April 2014 Pole Winner: None - due to inclement weather

September 2013 Pole Winner: #24-Jeff Gordon, 130.599, finished 8th

Track Qualifying Record: Jeff Gordon, September 2013, 130.599mph

Worst Starting Spot to Win: Clint Bowyer, May 2008, started 31st

Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 53 years, 3 months, 19 days, 4/27/2012

Youngest Pole Winner: Brian Vickers, 20 years, 6 months, 21 days, 5/15/2004

Fastest First Practice Speed: #4-Harvick, 129.112 mph

Fastest Happy Hour Practice Speed: #99-Edwards 121.863 mph

Keselowski wins Richmond pole: #2-Brad Keselowski won the Coors Light pole for the Federated Auto Parts 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway with speed of 126.618mph for his 4th pole of 2014, 1st at Richmond and 7th of his career. Keselowski has won one race from the pole out of 6 previous poles.
#24-Gordon is on the outside pole, followed by #48-Johnson, #4-Harvick, #22-Logano, #15-Bowyer, #17-Stenhouse Jr., #42-Larson, #41-Busch, #99-Edwards, #11-Hamlin and #31-Newman.
Missing the race were: #75-Clay Rogers.(9-5-2014)

Qualifying Fast Facts - Richmond:
#2-Brad Keselowski won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 57th Annual Federated Auto Parts 400 with a lap of 21.324 seconds, 126.618 mph.
This is his seventh pole in 187 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his career-high fourth pole and 21st top-10 start in 2014. He had three career poles coming into the 2014 season.
This is his first pole in 11 races at Richmond International Raceway. Keselowski's previous best start at Richmond was second, earlier this season in April.
#24-Jeff Gordon (second) posted his 17th top-10 start of 2014 and his 33rd in 44 races at Richmond International Raceway.
#48-Jimmie Johnson (third) posted his 15th top-10 start at Richmond International Raceway. It is his 13th in 26 races this season.
#42-Kyle Larson (eighth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(9-5-2014)

First Round of Qualifying for the Federated Auto Parts 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway is over, after 30 minutes..
#24-Gordon 125.927
#48-Johnson 125.692
#22-Logano 125.687
#4-Harvick 125.488
#17-Stenhouse Jr. 125.383
the rest of the top 12: 11 15 41 2 31 42 99;
out of the top 12 and not advancing to round 2: 10 1 27 20 16 55 14 18 5 13 47 88 23 43 51 3 78 38 90 36 9 40 26 98 32 93 75 37 7 66 83 34
Driver who will miss the race: #75-Rogers.
(9-5-2014)

For the 2014 group qualifying rules and starting procedures, see the Qualifying Rules page

Coverage of Qualifying for the Federated Auto Parts 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway is scheduled for Friday, September 5, 2014 at 5:45pm/et.
Television (TV): ESPN2, 5:30pm/et
Radio: Live online at Motor Racing Network (MRN)
Scheduled Qualifying Re-Air: none

Qualifying Progression:
driver that was fastest after the first session and the pole winner from the final session of group qualifying.
First Session: #24-Gordon, 125.927mph, starts 2nd
Final Session: #2-Keselowski, 126.618mph, starts 1st on the pole

Rookie of the Year Candidates Qualifying Results:
#42-Kyle Larson, starts 8th
#23-Alex Bowman, 25th
#51-Justin Allgaier, 27th
#3-Austin Dillon, 28th
#26-Cole Whitt, 35th
#7-Michael Annett, 40th
#83-Ryan Truex, 43rd
#30-Parker Kligerman, Did not race

Happy Hour practice for the Federated Auto Parts 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway is over, after 80 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and notes:
#99-Edwards 121.863
#2-Keselowski 121.841
#15-Bowyer 121.737
#1-McMurray 121.715
#48-Johnson 121.704
slowest: #93-Yeley 116.878 & #34-Ragan 117.565
notes: #55-Vickers wrecked very early in practice when a tire went down and he spun, hitting the wall. The team pulled out the backup car.
See fastest speeds, laps run, best 10 consecutive lap average on the Richmond Happy Hour Practice speeds page (pdf).(9-5-2014)

First Friday practice for the Federated Auto Parts 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway is over, after 180 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and notes:
#4-Harvick 129.112
#2-Keselowski 128.805
#22-Logano 128.712
#55-Vickers 128.419
#99-Edwards 128.065
slowest: #66-Nemechek 116.124 & #75-Rogers 118.463
best 10 consecutive lap averages:
#24-Gordon 123.880
#88-Earnhardt Jr. 122.148
#1-McMurray 122.054
notes: there is no TV coverage for this 3-hour practice.
If qualifying were to be cancelled (5:45pm/et today on ESPN2), this practice would set the starting lineup.
See fastest speeds, laps run, best 10 consecutive lap average on the Richmond Practice 1 speeds page (pdf).(9-5-2014)

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For the new 2014 group qualifying rules and starting procedures, see the Qualifying Rules page

Qualifying order is by a random draw. Someone from the team draws a bingo like ball just before the first practice of the event.