Last week: Brad Keselowski won at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway after a last-lap pass that left Carl Edwards' car sailing into the frontstretch safety fence.
Last year: Clint Bowyer was a surprise winner, taking the race with a last-lap pass that put Dale Earnhardt Jr. into the wall.
Fast facts: Kurt Busch leads the series standings for the first time since March 2005. Busch, the winner in Atlanta in March, finished sixth at Talladega -- his sixth top-10 of the season -- to take a five-point lead over Jeff Gordon. ... Jimmie Johnson swept the 2007 Richmond races. ... Earnhardt has three victories, eight top-fives and 10 top-10s at Richmond. ... David Poole, the Charlotte Observer's NASCAR writer for 13 years, died Tuesday of a heart attack. He was 50.
Next race: Southern 500, May 9, Darlington (S.C.) Raceway
the number XThere won't be a No. 8 car on the track this weekend for the first time in 10 years.