RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – APRIL 02: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, and John H. Nemechek, driver of the #18 Safeway Toyota, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway on April 02, 2022, in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Pondering this Thought: Are NASCAR Drivers ‘Professional’ Race Car Drivers? A commentary with questions to help clarify thoughts on the subject.
Be careful about jumping to a conclusion. Presented here are a few questions to help clarify your answer. In reality, however, the answer is totally up to the drivers and how they see themselves within the elite series of NASCAR.
SRL Southwest Touring Series driver, after a hard-fought battle with Seth Wise in the Pro-Late-Model Winter Showdown race at Kern County Raceway this past weekend, when he finished in second place. Zampa is also a finalist in this year’s Kulwicki Driver Development program.
We’ll review the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series races at RichmondRaceway. We’ll also include updates from the NASCAR Truck, ARCA Menards East, and West Series with some short-track news. Then, it’s Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing crew!
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – APRIL 03: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway on April 03, 2022, in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Denny Hamlin’s late surge leads to a Richmond win in the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 on Sunday afternoon.
The NASCAR Cup Series heads into Richmond, Virginia to begin a stretch of short-track battles. Richmond Raceway is the first of three scheduled short tracks on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule. The racing at Richmond is always a precursor to what lies ahead at Martinsville and Bristol. The races are always close, cars are pushing and shoving, and many drivers are going home in poor moods.
We’ll preview the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series at Richmond Raceway. We’ll also offer updates for the NASCAR Truck, ARCA Menards, East, and West Series with some Short Track news!
ARCA West driver with Sunrise Racing after earning his first series victory at Irwindale Speedway.
We’ll review the NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, and Truck Series races at Circuit of the Americas COTA along with the ARCA West Series race at Irwindale Speedway. We’ll also include updates from the ARCA Menards and East Series with some short-track news. Then, it’s Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing crew!