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Fines, probation, but no point penalties for RCR-Turner Nationwide violations
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service – The two things NASCAR Nationwide Series points leader Elliott Sadler feared most did not come to pass on Tuesday. Though NASCAR fined a total of six crew chiefs — three each from Richard Childress Racing and Turner Motorsports — and placed them on probation, along with their car chiefs, the sanctioning body did not impose fines or suspensions for the non-conforming upper front bumper covers NASCAR confiscated last Thursday … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Kyle Busch capitalizes on late caution for Richmond win
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va. — Pulling away from Dale Earnhardt Jr. after a restart with eight laps left in Saturday night’s Capital City 400 at Richmond International Raceway, Kyle Busch streaked to his fourth straight victory in the spring race at the .75-mile track. The win was Busch’s first of the season and the 24th of his career, tying him with his brother, 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Kurt Busch, for 26th all-time. Tony … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Kurt Busch edges Hamlin for Nationwide victory at Richmond
By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va. — By the thinnest of margins, in a breathtaking finish that featured two cars sideways and side-by-side at the finish line, Kurt Busch beat Denny Hamlin to the checkered flag by .062 seconds to win Friday night’s Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway. Busch delivered the first-ever NASCAR Nationwide Series victory to the team owned by his brother, Kyle Busch. The win was Busch’s fourth in the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Mark Martin edges Carl Edwards by .006 seconds for Richmond pole
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va. — The late draw in Friday afternoon’s NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying session made little difference at all — except to Mark Martin. The last driver on the track, Martin sped around .75-mile Richmond International Raceway in 21.040 seconds (128.327 mph) to edge Carl Edwards (128.290 mph) by .006 seconds for the top starting spot in Saturday night’s Capital City 400. The Coors Light Pole Award was the 53-year-old Martin’s second … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Richmond International Raceway Staff Receive NASCAR Awards of Excellence
Richmond, VA (January 17, 2012)—Two Richmond International Raceway employees recently received awards acknowledging their commitment to excellent service they provide to RIR and the NASCAR community. Linwood Burrow, director of track operations, and Seiji Kashiwabara, nursing director, earned the Track Services Award for Excellence and Nursing Director of the Year Award for Excellence, respectively, at the 2012 NASCAR Summit earlier this week. “We are thrilled to have two of our staff members recognized at this year’s NASCAR … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Richmond International Raceway Celebrates 60 Years of NASCAR
Richmond, VA — Six decades of NASCAR memories, and many more to come. That’s the theme at Richmond International Raceway this year, as 2012 marks 60 years of NASCAR at RIR. The venue has hosted the third-most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races ever (111), making it one of the most historic landmarks in motorsports. To commemorate the milestone, Richmond International Raceway unveils a special “60 Years of NASCAR” logo to be used throughout 2012. The logo … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
NASCAR ‘looking into’ Menard spin at Richmond
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service JOLIET, Ill.—Reacting to suspicions surrounding Paul Menard’s spin late in last Saturday’s Sprint Cup race at Richmond, NASCAR president Mike Helton said Friday the sanctioning body will look into the accident that caused a late caution and changed the course of the race. With Jeff Gordon leading, Menard spun his already heavily damaged Chevrolet with 17 laps left in the final regular-season Cup event. Kevin Harvick, Menard’s teammate at Richard … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Did team orders contribute to late-race caution at Richmond?
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service CHICAGO – Paul Menard’s spin late in Saturday’s regular-season Sprint Cup finale at Richmond raised some eyebrows. It also raised questions about how far a driver could and should go to help a teammate. Jeff Gordon was leading comfortably when Menard’s spin on Lap 385 brought out the final caution. Harvick pulled away after a restart with 12 laps left and held off Carl Edwards for the win, with Gordon finishing … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Harvick wins; Earnhardt, Stewart, Hamlin clinch Chase spots
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va. – As far as the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup was concerned, nothing changed during Kevin Harvick’s victory in Saturday night’s Wonderful Pistachios 400 at Richmond International Raceway—but what happened between the green flag and the checkered flag was astounding. For the record, Harvick won his fourth race of the season and the 18th of his career as Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin secured … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Sprint Cup
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