocation. 7:30 p.m. -- A moment of silence is held
for David Poole. 7:17 p.m. -- Happy Birthday to Kyle
Busch, who turns 24 today. 7:02 p.m. -- Jet dryers are on the track
to hopefully get the track dry in time for the green. 7 p.m. -- FOX's pre-race coverage of the
Crown Royal 400 is under way. 6:53 p.m. -- The rain has stopped at
Richmond and the crews are getting the cars ready for
the race.
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