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 Testing, testing Staff reports Next week Richmond International Raceway will keep busy with testing as a lead in to the June 26-27 SunTrust IndyCar Challenge weekend. On Monday June 8, USAC drivers Jerry Coons Jr., Shane Hmiel, Dave Darland, Tracey Hines and Levi Jones will be at RIR in preparation for the USAC National Sprint Car Series Rotondo Weirich Showdown on Friday, June 26. The drivers will be on the track between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and the testing open to the public. Fans should enter through the main entrance at Laburnum Ave. and Richmond-Henrico Tpk. Fans can access the grandstands… Read more... May 28, 2009 IndyCar’s Marco Andretti will do the bump at Kings Dominion From press release Have you ever wanted to compete with an IndyCar Series driver? On Tuesday, June 2, fans will have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to do some bumpin’ and bangin’ with IndyCar Series driver Marco Andretti at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, just outside of Richmond. Andretti, the son of open-wheel great Michael Andretti and grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti, will take to the track of the Dodgem Bumper Cars at Kings Dominion to “race” with ticket holders at Kings Dominion. Marco will also sign autographs for fans in attendance. … Read more... May 19, 2009 RIR adds entitlement to IndyCar Weekend’s USAC event From press release Adding to an already stellar lineup of race entitlements during the open-wheel weekend at Richmond International Raceway, track president Doug Fritz announced today that the USAC National Sprint Car Series race on Friday, June 26 will be named the USAC Sprint Car Series Rotondo Weirich (ruh-TUN-doh WY-rick) Showdown. The open-wheel weekend—June 26-27—will also feature the SunTrust Indy Challenge IndyCar Series race and the James River Grounds 100 USAC Silver Crown Series race on Saturday, June 27, as well as Friday’s NBC12 Pole Qualifying for… Read more... May 15, 2009 Tickets for Chevy Rock & Roll 400 go on sale May 16 From press release Tickets for the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway, scheduled for Saturday, September 12, will go on sale to the general public this Saturday, May 16 at 8:00 a.m. Guests can purchase tickets—which start at $40—by logging onto www.rir.com, calling the ticket office at 866-455-RACE (7223) (Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and on weekends from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.), or stopping by the ticket office at 600 E. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, VA 23222, which will be open this Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to… Read more...  Kyle Busch scores the trifecta By Sara Page Media General News Services Call it two-for-two or three-for-three, either way Kyle Busch had a perfect birthday weekend in Richmond this weekend. He wrapped up the trifecta with a three second win over the rest of the field in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Crown Royal Presents the Russ Friedman 400 at Richmond International Raceway Saturday night. Busch led 52 laps of the race, which was threatened with rain all day. Busch started in 14th and steadily worked his way to the front. He was seventh by lap 34 and got up to third behind Kurt Busch and teammate Denny Hamlin by lap 143. Hamlin,… Read more... |
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