Catchfence

In the final laps of the NNS Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway, it was Kyle Busch keeping Carl Edwards (who dominated the race by leading 160 laps of the 250 laps that were run) at bay by 0.696 seconds at the drop of the checkered flag.

This was Busch’s 8th series win of the 2011, his 51st series career win and his4th series win at Richmond International Raceway.

Finishing behind Busch and Edwards for third-place was the current series points leader, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (leads Elliott Sadler by 16 points in the standings) and they were followed by Ryan Truex finishing fourth and Kenny Wallace finishing in fifth.

Rounding out the top-ten finishing positions were Elliott Sadler finishing in sixth, Aric Almirola seventh, Reed Sorenson eighth, Justin Allgaier ninth and Joe Nemechek finishing in tenth-place

RACE NOTES:

Average Speed: 90.909 MPH
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 03 Mins, 45 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 0.696 Seconds
Lead Changes: 10 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 48 laps
Attendance: 38,000

Unofficial Top-Ten in the Point Standings: 1. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – 950 (Leader) 2. Elliott Sadler – 934 (-16 Points Behind the Leader) 3. Reed Sorenson – 905 (-45) 4. Aric Almirola – 882 (-68) 5. Justin Allgaier – 875 (-75) 6. Jason Leffler –  826 (-124) 7. Kenny Wallace – 786 (-164) 8. Steve Wallace – 765 (-185) 9. Michael Annett – 744 (-206) 10. Brian Scott – 736 (-214).

Next Up: The Dollar General 300 powered by Coca-Cola at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday, September 17th, with ESPN beginning their (pre-race) coverage at 3:00 PM (EDT).

2011 NNS Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Race Results

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Lap	Pts	BPts	Status	TLd	LLd
1	3	18	Kyle Busch(i)	Z-Line Toyota	250	0		Running	4	74
2	2	60	Carl Edwards(i)	Fastenal/Honoring Our Heroes Ford	250	0		Running	5	160
3	6	6	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Fastenal/Honoring Our Heroes Ford	250	41		Running
4	10	20	Ryan Truex	Schick Xtreme 3 Toyota	250	40		Running
5	5	9	Kenny Wallace	Federated Auto Parts Toyota	250	39		Running
6	8	2	Elliott Sadler	OneMain Financial Chevrolet	250	38		Running
7	16	88	Aric Almirola	Advocare Chevrolet	250	37		Running
8	17	32	Reed Sorenson	Dollar General Chevrolet	250	36		Running
9	22	31	Justin Allgaier	Dollar General Chevrolet	250	35		Running
10	15	87	Joe Nemechek	D.A.B. Constructors/Pellet & Wood Stoves Toyota	250	34		Running
11	26	62	Michael Annett	Freightliner Toyota	250	33		Running
12	18	19	Mike Bliss	Hilton Garden Inn Richmond Chevrolet	250	32		Running
13	14	70	David Stremme(i)	Foretravel Chevrolet	250	0		Running
14	28	51	Jeremy Clements	Clements Racing Engines Chevrolet	250	31	1	Running	1	8
15	24	1	Mike Wallace	G&K Services Chevrolet	250	29		Running
16	7	66	Steve Wallace	5-hour Energy Toyota	250	28		Running
17	38	15	Timmy Hill #	Lilly Trucking of VA Ford	250	27		Running
18	32	7	Danica Patrick	GoDaddy.com/GetYour.net Chevrolet	249	26		Running
19	1	22	Brad Keselowski(i)	Ruby Tuesday Dodge	249	0		Running	1	8
20	13	33	Kevin Harvick(i)	Rheem Heating Cooling and Water Heating Chevrolet	249	0		Running
21	37	28	Derrike Cope	MAXelence.com Chevrolet	247	23		Running
22	39	23	Robert Richardson Jr.	North TX Pipe Chevrolet	247	22		Running
23	40	52	Kevin Lepage	Victory Performance Valves Chevrolet	246	21		Running
24	41	89	Morgan Shepherd	Victory in Jesus Chevrolet	246	20		Running
25	42	39	Luis Martinez Jr.	King Taco Chevrolet	246	19		Running
26	27	30	Ricky Carmichael(i)	Monster Energy Chevrolet	245	0		Running
27	35	81	Blake Koch #	Daystar.com Dodge	211	17		Running
28	4	16	Trevor Bayne	Fastenal/Honoring Our Heroes Ford	209	16		Accident
29	11	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Chevrolet	178	15		Running
30	20	14	Eric McClure	Hefty BlackOut/Reynolds Chevrolet	158	14		Accident
31	9	1	Jamie McMurray(i)	Phoenix Construction Chevrolet	155	0		Ignition
32	12	11	Brian Scott	Shore Lodge Toyota	145	12		Accident
33	21	40	Josh Wise	Key Motorsports Chevrolet	69	11		Oil Pressure
34	25	41	Johnny Chapman	Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet	42	10		Brakes
35	30	71	Matt Carter	Lilly Trucking of VA Ford	37	9		Brakes
36	23	44	Jeff Green	TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet	27	8		Brakes
37	36	75	Carl Long	Lilly Trucking of VA Ford	24	7		Rear Gear
38	43	42	Tim Andrews	Key Motorsports Chevrolet	9	6		Power
39	34	48	Dennis Setzer	Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet	9	PE		Brakes
40	19	49	Mark Green	Acredale Vending Chevrolet	8	4		Brakes
41	31	3	Scott Riggs	North TX Pipe Chevrolet	7	3		Overheating
42	33	46	Chase Miller	Key Motorsports Chevrolet	4	2		Transmission
43	29	47	Brian Keselowski(i)	Key Motorsports Chevrolet	2	0		Ignition

(i) Ineligible for Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie
PE Post-Entry (No Points)