Newman on Richmond: "This race is critical to our season. We've had poor finishes in April before, but we've always come back from them to finish in the top 10 in the standings. Because we've always had good performances at this track, we believe this is the race where we can turn things around. We've run good the last two races, but been in the wrong place at the wrong time. We've always performed well at the next three tracks on the schedule and we're counting heavily on the month of May to turn our season around."

Quick Stats: Richmond International Raceway: 8 Races Led/Laps Led: 6/354 Best Starting Position: 1 (2004) Best Finishing Position: 1 (2003) May 2005 Start: 2 May 2005 Finish: 3

Quotes: Newman on Richmond: "I'm looking forward to running the Busch Series race at Richmond. We've always done well at that track and I think this will be beneficial to our performance there. Due to the new testing rules this year, it also will help us prepare for the second Richmond race, which has always played a critical role in our championship efforts."

Are you curious about the repairs the Alltel team made to Newman's No. 12 Alltel My Circle Dodge after it was involved in a 13-car pileup early in the Aaron's 400 at Talladega Superspeedway? Then go to www.alltelracingpodcast.com to hear crew chief Matt Borland and Penske Racing South trainer and tire carrier Trent Cherry discuss the Talladega effort.