Elliott Sadler makes his 24th NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) start at Richmond International Raceway (RIR) this Friday night in Richmond, VA. In Sadler’s previous 23 starts, he has two top-five and 10 top-10 finishes at RIR. Sadler has also led 77 laps at RIR in the NXS.
Stenhouse has four career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) starts at Richmond with an average starting position of 17.2 and average finishing position of 22.5.
Back-to-Back Short Tracks...Michael Annett and his No. 46 Pilot Flying J Chevrolet team travel to Richmond International Raceway (Va.) for Saturday night's 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. The 3/4-mile track will host the third short track race of 2015, and second in a row following last weekend's event at Bristol Motor Speedway (Tenn.), in which Annett finished 23rd.
Short Trackin' Again...The familiar BRANDT red color returns to Justin Allgaier's No. 51 Chevy this weekend after taking a few weeks off. Allgaier heads to Richmond International Raceway (RIR) this weekend coming off of the first top-10 finish of his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) career.
NASCAR extends its condolences to the many friends, FOX Sports colleagues and family of Steve Byrnes. Whether you had the privilege of knowing him or if you watched him on television for the last three decades, Steve’s work ethic and authenticity made him a beloved individual inside and outside the garage.
For the second week in a row the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be racing on a short track as Richmond International Raceway takes its turn in the spotlight. Ford has won the last three series events at the d-shaped oval and will be looking to keep that streak going Sunday afternoon.
Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Richmond International Raceway ... Richard Childress has nine NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories as a car owner at Richmond International Raceway - five with Dale Earnhardt, three with Kevin Harvick and one with Clint Bowyer.
“What we thought was an issue with the rear end of the car this morning in warm-up, we thought would go away in the race and unfortunately it didn’t and we struggled with keeping the rear of the car underneath us. It was a major struggle to balance and maintain it which is unfortunate because I was hoping today would be a day where we could make up some points and we squandered the opportunity.”
Aric Almirola and Smithfield Foods will team up with Biagi DenBeste Racing for the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) race at Richmond International Raceway April 24. Almirola will pilot the No. 98 Smithfield Ford in his third NXS race this season at Smithfield's home track.
Spire Motorsports has logged three top-15 and nine top-20 finishes. Justin Haley earned a team-best 14th-place result at the 1.5-mile oval after Michael McDowell earned the organization’s first pole last March.
NHRA officials announced today that JBS Equipment will serve as the official series sponsor for the 2026 NHRA Pro Mod season, while Elite Motorsports will add to the partnership as the presenting sponsor for the upcoming season.
Ford Racing heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway after putting together its best weekend of the year in which Ryan Blaney drove to victory and Joey Logano scored the pole at Phoenix Raceway.
