Chevy Rock and Roll 400

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Sprint Cup cars run at Richmond Saturday at 7PM on ABC
Final Practice today 11AM on ESPN2
Qualifying 6PM today on ESPN2

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Brakes, how the car turns the focus at Richmond

RIR runs fast like a speedway, but is still a short track

http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/features/09/04/cc.corner.jmeendering.blabonte.richmond/index.html

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RICHMOND, Va. -- Fearing for the safety of more than 100,000 fans expected to attend Saturday's Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway, NASCAR officials elected Friday evening to postpone the start of the race until 1 p.m. Sunday on ESPN after rain from Tropical Storm Hanna threatened to swamp the track.
Spinoff rain from Hanna struck RIR Friday afternoon at about 4:15 p.m. ET, wiping out all hope NASCAR officials had of not only the remainder of scheduled activities for not only that evening, but all day Saturday as well.
Qualifying for the Nationwide Series' Emerson Radio 250 was cancelled at about 4:46, with the 43-car lineup being set per the rulebook, with the top-30 starters lining up in order of owner points. Qualifying for the Cup race also eventually was washed out, and the same scenario was used to set the starting field.
The Nationwide event will now be run at 7 p.m. Sunday on ESPN2, after conclusion of the Cup race and after the grandstands have been cleared.

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Logano's much-anticipated Cup Series debut on hold

Ninth in practice, but misses race due to Friday's storms

http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/09/05/jlogano.debut.postponed/index.html

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Rain puts all bubble guys next to each other at start

Drivers eight through 14 separated by less than 150 points

http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/features/09/05/chase.bubble.richmond/index.html

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1 p.m. ET

ESPN's pre-race coverage is on the air.

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1:01 p.m.

Grand marshal and retired firefighter delivers the command by thanking America for its support: "Gentlemen, start your engines!"

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1:04 p.m.

Cars are rolling onto the track. There will be a competition caution on Lap 35 due to the recent rain in Richmond.

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1:10 p.m.

GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards get the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 under way at Richmond.

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Lap 1

Kyle Busch pulls ahead to lead the first lap. Both Greg Biffle and Kevin Harvick have now clinched their Chase berth.

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Lap 6

Jimmie Johnson pulls around Carl Edwards to take second position. Edwards falls to fourth.