Tweet drives RG3 to RIR for Saturday night’s NASCAR race
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III will be in Richmond this weekend to drive the pace car at Saturday’s TOYOTA OWNERS 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at...
View ArticleGase drives for a cause and a memory
RICHMOND (WTVR) – Know any 21 year-olds who voluntarily spend time talking to hospital patients? Know any who have lost a mother at a young age? Know any who drive fast, for a living? You might know...
View ArticleReddit, Dogecoin support NASCAR racer at Talladega
(CNN) — What do you get when you combine a cryptocurrency, 752 left turns and a 16-year-old Reddit user? For NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Josh Wise, it all adds up to sponsorship for one of the most...
View ArticleWATCH: Marcos Ambrose punches Casey Mears after race at RIR
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) — Saturday night’s Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR race at Richmond International Raceway had a little bit of everything. From two different drivers having brake issues that caught their...
View ArticleBurtons moved to tears
The Flying Squirrels are honored by the Children’s Museum of Richmond, then beat Altoona in a back and forth affair at The Diamond Rapper 50 Cent throws a first pitch that he’d like to have back The...
View ArticleFormer NASCAR team owner Junie Donlavey passes away
RICHMOND, Va. – NASCAR owner and Richmond native Junie Donlavey passed away Monday, according to a report on FoxSports.com. He was 90 years old. Donlavey was involved in NASCAR from 1950 to 2002. In...
View ArticleJackson suspended again, Hamlin explains RIR tire test
Akron scores 3 in the 11th to beat the Flying Squirrels 5-2, narrowing their Western Division lead to 2 games. Former Prince George standout Jackie Bradley Jr. makes a fantastic diving catch for the...
View ArticleTony Stewart kills fellow race car driver in ‘tragic accident’
ONTARIO COUNTY, New York — NASCAR driver Tony Stewart hit and killed another driver who was walking on a track during a dirt-track race in upstate New York, authorities said early Sunday. Kevin Ward...
View ArticleVCU suspends Briante Weber, Jeff Burton in for Stewart at Michigan
VCU suspends senior guard Briante Weber after he was cited for stealing an iPhone from the Cary St. Gym in July Jeff Burton will sub for Tony Stewart at Michigan. NASCAR issues rule against leaving car...
View ArticleTony Stewart to return to NASCAR racing this weekend
[FILE] Tony Stewart drives the #14 Office Depot car during Sprint Cup Series practice at Talladega Superspeedway May 4th, 2014.Tony Stewart, who hasn’t raced since he struck and killed a fellow driver...
View ArticleStart your engines at the Richmond International Raceway!
RICHMOND, Va – Dennis Bickmeier, President of Richmond International Raceway, invites you to ‘One Last Race Before the Chase,’ a unique opportunity for race fans in Richmond to have THE Race that sets...
View ArticleThe Sadler brothers ride again!
RICHMOND (WTVR) – Elliott Sadler raved about being able to sleep in his own bed and ride to the track again with his brother Hermie, just like they did as kids coming to Richmond International Raceway...
View ArticleSquirrels drop game 1 to B-Mets, Keselowski primed for Chase
Flying Squirrels drop game 1 of the Eastern League Championship Series to Binghamton 5-2 Brad Keselowski explains how he and his team are better prepared for this year’s Chase than when they won the...
View ArticleUVA hoping to avoid another slow start, Stewart speaks on Ward death
The Virginia Cavaliers are hoping for a bigger crowd and a faster start Saturday against Pitt L.C. Bird still #1 in our high school poll Tony Stewart speaks publicly for the first time since learning...
View ArticleCavaliers move quickly from UNC loss
Sean Robertson reports from Charlottesville on how the Virginia Cavaliers are moving past Saturday’s tough loss to North Carolina The Hokies promise they will begin clicking soon Hermitage again leads...
View ArticleRoad rage: Jeff Gordon’s crew bloodies Brad Keselowski in post-NASCAR race brawl
FORT WORTH, Texas — Former NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon called out former champion Brad Keselowski after they brawled following Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Gordon went after...
View ArticlePolice release statement about investigation into NASCAR star Kurt Busch
DOVER, Del. — Police in Dover, Delaware have opened an investigation into NASCAR star Kurt Busch. “An investigation is being conducted based on an allegation of domestic assault that is alleged to have...
View ArticleKurt Busch testifies ex-girlfriend a ‘trained assassin’ who returned from...
DOVER, Del. — NASCAR driver Kurt Busch testified Tuesday that he believes his ex-girlfriend is a trained assassin and said she once came home in a gown covered in blood after a “covert mission.” Busch...
View ArticleJeff Gordon announces 2015 will be his last full-time in NASCAR
RICHMOND, Va. — Four time NASCAR Sprint Cup series champion Jeff Gordon announced today that the upcoming season will be his last as a full-time driver. Below is part of a release sent out this morning...
View ArticleWaltrip on Gordon retirement: ‘I was shocked’
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Darrell Waltrip knows the thoughts that go through a champion driver’s mind when deciding on retirement. That’s partly the reason he had the reaction he did when he heard...
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