Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia, going into the Toyota Owners 400 this Sunday, March 31 at 7 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
2024 Top 35 In Points2024 Driver Playoff Outlook Following Race No. 6RankDriverPtsLdr.RankDriverPointsWinsStagesPlayoff PtsPts From Cutoff1Martin Truex Jr.22001William Byron1832010In On Wins2Ty Gibbs215-52Denny Hamlin2061163Ryan Blaney211-93Kyle Larson2051274Denny Hamlin206-144Christopher Bell1831275Kyle Larson205-155Daniel Suarez1481056William Byron183-376Martin Truex Jr.220000897Christopher Bell183-377Ty Gibbs215022848Ross Chastain182-388Ryan Blaney211011809Chase Elliott173-479Ross Chastain1820005110Tyler Reddick171-4910Chase Elliott1730114211Alex Bowman165-5511Tyler Reddick1710114012Chris Buescher153-6712Alex Bowman1650003413Kyle Busch150-7013Chris Buescher1530002214Daniel Suarez148-7214Kyle Busch1500001915John Hunter Nemechek144-7615John H. Nemechek1440001316Brad Keselowski134-8616Brad Keselowski134000317Chase Briscoe131-8917Chase Briscoe131000-318Bubba Wallace129-9118Bubba Wallace129000-519Austin Cindric119-10119Austin Cindric119011-1520Michael McDowell119-10120Michael McDowell119011-1521Erik Jones106-11421Erik Jones106000-2822Joey Logano100-12022Joey Logano100000-3423Corey LaJoie99-12123Corey LaJoie99000-3524Ricky Stenhouse Jr.98-12224Ricky Stenhouse Jr.98000-3625Carson Hocevar #95-12525Carson Hocevar #95000-3926Todd Gilliland81-13926Todd Gilliland81000-5327Daniel Hemric79-14127Daniel Hemric79000-5528Josh Berry #77-14328Josh Berry #77000-5729Austin Dillon77-14329Austin Dillon77000-5730Ryan Preece74-14630Ryan Preece74000-6031Justin Haley73-14731Justin Haley73000-6132Harrison Burton65-15532Harrison Burton65000-6933Kaz Grala #65-15533Kaz Grala #65000-6934Noah Gragson59-16134Noah Gragson59000-7535Zane Smith #59-16135Zane Smith #59000-75
RICHMOND-SPECIFIC STATISTICS
(Driver stats below are from 2005 — Present)
Christopher Bell (No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
Four top fives, five top 10sAverage Finish of 7.714, third-bestAverage Running Position of 11.464, fourth-bestDriver Rating of 94.5, sixth-best1,985 Laps in the Top 15 (70.9%), sixth-most
Josh Berry (No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford)
One top five, one top 10Average Finish of 2.000, series-bestAverage Running Position of 19.578, 13th-bestDriver Rating of 82.6, 11th-best124 Laps in the Top 15 (31.0%), 13th-most
Kyle Busch (No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet)
Six wins, 19 top fives, 28 top 10s; one poleAverage Finish of 7.083, second-bestAverage Running Position of 7.885, second-bestDriver Rating of 108.0, second-best12,751 Laps in the Top 15 (88.4%), series-most
William Byron (No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
One top five, two top 10sAverage Finish of 16.000, 11th-bestAverage Running Position of 13.373, ninth-bestDriver Rating of 83.7, 10th-best2,606 Laps in the Top 15 (59.2%), 10th-most
Austin Dillon (No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet)
One top five, six top 10sAverage Finish of 16.316, 12th-bestAverage Running Position of 16.784, 12th-bestDriver Rating of 74.1, 13th-best3,490 Laps in the Top 15 (45.8%), 12th-most
Chase Elliott (No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
Five top fives, six top 10sAverage Finish of 11.267, sixth-bestAverage Running Position of 11.895, sixth-bestDriver Rating of 89.7, eighth-best4,336 Laps in the Top 15 (72.1%), fourth-most
Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
Four wins, 18 top fives, 22 top 10s; three polesAverage Finish of 8.529, fourth-bestAverage Running Position of 7.707, series-bestDriver Rating of 109.0, series-best11,718 Laps in the Top 15 (86.0%), second-most
Brad Keselowski (No. 6 RFK Racing Ford)
Two wins, six top fives, 14 top 10s; two polesAverage Finish of 12.143, eighth-bestAverage Running Position of 9.820, third-bestDriver Rating of 99.1, third-best9,066 Laps in the Top 15 (80.8%), third-most
Kyle Larson (No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
Two wins, four top fives, eight top 10s; one poleAverage Finish of 11.333, seventh-bestAverage Running Position of 12.198, seventh-bestDriver Rating of 90.1, seventh-best5,203 Laps in the Top 15 (72.1%), fifth-most
Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford)
Two wins, 13 top fives, 18 top 10s; two polesAverage Finish of 10.034, fifth-bestAverage Running Position of 11.728, fifth-bestDriver Rating of 94.8, fifth-best7,720 Laps in the Top 15 (66.4%), eighth-most
Tyler Reddick (No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota)
Three top 15s; one poleAverage Finish of 17.286, 13th-bestAverage Running Position of 15.984, 11th-bestDriver Rating of 76.3, 12th-best1,390 Laps in the Top 15 (49.6%), 11th-most
Martin Truex Jr. (No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
Three wins, nine top fives, 17 top 10s; one poleAverage Finish of 15.343, 10th-bestAverage Running Position of 12.511, eighth-bestDriver Rating of 94.9, fourth-best9,732 Laps in the Top 15 (69.4%), seventh-most
NASCAR Cup Series 2024 Top 16 in the Driver Standings at Richmond Raceway
RankDriverRacesPolesWinsTop FivesTop 10sDNFsAverage FinishDriver Rating1Martin Truex Jr3513917415.394.92Ty Gibbs30001120.072.23Ryan Blaney151003120.171.64Denny Hamlin3434182208.5109.05Kyle Larson181248111.390.16William Byron110012015.983.77Christopher Bell7004507.794.58Ross Chastain100012121.367.19Chase Elliott150056011.289.710Tyler Reddick71000017.376.311Alex Bowman150114018.770.212Chris Buescher150122022.561.813Kyle Busch3616192807.1108.014Daniel Suárez130003017.464.915John H. Nemechek10000030.044.716Brad Keselowski2822614112.199.1
* — Based on last 37 races at Richmond Raceway (2005 — 2023).
At Richmond Raceway Stats & Tidbits:
TRACK DATA
Location: Richmond, Virgina
Track Size: 0.75-miles
Banking/Turns 1 & 2: 14 degrees
Banking/Turns 3 & 4: 14 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 8 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 2 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 1,290 feet
Backstretch Length: 860 feet
RACE INFO
Season Race #: 7 of 36 (03-31-24)
Race Purse: $7,886,627
Race Length: 400 Laps / 300 Miles
Stage 1 Length: 70 laps
Stage 2 Length: 160 laps (ends on Lap 230)
Final Stage Length: 170 laps (ends on Lap 400)
QUALIFYING & RACE RECORDS
Track Qualifying Record:
Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 130.599 mph, 20.674 secs., September 4, 2013
2023 Spring Race Pole Winner:
Qualifying was canceled due to inclement weather (April 1, 2023). Alex Bowman started from the first position.
2022 Spring Race Pole Winner:
Ryan Blaney, Ford, 119.782 mph, 22.541 secs., April 2, 2022
Track Race Record:
Dale Jarrett, Ford, 109.047 mph, (02:45:04), September 6, 1997
2023 Spring Race Winner:
Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 91.085 mph, (03:17:37), April 2, 2023
2022 Spring Race Winner:
Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 97.447 mph, (03:04:43), April 3, 2022
HISTORY
Originally known as the Atlantic Rural Exposition Fairgrounds, Richmond Raceway held its first race in 1946 as a half-mile dirt track.The first NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway was held on April 19, 1953 and won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Lee Petty in a Petty Enterprises Dodge with an average speed of 45.535 mph.In 1955, Paul Sawyer and former driver Joe Weatherly bought the property. The track was then known as the Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds.The spring 1964 race was run on a Tuesday night under temporary lighting.The track name changed to Virginia State Fairgrounds in 1967.The track surface was changed from dirt to asphalt between races in 1968.The track name changed to Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway in 1969.The track was re-measured to .542-mile in 1970.The track was rebuilt as a three-quarters-mile D-shaped oval following the February 21, 1988 race.The first race under permanent lights was September 7, 1991.In 1999, International Speedway Corporation purchased the raceway and surrounding property. It was the first season with both races as night races and the track was renamed to Richmond International Raceway.In 2017, the track underwent renovations to upgrade the amenities for fans and in the process changed the name of the track to Richmond Raceway.In total, there have been 134 NASCAR Cup Series races at Richmond Raceway, one event from 1953 – 1958 and two races per year since 1959 to 2019. Due to the pandemic in 2020, the series only raced at Richmond once that season.
STARTS
A total of 528 different drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway; 351 drivers have competed in more than one Cup race at Richmond.NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Richmond Raceway with 63 appearances.Top Five In Richmond Cup Series Starts All-Time: Richard Petty (63), Mark Martin (56), Ricky Rudd (55) Terry Labonte (55), Kyle Petty (54).Kyle Busch leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Richmond with 36 appearances.A total of 51 different drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series have made their series debut at Richmond Raceway; the most recent was Chandler Smith on April 2, 2023.DriversDateDriversDate1Chandler SmithSaturday, April 2, 202326Larry LeMaySunday, September 12, 19762Daniel HemricSaturday, April 21, 201827Joey ArringtonSunday, September 8, 19743Jeffrey EarnhardtSaturday, September 12, 201528Jerry HufflinSunday, February 24, 19744Jason KellerSaturday, May 3, 200329Jimmy HaileySunday, February 24, 19745Tim SauterSaturday, September 7, 200230Travis TillerSunday, February 24, 19746Randy RenfrowSunday, May 5, 200231Baxter PriceSunday, September 9, 19737Casey AtwoodSaturday, September 9, 200032Les CoveySunday, February 27, 19728Kenny Irwin JrSaturday, September 6, 199733Phil FinneySunday, November 14, 19719Jeff GreenSaturday, September 10, 199434Al GrinnanSunday, March 7, 197110Ward BurtonSunday, March 6, 199435Ed HessertSunday, April 13, 196911Jeff FullerSunday, March 8, 199236John KenneySunday, April 13, 196912Bill MeachamSunday, February 25, 199037Frog FaganSunday, September 10, 196713Lee FaulkSunday, September 11, 198838Jim WrightSunday, April 30, 196714Doug FrenchSunday, September 13, 198739Bill DennisSunday, September 9, 196215Ernie IrvanSunday, September 13, 198740Melvin BradleySunday, September 9, 196216Steve ChristmanSunday, March 8, 198741Harold CarmacSunday, April 1, 196217Ron ShephardSunday, September 7, 198642Jim BraySunday, April 1, 196218Alan KulwickiSunday, September 8, 198543Al DisneySunday, September 10, 196119Eddie DickersonSunday, September 7, 198044Aubrey BolesSunday, June 21, 195920Tommy HoustonSunday, February 24, 198045Bob HundleySunday, June 21, 195921Bill ElswickSunday, September 9, 197946John McDanielSunday, September 14, 195822Joe FieldsSunday, March 11, 197947Ray FanningSunday, September 14, 195823Nelson OswaldSunday, February 26, 197848Dick KlankSunday, May 5, 195724Woody FisherSunday, February 26, 197849Chick DawsonSunday, May 22, 195525Robin SchildnechtSunday, February 27, 197750Nace MattinglySunday, May 22, 195551Sonny HutchinsSunday, May 22, 1955
Of the 51 drivers who have made their first career NASCAR Cup Series start at Richmond Raceway, Harold Carmac posted the best finish — sixth on April 1, 1962.Dick Rathmann leads the NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Richmond Raceway with a 2.0 in two starts.Kyle Larson leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Richmond Raceway with an 8.889 in 18 starts.
Top 10 in Average Starting Position at Richmond Raceway (All-Time & Active)
RankAll-Time DriversAvg FinishRacesRankActive DriversAvg FinishRaces1Dick Rathmann2.00021Kyle Larson8.889182Herb Thomas3.00022Denny Hamlin9.206343Billy Wade3.66733William Byron9.455114Bobby Isaac3.700104Joey Logano10.966305Ned Jarrett4.077135Brad Keselowski11.107286Glen Wood4.33336Kyle Busch11.583367Speedy Thompson4.60057Ty Gibbs11.66738Marvin Panch5.00038Martin Truex Jr12.114359Cotton Owens5.11199Tyler Reddick13.429710Bill Morgan6.000210Ryan Blaney13.46715Jimmie Lewallen6.0002 Tom Pistone6.0005
POLES
A total of 58 different drivers have won at least one pole at Richmond Raceway in the NASCAR Cup Series; 31 have won multiple poles.A total of eight of the 58 NASCAR Cup Series Richmond Raceway pole winners are active this weekend.Active Richmond Pole WinnersPolesSeasonsDenny Hamlin32016, 2008, 2006Brad Keselowski22019, 2014Joey Logano22015 sweepTyler Reddick12023Kyle Larson12022Ryan Blaney12022Kyle Busch12010Martin Truex Jr12018NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty (1961, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 sweep, 1974, 1975) and Bobby Allison (1972 sweep, 1973 sweep, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1982) lead the NASCAR Cup Series in poles at Richmond with eight each.Denny Hamlin (2006, 2008, 2016) lead all active Cup Series pole winners at Richmond Raceway with three poles.Buck Baker won the inaugural pole at Richmond Raceway in the NASCAR Cup Series in 1953 with a speed of 48.465 mph in an Oldsmobile owned by Bob Griffin.Nine different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have posted their first career pole at Richmond Raceway — none are currently active — the most recent was Brian Vickers on May 15, 2004.First-Time Pole Winners at RichmondDateRuss HeplerSunday, May 5, 1957Ned JarrettSunday, June 5, 1960Dave MarcisSunday, March 7, 1971Bill DennisSunday, November 14, 1971Morgan ShepherdSunday, February 22, 1981Alan KulwickiSunday, March 8, 1987Bobby LabonteSaturday, September 11, 1993Ted MusgraveSunday, March 6, 1994Brian VickersSaturday, May 15, 2004
A total of 11 different drivers have won consecutive poles at Richmond in the NASCAR Cup Series — Buck Baker (1953, 1956), Ned Jarrett (1960 sweep, 1964 sweep), Rex White (1962, 1963), Richard Petty (1969, 1970 sweep, Bobby Allison (1972-1974), Darrell Waltrip (1983, 1984 sweep, 1985), Alan Kulwicki (1987 sweep), Ted Musgrave (1994 sweep), Joey Logano (2015 sweep), Matt Kenseth (2017 sweep) and Kevin Harvick (2018, 2019) — Logano is the only active driver to accomplish the feat.
Bobby Allison holds the record for most consecutive poles at Richmond Raceway in the NASCAR Cup Series with five straight from 1972-1974.Darrell Waltrip has the second-most consecutive poles at Richmond with four-straight from 1983-1985.Youngest Richmond Cup pole winner: Brian Vickers (May 15, 2004 — 20 years, 6 months, 21 days).Oldest Richmond Cup pole winner: Mark Martin (April 28, 2012 — 53 years, 3 months, 19 days).A total of 49 different owners have won a pole in the NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond Raceway.Seven active organizations have won a pole in the NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond Raceway.Active OrganizationsPolesSeasonsHendrick Motorsports181985, ’89, ’90, ’93, ’95, ’96, ’98, ’99, 2001, ’02, ’03, ’04, ’07 sweep, ’09, ’12, ’13, ’22Team Penske101976, ’91, ’98, 2000, ’04, ’14, ’15 sweep, ’19, ’22Joe Gibbs Racing72006, ’08, ’10, ’13, ’16, ’17 sweepRFK Racing71994 sweep, ’96, 2000, ’01, ’06, ’10Richard Childress Racing41983, ’95, ’99, 2005Stewart-Haas Racing22018, ’1923XI Racing12023
Hendrick Motorsports leads the NASCAR Cup Series in poles at Richmond Raceway with 18 poles among 10 different drivers: Geoff Bodine (1985, 1989), Ricky Rudd (1990), Ken Schrader (1993), Jeff Gordon (1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2013), Terry Labonte (1996, 2003), Jimmie Johnson (2002, 2007), Brian Vickers (2004), Mark Martin (2009), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2012) and Kyle Larson (2022).A total of nine different manufacturers have posted at least one pole at Richmond Raceway in the NASCAR Cup Series; led by Chevrolet (47); followed by Ford (35), Dodge (11), Toyota (11), Pontiac (six), Plymouth (five), Mercury (three), Buick (two) and Oldsmobile (two).Chevrolet leads the NASCAR Cup Series in consecutive poles at Richmond Raceway with eight straight from 1982 — 1986.
WINS
A total of 54 different drivers have won a NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway; 34 of the 54 NASCAR Cup Series Richmond Raceway winners have multiple victories at the track.The first NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway was held on April 19, 1953 and won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Lee Petty in a Petty Enterprises Dodge with an average speed of 45.535 mph.NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Richmond Raceway with 13 victories (spring 1961, 1967 sweep, fall 1968, fall 1970, 1971 sweep, 1972 sweep, 1973 sweep, fall 1974 and spring 1975).Petty‘s 13 wins at Richmond are the third-most wins by a single driver at a single track in series history behind Petty‘s 15 wins at Martinsville and North Wilkesboro.NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison has the second most Cup wins at Richmond with seven.Kyle Busch leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in wins at Richmond Raceway with six victories (spring 2009, spring 2010, spring 2011, spring 2012, 2018 sweep).A total of eight of the 54 different NASCAR Cup Series Richmond Raceway winners are active this weekend.Active Richmond Race WinnersWinsSeasonKyle Busch62018 sweep, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009Denny Hamlin42022, 2016, 2010, 2009Martin Truex Jr32021, 2019 sweepKyle Larson22023, 2017Brad Keselowski22020, 2014Joey Logano22017, 2014Chris Buescher12023Alex Bowman12021
A total of 11 different drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series have posted consecutive wins at Richmond Raceway:
o Joe Weatherly (1962-1963)
o David Pearson (1965, 1966 sweep)
o Richard Petty (1970, 1971 sweep, 1972 sweep, 1973 sweep)
o Cale Yarborough (1976-1977)
o Bobby Allison (1982, 1983 sweep)
o Dale Earnhardt (1987 sweep, 1990-1991)
o Rusty Wallace (1989 sweep)
o Terry Labonte (1994-1995)
o Jimmie Johnson (2007 sweep)
o Kyle Busch (2018 sweep)
o Martin Truex Jr. (2019 sweep)
Richard Petty leads the NASCAR Cup Series in consecutive wins at Richmond Raceway with seven consecutive victories from the fall race of 1970 to the fall race of 1973.Youngest Richmond Cup winner: Richard Petty (April 23, 1961 — 23 years, 9 months, 21 days).Oldest Richmond Cup winner: Harry Gant (September 7, 1991 — 51 years, 7 months, 28 days).Five drivers have posted their first career NASCAR Cup Series win at Richmond Raceway — Kasey Kahne (2005), Tony Stewart (1999), Kyle Petty (1986), Neil Bonnett (1977) and James Hylton (1970)A total of 27 different starting positions on the grid have led to victories in the NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond Raceway.The first starting position is the most proficient starting position in the NASCAR Cup Series field, producing more winners than any other starting position at Richmond Raceway with 24 victories (18.18%).A total of 15 different drivers have won a NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway from the pole or first starting position, led by Richard Petty with six wins.Only three active drivers have been able to win from the pole or first starting position: Kyle Busch (2010), Brad Keselowski (2014) and Denny Hamlin (2016).
NASCAR Cup Series Wins by Starting Position at Richmond Raceway
Starting Pos.WinsWinning %Starting Pos.WinsWinning %12417.91%1632.24%21410.45%1721.49%31813.43%1910.75%4118.21%2021.49%575.22%2110.75%675.22%2221.49%7118.21%2310.75%832.24%2421.49%942.99%2521.49%1032.24%2621.49%1121.49%2810.75%1221.49%3110.75%1342.99%3210.75%1432.24% StatsWinning %WinsWinning from the First Starting Position:17.91%24Winning from the Front Row:28.36%38Winning from a Top-Five Starting Position:55.22%74Winning from a Top-10 Starting Position:76.12%102Winning After Starting Outside the Top 20:9.70%13
The deepest in the field that a NASCAR Cup Series race winner has started at Richmond Raceway is 32nd, by Kyle Busch in the spring race of 2018.AJ Allmendinger leads the NASCAR Cup Series among active drivers with the most series starts at Richmond Raceway without visiting Victory Lane at 26; followed by Michael McDowell at 25.In total 37 different organizations have won at Richmond Raceway in the NASCAR Cup Series; seven of the 37 are active this weekend.Joe Gibbs Racing leads the NASCAR Cup Series in victories at Richmond Raceway with 18 wins among six drivers — Tony Stewart (1999, 2001, 2002), Denny Hamlin (2009, 2010, 2016, 2022), Kyle Busch (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018 sweep), Matt Kenseth (2015), Carl Edwards (2016), Martin Truex Jr. (2019 sweep, 2021).
Active Organizations with Cup Series Wins at Richmond Raceway
Active OrganizationsRace WinsSeasonsJoe Gibbs Racing182022, ’21, ’19 sweep, ’18 sweep, ’16 sweep, ’15, ’12, ’11, ’10 sweep, ’09 sweep, ’02, ’01, 1999Hendrick Motorsports122023, ’21, ’08, ’07 sweep, ’03, ’00, 1998, ’96, ’95, ’94, ’86Team Penske92020, ’17, ’14 sweep, ’03, 1997, ’95, ’93, ’92Richard Childress Racing92013, ’11, ’08, ’06, 1991, ’90, ’87 sweep, ’85RFK Racing62023, ’13, ’05, ’02, 1998, ’90Stewart-Haas Racing22022, ’15Wood Brothers Racing21986, ’60
A total of nine different manufacturers have won in the NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond Raceway.Chevrolet leads the series in wins at Richmond with 40 victories; followed by Ford (35), Dodge (17), Toyota (16), Pontiac (11) Plymouth (10), Buick (two), Oldsmobile (two) and Chrysler (one).Chevrolet holds the record for the longest streak of consecutive wins in the NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond Raceway with six consecutive victories from 2006-2008. Plymouth has the second longest wins streak at Richmond with five straight victories from 1970-1972.
ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS
Runner-Up Finishes:
A total of 60 different drivers have finished runner-up in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway.NASCAR Hall of Famers Bobby Allison and Richard Petty are tied for the series-most runner-up finishes at Richmond with nine each; followed by Jeff Gordon with eight.Kyle Busch leads all active drivers in series runner-up finishes at Richmond with seven second-place finishes.
Top Five in Runner-Up Finishes at Richmond Raceway (All-Time & Active)
RankAll-Time DriversRunner-UpsRankActive DriversRunner-Ups1Bobby Allison91Kyle Busch7Richard Petty92Denny Hamlin53Jeff Gordon83Joey Logano24Dale Earnhardt74Brad Keselowski1Kyle Busch7 Chase Elliott1 Christopher Bell1 Josh Berry1 Kyle Larson1 Martin Truex Jr1
Top-Five Finishes:
A total of 143 different drivers have finished in the top-five in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway.NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in top-five finishes at Richmond with 34.Kyle Busch leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in top-five finishes at Richmond with 19.
Top Five in Top-Five Finishes at Richmond Raceway (All-Time & Active)
RankDriversTop FivesRankDriversTop Fives1Richard Petty341Kyle Busch192Dale Earnhardt252Denny Hamlin183Bobby Allison233Joey Logano134Darrell Waltrip224Martin Truex Jr9Rusty Wallace225Brad Keselowski6
Top-10 Finishes:
A total of 245 different drivers have finished in the top-10 in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway.NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in top-10 finishes at Richmond with 41.Kyle Busch leads all active series drivers in top 10s at Richmond with 28 top-10 finishes.
Top Five in Top-10 Finishes at Richmond Raceway (All-Time & Active)
RankAll-Time DriversTop 10sRankActive DriversTop 10s1Richard Petty411Kyle Busch282Dale Earnhardt332Denny Hamlin223Darrell Waltrip333Joey Logano184Kevin Harvick314Martin Truex Jr17Mark Martin315Brad Keselowski14
Average Finishes:
Lee Petty (seven series starts) leads the NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Richmond Raceway with a 4.857.Kyle Busch (36 series starts) leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Richmond Raceway with a 7.083.
Top 10 in Average Finishing Position at Richmond Raceway (All-Time & Active)
RankAll-Time DriversAvg FinishRacesRankActive DriversAvg FinishRaces1Lee Petty4.85771Kyle Busch7.083362Tommy Irwin5.33332Christopher Bell7.71473Paul Goldsmith5.50043Denny Hamlin8.529344Herb Thomas6.00024Joey Logano10.000305Rex White6.300105Chase Elliott11.200156Glen Wood6.33336Kyle Larson11.278187Speedy Thompson6.40057Brad Keselowski12.107288Ned Jarrett6.769138Martin Truex Jr15.343359Billy Wade7.00039Chase Briscoe15.833610Kyle Busch7.0833610William Byron15.90911
LAP LEADERS
A total of 146 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have led at least one lap at Richmond Raceway.Richard Petty leads the NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Richmond Raceway with 5,136 laps led in 63 starts.Denny Hamlin leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in laps led at Richmond Raceway with 2,226 laps led in 34 starts.The most laps led by the NASCAR Cup Series race winner at Richmond Raceway was 488 laps led of the scheduled 500 (97.6%) by NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty on September 13, 1970; he started from the pole.The most laps led by a NASCAR Cup Series driver that did not win the race at Richmond Raceway was 381 laps led of the scheduled 407 (93.6%) by Denny Hamlin on May 3, 2008; he started from the pole but finished 24th.The fewest laps led by the NASCAR Cup Series race winner at Richmond Raceway was three laps of the scheduled 406 by Kevin Harvick on April 27, 2013; he started the race 17th.
Top 15 Lap Leaders in the NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond Raceway (All-Time & Active)
RankAll-Time DriversRacesLedCompleted% Led1Richard Petty635,13621,13524%2Rusty Wallace443,02416,73018%3Bobby Allison382,96114,31321%4Denny Hamlin342,22613,61116%5Darrell Waltrip532,17218,74112%6Dale Earnhardt441,97616,80812%7Jeff Gordon471,63717,6699%8Kyle Busch361,53014,42811%9Martin Truex Jr351,35913,68810%10Brad Keselowski281,28011,17211%11Kevin Harvick451,23517,9017%12David Pearson131,2213,53535%13Cale Yarborough221,2086,86118%14Matt Kenseth381,01314,6817%15Tony Stewart3595013,7447%RankActive DriversRacesLedCompleted% Led1Denny Hamlin342,22613,61116%2Kyle Busch361,53014,42811%3Martin Truex Jr351,35913,68810%4Brad Keselowski281,28011,17211%5Joey Logano3065111,5066%6William Byron112394,3915%7Kyle Larson181856,9353%8Ryan Blaney151315,8532%9Ross Chastain101003,8473%10Christopher Bell7992,7984%11Chase Elliott15956,0122%12Chris Buescher15885,9771%13Bubba Wallace11814,3702%14Tyler Reddick7812,7903%15Austin Dillon19567,5961%
FEMALE COMPETITORS
Two female drivers, Danica Patrick and Janet Guthrie have competed at Richmond Raceway in the NASCAR Cup Series. Below are their stats at Richmond:DriverStarting PositionFinishing PositionDateDriver RatingDanica Patrick1923Saturday, September 9, 201763.5Danica Patrick2118Sunday, April 30, 201756.9Danica Patrick2915Saturday, September 10, 201666.4Danica Patrick2124Sunday, April 24, 201656.8Danica Patrick1419Saturday, September 12, 201561.1Danica Patrick2125Sunday, April 26, 201556.5Danica Patrick1316Saturday, September 6, 201475.5Danica Patrick3534Saturday, April 26, 201436.5Danica Patrick3630Saturday, September 7, 201339.1Danica Patrick3029Saturday, April 27, 201342.6Averages23.923.3 55.5 DriverStarting PositionFinishing PositionDateJanet Guthrie1412Sunday, September 11, 1977Janet Guthrie1312Sunday, February 27, 1977Averages13.512
TRACK / EVENT SPECIFIC STATS
Since the advent of electronic scoring in 1993, Richmond Raceway has produced 35 NASCAR Cup Series races with a Margin of Victory of less than a second.The closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond Raceway was the race on September 12, 1998 – won by Jeff Burton with a Margin of Victory of 0.051 second over second-place finisher Jeff Gordon.
Top 10 Closest Margin of Victories at Richmond in the NASCAR Cup Series
RankMargin of VictoryDateWinnerRunner-Up10.051Saturday, September 12, 1998Jeff BurtonJeff Gordon20.100Saturday, September 7, 1996Ernie IrvanJeff Gordon30.139Saturday, September 10, 2011Kevin HarvickCarl Edwards40.153Saturday, September 9, 2006Kevin HarvickKyle Busch50.159Saturday, May 6, 2000Dale Earnhardt JrTerry Labonte60.159Saturday, September 6, 2003Ryan NewmanJeremy Mayfield70.178Saturday, April 13, 2019Martin Truex JrJoey Logano80.343Saturday, April 27, 2013Kevin HarvickClint Bowyer90.365Sunday, September 7, 2008Jimmie JohnsonTony Stewart100.372Saturday, May 5, 2001Tony StewartJeff GordonFive NASCAR Cup Series races have resulted in NASCAR Overtime at Richmond Raceway:DateScheduledActualOvertime LapsRace WinnerSaturday, April 21, 20184004022Kyle BuschSaturday, September 9, 20174004044Kyle LarsonSaturday, September 10, 20164004077Denny HamlinSaturday, April 27, 20134004066Kevin HarvickSaturday, May 3, 200840041010Clint BowyerFour of the 134 NASCAR Cup Series races at Richmond Raceway have been shortened due to weather conditions:DateScheduled LapsActual LapsFewer LapsRace WinnerSaturday, May 3, 2003400393-7Joe NemechekSunday, February 21, 1982400250-150Dave MarcisSunday, February 27, 1977400245-155Cale YarboroughSunday, April 1, 1962250180-70Rex WhiteQualifying has been cancelled in the NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond Raceway 12 times:SeasonReason For Cancellation1955Weather1962 (spring)Weather1967 (fall)Weather1986 (spring)Weather1997 (spring)Weather2008 (fall)Weather2014 (spring)Weather2016 (spring)Weather2020 (fall)Pandemic2021 (spring)Pandemic2021 (fall)Pandemic2023 (spring)Weather
NASCAR IN VIRGINIA
There have been 556 NASCAR national series races among 10 tracks in the state of Virginia.Martinsville Speedway hosted the very first NASCAR national series race in the state of Virginia on Sept. 25, 1949 — the NASCAR Cup Series event was won by Red Byron (Oldsmobile).
NASCAR tracks in Virginia
Track NameCityCupXfinityTruckCombinedFirst YearMartinsville SpeedwayMartinsville15041462371949Richmond RacewayRichmond13477152261953South Boston SpeedwaySouth Boston10353481960Langley Field SpeedwayHampton9140231964Old Dominion SpeedwayManassas70071958New River Valley SpeedwayDublin04041989Southside SpeedwayRichmond40041961Starkey SpeedwayRoanoke40041958Norfolk SpeedwayNorfolk20021956Princess Anne SpeedwayNorfolk10011953Totals32117164556
VIRGINIA IN NASCAR
A total of 188 different drivers with their home state recorded as Virginia have made at least one start in a NASCAR national series race.A total of 20 different drivers from Virginia have won at least one race in NASCAR‘s three national series. Eleven of the 20 Virginia native NASCAR winners have won in the NASCAR Cup Series.In total the drivers from Virginia have won 274 NASCAR national series races combined.
NASCAR National Series Winners From Virginia
NASCAR Winners From VirginiaCupXfinityTruckCombinedDenny Hamlin5218272Joe Weatherly250025Ricky Rudd231024Jeff Burton2127048Curtis Turner170017Ward Burton5409Glen Wood4004Elliott Sadler313117Emanuel Zervakis2002Lennie Pond1001Wendell Scott1001Tommy Ellis022022Rick Mast0909Jimmy Hensley09211Hermie Sadler0202Elton Sawyer0202Jeb Burton0213Brandon Brown0101Stacy Compton0022Jon Wood0022Totals15411010274
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