It's wider than a short track, and the D-shape gives it something of Darlington feel. You have to be able to run it differently in the first and second turns than you do in the third and fourth turns. You can't forget where you are on the race track, or parts of it will sneak up on you. Richmond is one of those tracks where every single lap is important. I know that should be the case everywhere we go and, from a lot of standpoints, that's true everywhere, but it really shows at Richmond.
Every single lap can be crucial.
For one thing, there are only 400 of the things and it only takes a little over 21 seconds to click one off. That gives you 21 seconds to get where you want to be, set your car where you want it set and begin making a move you want to make on the next lap. Pit at the wrong time there, and a caution can cost you as much as two or three laps, and definitely will cost you one. Make a little mistake at the wrong place, and you can drop five or six positions in a heartbeat. Take advantage of somebody's mistake at what is the wrong time for them, and you can find yourself sitting in a pretty good position pretty quickly.