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Richmond Chase Scenarios
Posted by: Kerry Murphey in News[/align][align=center]One Spot, Three Drivers:[/align][align=center]The Battle For The Final Chase Berth
Though technically nine drivers are vying for seven spots, the drama lies among three positions, and three drivers: Clint Bowyer in 12th, David Ragan in 13th and Kasey Kahne in 14th.
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Bowyer is 17 points ahead of Ragan, and 48 ahead of Kahne. That final spot is a precarious position – since the Chase’s inception in 2005, drivers have moved in from outside the cut-off bubble in three of the four Richmond races (Jeremy Mayfield in 2004; Ryan Newman in 2005 and Kasey Kahne in 2006).[/align][align=center]
Clinch Scenarios for Richmond
Five drivers have already clinched a spot in the Chase: Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Burton. Below are the scenarios that would guarantee other drivers a Chase spot, no matter how any other competitor finished:[/align][align=center][:-]
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NASCAR going Green with the EPA? SmartWay® - Certified Vehicles On Display At NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Races Beginning With Chevy Rock & Roll 400 In Richmond

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 4, 2008) – The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have formed a partnership to promote high-efficiency, fuel-saving vehicles to fans attending NASCAR races.
This weekend at the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway, Chevrolet vehicles that are EPA SmartWay® certified will be on display for fans. The SmartWay logo identifies products and services that reduce transportation-related emissions. At the event, fans are encouraged to look for the “SmartWay Certified Vehicles on Display Here!” banner.
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personally i think we're looking at a Sunday afternoon race, Hanna is coming.....

 

[align=center] [/align][align=center][/align][align=center]`Duane[/align][align=center]Good Possibility that it may get rained `out Saturday night : ([/align][align=center]I just got back from the beach & the high winds[/align][align=center]are still kicking `up pretty good from Hanna.[/align][align=center]We are more concerned about Hurricane Ike : ([/align][align=center]then Jossesphine behind him : ([/align][align=center][/align]Weather update – 8:15 AM EDT: At 6 AM, Tropical Storm Hanna was located 425 miles south of Wilmington, NC and moving northwest at 18 mph. Maximum sustained winds are 65 mph. The first rains should enter the Richmond area later this afternoon. Additional details will be updated on the Tropics page.[align=center][/align][align=center][/align][align=center][/align]

 

Tony Stewart Hires Darian Grubb as Crew ChiefDarian Grubb to Serve as Tony Stewart’s Crew Chief at Stewart-Haas
Virginia Native Comes Full Circle with Announcement at Richmond International Raceway

RICHMOND, Va. (Sept. 5, 2008) – Stewart-Haas Racing has signed Darian Grubb to a multi-year contract to serve as crew chief for driver/owner Tony Stewart and the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet upon the conclusion of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, team officials announced today at Richmond International Raceway.
The 32-year-old from Floyd, Va., comes to Stewart-Haas Racing from Hendrick Motorsports, where in six years since joining the multi-car organization, he rose from team engineer with the No. 48 Sprint Cup squad in 2003 to Hendrick Motorsports’ engineering manager for the Nos. 5 and 88 Sprint Cup teams. Grubb also has extensive experience in the role of crew chief, as he served as the interim crew chief for the No. 48 team during the first four races of the 2006 Sprint Cup season, where he led driver Jimmie Johnson to a pair of victories – including the Daytona 500 – as well as one runner-up finish and a sixth-place effort. Johnson went on to win the Sprint Cup championship in 2006.