The 2018 Federated Auto Parts 400 was a

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that was held on September 22, 2018, at

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. Contested over 400 laps on the D-shaped short track, it was the 28th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, second race of the Playoffs and second race of the Round of 16.

Report

Background

Richmond International Raceway from stands

Richmond Raceway (RR), formerly known as Richmond International Raceway (RIR), is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), ''D''-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside

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. It hosts the

and

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. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR

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race, an

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race and two USAC sprint car races.

Entry list

Practice

First practice

Kyle Busch Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing and part-t ...

was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 22.279 seconds and a speed of .

Final practice

Brad Keselowski Bradley Aaron Keselowski (; born February 12, 1984) is an American professional stock car racing driver, team owner, and entrepreneur. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 6 Ford Mustang for RFK Racing, a team he also ...

was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.458 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying

Kevin Harvick Kevin Michael Harvick (born December 8, 1975) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 4 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing. Harvick is the 2014 Cup Series champio ...

scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.153 and a speed of .

Qualifying results

*Kyle Busch, Daniel Suárez, Regan Smith, and David Ragan all started from the rear after failing inspection.

Race

Stage Results

Stage 1 ''Laps:'' 100 Stage 2 ''Laps:'' 100

Final Stage Results

Stage 3 ''Laps:'' 200

Race statistics

* Lead changes: 8 among different drivers * Cautions/Laps: 3 for 23 * Red flags: 0 * Time of race: 2 hours, 54 minutes and 30 seconds * Average speed:

Media

Television

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covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen,

Jeff Burton Jeffrey Tyler Burton (born June 29, 1967), nicknamed The Mayor, is an American former professional stock car racing driver and current racing commentator. He scored 21 career victories in the NASCAR Cup Series, including two Coca-Cola 600s in ...

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and three-time Richmond winner

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr. (born October 10, 1974) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver, team owner, author, and an analyst for ''NASCAR on NBC''. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving t ...

had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and

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will report from pit lane during the race.

Radio

The

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had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

Standings after the race

;Manufacturers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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