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Saturday Night is Made for Beating and Banging · Dennis Michelsen · Wednesday May 3, 2006
One of the best NASCAR events of the year comes this weekend; Saturday night under the lights at Richmond! You just know someone is going to be mad at someone else before this race is over! Short track racing brings the tempers to the boiling point, but it gets even worse under the lights. Maybe it is that "Saturday Night Fights" mentality but the tempers seem to burst quicker at night! Richmond might be the most perfect track ever built, giving us lap after lap of side-by-side racing. Does it get any better than this? Saturday night is made for beating and banging"¦NASCAR style!
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By the Numbers: A Statistical Look at This Week’s Race
(Detailed stats at http://www.stockcarpitpass.com/stats.html)
Horses For Courses
| Driver | Car # | Course Rating |
| Jeremy Mayfield | 19 | 91.2 |
| Ryan Newman | 12 | 91 |
| Mark Martin | 6 | 89.4 |
| Matt Kenseth | 17 | 89.2 |
| Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 8 | 89.2 |
| Bobby Labonte | 43 | 89 |
| Greg Biffle | 16 | 88.4 |
| Tony Stewart | 20 | 88.2 |
| Kyle Busch | 5 | 87 |
| Kevin Harvick | 29 | 86.4 |
Consistency Factor
| Driver | Car # | Rating Last 5 Races |
| Tony Stewart | 20 | 96 |
| Matt Kenseth | 17 | 92.4 |
| Kevin Harvick | 29 | 92.4 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 48 | 89.6 |
| Carl Edwards | 99 | 87.6 |
| Mark Martin | 6 | 86.2 |
| Jeff Gordon | 24 | 86 |
| Kasey Kahne | 9 | 84.6 |
| Jeff Burton | 31 | 84.2 |
| Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 8 | 84 |
Track Type Factor
| Driver | Car # | 3 / 4 Mile Track Rating |
| Jeremy Mayfield | 19 | 91.2 |
| Ryan Newman | 12 | 91 |
| Mark Martin | 6 | 89.4 |
| Matt Kenseth | 17 | 89.2 |
| Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 8 | 89.2 |
| Bobby Labonte | 43 | 89 |
| Greg Biffle | 16 | 88.4 |
| Tony Stewart | 20 | 88.2 |
| Kyle Busch | 5 | 87 |
| Kevin Harvick | 29 | 86.4 |
Power Rating
| Driver | Car # | Rating Last 5 Races | 3 / 4 Mile Track Rating | Course Rating | Total |
| Tony Stewart | 20 | 96 | 88.2 | 88.2 | 272 |
| Matt Kenseth | 17 | 92.4 | 89.2 | 89.2 | 271 |
| Kevin Harvick | 29 | 92.4 | 86.4 | 86.4 | 265 |
| Mark Martin | 6 | 86.2 | 89.4 | 89.4 | 265 |
| Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 8 | 84 | 89.2 | 89.2 | 262 |
| Bobby Labonte | 43 | 83.6 | 89 | 89 | 262 |
| Jeremy Mayfield | 19 | 78 | 91.2 | 91.2 | 260 |
| Ryan Newman | 12 | 76.6 | 91 | 91 | 259 |
| Kasey Kahne | 9 | 84.6 | 86 | 86 | 257 |
| Kyle Busch | 5 | 82.4 | 87 | 87 | 256 |
| Greg Biffle | 16 | 77.6 | 88.4 | 88.4 | 254 |
| Jeff Gordon | 24 | 86 | 84.2 | 84.2 | 254 |
| Jeff Burton | 31 | 84.2 | 85 | 85 | 254 |
| Carl Edwards | 99 | 87.6 | 83.2 | 83.2 | 254 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 48 | 89.6 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 250 |
| Kurt Busch | 2 | 84 | 82.6 | 82.6 | 249 |
| Tony Raines | 96 | 78.8 | 85.2 | 85.2 | 249 |
| Elliott Sadler | 38 | 81 | 83.4 | 83.4 | 248 |
| Jamie McMurray | 26 | 82.4 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 243 |
| Brian Vickers | 25 | 83.2 | 78.6 | 78.6 | 240 |
Handicapping the Race
Win: Tony Stewart
Richmond reinforced the fence and is ready for a Smoke victory!
Place: Kevin Harvick
No one does better burnouts than Harvick, and they look so cool at night!
Show: Greg Biffle
Should be out of ways to lose a race by now.
Top Rookie: Denny Hamlin
Will be impressive back on the short track.
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