For the first time in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season weather has set the field. The rains came with 20-minutes left in the opening practice Friday afternoon at Richmond International Raceway as Kevin Harvick was atop the leader board. The rains continued and NASCAR was forced to cancel all activities at the 0.75-mile track. Under NASCAR’s rules the field was set by the first practice speeds so it will be Harvick who will lead the field in a Chevy to the green for Sunday’s Toyota Owners 400.
Harvick’s practice speed of 129.069 mph gave him his first pole of the season and the 16th of his career. Joey Logano will roll off second in a Ford followed by the Chevy of Jimmie Johnson.
“We decided to go and try to take advantage of being the first car on the race track” Harvick said.
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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