Reed made his NASCAR XFINITY Series debut at Richmond International Raceway (RIR) in April 2013 and earned a 16th-place finish. He went on to finish 9th in the September 2013 race at the track and finished 12th and 16th in the spring and fall 2014 races at the track, respectively.
SEASON-TO-DATE: After the first eight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races this season, Kasey Kahne currently ranks first in quality passes (698), second in average running position (9.232), second in fastest drivers on restarts (7.750 average rank), second in laps in top 15 (2,380), third in fastest speed in traffic (7.000 average rank), fifth in fastest drivers late in a run (6.857 average rank), sixth in fastest drivers early in a run (7.714 average rank), sixth in driver rating (97.7), seventh in green-flag speed (6.857 average rank) and eighth in fastest laps run (101).
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.
Kyle Larson is back to try to add another O’Reilly Series victory to his resume and will be driving the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet entry when the green flag drops Saturday night at The Last Great Colosseum.
NHRA officials announced today the return of PowerEdge, a line of high-quality, competitively-priced commercial and heavy-duty truck aftermarket products, as the presenting sponsor of the 38th annual DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals at scenic Sonoma Raceway.
