Sprint Cup Series Official Race Results from Richmond

Richmond did not disappoint, as the after-race entertainment included some fisticuffs, if you could call it that, between the guys that came in 18th, and 19th, Ambrose and Mears.  But otherwise, it was a pretty fun race-ending win, with the usual closing laps yellow flag and better tires working out.

With that said,

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 9
60TH ANNUAL TOYOTA OWNERS "400"
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

Richmond, VA - April 26, 2014
.75-Mile Oval
400 Laps - 300 Miles

Joey Logano won the Toyota Owners 400, his fifth career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.

Those who Failed to qualify for the race included: (2) #95 Michael McDowell; #77 Dave Blaney

TIME OF RACE:3 hours, 12 minutes, 47 seconds      

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD:  None - due to inclement weather

3M LAP LEADER:  Jeff Gordon (173 Laps)

SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE:  Kyle Larson

Caution Flags: 9 cautions for 66 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets]
2-7 (Car #15, 42 Accident (Turn 1) [None]); 42-46 (Competition [10]); 100-106 (Debris (Frontstretch) [35]); 162-170 (Debris (Turn 2) [41]); 227-238 (Car #36 Accident (Turn 3) [27]); 297-304 (Car #17 Accident (Turn 3) [42]); 369-376 (Debris (Turn 3) [38]); 378-382 (Car #11, 18, 55 Accident (Turn 3) [99]); 386-391 (Car #30 Fluid On Track (Turn 1) [41]).

Lap Leaders:  20 lead changes among 8 drivers.
Larson-pole, Keselowski 1-31, Harvick 32-42, Kvapil 43, Harvick 44-55, Keselowski 56-101, Cassill 102, J. Gordon 103-165, Keselowski 166, J. Gordon 167-172, Keselowski 173-208, J. Gordon 209-227, Logano 228, J. Gordon 229-242, Logano 243-251, J. Gordon 252-298, Earnhardt Jr 299-305, Logano 306-337, J. Gordon 338-361, Kenseth 362-396, Logano 397-400.

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Official Race Report from Darlington - Bojangles' Southern 500

Kevin Harvick won the Bojangles Southern 500, his 25th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.

TIME OF RACE:3 hours, 53 minutes, 37 seconds       AVERAGE SPEED:131.211 mph      MARGIN OF VICTORY:0.558 second(s)

FASTEST QUALIFIER:  Kevin Harvick (183.479 mph. 26.802 secs.)

3M LAP LEADER:  Kevin Harvick (238 Laps)

SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE:  Kyle Larson

Caution Flags: 11 cautions for 50 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets]
42-46 (Car #83 Accident Turn 3 [17]);
60-63 (Car #32 Accident Turn 3 [10]);
94-99 (Car #7 Accident Turn 2 [36]);
126-130 (Car #26 Accident Turn 1 [36]);
202-207 (Car #27 Accident Turn 1 [None]);
223-226 (Car #43 Spin Turn 2 [1]);
248-251 (Debris [47]); 273-278 (Debris [99]);
359-362 (Fluid On Track [3]);
366-368 (Debris [17]);
370-372 (Car #41, #15 Accident Backstretch [10]).

Lap Leaders:  22 lead changes among 12 drivers.
Harvick-pole, Logano 1-37, J. Gordon 38-42, Ragan 43, J. Gordon 44-45,
Harvick 46-60, Hamlin 61-63, Kenseth 64-75, Harvick 76-179, Keselowski 180-183,
Kahne 184-201, Harvick 202, Kahne 203-207, Harvick 208-223, Vickers 224-247,
J. Gordon 248, Vickers 249-254, Harvick 255-273, Biffle 274-278, Harvick 279-359,
Johnson 360-367, Earnhardt Jr 368-372, Harvick 373-374.

The NEXT EVENT: April 26, 2014 - 60th Annual Toyota Owners 400, Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA (300 Miles) (400 Laps)
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Fin				Series	Bonus
Pos		Driver	Laps	Points	Points	Status	Laps Led
1	-	Kevin Harvick	374	48	5	Running	238
2	-	Dale Earnhardt Jr	374	43	1	Running	5
3	-	Jimmie Johnson	374	42	1	Running	8
4	-	Matt Kenseth	374	41	1	Running	12
5	-	Greg Biffle	374	40	1	Running	5
6	-	Kyle Busch	374	38	0	Running
7	-	Jeff Gordon	374	38	1	Running	8
8	-	Kyle Larson #	374	36	0	Running
9	-	Tony Stewart	374	35	0	Running
10	-	Ryan Newman	374	34	0	Running
11	-	Austin Dillon #	374	33	0	Running
12	-	Clint Bowyer	374	32	0	Running
13	-	Carl Edwards	374	31	0	Running
14	-	Marcos Ambrose	374	30	0	Running
15	-	AJ Allmendinger	374	29	0	Running
16	-	Jamie McMurray	374	28	0	Running
17	-	Brad Keselowski	374	28	1	Running	4
18	-	Casey Mears	374	26	0	Running
19	-	Denny Hamlin	374	26	1	Running	3
20	-	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	374	24	0	Running
21	-	Josh Wise	374	23	0	Running
22	-	Danica Patrick	374	22	0	Running
23	-	Justin Allgaier #	372	21	0	Running
24	-	Aric Almirola	372	20	0	Running
25	-	Landon Cassill	372	0	0	Running
26	-	Brian Vickers	371	19	1	Running	30
27	-	Martin Truex Jr	371	17	0	Running
28	-	David Gilliland	370	16	0	Running
29	-	Alex Bowman #	369	15	0	Running
30	-	Parker Kligerman #	369	14	0	Running
31	-	Kurt Busch	368	13	0	Accident
32	-	David Ragan	367	13	1	Running	1
33	-	Travis Kvapil	367	11	0	Running
34	-	Joe Nemechek	366	0	0	Running
35	-	Joey Logano	359	10	1	Front Hub	37
36	-	David Stremme	326	8	0	Brakes
37	-	Kasey Kahne	323	8	1	Accident	23
38	-	Cole Whitt #	301	6	0	Running
39	-	Reed Sorenson	289	5	0	Overheating
40	-	Ryan Truex #	274	4	0	Running
41	-	Paul Menard	270	3	0	Running
42	-	Michael Annett #	101	2	0	Accident
43	-	Dave Blaney	65	1	0	Brakes

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SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL Results from the "Duck Commander 500"

This is the " NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT - Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway"

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 7
18TH ANNUAL DUCK COMMANDER "500"
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Fort Worth, TX - April 7, 2014
1.5-Mile Oval
334 Laps - 501 Miles Purse: $7,253,712

Joey Logano won the Duck Commander 500, which was delayed until Monday, April 7 by rain and extended to 340 laps, six laps beyond the scheduled distance. It was Logano's first NASCAR Sprint Cup win this year and the fourth of his career. No cars dropped to the rear of the field prior to the start of the race.

TIME OF RACE:3 hours, 48 minutes, 2 seconds      
AVERAGE SPEED:134.191 mph      MARGIN OF VICTORY:0.476 second(s)

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD:  Tony Stewart (195.454 mph. 27.628 secs.)

3M LAP LEADER:  Tony Stewart (74 Laps)

SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE:  Kyle Larson

Caution Flags: 7 cautions for 49 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets]
1-10 (Green/Yellow To Start The Race. [None]);
14-24 (Car #88 Accident Turn 1. [None]);
50-53 (Competition Caution. [23]);
177-183 (Car #41 Spin Turn 4. [43]);
220-226 (Car #41 Spin Turn 1. [21]);
256-260 (Debris On Frontstretch. [99]);
334-338 (Debris Turn 1 And 2. [99]).

Lap Leaders:  18 lead changes among 9 drivers.
Stewart 1-24, Harvick 25, Stewart 26-50, Sorenson 51,
Stewart 52-76, Keselowski 77-96, J. Gordon 97-98,
Keselowski 99-121, Hamlin 122-140, J. Gordon 141-142,
Ky. Busch 143-152, J. Gordon 153-183, Keselowski 184-225,
Logano 226-299, Hamlin 300, Bowyer 301, Logano 302-334,
J. Gordon 335-339, Logano 340.

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Fin	Car				Series	Bonus		Leader
Pos	No		Driver	Laps	Points	Points	Status	Times
1	22	-	Joey Logano	340	48	5	Running	3
2	24	-	Jeff Gordon	340	43	1	Running	4
3	18	-	Kyle Busch	340	42	1	Running	1
4	55	-	Brian Vickers	340	40	0	Running
5	42	-	Kyle Larson #	340	39	0	Running
6	16	-	Greg Biffle	340	38	0	Running
7	20	-	Matt Kenseth	340	37	0	Running
8	15	-	Clint Bowyer	340	37	1	Running	1
9	27	-	Paul Menard	340	35	0	Running
10	14	-	Tony Stewart	340	35	1	Running	3
11	5	-	Kasey Kahne	340	33	0	Running
12	43	-	Aric Almirola	340	32	0	Running
13	11	-	Denny Hamlin	340	32	1	Running	2
14	99	-	Carl Edwards	340	30	0	Running
15	2	-	Brad Keselowski	340	30	1	Running	3
16	31	-	Ryan Newman	340	28	0	Running
17	1	-	Jamie McMurray	340	27	0	Running
18	78	-	Martin Truex Jr	340	26	0	Running
19	21	-	Trevor Bayne	339	0	0	Running
20	9	-	Marcos Ambrose	339	24	0	Running
21	3	-	Austin Dillon #	339	23	0	Running
22	38	-	David Gilliland	339	22	0	Running
23	47	-	AJ Allmendinger	339	21	0	Running
24	51	-	Justin Allgaier #	339	20	0	Running
25	48	-	Jimmie Johnson	338	19	0	Running
26	17	-	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	338	18	0	Running
27	10	-	Danica Patrick	338	17	0	Running
28	13	-	Casey Mears	338	16	0	Running
29	7	-	Michael Annett #	337	15	0	Running
30	95	-	Michael McDowell	335	14	0	Running
31	26	-	Cole Whitt #	335	13	0	Running
32	23	-	Alex Bowman #	335	12	0	Running
33	36	-	Reed Sorenson	334	12	1	Running	1
34	40	-	Landon Cassill	334	0	0	Running
35	34	-	David Ragan	334	9	0	Running
36	98	-	Josh Wise	333	8	0	Running
37	32	-	Travis Kvapil	332	7	0	Running
38	35	-	David Reutimann	332	6	0	Running
39	41	-	Kurt Busch	327	5	0	Accident
40	30	-	Parker Kligerman #	313	4	0	Overheating
41	77	-	Dave Blaney	272	3	0	Steering
42	4	-	Kevin Harvick	28	3	1	Engine	1
43	88	-	Dale Earnhardt Jr	12	1	0	Accident

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{ NEXT EVENT: April 12, 2014 - 65th Annual Bojangles' Southern 500, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC (501.322 Miles) (367 Laps) }

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Horsepower To Be Reduced in NASCAR

As if screwing, I mean changing up how the Chase field is filled or the season won isn't enough, there's more huge changes coming down the pipe from the head offices of NASCAR.

It looks like NASCAR will be slowing down the cars, to some degree, as a reduction in horsepower will be coming for the 2015 racing season.

In addition, they're also looking at aerodynamic and tire changes, which is more than likely, also aimed at slowing the cars down.

Now there's no set reduction number officially announced, but "sources" claim that there might upwards of 100 hp being pulled from the engines that already produce up to 900 hp.

On the bright side, I'm not sure these changes will make a big impact on short tracks, and may not even be noticeable on mid-sized tracks.

More specifically, I see these changes aimed at the restrictor plate tracks, but making these kinds of changes across the board can be a simpler process to administer.

But hey, that's only a guess.

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Sprint Cup Series Race Results From Martinsville

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 6
65TH ANNUAL STP "500"
MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY

Ridgeway, VA - March 30, 2014
.526-Mile Oval
500 Laps - 263 Miles Purse: $5,083,289

Kurt Busch pulled it off and won the STP 500 over Jimmie Johnson at Martinsville.  This win makes Kurt the 6th different driver to win a race this season and thus, put himself in the Chase at the end of the year.

This was his 25th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.

Failed to qualify: (1) #35 David Reutimann

TIME OF RACE:3 hours, 38 minutes, 38 seconds       AVERAGE SPEED:72.176 mph     
MARGIN OF VICTORY:0.263 second(s)

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD:  Kyle Busch (99.674 mph. 18.998 secs.)

3M LAP LEADER:  Jimmie Johnson (296 Laps)

SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE:  Austin Dillon

Caution Flags: 14 cautions for 92 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets]
3-10 (Car #30 Accident Turn 3 [None]);
42-47 (Competition [7]);
104-109 (Car #17 Accident Turn 2 [83]);
115-119 (Car #7, 32, 38 Accident Turn 3 [78]);
171-178 (Car #13 Spin Turn 2 [83]);
201-207 (Car #1, 88 Accident Turn 2 [23]);
220-225 (Car #23 Accident Turn 4 [17]);
232-237 (Debris In Turn 1 [5]);
251-257 (Car #83 Accident Turn 4 [13]);
316-322 (Car #66 Accident Turn 4 [14]);
341-346 (Car #42 Spin Turn 2 [20]);
350-357 (Debris On Backstretch [83]);
412-417 (Car #78 Accident Turn 2 [51]);
460-465 (Car #99 Spin Turn 2 [38]).

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Lap Leaders:  33 lead changes among 12 drivers.
Ky. Busch 1-16, Kenseth 17-20, Johnson 21-43, Kvapil 44, Johnson 45-55,
Kenseth 56-58, Ky. Busch 59-64, Logano 65-81, Johnson 82-105, Kenseth 106-110,
Logano 111-132, Johnson 133-154, Biffle 155-172, Ambrose 173-194, Kenseth 195-212,
Johnson 213-221, Earnhardt Jr 222-236, Allmendinger 237, Earnhardt Jr 238-242, Ku. Busch 243-244,
Johnson 245-252, Harvick 253, Kenseth 254-259, Earnhardt Jr 260-264, Johnson 265-283,
Bowyer 284-287, Johnson 288-346, Bowyer 347, Johnson 348-449, Bowyer 450-460,
Johnson 461-472, Ku. Busch 473-482, Johnson 483-489, Ku. Busch 490-500.

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