BROADCAST INFORMATION: Sunday’s race at Richmond International Raceway will air live on FOX at 2:00 p.m. ET. Can’t make it to a television? The race can be heard live on MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Below is the broadcast schedule for the remainder of the weekend.
Friday, April 21
11:30 a.m. ET: NASCAR Cup Series practice, FOX Sports 1
4:45 p.m. ET: NASCAR Cup Series qualifying, FOX Sports 1
Saturday, April 22
9:00 a.m. ET: NASCAR Cup Series practice, FOX Sports 1
11:30 a.m. ET: NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FOX Sports 1
Sunday, April 23
2:00 p.m. NASCAR Cup Series race, FOX
THIS WEEKEND’S PAINT SCHEMES: Kasey Kahne will debut the No. 5 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet SS, Chase Elliott will pilot the No. 24 NAPA Brakes Chevrolet SS and Jimmie Johnson will man the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS while Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be behind the wheel of the No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet SS.
HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS AT RICHMOND: At Richmond International Raceway, Hendrick Motorsports has 10 wins, 17 pole positions, 57 top-five finishes and 103 top-10s. Johnson earned the three most recent wins for the organization at the track -- a sweep in 2007 and another trip to Victory Lane in 2008.
KAHNE’S RICHMOND STATS: In his last two starts at Richmond, Kahne has finished fourth and sixth. The 37-year-old has an average starting position of 13.8 and an average finishing position of 16.3 at the Virginia short track. He’s led a total of 281 laps in five separate races at the track
ELLIOTT'S 50TH START: This weekend at Richmond, Elliott is set to make his 50th Cup Series start. In his previous 49 starts, the Dawsonville, Georgia, native has collected 13 top-five finishes, 23 top-10s, two Daytona 500 pole awards and 527 laps led. Elliott averages a starting position of 12.4 and finishing position of 14.7. The sophomore-season driver earned a playoff berth in his first full-time season in addition to the 2016 rookie of the year title.
JOHNSON DUE FOR A WIN AT RICHMOND: Three of Johnson’s 82 career wins have come at Richmond International Raceway. However, the No. 48 team hasn’t found Victory Lane at the track since Sept. 7, 2008. The team has been performing better at the 0.75-mile track as of late, as Johnson earned a pair of third-place finishes in the spring events at Richmond in 2015 and 2016 and hasn’t finished outside of the top 11 since September 2014.
EARNHARDT’S RICHMOND STATS: Among active drivers, Earnhardt is one of four competitors tied for second with three Cup victories at Richmond International Raceway. Earnhardt most recently went to Victory Lane at Richmond on May 6, 2006, after leading 47 laps. The Kannapolis, North Carolina, native has one pole at the three-quarter-mile, D-shaped oval, which he earned in September 2012. Richmond is another track where the driver of the No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet SS has shown his ability to pass, as he ranks fifth among active drivers in green-flag passes with 1,184 since 2005, according to NASCAR’s loop data statistics.