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James Buescher and the No. 99 Ruud team came into Richmond International Raceway with high hopes after placing inside the top-10 during the first event at the 3/4-mile D-shaped oval earlier this season. The 24-year-old Plano, Tx. native started mid-pack in the 40-car field for Friday night's Virginia 529 College Savings 250.

Kyle Busch taught the field how to dominate a race in the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway. He took the green flag and didn't look back, leading all 250 laps without relinquishing the lead once.

CLINT BOWYER, No. 15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing - Do you feel pressure for the race tomorrow night to get into the Chase? "The pressure is on the line, but we've been here before a few years back. It's been several years back that we had to race our way in here. You can't take back what happened last week -- it's been a season full of ups and downs for us. "

I had hoped to announce the NASCAR Ron Thornton series, but I came up about $200 million short. Instead, the former Busch series and soon to be former Nationwide series shall be the NASCAR Xfinity Series for the next 10 years. Oh, so close.

ELLIOTT SADLER, No. 11 OneMain Financial Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How special is this race track to you? "Richmond is always special to me -- this is home for me. It was neat waking up this morning in my own bed and cooking breakfast with the family in our own house and just getting in the car and driving over here."

Aric Almirola will pilot the Biagi-DenBeste No. 98 Ford Mustang in the Nationwide Series races at Chicagoland Speedway September 13 and Dover International Speedway September 27.

Hermie Sadler is back behind the wheel of the No. 19 VA Lottery Camry this weekend at Richmond International Raceway. Sadler has 16 previous starts at RIR, with an average start of 19.5 and an average finishing position of 20.1. After finishing 24th at Bristol Motor Speedway, Sadler is ready to get back behind the wheel this weekend at a track where he has seen success.

Will Kimmel is back behind the wheel of the No. 44 Ingersoll Randy Camry this weekend at Richmond International Raceway. This will be Kimmel's first career start at the .75-mile track. Earlier this season, Kimmel was behind the wheel at Phoenix International Raceway and Bristol Motor Speedway where he posted 33rd and 22nd place finishes.

Colgate will serve as the primary sponsor on Kyle Larson’s No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro for the next two NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) races at Richmond International Raceway (RIR) and Chicagoland Speedway.

Friday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Richmond International Raceway (RIR) marks Chris Buescher’s third start at the track. In his previous two starts, Buescher finished 17th (2011) and seventh (2014).