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Richmond hosts its second race date of 2023 this weekend as the Cup Series continues the push to the 2023 NASCAR Playoffs.

Truex has three wins, nine top-five finishes and 16 top-10s and has led a total of 1,341 laps in 34 career NASCAR Cup Series starts at Richmond. Truex’s average Richmond finish is 15.6.

In 22 starts, Aric Almirola has earned eight top-10 finishes and two top-fives on the .75-mile Richmond (Va.) Raceway oval.

Harvick finished fifth in his return to Richmond in April. It was his 18th top-five and 30th top-10 in 44 career NASCAR Cup Series starts at the .75-mile oval, the most among active NASCAR Cup Series drivers.

AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Action Industries Camaro ZL1 - “We had a fast No. 16 Action Industries Chevy today in Pocono. Balance was really solid all day, but unfortunately strategy did not play out the way we needed it."

In an action-packed afternoon at Pocono Raceway, Brad Keselowski put on a valiant performance while carrying the name of 307 military heroes aboard his Ford Mustang.

Chris Buescher finished ninth in the opening stage of Sunday’s 400-mile race from Pocono Raceway, and was inside the top five with 50 to go, but several cautions throughout the day dominated the storylines, resulting in multiple strategies that would play out. Buescher went on to finish 18th in the Wyndham Rewards Ford.

Erik Jones Post-Race Thoughts: “It was a good day for the No. 43 U.S. Air Force Chevy. I thought we had some good speed. We capitalized a lot on strategy and some opportunities to get up to the top there at the end.

Harrison Burton and the No. 21 DEX Imaging team took advantage of some savvy strategy calls that put them in the lead pack in the final laps of Sunday’s HighPoint.com 400 at Pocono Raceway and came away with an eighth-place finish.

Harvick earned his sixth top-five and ninth top-10 of the season. It was his 16th top-five and 23rd top-10 in 44 career NASCAR Cup Series starts at Pocono.