BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 22 Fleetwood RV/REV Group Ford Mustang – Finished 3rd “I think the guys did a good job tonight. We had really good execution tonight to bring home the REV Ford Mustang third. It is a little improvement for us here."
Kyle Larson set the pace for the Chevrolet SS drivers in knockout-style qualifying for the Federated Auto Parts 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway (RIR). Larson ran a lap of 22.079 seconds, 122.288 mph in his No. 42 Target Chevy SS to post his sixth top-10 start of 2016, and his third in six races at RIR. Larson, who secured a spot in the upcoming 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with his first Cup career win at Michigan two weeks ago, will start on the outside front row for the 400-lap/300-mile race under the lights at Richmond.
KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED 2ND - IT LOOKED LIKE YOU HAD THE POLE, BUT THROUGH TURNS 3 AND 4 SEEMED TO KILL THE LAP. WHAT WAS GOING ON THERE? “Yeah, I was losing my drive off of (Turn) 4; but I’ll take a second here."
JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion – Qualified 12th “Our first run I kind of missed my lap a little bit but was good enough to get through. We ran an extra lap and probably didn’t need to. That kind of puts you behind the eight ball. You don’t want to run extra laps if you can help it."
Chris Buescher, driver of the No. 34 CSX Play it Safe Ford Fusion, enters Saturday night’s race at Richmond with an 11-point cushion on David Ragan for a top-30 points spot and a berth in the 2016 Chase. Buescher spoke about the strategy that surrounds his team tomorrow.
AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 DOW CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Richmond International Raceway (RIR) and discussed being on the Chase bubble, what it would mean to make his first career Chase for the Championship field, his approach to this weekend at RIR and many other topics.
CARL EDWARDS, No. 19 ARRIS Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How important are the Chase bonus points you earned in April at Richmond International Raceway? “I’m very familiar with how important each point is, so we definitely want to win this race, get some points, but really we just – we talked about it a lot this week."
Ryan Reed, driver of the No. 16 Lilly Diabetes Ford Mustang can clinch his spot in the inaugural XFINITY Series Chase tonight at Richmond. Reed spent yesterday visiting with local veterans, including those living with diabetes and discussed that experience, his Chase scenario and more.
It’s been almost 10 years since Harrison’s Workwear sponsored Jeremy Clements, but the South Carolina retailer has returned to make their NASCAR XFINITY Series debut in the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway.
Daniel Hemric brought down the curtain on the 2026 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks Series (NCTS) campaign with a poignant statement performance at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Tyler Ankrum, driver of the No. 18 LIUNA Chevrolet Silverado RST was forced to end his 2026 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series season a few short laps early after getting collected in an incident with 21 laps to go.
