Catchfence


Articles tagged ‘Richmond International Raceway’

Apr 29
Sunday

SRT Motorsports (Dodge) 2012 NSCS Capital City 400 Post-Race Recaps

Street and Racing Technology (SRT) Motorsports Logo Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 9th YOU STRUGGLED DURING THE MIDDLE STAGES OF THE RACE BUT FINISHED NINTH. “I don’t know; I’ll have to go back and watch TV and see how it worked.  We had a pretty decent car tonight.  I don’t think we were the fastest, but we had a decent Dodge, just needed a little bit more.  Had some issues that we’ll have to get fixed, but a great job on pit road, great job with strategy and decent speed.  I was happy with our ninth.  Obviously you want to win whenever you can but I thought we showed a lot more speed than we had here last year in the spring and fall.” HOW ... FULL STORY »

Regan Smith Finishes 27th in Richmond

2012 NSCS 78 car (Regan Smith) - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR RICHMOND, Va. (April 28, 2012) -- Regan Smith posted a 27th-place finish in Saturday night's Capital City 400 Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway. "Nothing clicked tonight - we are very disappointed," said Smith. "We came here looking to turn ... FULL STORY »

Team Chevy, 2012 NSCS Capital City 400 Post-Race Recaps

Team Chevy Logo DALE EARNHARDT, JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD/DIET MOUNTAIN DEW CHEVROLET - FINISHED 2nd WAS THERE ANYTHING YOU COULD HAVE DONE WITH THE NO. 18 OF KYLE BUSCH AT THE END? “No, we had some brake problems all race long. I had ... FULL STORY »

2012 NSCS Capital City 400 Race Results

Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M's Ms. Brown Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Capital City 400 at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday. - Photo Credit: Drew Hallowell/Getty Images for NASCAR For the fourth consecutive year, Kyle Busch wins the spring NSCS event at Richmond International Raceway, as he keeps Dale Earnhardt, Jr., behind him (by 1.095 seconds) for the Capital City 400 victory. Busch, who won his first Nationwide Series race ... FULL STORY »

Monster Energy Team and Kurt Busch WINNERS at RIR

Kurt Busch (L), driver of the No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, poses with his brother and team owner Kyle Busch (R) after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway on Friday in Richmond, Va. - Photo Credit: Drew Hallowell/Getty Images for NASCAR Older Busch Brother Delivers First Team Win for Kyle Busch Motorsports Date: April 27, 2012 Event: Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Race 7 of 33) Series: NASCAR Nationwide Series Location: Richmond International Raceway (0.75-mile oval) Start/Finish: 10th/1st (Running, completed 250 of 250 laps) Winner: Kurt Busch ... FULL STORY »

Logano and Dollar General Team Play Strategy Game and Finish 18th at Richmond

Joey Logano Dollar General - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR Post Race Highlights: · Logano was third in the day’s only practice, but struggled in qualifying and started 14th for Friday evening’s event. · Despite the 14th-place start, Logano moved his way into the top-10 by lap 50. · The Dollar General pit ... FULL STORY »

Michael Annett, 2012 NNS Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Post-Race Recap

Michael Annett - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR Michael Annett No. 43 Pilot Flying J Ford Mustang Michael Annett started the 250-lap NASCAR Nationwide Series event at Richmond International Raceway from the 19th position. Annett finished the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 as follows: 8th—Michael Annett, No. 43 Pilot Flying J Ford ... FULL STORY »



Street and Racing Technology (SRT) Motorsports Logo
SRT Motorsports (Dodge) 2012 NNS Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 04.28.12
Sam Hornish Jr. (No. 12 Wurth Dodge Challenger) Finished 5th YOU HAD A GOOD DODGE CHALLENGER ALL NIGHT BUT THERE WAS AN ISSUE EARLY IN THE RACE.  “We started having some brake vibration about lap two or three and we did everything I could do from inside the car to be ...FULL STORY »
Brian Scott
Brian Scott Finishes 14th Under the Lights at RIR
Posted 04.28.12
Post Race Highlights: · Joe Gibbs Racing’s Brian Scott qualified 15th for Friday night’s 250 lap night race at Richmond International Raceway. · The second caution of the night came out on lap 68. The No. 11 Dollar General team made their first pit stop of the day for four tires, fuel ...FULL STORY »
NNS No 12 Wurth/Penske Racing Dodge Challenger R/T driven by Sam Hornish Jr.
Sam Hornish, Jr., Claims First Top-5 Finish of ’12 NNS Season at RIR
Posted 04.28.12
RICHMOND, Va. (Friday, April 27, 2012) – Sam Hornish Jr. finished fifth in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Friday night at Richmond International Raceway and wasn’t bashful about the main reason why. “The biggest thing I take out of tonight is we had an awesome night in the pits,” Hornish said. ...FULL STORY »
Toyota Motorsports Logo
Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NNS Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 04.28.12
Kurt Busch won the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Richmond International Raceway. The win marked the first victory for Kyle Busch Motorsports and team owner Kyle Busch in the NNS. The victory was Kurt Busch's first in a Camry and fourth overall in the Series. Busch started 10th and led three times ...FULL STORY »
Ford Racing
Ford Racing, 2012 NNS Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Post-Race Recaps
Posted 04.28.12
RICKY STENHOUSE JR., No. 6 Cargill Beef Ford Mustang (Finished 4th) ANOTHER TOP FIVE FINISH FOR YOU TONIGHT. “Yeah, it was alright. We weren’t the best we have been here but we weren’t terrible. There were times in the race I felt we had the best car in parts of the ...FULL STORY »
Kurt Busch celebrates the first NASCAR Nationwide Series win for Kyle Busch Motorsports on Friday at Richmond International Raceway. - Photo Credit: Drew Hallowell/Getty Images for NASCAR
2012 NNS Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Race Results
Posted 04.27.12
Kyle Busch Motorsports received their first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory Friday night, as Kurt Busch held off Denny Hamlin by 0.062 seconds to win the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway. This was Busch's fourth series win of the 2012 season, his first series career win and his ...FULL STORY »
Toyota Motorsports Logo
Toyota Motorsports, 2012 NSCS Capital City 400 Post-Qualifying Recaps
Posted 04.27.12
MARK MARTIN, No. 55 Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing Starting Position: 1st Is this like a second childhood and are you enjoying driving for Michael Waltrip Racing? "Yeah, I am. I just love driving that Aaron's Toyota and working with everybody at MWR (Michael Waltrip Racing). They ...FULL STORY »
Team Chevy Logo
Harvick Leads the Way in Qualifying for Team Chevy at Richmond Int’l Raceway
Posted 04.27.12
RICHMOND, VA - April 27, 2011 - Kevin Harvick led the way for Team Chevy in today’s NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying session at Richmond International Raceway by putting his No. 29 Jimmy John’s Chevrolet on the on the inside of row two, in third place, with a time of 21.067 seconds ...FULL STORY »
Street and Racing Technology (SRT) Motorsports Logo
SRT Motorsports (Dodge) 2012 NSCS Capital City 400 Post-Qualifying Recaps
Posted 04.27.12
A.J. Allmendinger (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 4th \ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THAT LAP?  “Yeah, I’m really happy with that.  You know, the lap times here are so close and this place is so tough to get a lap in and be smooth but overall just really happy with ...FULL STORY »


© 2011-2012 Catchfence. All rights reserved.

Catchfence.com is a member of the Citizen Journalist Media Corps created by NASCAR®.
NASCAR® is a registered trademark owned by National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc.
The Official NASCAR® website is NASCAR® ONLINE(sm) at www.nascar.com