Matt Kenseth completely dominated Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway.
Kenseth led 352 of the race's 400 laps en route to the victory, even surviving a late race caution that allowed the field to close on him, including Aric Almirola, who was trying to race his way into the Chase for the Sprint Cup. In the end, Kenseth powered away to win by nearly a full second over Kyle Busch.
Kenseth talked to the media about the win, while team owner Joe Gibbs talked about having all four of his teams make the cut for the Chase for the Sprint Cup. We also heard from second place finisher Kyle Busch, along with Jamie McMurray, who made it to the Chase for the Sprint Cup for the first time and defending Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick.
Going into Friday night, it had been some 39 races since the folks in Dawsonville, Ga had heard the sound after of siren over the famed Dawsonville Pool Room, which goes off anytime hometown hero Chase Elliott scores a victory.
Elliott led the final 83 laps in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond International Raceway to score his fourth career victory, and his first of the 2015 season. Elliott took the lead by beating his teammate, Regan Smith off pit road on lap 168.
Over the closing laps, he had to hold off a hard charge from Kyle Busch to become the first series regular to win at Richmond since 2004.
Afterward Friday night’s race, Elliott talked about the win. Josh Berry, making his series debut for JR Motorsports, also talked to the media after finishing in seventh.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series now heads to Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. to kick off the Chase for the Sprint Cup on Sunday, while the NASCAR Xfinity Series will do battle on Saturday. WDUN will have full MRN Radio coverage of the NASCAR race weekend.
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