NASCAR O'Reilly Series

After seeing a solid outing spoiled by an accident in his previous event at Mid-Ohio, Jeff Green was eager to get back behind the wheel of the No. 14 car at Richmond Int'l Raceway. The Virginia 529 College Savings 250 was the fourth of five scheduled races in the Reynolds Wrap®/Hefty® Toyota for the former Nationwide Series champion. Qualifying 24th, Green maintained his position for the first 90 laps of the 250-lap event, despite battling a car that was extremely tight in the center of the turns.

In his fourth-career NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at Richmond International Raceway, Kyle Larson was fast early in the weekend and qualified within the top five, but couldn't find the speed he needed to battle for the lead throughout the 250-lap race, ultimately finishing in 13th position.

The NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) made its second and final stop of the 2014 season at Richmond International Raceway for the Virginia529 College Savings 250. Dylan Kwasniewski and his No. 31 Rockstar Energy Drink team were looking for redemption and a solid finish in the young rookie's second NNS start at the 0.75-mile short track. After running top-10 speeds in both practices, Kwasniewski qualified 10th in NASCAR's rain-shortened knockout qualifying session. After fighting a loose racecar and working his way back onto the lead lap during the first portion of the race, Kwasniewski crossed the finish line in the 11th position.

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.