After being suspended for three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races earlier this season after an alleged domestic violence incident, Kurt Busch won Sunday’s postponed Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway in a dominating performance, virtually locking up a spot in this year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
Chalk up another top-10 for Martin Truex Jr. who overcame late-race handling problems to post a 10th-place finish in Sunday's rain-delayed Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway.
For the second weekend in a row rain wreaked havoc on a NASCAR Sprint Cup race weekend, unfortunately this time around the race was delayed from a Saturday night race to a Sunday afternoon event. Biffle started the race 32nd and searched for grip in his No. 16 Ortho Ford over the course of 400 laps. In his search Biffle went two laps down to the leaders, but made a rebound towards the end to be the first car two laps down. Biffle was scored 21st when the checkered flag fell.
After rain postponed the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Richmond International Raceway until Sunday afternoon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. fought an ill-handling Fifth Third Ford for a majority of the 400-lap race, eventually taking the checkered flag in the 28th position. Stenhouse Jr. currently sits 25th in the NSCS point standings.
Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet SS, led six times for a total of 291 laps to capture his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) victory of the season at Richmond International Raceway (RIR). Busch and the rest of the competitors had to wait a day to get the race in after persistent rains on Saturday caused postponement of the event until Sunday afternoon. The win was his 26th career victory, and second at the 0.75-mile RIR speedway. Busch moves up four positions in the overall standings to 18th.
Matt Kenseth (seventh) was the top-finishing Camry driver in Sunday's Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Virginia's Richmond International Raceway.
KURT BUSCH, NO. 41 HAAS AUTOMATION CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER - WITH EVERYTHING YOU’VE BEEN THROUGH THIS YEAR, WHAT DOES THIS WIN MEAN? “It’s an incredible feeling. It’s a total team effort. And the way that everything came together just seemed like we were building and building and building towards a great finish like this."
Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 41 Chevrolet, had a strong car all day long and came out on top in the TOYOTA OWNERS 400. After leading 291 laps in dominating fashion, Busch secures his second Richmond win in 29 starts here.
JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion -- (Finished 5th) - DID YOUR CAR CHANGE? DID THE RACE CHANGE? “We were good on the short run and then after about 10 to 12 laps we started losing speed and losing the center really, losing the turn."
"Following last night's pit road incident at Richmond International Raceway, Richard Childress Racing pit crew member (gas man) Josh Wittman of the No. 62 XFINITY Series team has been released from a Richmond, VA-based hospital after overnight observation.
Spire Motorsports has logged three top-15 and nine top-20 finishes. Justin Haley earned a team-best 14th-place result at the 1.5-mile oval after Michael McDowell earned the organization’s first pole last March.
NHRA officials announced today that JBS Equipment will serve as the official series sponsor for the 2026 NHRA Pro Mod season, while Elite Motorsports will add to the partnership as the presenting sponsor for the upcoming season.
Ford Racing heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway after putting together its best weekend of the year in which Ryan Blaney drove to victory and Joey Logano scored the pole at Phoenix Raceway.
