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  1.   Darrell posted:
  02.19.2010 - 4:06 pm
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Probably my favorite track of all time. It's a short track, but big
enough to handle 43 cars and not be a demo derby or snooze fest. I hope
to see a race in person here one day.


  2.   Butch Stewart posted:
  02.26.2010 - 4:02 pm
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I been to 6 races here and they are the best! I will always go here
every year, Ive only been to 8 tracks but this is constant action action
track.


  3.   TeamPlayersBlue posted:
  02.27.2010 - 11:01 pm
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One of the best tracks in NASCAR, recently Iowa speedway has been
designed after this and may join the schedule soon.


  4.   Cooper posted:
  03.14.2010 - 3:45 pm
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Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped,
asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico
County. It hosts the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series.
"America's Premier Short Track" also was formerly host to the Indy
Racing League IndyCar Series. The United States Auto Club Silver Crown
and National Sprint Car Series ran as support races to the IndyCar
Series until 2009, though neither USAC Series has announced if they will
return for 2010 after the departure of the IndyCar Seies.

Richmond International Raceway is one of a few race tracks to host all
of its events under the lights. The track sold out 33 Consecutive NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series races. The sellout streak ended in September 2008
partially due to the economic downturn, though the major factor in
ticket sales was the Impact of Tropical Storm Hannah.

Richmond has hosted the final "regular-season" race, leading up to the
start of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, each year since the Chase concept
was introduced in 2004.


  5.   Eric posted:
  04.13.2010 - 7:18 pm
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Richmond was a 1/2 mile track before it was reconfigured into a 3/4 mile
track in 1988. Richmond was a Dirt Track before having pavement. Light
were added for fall 1991 and has been used ever since.

Richmond Petty won the most races here with 13.


  6.   Steve.M posted:
  06.23.2010 - 12:39 am
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Anybody know why when they built it into a 3/4 mile track why did they
put the start finish like close to turn 4 than right in the middle of
the D of the oval?


  7.   Anonymous posted:
  07.27.2011 - 3:52 am
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i think this track could actually benifit from racing in the daytime, 6
of the last 7 races here, have been absolutely dominated and/or won by
Kyle Busch or Denny Hamlin, and the races haven't been as exciting, at
least from a tv standpoint. The track at night is just too much of a JGR
playground for me to really enjoy because of toyota and crybaby drivers.

Last 7 Richmond Races:
May 2008: Run at night, Denny Hamlin leads 381 of first 382 laps, flat
tire takes him out, only 4 lead changes, Clint Bowyer wins.

Sept 2008: Run on sunday because of rain, no driver leads more the 104
of 400 laps, no clear favourite, 22 lead changes, Jimmie Johnson wins.

May 2009: Run at night, Busch and Hamlin combine to lead over half of
race, 21 lead changes, Kyle Busch wins.

Sept 2009: Run at night, Denny Hamlin leads 299 laps, only 4 drivers led
a lap, only 2 led more then 5 laps, Hamlin & Busch finish in top 5, 12
lead changes, Denny Hamlin wins.

May 2010: Run at night, KB leads over half the race, general lack of
excitement, 12 lead changes, Kyle Busch wins.

Sept 2010: Run at night, Denny leads 251 laps, Hamlin, Busch, Logano,
finish 1st, 2nd, & 4th, only 14 lead changes, 346 laps led across Hamlin
& Edwards, Denny Hamlin wins.

Apr 2011: Run at night, Kyle leads 235 laps, Denny leads 38, logano gets
wrecked, still finishes 11th, only gordon could keep up with JGR duo,
only 14 lead changes, Busch wins, Hamlin 2nd.

Despite how cool night racing is, I think Richmond could be better in
the day, and with a softer tire, I'm also tired of the JGR dominence, I
would like to have a race at richmond where I cant pick the winner out
of a single organization.


  8.   Mike posted:
  11.28.2011 - 6:26 pm
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"Anybody know why when they built it into a 3/4 mile track why did they
put the start finish like close to turn 4 than right in the middle of
the D of the oval?"

My recollection is that they kept the start/finish line in the same
place that it was originally, as they kept some of the original
grandstands, buildings, and towers in place despite the expansion, at
least at first. I'm looking at an old Terraserver aerial photo as I'm
typing this and the grandstands back in 1994 look like a mishmash of
sizes, as opposed to more uniform appearance seen in the present day
aerial photo.

And when you look at it on an aerial photo, it's only about 75 yards or
so off of the center of the D. It sure seems farther off than that when
you're seeing it from the perspective of the grandstands or TV cameras.


  9.   Jesse posted:
  03.31.2012 - 12:07 am
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Very excellent track to race on. Nice, wide straightaways and two very
different sets of corners. You can really arc the car when driving into
turn one but turn three is very tight. Pit road entry is exceptionally
easy at this track, as the apron and the track do not have a wide
variation in banking.


  10.   Anonymous posted:
  11.16.2013 - 11:39 am
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Place has lost its luster since the sealant has stopped being put on the
track. They would smoke really good when the seal was on the track. Alot
less wrecks and cautions here. Same with tempers.


  11.   Harrel Phillips posted:
  04.26.2014 - 11:15 pm
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re: race at Richmond 04/26/2014.

You call this "racing"? Well I call it "playground bullying". I for one
am finished with NASCAR. I thought that as we grew older that we could
expect to become smarter, wiser and better at our chosen pursuits and
more respectful and appreciative of our fellow man. These guys chose to
use "bullying tactics" to decide who wins. Well, who died and made them
God. Nuff sed. This kind os crap makes me ashamed to know how I miss the
old days of racing. You two guys in them black cars = need to grow up.


  12.   Dylan posted:
  09.07.2014 - 1:02 pm
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When was the last time Richmond International Speedway was repaved?


  13.   joebev910 posted:
  04.22.2015 - 11:40 am
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2008


  14.   Robert posted:
  04.25.2015 - 9:23 am
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Did Richmond Track have restrictor plates for qualifying?


  15.   joey2448 posted:
  09.11.2015 - 4:38 pm
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Rumor is that Richmond will switch its spring date from a night race to
a day race in 2016.


  16.   Evan posted:
  09.11.2015 - 5:05 pm
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I for one would like to see Richmond have a race in the daytime again,
at least once. Night races are good but they are starting to lose their
luster and a change of time would be great for a change.


  17.   joey2448 posted:
  01.03.2016 - 4:44 pm
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Well, the 2016 schedule will feature a Sunday day race in the spring and
a Saturday night race in the fall, which I think is perfect. You got the
best of both worlds this way.


  18.   Chives5150 posted:
  01.07.2016 - 7:22 am
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Not a surprise here, but Richmond has decided to remove the remaining
backstretch seats, reducing it's current seating capacity to about
60,000. Just think that not that long ago, the track had a capacity of
112,000.

http://www.richmond.com/sports/auto-racing/article_7fd23829-7426-5989-8594-2a139be0d80c.html


  19.   JRacingFast posted:
  04.19.2016 - 6:49 pm
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Brining back the day race on Sunday! I'm excited!


  20.   Braindead Zombie posted:
  04.19.2016 - 7:11 pm
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I'm probably one of the biggest night racing advocates on here but I'm
glad that they are moving the spring race back to the daytime. I feel
like any track that has lights and has two races should have one during
the day and one at night.


  21.   JRacingFast posted:
  04.19.2016 - 7:38 pm
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I agree brain-dead zombie

To be honest I wish the Charlotte Chase race would go back to being a
day race and in return to get a night race into the chase either give it
to Chicago, Phoenix, or Texas

In return move the Spring Texas race back to the daytime


  22.   joey2448 posted:
  04.20.2016 - 4:26 am
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I think day races are typically better because the track gets hot and
slick, and the cars get loose and drivers have to wrestle the cars
around. Basically, the racing is better.

Also, too many night races on the schedule tend to dilute the novelty of
the event. It used to be that when a night race was upcoming, everyone
got excited because it was unique (such as the Bristol night race). IMO,
I think the only night races should be the Coca-Cola 600 (day to night),
the "Firecracker" 400 at Daytona, the Bristol night race, and one of the
two Richmond races. Also, the Bud Shootout and the All-Star exhibition
events.


  23.   Anthony posted:
  08.29.2016 - 9:34 am
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Night racing isn't that great, the cars have too much grip


  24.   Sector posted:
  09.24.2016 - 2:05 am
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If Richmond remains the final race of the regular season for the NASCAR
Cup Series, it will host its 2,500th race.


  25.   Sector posted:
  09.24.2016 - 2:05 am
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^in 2017


  26.   joey2448 posted:
  09.24.2016 - 5:26 am
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You mean the Cup series will host its 2,500th race, not Richmond.


  27.   RaceFanX posted:
  04.30.2017 - 2:13 pm
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"Chaos at Every Corner"


  28.   Gray Gaulding's Distant Cousin posted:
  04.30.2017 - 5:55 pm
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From an overall standpoint that was BY FAR NASCAR's worst week of
racing. From a racing standpoint Texas was probably worse. But holy cow,
both races gt ruined by unneeded rules effecting (Affecting?) the finish.


  29.   oldschoolracing519 posted:
  07.12.2017 - 6:12 pm
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official name is now Richmond Raceway


  30.   kup posted:
  11.21.2017 - 4:11 pm
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NASCAR CUP
Richmond Raceway
1953-2017

UPS: universal points system.
Driver's UPoints = Miles / Aver.Finish

1 361 Dale Earnhardt 11 157 / 8.2
1 280 Mark Martin 15 875 / 12.4
1 279 Richard Petty 11 770 / 9.2
1 277 Rusty Wallace 11 878 / 9.3

1 097 Darrell Waltrip 12 062 / 11.0
1 021 Bobby Allison 7 762 / 7.6
1 016 Kyle Busch 7 520 / 7.4
1 000 Ricky Rudd 13 801 / 13.8

989 Jeff Gordon 13 252 / 13.4
974 Kevin Harvick 10 127 / 10.4
886 Terry Labonte 13 199 / 14.9
807 Ryan Newman 9 518 / 11.8

784 Dale Earnhardt Jr 10 736 / 13.7
769 Tony Stewart 10 308 / 13.4
765 Ken Schrader 13 468 / 17.6
749 Jeff Burton 11 087 / 14.8
741 Bill Elliott 12 001 / 16.2
740 Dave Marcis 12 205 / 16.5
720 Denny Hamlin 6 908 / 9.6

698 Kyle Petty 13 884 / 19.9
648 Kurt Busch 10 047 / 15.5
631 Bobby Labonte 12 106 / 19.2
620 Matt Kenseth 10 415 / 16.8
610 Sterling Marlin 11 772 / 19.3

598 Dale Jarrett 10 769 / 18.0
590 Jimmie Johnson 9 212 / 15.6
581 Geoffrey Bodine 9 230 / 15.9
521 Clint Bowyer 7 035 / 13.5
515 Carl Edwards 7 316 / 14.2


  31.   Rider77 posted:
  09.18.2018 - 7:40 am
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There was a tornado reported in Richmond last night with 1 fatality
spawned from the remnants of the hurricane. No word on the path or if
the racetrack was affected in any way.


  32.   JSPorts posted:
  09.18.2018 - 8:49 am
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That's sad. I hope everyone else stayed safe in the area.


  33.   Jimmie4life posted:
  01.12.2019 - 8:12 pm
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Being somebody who went to Richmond in 2015... and might quite possibly
go there in 2019, it'll be weird, because half of the grandstands are
gone, and that there are other smaller changes.


  34.   Yeet posted:
  04.03.2019 - 2:09 pm
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It has been announced that the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series will
race back at Richmond for the first time since 2005

"The NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series were
built on short-track racing, and it is important that short tracks
remain a prominent part of our series schedules" - Ben Kennedy

Finally, somebody gets it!


  35.   Sector posted:
  04.03.2019 - 2:14 pm
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I'm telling you now, Kyle Busch will definitely be racing there for
years to come since he hasn't won there in the Truck Series. Expect the
haters to pop up predictably in its first race in 2020. They could have
made it a Playoff Race to prevent that.


  36.   Maverick19 posted:
  04.03.2019 - 3:26 pm
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As great as it is to have Richmond back, it is replacing one of the
Martinsville races.

35- Jeez who cares


  37.   Sector posted:
  04.03.2019 - 5:10 pm
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#36 The #boycottthisgarbage folks will. Merely stating a fact that will
happen. Guaranteed.


  38.   possum posted:
  04.03.2019 - 8:56 pm
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@34 - well, since Ben Kennedy is the first member of the France family
to actually race stock cars since Bill France Sr (his
great-grandfather), it's perhaps not surprising that he "gets it" more
than the others.

@36 - but, swapping one short track for another pretty much says they
don't "get it".


  39.   Tarheel posted:
  04.03.2019 - 9:14 pm
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Not only did Richard Petty win seven in a row here, he won nine out of
ten and finished second in the one race he didn't win, and led 3,461
laps in those ten races.


  40.   Joker_#88 posted:
  04.04.2019 - 10:52 am
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@38 I agree swapping Martinsville with Richmond is pointless they still
don't get it. Why did Texas keep both truck dates? You would think its
way cheaper travel wise to go to Martinsville twice over Texas. Does
NASCAR care that much about the companion event with Indycar's texas date?


  41.   Bayne&BowmanFan posted:
  06.15.2019 - 7:47 pm
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I feel as if Richmond's morphed into a Phoenix. It's not really a
bump'n'run, one-groove track anymore and it certainly doesn't provide
short track racing, probably due to the aero package. Also passing has
now become extremely difficult. If you get under a guy, there's no
guarantee you'll pass him.


  42.   Ultimate_Warrior_#18 posted:
  06.15.2019 - 8:54 pm
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The track was great in 90's and early to mid 2000's but as soon at the
COT came along and all the new packages the track had fallen barely any
excitement anymore and it's a distant 3rd amongst short tracks for cup
racing even after Bristol's great fall.


  43.   TheDewCrew posted:
  08.01.2019 - 6:39 pm
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I remember coming here for a race when I was 7, and being amazed at what
it was like to experience a race in person. Then, since then, seeing the
bump-and-run in 2016, and jumping out of my seat seeing Truex win, in
April. It's those kinds of moments for me, that show that this isn't a
dying sport, and that there will always be fans out there


  44.   Canadianfan posted:
  08.01.2019 - 6:47 pm
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Working on bringing back IndyCar. Very close to a deal.


  45.   Sector posted:
  09.05.2019 - 1:36 pm
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IndyCar is to return to racing here in 2020, replacing Pocono.

Makes you wonder if it's another track for Josef Newgarden to dominate
at. Josef has been the best at Iowa Speedway, an identical layout to
Richmond, for the past 4-5 years. He's led over 200 of 300 laps in three
of them.


  46.   JSPorts posted:
  04.20.2020 - 12:52 pm
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Top 10 drivers since 2017:

1st: Martin Truex, Jr.
2nd: Kevin Harvick
3rd: Brad Keselowski
4th: Kyle Busch
5th: Joey Logano
6th: Denny Hamlin
7th: Clint Bowyer
8th: Kyle Larson
9th: Kurt Busch
10th: Chase Elliott


  47.   TheDewCrew posted:
  08.06.2020 - 11:49 am
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We got a truck race coming here after all. As the regular season finale


  48.   Canadianfan posted:
  08.21.2020 - 11:06 am
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From Richmond Raceway:

NEWS: Richmond Raceway's NASCAR Fall Race Weekend on Sept. 10-12 will
run without fans in attendance due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.


  49.   DI9_ForLife posted:
  09.09.2020 - 9:27 am
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I don't know what iteration of this track is better: the 1/2 mile or the
3/4 mile. On one hand the 1/2 seemed to provide more traditional short
track racing, and on the other hand the 3/4 mile is more unique and is
usually puts on good racing, and not too many demolition derbies.


  50.   RacingDude00 posted:
  09.10.2020 - 3:16 pm
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Well it was 1958 the last time the now Cup Series had just one race at
this joint


  51.   Yeet posted:
  03.16.2021 - 10:33 am
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The Next-Gen test that was supposed to take place at Richmond today has
been delayed until tomorrow due to inclement weather.


  52.   Mile501 posted:
  04.13.2021 - 2:36 pm
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I just noticed how often the races at Richmond have been sponsored by
different car manufacturers over the last 30+ years. The spring race was
known as the Pontiac Excitement 400 from 1988 until Pontiac left the
sport in 2003, and Chevy sponsored one or both races during the first
decade of the 2000s. Now, Toyota has reached nearly a decade of
sponsoring the spring Richmond race.


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