Capital City 400 NASCAR HOTPASS Lineup on DIRECTV

The NASCAR HOTPASS lineup for the Capital City 400 at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway is as follows:

DIRECTV Channel 795:

Denny Hamlin and the No. 11 FedEx Fright Toyota team of Joe Gibbs Racing

Denny Hamlin will make his 232nd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 13th at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway … Has two wins (September 2010 and 2011), two poles (September 2006 and May 2008) and eight top-10 finishes in 12 starts at Richmond … The 31-year-old Chesterfield, Va., native has 19 wins and 115 top-10 finishes in 231 Sprint Cup starts … 2012 marks Hamlin’s seventh full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best points finish of second in 2010 … Started fourth and won last week at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City … Ranks fifth in Sprint Cup Series points with two wins and four top-10 finishes.

DIRECTV Channel 796:

Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet team of Hendrick Motorsports

Jimmie Johnson will make his 372nd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 21st at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway … Has three wins (May and September 2007 and September 2008), two poles (September 2002 and 2007) and seven top-10 finishes in 20 starts at Richmond … The 36-year-old El Cajon, Calif., native has 55 wins and 230 top-10 finishes in 371 Sprint Cup starts … 2012 marks Johnson’s 11th full year in Sprint Cup and he has five championships (2006-2010) … Started 15th and finished third last week at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City … Ranks seventh in Sprint Cup Series points with six top-10 finishes.

DIRECTV Channel 797:

Martin Truex Jr., and the No. 56 NAPA Brakes Toyota team of Michael Waltrip Racing

Martin Truex Jr., will make his 234th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 13th at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway … Has two top-10 finishes in 12 career Sprint Cup starts at Richmond … The 31-year-old Mayetta, N.J., native has one win and 62 top-10 finishes in 233 Sprint Cup starts … 2012 marks Truex’s seventh full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best points finish of 11th in 2007 … Won 2004 and 2005 NASCAR Nationwide Series championships … Started sixth and finished second last week at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City … Ranks second in Sprint Cup Series points with six top-10 finishes.

DIRECTV Channel 798:

Dale Earnhardt Jr., and the No. 88 National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet team of Hendrick Motorsports

Dale Earnhardt Jr., will make his 444th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 26th at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway … Has three wins (May 2000, 2004 and 2006) and 10 top-10 finishes in 25 starts at Richmond … The 37-year-old Kannapolis, N.C., native has won 18 races and has 168 top-10 finishes in 443 Sprint Cup starts… Won 1998 and 1999 NASCAR Nationwide Series championships … 2012 marks Earnhardt’s 13th full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best points finish of third in 2003… Started seventh and finished seventh last week at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City … Ranks fourth in Sprint Cup Series points with six top-10 finishes.

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