Give Tony Stewart a pen and a sketchpad and assign him the task of designing the perfect asphalt track for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the blueprint would look a little something like this:
· D-shaped oval
· Short track, approximately .75-mile in length
· Wide, sweeping turns with approximately 14 degrees of banking in each corner
· Seating capacity of 90,000 and up
Sound familiar? It should. Those are the specifications for Richmond (Va.) International Raceway, and come Saturday night, it is home to Round No. 9 on the marathon-like Sprint Cup schedule.
Stewart knows those specifications well, as he’s called Richmond his favorite track. With a total of six wins – three in Sprint Cup, two in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and one in a ... FULL STORY »
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (April 23, 2013) – It was just three weeks ago that Danica Patrick surprised many NASCAR observers with her impressive 12th-place finish in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the .526-mile Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.
Patrick, driver of the No. ... FULL STORY »
TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
TOYOTA OWNERS 400
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
APRIL 27, 2013
DID YOU KNOW? The new 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel, delivers an industry best EPA-estimated 46 MPG on the highway – better than any non-hybrid passenger car in America. It will be ... FULL STORY »
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Advance Notes
RACE SETUP
Race: Toyota Owners 400, April 27
Drivers: @jamiemcmurray @jpmontoya
Cars: No. 1 McDonald’s Chevrolet SS, No. 42 Depend Chevrolet SS
Track: Richmond International Raceway (0.750 Mile oval) Richmond, Va.
TV: FOX (7:30 pm ET)
Social: @EGRTeams #TeamGanassi ... FULL STORY »
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (April 23, 2013) – Looking at Ryan Newman’s stats at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway, it’s fairly easy to see why the driver of the No. 39 Outback Steakhouse Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) is looking forward to Saturday ... FULL STORY »
Kansas City, MO (April 23, 2013) - Bright and early Friday morning, JJ Yeley arrived at Kansas City's Children's Mercy Hospital to play the role of "shoe fairy" for three families of seriously ill children. While most drivers were still ... FULL STORY »
Matt Kenseth / No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Preview
Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway
No. 20 Dollar General Toyota News and Notes:
RICHMOND BY THE NUMBERS: In 26 career starts at Richmond in the Cup Series, Kenseth has earned one win, four ... FULL STORY »
