Race Highlights:
- Richard Childress Racing teammates finished 19th (Kevin Harvick), 22nd (Jeff Burton) and 26th (Paul Menard).
- Harvick made 53 green-flag passes during the 500-mile event ranking him 13th in NASCAR Loop Data Statistics.
- Harvick and the Budweiser is Back team led for 21 laps in the Goody’s Fast Relief 500.
- Burton spent 252 laps running in the top 15 before suffering electrical issues.
- Burton and the No. 31 BB&T team were credited with running the fastest lap of all competitors 13 times during the event.
- Burton made 50 green-flag passes during the event which was extended to 515 laps.
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Menard and the No. 27 Libman/Menards team ran as high as fifth and maintained an average running position of 21.56.
- Menard completed 26 green-flag passes throughout the Goody’s Fast Relief 500.
- Ryan Newman scored the win in Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway. He was followed to the checkered flag by AJ Allmendinger, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth and Martin Truex Jr.
- The next Sprint Cup Series race is the Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday, April 14, televised live on FOX beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and Sirius XM Satellite Radio beginning at 6:30 p.m. EST.
Paul Menard and the No. 27 Team Endure Long Day at Martinsville Speedway to Finish 26th
Start – 11 Finish – 26 Laps Led – 0 Points – 14
PAUL MENARD QUOTE:
“Today was a tough day for the No. 27 team and the RCR organization. We felt like we had a good setup coming off of our practice sessions but we struggled with the early long green-flag runs. Then the speeding penalty toward the end of the race hurt us even further. We’ll regroup and get back after it at Texas (Motor Speedway).”
Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Budweiser is Back Team Finish 19th at Martinsville Speedway
Start – 2 Finish – 19 Laps Led – 21 Points – 5
KEVIN HARVICK QUOTE:
“We just went in the wrong direction with the setup for today and learned what not to do when we come back in the fall. It was just Not a good day at all. As a group we probably made some wrong decisions before the race but as a group we will fix them for the fall race.“
Burton Earns 22nd-Place Finish at Martinsville After Electrical Issues Hamper Day
Start – 18 Finish – 22 Laps Led – 0 Points – 15
JEFF BURTON QUOTE:
“It is very frustrating to have another race where we had a competitive car and suffered terrible luck.”