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.jpg) NASCAR’s Virginia boys dominate in Phoenix Contributed reports Emporia native Elliott Sadler and Chesterfield’s Denny Hamlin both brought home victories for the Commonwealth this weekend at Phoenix International Raceway. Elliott Sadler captured his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory since 1998 on Saturday afternoon in the Bashas’ Supermarkets 200. The win marked Sadler’s first career win at PIR and ended a 13-season winless drought. The win gave Sadler a 10-point lead in the Nationwide Series points standings over second-place Austin Dillon. Sadler also announced this… Read more...  Street legal cars will hit the track at RIR Contributed report How would you like to drive around the track that has hosted NASCAR’s biggest and brightest stars over the past 60 years? Now’s your chance, as Richmond International Raceway introduces its RIR Cares Track Laps fundraiser where fans can drive their personal vehicles around the ¾-mile oval in exchange for a $20 donation to Richmond International Raceway Cares—the track’s charitable account that assists nonprofits throughout the Greater Richmond Metropolitan Area. Each month, Richmond International Raceway will open its gates for fans… Read more... .jpg) RIR revs up for 60th year of NASCAR By Charlie Leffler cleffler@mechlocal.com NASCAR’s return to town may still be a few months away but Richmond International Raceway is revving up the celebration early. This year, RIR enters its 60th anniversary of NASCAR racing and the track wants to make it a season to remember. “Sixty years of NASCAR at RIR is a bid deal,” said track president Dennis Bickmeier. It’s a milestone year.” The anniversary gives RIR a chance to commemorate the past while looking towards the future. “I think it gives us some opportunities on a lot of fronts,”… Read more... Jan 11, 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup tickets at RIR go on sale this Friday, Jan. 13 Contributed report Proving that good things do happen on Friday the 13th, Richmond International Raceway fans may purchase tickets to the Saturday, April 28, Richmond 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race this Friday, January 13, at 9:00 a.m. ET. The race marks the return of NASCAR to Richmond International Raceway for the first time since last September’s Wonderful Pistachios 400 – one of the most exciting races of the 2011 season. Defending champion Tony Stewart; Chesterfield, Virginia’s Denny Hamlin; Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Gordon; Kyle Busch; Carl Edwards and all… Read more... .jpg) No down time for RIR’s Dennis Bickmeier By Charlie Leffler cleffler@mechlocal.com A month has passed since new Richmond International Raceway President Dennis Bickmeier experienced his first NASCAR weekend at RIR, but there has been little slowing down since. Even though the Wonderful Pistachios 400 marked the final race of RIR’s 2011 season, Bickmeier has kept busy getting to know the community and ramping up plans for next year. So much so that he has rarely seen the inside his office at the track. “I’ve been to a lot of luncheons, a lot of breakfasts, a lot of evening functions,” Bickmeier said. “I’ve… Read more... |
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