Brad Keselowski (Team Penske) venceu na noite desde sábado (06/09), a Federated Auto Parts 400, no Richmond International Raceway, 26ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Foi a quarta vitória de Keselowski no ano. Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports) e Clint Bowyer (Michael Waltrip Racing) completaram o pódio.
Pole-position, Keselowski dominou a prova, ldierando 383, das 400 voltas disputadas. No final, Keselowski recebeu a bandeirada com 0s797 de vantagem sobre Gordon. Bowyer foi o terceiro.
Jamie McMurray (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates) terminou em quarto, seguido por Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing), que liderou 17 voltas.
Joey Logano (Team Penske), Kurt Busch (Stewart-Haas Racing), Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports), Ran Newman (Richard Childress Racing) e Aric Almirola (Richard Petty Motorsports) completaram os dez primeiros.
A prova teve quatro bandeiras amarelas (por 27 voltas), nenhuma por acidente. A primeira foi de competição, as duas seguintes por detritos na pista. A última, entretanto foi no mÁnimo curiosa: um fã escalou a cerca de proteção da curva quatro, e tentou invadir a pista. Ele foi retirado por comissários da prova.
Assim ficou a classificação dos 16 pilotos, para o começo do Chase:
Brad Keselowski começa na liderança, com 2012 pontos.
Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Hendrick Motorsports), Jimmie Johnson e Joey Logano – 2009
Carl Edwards (Roush Fenway Racing) e Kevin Harvick – 2006
Kurt Busch (Stewart-Haas Racing), Aric Almirola, AJ Allmendinger (JTG Daugherty Racing), Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing), Kasey Kahne (Hendrick Motorsports) e Denny Hamlin(Joe Gibbs Racing) – 2003
Matt Kenseth (Joe Gibbs Racing), Ryan Newman e Greg Biffle (Roush Fenway Racing) – 2000
O Chase começa no dia 14 de setembro, no Chicagland Speedway.Â
Final:
1. Brad Keselowski Team Penske 400 voltas em 2h51m55s
2. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports + 0.797s
3. Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing + 6.512s
4. Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates + 8.538s
5. Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing + 8.757s
6. Joey Logano Team Penske + 11.246s
7. Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing + 12.368s
8. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports + 12.911s
9. Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing + 14.266s
10. Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports + 16.439s
11. Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates + 16.956s
12. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Motorsports + 17.426s
13. Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing + 17.579s
14. Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing + 18.984s
15. Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing + 19.222s
16. Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing + 22.454s
17. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports + 1 volta
18. Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing + 1
19. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing + 2
20. Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing + 2
21. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing + 2
22. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing + 4
23. AJ Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing + 4
24. Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing + 4
25. Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row Racing + 4
26. Ricky Stenhouse Jr Roush Fenway Racing + 4
27. Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports + 5
28. Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports + 5
29. David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports + 5
30. Cole Whitt BK Racing + 6
31. Casey Mears Germain Racing + 6
32. Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing + 6
33. David Ragan Front Row Motorsports + 6
34. Landon Cassill Hillman Racing + 6
35. Mike Bliss Tommy Baldwin Racing + 6
36. David Stremme Circle Sport + 8
37. Michael Annett Tommy Baldwin Racing + 8
38. Alex Bowman BK Racing + 9
39. Travis Kvapil FAS Lane Racing + 9
40. Joe Nemechek Jay Robinson Racing + 12
41. Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing + 70
42. Ryan Truex BK Racing + 87
43. J.J. Yeley BK Racing + 369 laps
Campeonato:
1. (–) Jeff Gordon 914pts
2. (–) Dale Earnhardt Jr. 883pts (-31pts)
3. (+2) Brad Keselowski 830pts (-84pts)
4. (–) Joey Logano 829pts (-85pts)
5. (+1) Jimmie Johnson 802pts (-112pts)
6. (-3) Matt Kenseth 797pts (-117pts)
7. (+1) Kevin Harvick 788pts (-126pts)
8. (+1) Ryan Newman 782pts (-132pts)
9. (-2) Carl Edwards 777pts (-137pts)
10. (–) Greg Biffle 753pts (-161pts)
11. (+1) Clint Bowyer 746pts (-168pts)
12. (+1) Kyle Larson # 737pts (-177pts)
13. (-2) Kasey Kahne 735pts (-179pts)
14. (+2) Jamie McMurray 706pts (-208pts)
15. (-1) Paul Menard 701pts (-213pts)
16. (-1) Austin Dillon # 698pts (-216pts)
17. (–) Kyle Busch 687pts (-227pts)
18. (–) Brian Vickers 681pts (-233pts)
19. (–) Denny Hamlin 659pts (-255pts)
20. (+1) Kurt Busch 651pts (-263pts)
21. (-1) Marcos Ambrose 645pts (-269pts)
22. (–) Aric Almirola 628pts (-286pts)
23. (–) AJ Allmendinger 611pts (-303pts)
24. (–) Casey Mears 596pts (-318pts)
25. (–) Martin Truex Jr. 580pts (-334pts)
26. (–) Tony Stewart 569pts (-345pts)
27. (–) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 556pts (-358pts)
28. (–) Danica Patrick 528pts (-386pts)
29. (–) Justin Allgaier 459pts (-455pts)
30. (+1) David Gilliland 407pts (-507pts)
31. (-1) Michael Annett # 400pts (-514pts)
32. (–) David Ragan 381pts (-533pts)
33. (–) Cole Whitt # 367pts (-547pts)
34. (–) Reed Sorenson 355pts (-559pts)
35. (–) Josh Wise 319pts (-595pts)
36. (–) Alex Bowman # 310pts (-604pts)
37. (–) Ryan Truex # 191pts (-723pts)
38. (–) Michael McDowell 166pts (-748pts)
39. (–) Travis Kvapil 149pts (-765pts)
40. (–) Jeff Burton 87pts (-827pts)
41. (–) Terry Labonte 77pts (-837pts)
42. (–) David Stremme 64pts (-850pts)
43. (–) Bobby Labonte 54pts (-860pts)
44. (–) Parker Kligerman 54pts (-860pts)
45. (–) Michael Waltrip 48pts (-866pts)
46. (–) Juan Pablo Montoya 47pts (-867pts)
47. (–) Alex Kennedy 47pts (-867pts)
48. (–) Dave Blaney 46pts (-868pts)
49. (–) Brett Moffitt 44pts (-870pts)
50. (–) David Reutimann 37pts (-877pts)
51. (–) Boris Said 28pts (-886pts)
52. (–) Timmy Hill 22pts (-892pts)
53. (–) Nelson Piquet Jr. 18pts (-896pts)
54. (–) Eddie MacDonald 9pts (-905pts)
55. (–) Tomy Drissi 6pts (-908pts)