| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 36 in the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 Layout of the track | |||
| Date | April 26, 2015 | ||
| Location | Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.75 mi (1.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Weather |
Light rain showers with a temperature of 50 °F (10 °C); wind out of the east at 6 mph (9.7 km/h) (Saturday) Sunny, clear blue skies with a temperature of 55 °F (13 °C); wind out of the north/northeast at 6 mph (9.7 km/h) (Sunday) | ||
| Average speed | 97.157 mph (156.359 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team Penske | ||
| Time | 21.248 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Laps | 291 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip | ||
| Nielsen Ratings |
3.1/6 (Overnight)[11] 3.3/6 (Final)[12] 5.2 Million viewers[12] | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle | ||
| Turn Announcers | Mike Bagley (Backstretch) | ||
The 2015 Toyota Owners 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. It was scheduled to be held on April 25, 2015, but was run on April 26, 2015 due to rain. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.75 mile (1.2 km) D-shaped short track, it was the ninth race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Kurt Busch won the race, his first of the season, while teammate Kevin Harvick finished runner-up. Jimmie Johnson, Jamie McMurray and Joey Logano rounded out the top five.
Joey Logano won the pole for the race. He led 94 laps on his way to a fifth-place finish. Kurt Busch led a race high of 291 laps. The race had twelve lead changes among five different drivers, as well as eight caution flag periods for 53 laps.
This was the 26th career victory for Kurt Busch, second at Richmond International Raceway and first at the track for Stewart-Haas Racing. The win moved Busch up to 18th in the points standings. Chevrolet left Richmond with a 29-point lead over Ford in the manufacturer standings.
The Toyota Owners 400 was carried by Fox Sports on the broadcast Fox network for the American television audience. The radio broadcast for the race was carried by the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
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