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Richmond NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Last Race Into the Chase

by on September 8, 2011

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

This weekend is the ever popular NASCAR short track, Saturday night race at Richmond International Raceway (RIR).  Coming into this race, some drivers are already locked into the Chase and a few aren’t.  There are a few interesting options.  Dale Earnhardt Jr. HAS to do well.  If Brad Keselowski performs well, that takes him out of the wildcard position (depending on others finishing positions) and creates a new wildcard in the form of Tony Stewart or Dale Earnhardt Jr..  Depending on how they do.  Before the race starts, the possibilities are rather engaging.

That is, if the weather cooperates.  Right now the forecast is for 30% change of rain/T-storms for Saturday night!

Race Weekend Schedule

Wonderful Pistachios 400 at RIR
  • Friday, 9/9
  • NOON ET  First Practice on ESPN2
  • 2:45 PM ET Practice on ESPN2
  • 5:30 PM ET Qualifying on ESPN2
  • Saturday 9/10
    • 7:30 PM ET  Wonderful Pistachios 400 live on ABC

    Below are some stats, as I look at the top-10 in a couple of categories… wondering how this changes things.  (Dale Earnhardt Jr. is ranked 13th in the driver ratings scale.)

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    Trevor Bayne To Miss Richmond Race Due To That Pesky Bug Bite

    by on April 28, 2011

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    Trevor Bayne 2011 NNS Headshot

    Trevor Bayne

    Trevor Bayne will be missing the Friday night race at Richmond International Raceway this weekend (April 29th) due to the resurgence of symptoms that is being considered related to the insect bite he acquired earlier this month (April).

    Trevor Bayne is fourth in the points of the NASCAR Nationwide Series points standings and this absence could very well put Trevor in a points hole that he may not be able to recover from, considering the nature of the new, 2011 points system that was instigated for this season.

    No driver has been named to run the No. 16 Roush Fenway Nationwide entry as of yet.

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    This is a wacky development and I hope it’s a quick turnaround for Trevor Bayne in getting through this silly situation.  It has to suck to be in his shoes, dealing with this knowing that things are outside his sphere of control, to be out of a race because of a silly bug bite.  And I hope that’s all it stays as, a silly bug bite.

    Get well Trevor!

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