NASCAR Richmond International Raceway

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Sprint Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Preview

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When Will Johnson, Kenseth Quench Wins Thirst?

Here’s a stat that properly illustrates how weird this Jimmie Johnson/Matt Kenseth “drought” is: The last time neither won any of the first eight races, Johnson wasn’t even in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series yet.

The year was 2001. Johnson was in his second full season of NASCAR Nationwide Series competition. Kenseth was in his second full season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and battling a bit of a sophomore slump. He went winless and finished outside the top-ten in the last championship standings. Continue reading →

Harvick Continues Hot Streak with Richmond Victory

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Dominance. It’s what Kevin Harvick has been doing best this season. It started in the Sprint Cup Series where he has scored two victories in the first eight races of the season. Now it has made its way to the Nationwide Series as he picked up his first victory early Saturday morning. Continue reading →

Nationwide Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Preview

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Scott Returns To Site Of Dominating Performance

In his last trip to Richmond International Raceway, Richard Childress Racing driver Brian Scott put on a dominating performance. He led the entire race … that is until the waning moments when Brad Keselowski passed him with just 11 laps left to run.

Scott came so close to capturing his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory that Friday night last September that the sting of finishing runner-up might still be fresh in his mind. He gets his chance at redemption in Friday night’s ToyotaCare 250. Continue reading →

NASCAR Next 2014-15 Class Announced At Richmond

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The 2014 NASCAR Next class consists of: Back row, from left, Gray Gaulding, Jesse Little, Ryan Gifford, Ryan Preece, Brandon McReynolds, Austin Hill and Erik Jones; and front row, from left, Dylan Lupton, Kenzie Ruston, Cole Custer, Ben Rhodes and Ruben Garcia Jr. Photo - Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
The 2014 NASCAR Next class consists of: Back row, from left, Gray Gaulding, Jesse Little, Ryan Gifford, Ryan Preece, Brandon McReynolds, Austin Hill and Erik Jones; and front row, from left, Dylan Lupton, Kenzie Ruston, Cole Custer, Ben Rhodes and Ruben Garcia Jr.
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When Chase Elliott took the NASCAR Nationwide Series checkered flag at Texas Motor Speedway earlier this month, he joined fellow rising star Kyle Larson in the 2014 win column.

Before their headline-making victories on one of the sport’s biggest stages, though, Elliott and Larson were ‘next’ – the next in a wave of young talent making its way up the NASCAR ladder. Continue reading →