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Sep 02, 2011 RIR to honor America in pre-race ceremony Sept. 10 Contributed report With the Wonderful Pistachios 400 “One Last Race to Make The Chase” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race scheduled on Saturday, September 10, just a day before the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Richmond International Raceway has a patriotic pre-race ceremony planned. The evening will be highlighted by Wounded Warriors saying the pledge, Danny Rodriguez, the singing NY police officer, singing God Bless America and the U.S. Army Infantry Division Band performing the National Anthem. The pre-race ceremonies will begin at 6:15 p.m. with a “Salute to… Read more... Sep 02, 2011 RIR will once again offer Friday Pre-Race Pit Passes Contributed report Richmond International Raceway is bringing you closer to the action than ever before with Friday Pre-Race Pit Passes for the next weekend’s “One Last Race to Make The Chase” NASCAR doubleheader. You can watch NASCAR pole qualifying and practice from the perspective of a NASCAR crew member and see the stock cars from just a few feet away as they rumble down pit road, giving you an unforgettable experience of the sights and sounds that only NASCAR can produce. For the first time ever this past April, America’s Premier Short Track offered… Read more... Aug 23, 2011 Edwards touches down on USS Eisenhower By Charlie Leffler cleffler@mechlocal.com NASCAR driver Carl Edwards couldn’t have asked for a more properly suited birthday present. The driver of the #99 Aflac Ford had little time to celebrate his 32nd birthday last Monday after rain postponed Sunday’s race at Watkins Glen by a day. But Tuesday turned into a delayed birthday reward appropriate for a man who loves speed and thrills. As part of a promotion for the September races at Richmond International Raceway, the track staff arranged for Edwards and a small media contingent to pay a visit to the Nimitz class nuclear aircraft… Read more... Aug 23, 2011 Visit at sea was a once in a lifetime experience By Charlie Leffler cleffler@mechlocal.com I had mixed emotions when I was invited to join the Carl Edwards media contingent on a trip to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier. I’ve never enjoyed flying. In fact, I sometimes get downright nauseous at the thought and this would definitely not be a typical commercial flight. Instead it involved a landing and takeoff aboard an aircraft carrier. Cue stomach turn. Still, I could not overlook the fact that this would be a once in a lifetime opportunity. Some of my friends were envious but others responded with a heartfelt,… Read more... .jpg) Walter Reed visit sets mood for 9/11 weekend at RIR By Charlie Leffler cleffler@mechlocal.com Two weeks ago a group of NASCAR personalities converged on Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington D.C. for what has now become an annual visit. NASCAR President Mike Helton joined team owners Richard Childress and Jack Roush as well as Sprint Cup drivers Kurt Bush, David Ragan, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth and others to visit wounded soldiers and their families. It was clear that NASCAR’s visit was a welcome break for servicemen and women undergoing rehabilitation and recuperating from injuries sustained in Afghanistan and Iraq. But while the… Read more... |
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