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NASCAR making changes to both RIR racing weekends in 2018
RICHMOND, Va. — NASCAR fans in Richmond will see two significant changes to the 2018 schedule for Richmond International Raceway after the full season schedule was officially released by NASCAR. The...
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New name, new money coming in to Richmond’s NASCAR venue
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. -- Putting aside lingering questions about the viability of NASCAR in Central Virginia, International Speedway Corporation (ISC) announced a $30 million investment into what will...
View ArticleOne on one with Dale Earnhardt Jr.
RICHMOND, Va. -- As racers go, Dale Earnhardt Junior is in an elite category: 26 career Cup series victories, 2 Xfinity series championships, 2-time Daytona 500 champ. As a fan of the Washington...
View ArticleKyle Larson wins at Richmond in OT
RICHMOND, VA - For drivers like Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Joey Logano, they needed to win the Federated Auto Parts 400 to make the playoffs. Meanwhile Kyle Larson, who already clinched his place in the...
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Richmond Raceway breaks ground on infield renovations
Henrico, Va. – Tommy Enroughty was not a backhoe operator by trade, but he found himself in the seat of an earth mover at Richmond Raceway Thursday morning. What Enroughty had done was attend every...
View ArticleOne-on-One with Denny Hamlin
We had a chance to talk with Chesterfield’s Denny Hamlin before this weekend’s race at Talladega. He talks about his team’s improvement since the middle of the season, how he thinks he will do this...
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Danica Patrick retiring from full-time NASCAR racing
An emotional Danica Patrick announced Friday that 2017 will be her last year as a full-time driver and she will retire after competing in the 2018 Daytona 500 and Indy 500. “My sister told me I was...
View ArticleRichmond Raceway to Host 2018 NASCAR Season Launch Spectacular on January 26
Richmond, Va. – Richmond Raceway (Richmond) is set for an historic 2018 NASCAR season hosting two race weekends “under the lights”, opening the Richmond Raceway Reimagined modernized infield, and...
View ArticleNASCAR playoffs to include road course event at Charlotte
CONCORD, N.C. – Get ready for a road-course Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race on a layout unlike any other. That, at least, was the way reigning series champion Martin Truex Jr. put it....
View ArticleDenny Hamlin is now the old man at Joe Gibbs Racing
Charlotte, NC - It might be hard for people who have known him his whole life to believe, but Chesterfield's Denny Hamlin is now one of NASCAR's elder statesmen, at the ripe old age of 37. With the...
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Richmond Raceway to replace seats in turns 3 and 4
Henrico, Va. – In their ongoing effort to revamp and modernize a site that has hosted racing for well over a half century, officials at Richmond Raceway announced Thursday they are replacing seating...
View ArticleProjected starting lineup for Sunday’s Daytona 500
Starting Position Driver Team 1. Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports 2. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 3. Ryan Blaney Team Penske 4. Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports 5. Joey Logano Team...
View ArticleA few minutes with Martin Truex Jr.
Richmond, Va. - Before he won this week's Busch Pole award for Saturday's Toyota Owner's 400, Martin Truex Jr. talked with us about a number of topics, including: -The confidence that comes from...
View ArticleKyle Busch wins in Richmond
In Saturday's Feel Good Edition of CBS 6 Sports: Kyle Busch won his third straight in the Cup series by taking the checkered flag at Richmond Raceway. It's his fifth career Cup win at the Action...
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This Chesterfield teen is already making tracks towards a racing career
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- Before 2016, you wouldn't find the name Cullather anywhere in the racing record books at Southside Speedway. Seventeen-year-old Grayson Cullather doesn't come from a racing...
View ArticleErik Jones goes for his 1st career win at Richmond Raceway
Richmond, VA - In just his second season in the Cup Series, 22 year old Erik Jones is one of 16 drivers after a NASCAR title. "It's been a rewarding season," said Jones. "We didn't start out the...
View ArticleKyle Busch wins 1st fall race at Richmond Raceway
RICHMOND, Va. -- Kyle Busch started the night at the back of the pack but eventually worked his way up to the front and held off Kevin Harvick to win his first fall race at Richmond Raceway and...
View ArticlePara-athletes get a chance behind the wheel at NASCAR
RICHMOND, VA — Thanks to some high-tech modifications, a group of people who were either paraplegic or quadriplegic got to get behind the wheel, so to speak, of a NASCAR race car at the Richmond...
View ArticleEncore presentation for Emporia’s Elliott Sadler at Richmond Raceway
Richmond, VA - Last September, Elliott Sadler raced at Richmond Raceway for what we thought was the last time. Afterwards, he said he was peace with his decision to retire as a full-time NASCAR...
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The ABCs of Speed: Chesterfield 7-year-old hopes to become the next Denny Hamlin
HANOVER COUNTY, Va. -- When he won his second Daytona 500 back in February, Chesterfield's Denny Hamlin entered a very elite group in motorsports. Only 12 drivers in history have won the race more...
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