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Aug 01, 2008 Jimmie Johnson will meet with Richmond race fans From press release Jimmie Johnson, winner of the last two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships, will visit Richmond International Raceway’s Virginia Lottery Green Flag Zone fan hospitality area on Saturday, September 6, prior to the Chevy Rock & Roll 400. Johnson, who is also the defending Chevy Rock & Roll 400 champion, will participate in a question and answer session with fans in the Virginia Lottery Green Flag Zone. Admission to the Virginia Lottery Green Flag Zone, an exclusive and all-inclusive VIP experience, includes: • Pre-race pit… Read more... Jul 31, 2008 IndyCar Series will return to RIR in 2009 From press release Once again, fans at Richmond International Raceway will be treated to a weekend of open-wheel action, featuring speeds of more than 170 mph around the ¾-mile D-shaped oval. The IndyCar Series will return to Richmond International Raceway for the ninth consecutive year on Saturday, June 27, for the SunTrust Indy Challenge—race number eight of the 18-race 2009 schedule. The SunTrust Indy Challenge will again fall on its traditional date of the last Saturday in June and is expected to feature defending champion Tony Kanaan, Graham Rahal, Marco Andretti,… Read more... Jul 24, 2008 RIR to host blood and marrow drive on August 3 From press release Richmond International Raceway will host a Virginia Blood Services blood drive and sign up new donors for the National Marrow Donor Program Registry of volunteer marrow donors on Sunday, August 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the raceway’s infield. Richmond International Raceway’s Drive for Life is a collaborative effort among the track, Virginia Blood Services, the Hendrick Marrow Program, the National Marrow Donor Program, the Jimmie Johnson Foundation and The NASCAR Foundation. Donors wishing to register in advance may do so at www.vablood.org. … Read more...Jul 22, 2008 Richmond race fans can bid on opportunity to interview Jimmie Johnson From press release Fans have a unique opportunity to not only meet NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jimmie Johnson, but also help co-host a sports radio talk show with the defending Sprint Cup champion along with Sports Radio 910 sports talk show host Wes McElroy on Thursday, July 31, in Richmond, VA. Starting today (Monday, July 21), The Jimmie Johnson Foundation and Richmond International Raceway Cares are auctioning off the opportunity to pose questions to Johnson on The Final Round with McElroy on Sports Radio 910 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. Proceeds from the auction… Read more... Jul 09, 2008 Joe Gibbs Racing and Tony Stewart to part ways From press release HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (July 9, 2008) – Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) and Tony Stewart have agreed to part ways upon the conclusion of the 2008 season. The two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion will finish the 2008 Sprint Cup season with JGR behind the wheel of the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota. Stewart will also compete for JGR in the two NASCAR Nationwide Series races still remaining on his original, nine-race Nationwide Series schedule – July 11 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., and Aug. 16 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. … Read more... |
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