Kenseth Wins at Richmond

Matt Kenseth won the Federated Auto Parts 400 from Richmond International Raceway on Saturday night.

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Kenseth led a race-high 352 of 400 laps on Saturday.  Kenseth said the win gives his team a lot of confidence going into the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

“I was glad I didn’t make any mistakes tonight and was able to get the win,” Kenseth said.  “It’s good for all of our confidence…especially mine.”

Kenseth had to hold off Joey Logano and Aric Almirola following a late caution with 20 laps to go.  Kenseth had a good restart that helped propel him to the victory.

“I knew for sure I wasn’t going to go late,” Kenseth said.  “I knew I had to have…a good restart and some good distance to hold on because the short run was not our strong suit.  I knew it was going to be important to make sure we were clear when we got to turn one.”

Unofficial results:

1. Matt Kenseth

2. Kyle Busch

3. Joey Logano

4. Aric Almirola

5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

6. Denny Hamlin

7. Jeff Gordon

8. Brad Keselowski

9. Jimmie Johnson

10. Clint Bowyer

11. Carl Edwards

12. Kyle Larson

13. Jamie McMurray

14. Kevin Harvick

15. Kurt Busch

16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr

17. David Ragan

18. Kasey Kahne

19. Danica Patrick

20. Ryan Newman

21. Casey Mears

22. Brian Scott

23. Trevor Bayne

24. AJ Allmendinger

25. Justin Allgaier

26. Paul Menard

27. Austin Dillon

28. Sam Hornish Jr.

29. Tony Stewart

30. Landon Cassill

31. Greg Biffle

32. Martin Truex Jr.

33. David Gilliland

34. J.J. Yeley

35. Brett Moffitt

36. Matt DiBenedetto

37. Alex Bowman

38. Cole Whitt

39. Jeb Burton

40. Jeffrey Earnhardt

41. Reed Sorenson

42. Michael McDowell

43. Michael Annett

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