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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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Jimmie Johnson offers cautionary note on rush to repave
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va.—The majority of Sprint Cup drivers, including five-time champion Jimmie Johnson, would advise speedways to hold off on repaving projects until they’re absolutely necessary. Why? Because racing changes dramatically when a track is resurfaced, and given the durability of the asphalt used these days, it typically takes as long as a decade for a track to regain its signature racing characteristics—if it ever does. Charlotte, Darlington and Daytona are different … Read entire article »
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Kyle Busch pulls away for his 51st Nationwide Series win
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va.—Kyle Busch found a way to stay out front with a car set up for short runs and pulled away during the final green-flag run to win Friday night’s Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway. Busch got the opportunity for his career-best 51st Nationwide Series victory and his eighth of the season in 19 starts when Carl Edwards, who had dominated the race, lost three spots … Read entire article »
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David Reutimann snags pole for Richmond Cup race
RICHMOND, Va. – With all the permutations involving berths in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, one thing is certain—the front row starters for Saturday’s Wonderful Pistachios 400 at Richmond International Raceway won’t figure in the Chase battle, at least on their own accounts. Pole winner David Reutimann (127.383 mph) and second-place starter Jamie McMurray (127.334 mph) both have been eliminated from Chase contention, but they’ll lead the field to the green flag in the … Read entire article »
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Jeff Gordon prepared to help get Dale Earnhardt Jr. in Chase
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va.—Within limits, Jeff Gordon and his Hendrick Motorsports teammates will do all they can to help Dale Earnhardt Jr. clinch a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. “It’s very important for us at Hendrick Motorsports to get him in the Chase, not just because he’s Junior, but because we want to get as many of our teams into that Chase as possible,” Gordon told Sporting News … Read entire article »
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