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Crown Royal presents the Russell Friedman 400 Preview

Apr 28, 2009 - 4:58 PM

May 2, 2009
Richmond International Raceway
Richmond, Virginia
Race 10 of 36 on Sprint Cup circuit

TV: FOX, 7 p.m. EDT

Laps: 400
Track length: 0.75 miles
Race length: 300 miles

Qualifying record: Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 129.983 mph, 2004
Race record: Dale Jarrett, Ford, 109.047 mph, 1997

2008 Top 10
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 1. Clint Bowyer (33) Chevrolet 
 2. Kyle Busch (18) Toyota 
 3. Mark Martin (5) Chevrolet  
 4. Tony Stewart (20) Toyota 
 5. Martin Truex Jr. (1) Chevrolet 
 6. Ryan Newman (12) Dodge 
 7. Carl Edwards (99) Ford 
 8. Kevin Harvick (29) Chevrolet 
 9. Jeff Gordon (24) Chevrolet 
10. Kasey Kahne (9) Dodge 

Past Champions
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2008  Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 95.786 mph
2007  Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 91.270 mph
2006  Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 97.061 mph
2005  Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 100.316 mph
2004  Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 98.253 mph
2003  Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 87.134 mph
2002  Tony Stewart, Pontiac, 86.824 mph
2001  Tony Stewart, Pontiac, 95.872 mph
2000  Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 99.374 mph
1999  Dale Jarrett, Ford, 100.102 mph
1998  Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 97.044 mph
1997  Rusty Wallace, Ford, 108.499 mph
1996  Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 102.750 mph
1995  Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 106.425 mph
1994  Ernie Irvan, Ford, 98.334 mph
1993  Davey Allison, Ford, 107.709 mph
1992  Bill Elliot, Ford, 104.378 mph
1991  Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 105.397 mph
1990  Mark Martin, Ford, 92.158 mph
1989  Rusty Wallace, Pontiac, 89.619 mph
1988  Neil Bonnett, Chevrolet, 66.401 mph
1987  Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 81.520 mph
1986  Kyle Petty, Ford, 71.078 mph
1985  Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 67.945 mph
1984  Ricky Rudd, Ford, 76.736 mph
1983  Bobby Allison, Buick, 79.584 mph
1982  Dave Marcis, Chevrolet, 72.914 mph
1981  Darrell Waltrip, Buick, 76.570 mph
1980  Darrell Waltrip, Chevrolet, 67.703 mph
1979  Cale Yarborough, Oldsmobile, 83.608 mph
1978  Benny Parsons, Chevrolet, 80.304 mph
1977  Cale Yarborough, Chevrolet, 73.084 mph
1976  Dave Marcis, Dodge, 72.792 mph
1975  Richard Petty, Dodge, 74.913 mph
1974  Bobby Allison, 74 Chevrolet, 80.095 mph
1973  Richard Petty, 73 Dodge, 74.764 mph
1972  Richard Petty, 72 Plymouth, 76.258 mph
1971  Richard Petty, 70 Plymouth, 79.836 mph
1970  James Hylton, 69 Ford, 82.044 mph
1969  David Pearson, 69 Ford, 73.752 mph
1968  David Pearson, 68 Ford, 65.217 mph
1967  Richard Petty, 67 Plymouth, 65.982 mph
1966  David Pearson, 64 Dodge, 66.539 mph
1965  Junior Johnson, 65 Ford, 61.416 mph
1964  David Pearson, 64 Dodge, 58.660 mph
1963  Joe Weatherly, 63 Pontiac, 58.624 mph
1962  Rex White, 61 Chevrolet, 51.360 mph
1961  Richard Petty, 60 Plymouth, 62.460 mph
1960  Lee Petty, 60 Plymouth, 62.250 mph
1959  Tom Pistone, 59 Thunderbird, 56.860 mph