NASCAR: Richmond Mayhem Shakes Up Standings

For more than half the race, Richmond was dominated by long green-flag stretches. The only drama was the struggles of several top drivers. Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton and others were lapped. However, beginning just past the halfway point in the race, the cautions began to come fast and furious, and each caution and ensuing double-file restart seemed to lead to the next caution. Juan Pablo Montoya turned Ryan Newman in retaliation for an earlier incident, Jeff Gordon was tagged by Matt Kenseth (who had been hit from behind by Clint Bowyer) and hit the inside wall hard, and Kurt Busch was involved in multiple incidents for the second consecutive race. But finally, cooler heads prevailed as...

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