About tonight’s race:
- Crown Royal Presents The Dan Lowry 400
- Richmond International Speedway
- .750 mile, D-shaped Oval
- 400 lap race, 300 miles
- moderate banking, 14% in turns, 8% frontstretch (the “D”), 2% backstretch
- Impound race, look for some teams on the owner’s point bubble to make an early stop to change from qualifying trim to race trim.
Fox Broadcast
- Green flag drops 7:45 EDT (4:45 PDT), approximately
- Weather forecast: (green flag) partly cloudy, 79°, (11 PM EDT) chance of thunderstorms
Telecast crew:
Booth
- MIke Joy (lead)
- Larry McReynolds (analyst)
- Daryl Waltrip (analyst)
In the Pit
- Dick Berggren
- Steve Byrnes
- Matt Yocum
- Krista Voda
Hollywood Hotel
- Chris Myers
- Jeff Hammond
Dale Jr. will be running the #88 National Guard Amp Energy Drink Chevrolet Impala
Tony Eury Jr. (Tony Jr.) - Crew Chief
TJ Majors - Spotter
Pit Crew
Lap 1 -GREEN GREEN GREEN. Jr. started on the inside of Row 11,
Lap 7 - Jr. says "real tight in the center."
Lap 13 - passes the 5 to go to 19th.
Lap 20 - now 17th
Since this was an impound race, some of the usual cars did not qualify well and started towards the middle or back of the path. Because they were already in the race, they qualified in race trim. Look for some of the bubble teams to come in early to make adjustments.
Lap 27 -now 16th. Dale Jr: Loose in, loose off.
Lap 32 - Tony Jr. says you're a tenth of a second faster than the leader. now 14th.
Lap 45 - 4 tenths faster than rest of the field. JR: Free in on the center, a little free on the right front. Jeff Gordon a lap down.
Lap 52 - now 10th. 0:10 behind leader.
Lap 55 - Tony Jr: You're about half-way into the (fuel) run. 23.38, everyone else is running 50s and 60s.
Lap 60 - running 9th. gaining 100 ft./lap on the leader
Lap 66 - CAUTION IS OUT.
Lap 67 - TJ: Pit this time. Tony: 4 tires and fuel. 13.8 seconds went in 9th, came out 7th.
Lap 73 - GREEN GREEN GREEN. Next fuel window: 160?
Lap 98 - 5th! Everything else quiet.
Lap 100 - Loose in, Loose out. But good in the center. Good on new tires.
Lap 104 - A little loose coming out turn 3, shimmy in the rear.
Lap 108 - Jr. laps the 24, 24 goes 2 laps down.
Lap 125 - running 5th
Lap 128 - TJ: CAUTION'S OUT Metal in turn 2.
Lap 130 - 4 tires and fuel. Went in 5th, came out 7th. 14.5. Denny Hamlin, 11, has led every leap.
Lap 132 - coming to the green.
Lap 133 - TJ - You're drivin' away from everyone. GREEN GREEN GREEN.
Lap 135 - some bumpin and bangin on the back stretch.
Lap 140 - CAUTION, Montoya into the wall. During the last round of pit stops, the 2 jackman cut across too tightly and had to leap over the hood as Tony came in. Appeared unharmed and still made a good pit stop! Staying out.
144 - GREEN GREEN GREEN running 5th
155 - after last pit stop, car got loosened up. The 1 and 9 passed JR. on a turn, got loose, big tail wiggle. Now 7th.
158 - passed Kahne, back to 6th.
164 - Gordon got the Lucky Dog on the last pit stop, now 19th, on the lead lap. Jr. passes the 01, Martin Truex Jr. for 5th.
168 - passes 29 Kevin Harvick for 4th.
175 - running 4th. 2 tenths faster than the leader.
200 - running 4th at half-way. LOok out for the 42, serious tire rub. Caution waiting to happen.
