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Sprint Cup preview: Toyota Owners 400, Richmond, Va.

April 25, 2015 at 1:35AM
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Toyota Owners 400 • Richmond Int'l Raceway, 6 p.m., Ch. 9

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What: Race 9 of 36

Track: Oval, 0.75 miles

Race distance: 300 miles, 400 laps

Last year: Joey Logano raced to the second of his five 2014 victories.

Last week: Matt Kenseth won the rain-delayed race at Bristol to end a 51-event victory drought.

Fast facts: A hydrogen-fueled Toyota Mirai will serve as the official pace car Saturday night. … President Obama honored Kevin Harvick at the White House on Tuesday afternoon, commemorating Harvick's 2014 Sprint Cup championship. … Longtime Fox NASCAR announcer Steve Byrnes died on Tuesday at the age of 56 after a difficult and public battle with cancer over the past two years.

Next race: Geico 500, May 3, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala.

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