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Kevin Harvick Wins His Third At Richmond

Dale Mussen — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:05:49 +0000

Kevin Harvick led only three laps Saturday night at Richmond International Speedway but the last two were the most important, as he moved from seventh to first on a green-white-checkered finish and edged Clint Bowyer to the finish line to win his first Sprint Cup race of the year. Before Saturday night, Harvick had only one Top 10 finish this season.

Racing Preview For Richmond

Dale Mussen — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:55:21 +0000

The 9th race of the Sprint Cup season is under the lights this week at the ¾ mile Richmond International – one of the oldest tracks in racing, open since 1946. It was a dirt track until they paved it in 1968. Lights were installed in 1991. There have been two Cup races there every [...]

Bowyer Wins At Richmond, Chase Field Set

Dale Mussen — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:40:09 +0000

The field is set for this year’s Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Clint Bowyer won Saturday night’s race at Richmond, but the bigger story was Jeff Gordon who drove himself into the final Chase wild card spot edging out Kyle Busch by three points. Gordon struggled most of the night, but after the final [...]

One Last Chance To Clinch A Seed In The Sprint Cup Chase

Dale Mussen — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:40:47 +0000

One last chance to make the field. Saturday night at Richmond, eight drivers will be fighting for the last spots in the playoff grid for the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Nine drivers are already in. Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jimmie Johnson nailed down spots at Bristol, then last week at Atlanta [...]

Racing Under The Lights At Richmond This Weekend

Dale Mussen — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:40:55 +0000

NASCAR heads to the ¾ mile Richmond International Speedway for racing under the lights this weekend. Last year Kyle Busch tied Richard Petty with his third straight win at the Richmond spring race and on Saturday night he'll be shooting to join Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip as the only drivers to win the same Sprint Cup race four straight years.

NASCAR Preview For Richmond

Dale Mussen — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:40:09 +0000

This weekend’s race at Richmond will be the final chance for a number of drivers to make the field for the championship Chase. It’ll also be NASCAR’s patriotic way of honoring the heroes and victims of 9/11. NASCAR and Richmond International Raceway will honor America during pre-race ceremonies on the night before the 10th anniversary of the [...]

Kyle Busch Makes It 3 In A Row At Richmond

Dale Mussen — Sun, 01 May 2011 19:05:46 +0000

Kyle Busch made it a 3-peat in the spring race at Richmond International Raceway Saturday night. He stretched his final tank of gas to 107 laps to beat teammate Denny Hamlin, denying Hamlin a weekend sweep at his home track.

Busch led 235 of the 400 laps at the ¾ mile track including the last 85 for his 21st career victory and second this season. The fuel strategy was so close, Busch couldn’t finish his victory burn-out. He had to be pushed to victory lane.

Nascar Preview for Richmond

Dale Mussen — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:40:21 +0000

The NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series head to Richmond this weekend. After a break for Easter, Sprint Cup drivers will be back under the lights Saturday night at the ¾ mile Richmond International Raceway. Of the 23 racetracks on the current Sprint Cup schedule, Richmond is considered one of the most popular among the drivers and the fans. [...]