Race Facts: Virginia is for Lovers 200

WHAT:

Virginia is for Lovers 200

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race No. 16 of 22

WHERE:

Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia

.750-Mile High-Banked Asphalt Oval

WHEN:

Thursday, Sept. 5, 2002

8 p.m. ET

DISTANCE:

150 Miles / 200 Laps

POSTED AWARDS:

$381,343

FIELD:

36 trucks. Fastest 32 trucks through time trials with three provisional starting positions available to owners based on 2002 owner point standings and one provisional starting position available to a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion driver or champion owner. If unused, it will go to the next eligible owner.

SANCTION:

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR)

PROMOTER:

Richmond International Raceway, Inc.

TELEVISION:

ESPN2 (Tape Delayed)

Airtime: 10 p.m. ET

Announcers: Jerry Punch and Phil Parsons

Pit Announcers: Ray Dunlap and Amy East

RADIO:

MRN Radio (Live)

Airtime: 7:30 p.m. ET

Booth Announcers: Barney Hall and Joe Moore

Turn Announcer: Mike Bagley

Pit Announcers: Jim Phillips, Winston Kelley and Adam Alexander

RECORDS:

QUALIFYING: Ron Hornaday, Chevrolet, 9/4/97, 121.726 mph, 22.181 seconds

RACE: Bob Keselowski, Dodge, 9/4/97, 104.167 mph

THE RACE TRACK:

Richmond International Raceway is a .750-mile D-shaped oval, with 14 degrees of banking in the corners, eight degrees of banking on the frontstretch and two degrees of banking on the backstretch. The frontstretch is 1,290 feet in length and the backstretch length is 860 feet.