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schedule Fri., April 20

Pole Qualifying Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying Start Time: 5:45 p.m. (EDT) Television/Radio: FOX Sports 1 / MRN/SiriusXM 2017 Pole Winner: Matt Kenseth

Fri., April 20

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▶▶ Toyota is the title sponsor of the April Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series weekend at Richmond, and the Toyotas fielded by Joe Gibbs Racing figure to be at the front of the pack. JGR’s Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards – who has since been replaced by Daniel Suarez – swept the Cup Series races at Richmond in 2016. Kyle Busch’s four victories here are the most among active drivers, one more than Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick. Team Penske wheelmen Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski swept the 2014 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Richmond.

▶▶ Hall of Famer Richard Petty won a record 13 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Richmond International Raceway. Kyle Busch tops the list among active drivers with four victories.

race rewind ▶▶ Joey Logano nabbed his first victory of the season, holding off Team Penske teammate Brad Keselowski by about 10-car lengths. The victory came at a high cost, however, as NASCAR later issued an L1-level penalty to Team Penske’s No. 22 team for a rear suspension violation.

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Toyota Owners 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series – Race No. 9 Start Time: 6:30 p.m. (EDT) Television/Radio: FOX / MRN/SiriusXM 2017 Winner: Joey Logano

track facts LENGTH: 0.75 MILES (400 LAPS = 300 MILES BACKSTRETCH: 860 FEET FRONTSTRETCH: 1,290 FEET BANKING IN TURNS: 14 DEGREES BANKING ON STRAIGHTAWAYS: VARIES FROM 2 TO 8 DEGREES FIRST RACE: APRIL 19, 1953 – RICHMOND 200 MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES QUALIFYING RECORD: JEFF GORDON, SEPT. 6, 2013, 130.599 MPH RACE RECORD: DALE JARRETT, SEPT. 6, 1997, 109.047 MPH

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Kyle Busch will be looking to win a Cup Series race for the third consecutive weekend.

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ighten those harnesses. It’s time for the first Saturday night race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

When the green flag waves on the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway, expect nothing less than a continuation of the craziness from this past weekend’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway — where

spectators witnessed arguably the most competitive and chaotic race of the season to date.

At the center of the Bristol drama were the Kyles — Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson — who finished first and second, respectively, after an intense battle for the lead and the win in the closing laps.

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Kyle Busch is looking to become the second driver of 2018 to score three consecutive victories.

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bumper until the checkered flag waved with Busch’s Toyota out front by a mere .628 seconds.

Although neither driver seemed particularly miffed about the late-race drama, NASCAR drivers always have short memories. And given an opportunity to exact a little revenge on Busch this weekend at Richmond, it’s hard to believe that Larson wouldn’t go for broke and

let the proverbial chips fall as they may.

After finishing second to Busch at Bristol, Larson certainly made no attempt to hide his disappointment.

“I hate that I didn’t win,” the Chip Ganassi Racing driver said. “It’s another one at Bristol. I feel like every time I race here I almost get a win. It was a fun race. I’ve been beat by Kyle (Busch) about every

time I race here, too. So, that gets frustrating after a while.”

Busch, meanwhile, is looking forward to his opportunity to become the second driver of 2018 to score three consecutive victories. Kevin Harvick reeled off consecutive victories at Atlanta, Las Vegas and Phoenix, respectively, earlier this season.

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race preview Does Busch believe he can make it three in a row?

“Yeah, I’d like to think so,” the 2015 Monster Energy Series champion said.

“We haven’t quite been as strong as we wanted to be at Richmond the last few times. I don’t know what we’re kind of missing there.

I don’t think it’s one of (crew chief Adam Stevens’) best racetracks. I think it’s one of mine. But we’ll continue to try to get better and figure out what we need to get around there well.”

Busch reeled off four consecutive spring race victories at Richmond from 2009-2012, but has since been shut out of Victory Lane at the three-quartermile Virginia short track.

“It used to be easy,” the Joe Gibbs Racing driver said. “We used to show up at Richmond and we used to change this little thing and this little thing and we were fast, myself and Denny (Hamlin, teammate)

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included, and then the last few times there, we haven’t been great as a company.

(Former teammate Matt) Kenseth was really fast there a couple years ago, but I’d like to think that we can. We’ll give it our best.”

The biggest obstacle between Busch and a third consecutive victory might just be Larson, who happens to be the defending winner of last year’s fall race at Richmond.

“Hopefully we’ve hit on

a balance I like here and can show it again here this weekend,” Larson said. “We’ll just wait and see. Richmond is a tough racetrack. It’s super-slick.

To me, it feels like one of the slickest places we go to once the tires wear out.

So, I’ve got to do my best to take care of my race car.”

Unless, perhaps, it comes down to another late-race battle for the win with Busch. Then, who knows what might happen?

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▶▶ Seeking to make it three wins in a row on the heels of victories the past two weekends at Texas and Bristol, respectively, Kyle Busch has an excellent shot at Richmond — a track where he won four consecutive spring races from 2009-2012. ▶▶ Hometown boy Denny Hamlin, who grew up just down the road from Richmond Raceway in nearby Chesterfield, Virginia, is a three-time winner at the three-quarter-mile short track. He last prevailed here in the fall of 2016. ▶▶ The most recent winner at Richmond is none other than Kyle Larson, the driver who finished second to Kyle Busch this past weekend at Bristol. Larson, who led at Bristol before getting nudged out of the way by Busch with five laps to go, could seek a little payback. ▶▶ Joey Logano is the defending winner of the spring Richmond race, although the Team Penske driver’s victory here one year ago was deemed “encumbered” by NASCAR when his No. 22 Ford flunked postrace inspection. ▶▶ Kevin Harvick has had a real shot to win at virtually every stop so far in 2018, and Saturday night’s race at Richmond — a track where he’s a three-time winner — should provide the Stewart-Haas Racing driver with another golden opportunity.

preview predictions Driver To Beat: Denny Hamlin Team To Beat: Joe Gibbs Racing Sleeper: Clint Bowyer

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no. Driver Pts. Wins

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41

Kevin Harvick 290 Kyle Busch 365 Clint Bowyer 286 Martin Truex Jr. 257 Austin Dillon 183 Joey Logano 306 Brad Keselowski 271 Ryan Blaney 267 Denny Hamlin 252 Kyle Larson 249 Kurt Busch 241 Aric Almirola 211 Erik Jones 209 Alex Bowman 190 Ryan Newman 181 Paul Menard 170 Jimmie Johnson 169 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 162 William Byron 154 AJ Allmendinger 150 Darrell Wallace Jr. 148 Jamie McMurray 140 Chase Elliott 136 Daniel Suarez 134 Chris Buescher 119 David Ragan 117 Michael McDowell 115 Trevor Bayne 110 Kasey Kahne 101 Ty Dillon 95 Matt DiBenedetto 91 Gray Gaulding 54 Cole Whitt 55 D.J. Kennington 38 Landon Cassill 34 Jeffrey Earnhardt 28 Harrison Rhodes 22 Mark Thompson 15 Corey LaJoie 14 Reed Sorenson 14 Brendan Gaughan 9

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Tyler Reddick 247 1 Elliott Sadler 261 0 Daniel Hemric 255 0 Justin Allgaier 240 0 Christopher Bell 226 0 Cole Custer 218 0 Ryan Truex 211 0 Spencer Gallagher 208 0 Brandon Jones 193 0 Ryan Reed 183 0 Matt Tifft 167 0 Ross Chastain 163 0 Austin Cindric 136 0 Kaz Grala 131 0 Michael Annett 126 0 Ryan Sieg 117 0 Alex Labbe 116 0 Garrett Smithley 114 0 Jeremy Clements 108 0 Joey Gase 104 0 Josh Williams 86 0 David Starr 72 0 Dylan Lupton 71 0 Spencer Boyd 59 0 Stephen Leicht 56 0 Vinnie Miller 55 0 J.J. Yeley 54 0 Jeff Green 32 0 Chad Finchum 22 0 Ryan Preece 126 1 John H. Nemechek 79 0 B.J. McLeod 69 0 Chase Briscoe 63 0 Tommy Joe Martins 50 0 Josh Bilicki 37 0 Kyle Benjamin 34 0 Shane Lee 34 0 Caesar Bacarella 24 0 Timmy Hill 23 0 Matt Mills 13 0 Mike Harmon 9 0

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A Speed crate Surprise Fans Receive Packages in Mail Related to Favorite Drivers

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or NASCAR fans, it’s a lot like Christmas. The only differences? The gifts come 10 months out of the year instead of just one, and they’re wrapped in a Speed Crate instead of a box.

By signing up and picking a driver at the Speed Crate website, https://speedcrate. co/, fans receive a monthly shipment of 4-5 - (3-5) items related to their driver of choice.

Speed Crate delivers right to your front door via the United States postal service.

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SPECIAL DELIVERY: A fan of Ryan Blaney could receive a Speed Crate package that includes 4-5 items such as shirts, hats, socks, credential holders, car decals, travel coffee mugs, lanyards, pens or flags. Courtesy Photo

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subscribers. That number has since nearly quadrupled.

“We’re really growing every day, which is really cool to see,” Cox said. “We know that we’ve really just scratched the surface of where we can go with it, because every day we have people inquiring, ‘What is Speed Crate? Where do I sign up?’ And all that stuff. So, we’re still really just being

introduced at this point.”

Fans never know exactly what they will find in a Speed Crate. They just know that all products in a Speed Crate come from officially licensed NASCAR partners and manufacturers.

“It changes every month,” Cox said. “We don’t do any duplicates. Our big thing is we’re not going to send you the same item twice.”

While Speed Crate’s inventory of NASCAR collectibles and paraphernalia is made up mostly of items you might find in souvenir trailers at the track, Speed Crate has expanded this season to include more custom-style merchandise. – a large portion of the items are actually not available at the track and many are custom so they cannot be found any where besides Speed Crate, not online or at the track For example, Alex Bowman — the new driver of the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet — recently donated some autographed Hero Cards that 10 lucky fans would receive in a future Speed Crate. richmond preview: april 19, 2018

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spotlight “We think that the more we can just provide really cool products that fans want, the more Speed Crate will grow,” Cox said.

“That’s kind of what we’re doing.”

Speed Crate originally featured just 12 drivers from whom subscribers could choose. Now there are 20 active drivers and one retired driver — NASCAR’s 15-time most popular driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Subscriptions are on a month-to-month basis, and subscribers are free to change drivers at any time. Tired of getting Chase Elliott gear, for example? You can switch to Brad Keselowski or someone else with a simple click — and not be charged extra. Speed Crate ships items FebruaryNovember and takes a break in December and January to beef up its inventory for the upcoming NASCAR season.

Perhaps the best news of all? Speed Crate is looking to broaden its inventory even more in the months and years to come.

“People want die-casts and some other items that aren’t the easiest to get, and we’re working hard to make that happen,” Cox said. “We’re listening to the feedback and making sure we’re kind of adjusting with what people want to see.”

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Hall of Fame Spotlight: richard childress

By Keith Waltz

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s a youngster, Richard Childress became enthralled with auto racing while selling peanuts and popcorn in the grandstands of Bowman Gray Stadium, the race track in his hometown of WinstonSalem, North Carolina.

After spending $20 for his first race car, Childress was respectable behind the wheel and eventually worked his way up to NASCAR’s premier series. Between

Richard and Judy Childress at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2017. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

1969 and 1981, he posted 76 top10 finishes in 285 starts and finished fifth in the 1975 NASCAR Cup Series standings.

Having formed Richard Childress Racing in 1972, Childress retired from driving in 1981 and the rest, as they say, is history.

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the No. 3 RCR Chevrolet.

Following Earnhardt’s death in the 2001 Daytona 500, Childress pressed on without his driver and best friend. He eventually became the first team owner to claim titles in all three of NASCAR’s national series and RCR now has 11 NASCAR owners’ championships.

Childress also excelled away from the track. His winery, Childress Vineyards, is

A young Richard one of the premier Childress behind vineyards in North the wheel. (Photo Carolina and he from ISC Archives via Getty Images) and his wife, Judy, were instrumental in establishing the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

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driver profile: tommy joe martins Tommy Joe Martins is racing the No. 8 car in the XFINITY Series in 2018.

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Room for Improvement Tommy Joe Martins Sees Pit Stops, Qualifying As Areas for Improvement

By Joseph Wolkin

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s Tommy Joe Martins hits the track with BJ McLeod Motorsports, the opportunity is one he can’t stop talking about. The 31-year-old has run most of the XFINITY Series schedule thus far in car No. 8, and he’s ready to keep improving.

What does it mean to have BJ McLeod believe in your capability behind the wheel to let you compete in the NXS? “It means everything. He’s the first person in NASCAR to ever give me a chance like this. My stats didn’t stand out. He looked deeper than that. He could’ve given this opportunity to

dozens of people, and I’m just so grateful he picked me.”

What is the biggest lesson you’ve learned early in the season?

“How important track position is. We’ve had decent speed every week, but we’ve lost track position on pit road that’s been hard to battle back from each segment. It’s definitely cost us laps and positions in a few races.”

What can you improve on moving forward?

“Qualifying pace. BJ is basically in the same car and he consistently outqualifies me by a couple spots every week! I always tell him qualifying doesn’t pay anything after I pass him in the race (laughing). But, he’s a great driver in his own right, and he’s showed me how I need to step up my game in one lap speed.” richmond preview: april 19, 2018

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crew member spotlight Dennis Lacroix is a transporter driver for TriStar Racing. Courtesy Photo

Driven To Succeed LaCroix Gets TriStar to the Tracks

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t a young age, Dennis LaCroix, transporter driver for TriStar Racing and driver Cole Whitt, attended short track events at New England tracks such as Thompson and Stafford Speedways.

He often watched NASCAR events on television when home from traveling on the open road.

“My father was a truck driver all his life,” Lacroix said. “I always went with him when I was little. That was the only time I really got to see him since he was on the road and all of that. I guess you could say I followed in his footsteps.”

LaCroix eventually began hauling freight up and down highways around the United States. He received a call from a Cup series team owner with an offer to haul something much different than the usual load.

“I got into the sport through Brett Bodine when he had his own Cup team,” LaCroix said. “He was married to my cousin at the time and I moved to North Carolina and they hired me as a truck driver. That’s what I did. I drove the truck and gassed the car for them when he bought the team from Junior Johnson (in 1996).”

For over 20 years, LaCroix has driven for several Cup teams including Michael Waltrip Racing, BAM Racing, Furniture Row Racing, Tommy Baldwin Racing and BK Racing, to name a few, before joining TriStar Motorsports this season.

“My job is to drive the car from track to track and also other duties that I have to do,” LaCroix said. “During the week, when I get back to the shop, I take off all the stuff we used and restock it and clean it. Then I go through everything and get ready for the following week.” richmond preview: april 19, 2018

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“The best part of it is driving. You’re by yourself and you are your own boss. When I am at the track I do all the cooking. I also do anything I can to help the crew with whatever they need.”

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MSG: Making Racing Safer

By Dan Guttenplan

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otorsports Safety Group is a collaboration of innovators in the sport who are determined to improve the safety of racing. MSG shares tips for race car drivers and fans to help avoid injuries during races and practice sessions.

Acknowledged as one of the country’s leading neurosurgeons, Dr. Jason Cormier has helped MSG provide a comprehensive, grassroots marketing campaign focused on preventative health care education and wellness training.

With an emphasis to educate and engage

race fans in their growing role as health care consumers, the objective is to influence behavioral changes, to provide racing’s brand-loyal audience with the medical knowledge to make informed, preventative decisions that directly affect the wellness of their families.

“From the perspective of the fan, the first question to ask is whether you packed appropriately to prepare for the racetrack,” Cormier said. “Your health doesn’t start with us; it starts with you. Did you show up hydrated on a hot day? Did you consume anything that might be detrimental to your health like fried foods, processed foods or alcoholic beverages on an empty stomach.

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spotlight your heart, blood pressure, cholesterol, electrolytes, etc.? Are you following the advice of your family doctor or internist?”

In addition to being a racing fan, Cormier also races go-karts at top speeds of up to 130 mph. He has established relationships with multiple racing organizations, such as ARCA, NASCAR and Formula 1. His collaboration with other safety organizations like the International Council of Motorsports Sciences, Motorsports Safety Education Foundation, After the Impact Fund, Race Go Safer, and Think First has created an important platform for an ever-growing prosperity of safety informational exchange.

“I still race professionally, so my goal is to provide safety tips to drivers, pit crew and loyal fans that come out every weekend,” Cormier said. “While the sport has dangers, we can take precautions to provide a measure of safety.”

With his surgical background, Cormier has been able to engage companies to establish new technologies to diagnose and rehabilitate head injuries. He is now focusing his efforts on prevention.

One particular piece of technology that has Cormier excited is Q30 Innovations’ Q-Collar.

Q-Collar’s technology has been approved for sale in Canada, where it is being marketed as the Bauer Neuroshield. The company has been around for more than seven years,

and the data collection remains third party.

This means that the company is unable to manipulate the data, which ensures the accuracy of the efficacy and outcomes.

This promising research into concussion prevention is inspired by human yawns, woodpecker tongues and mountain-dwelling rams. The manifestation of this work is the novel Q-Collar, a device worn around the neck that works by enhancing the brain’s own physiology by lightly compressing the jugular vein to increase blood volume in the skull.

That may help prevent the brain from moving around within the skull and thus could reduce traumatic brain injuries.

The Q-Collar is actively being evaluated with consideration for its involvement in motorsports. The Q-Collar is already worn by professional athletes in other forms of high contact sports like football, hockey, soccer and even the military.

“I am particularly excited with the possibility of driver athletes, in varying age groups, being able to embrace this novel technology,” Cormier said. “There are exciting nuances with the collar that we think could have an important role with regards to helping on the preventive side of concussions, and part of the technology is established on nature’s physiological advantages found in other animals and human beings.

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of pressure over the neck muscles which, in effect, engages a ligament to react similarly to what a battle ram experiences. In the battle ram, this band causes a small reduction in blood flow from the brain which creates an internal air bag, which apparently protects this species from brain injuries.”

Through Cormier’s work with racecar drivers, he has found that very few have the desire to alter their racing styles, so preventative measures are best taken before the racing begins.

“We deal with brain injuries all the time,

ranging from mild to more severe,” Cormier said. “Those predispose you to the longterm effects of brain injury. The diagnosis of concussions is certainly key to taking the racer athlete out of the contest and providing rest. The appropriate rest will help provide longevity in the sport and additionally create an environment whereby transitioning into retirement occurs with their faculties intact.

This allows one to both enjoy and remember their retirement. That’s something we’re promoting from the Motorsports Safety Group standpoint.” richmond preview: april 19, 2018

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