Elliott Sadler and the No. 2 OneMain Financial team will head to Richmond International Raceway for the second event of the NASCAR Nationwide Series season at the Virginia track.
Richmond International Raceway is giving race fans an opportunity to win a VIP trip to the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony in Las Vegas with the "Your Seat in Vegas is Waiting" contest.
STEVE ADDINGTON (Crew Chief, No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T): “It just makes a short week going to Richmond for our engineers, do some stuff to our Richmond cars on pull down rigs and things."
Timothy Peters was on his way to the front of the field when an electrical issue halted his forward progress and plagued him throughout the 130-lap event at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Carl Edwards won his sixth NASCAR Nationwide Series race of the season. . The win was Mustang's 10th of the season, more than any other car make in 2011.
Camry driver Kyle Busch (second) was the top finishing Toyota driver in Saturday night's NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger R/T): YOU WERE RACING JASON LEFFLER HARD FOR POSITION AT THE END OF THE RACE AND HE SPUN. DID YOU MAKE CONTACT WITH HIM? “No. It looked like he just lost it, I’m not sure. I know I wasn’t anywhere near him."
ROBBY GORDON (No. 7 SPEED Energy Dodge Charger R/T): HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TRYING TO QUALIFY EACH WEEK? “The reality is today I can’t find enough sponsors to run the whole race.
Clint Bowyer put his No. 33 Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet, on the outside of the front row for tomorrow night's AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a lap of 29.819 seconds, 185.922 m.p.h. It is the best qualifying effort for Bowyer in 10 previous starts at the 1.5-mile speedway.
KASEY KAHNE, No. 4 Red Bull Toyota Camry, Red Bull Racing Team Starting Position: 1st How was your qualifying lap? "It was a good lap. Coming to the green I felt like I had a good car."
Kaulig Racing has made 10 NCS starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway, earning one top five and three top-10 finishes. The team has led seven laps at Atlanta.
The NASCAR Cup Series begins its 10-race Playoffs at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday. The Xfinity Series also takes on the Georgia 1.5-mile oval with just three races remaining in their regular season.
