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.
Affarano Motorsports is set to make its NASCAR Xfinity Series debut with driver Johanna Long behind the wheel of the teams' No. 03 Chevy Camaro. The ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway will mark Long’s return to the series.
Richard Childress Racing teammates Ryan Newman, Austin Dillon and Paul Menard finished fifth, 10th and 11th, respectively, in the Bristol 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes and Stand Up to Cancer at Bristol Motor Speedway.
BRAD KESELOWSKI – No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion – WHAT DID YOU FEEL. DID THE RAIN DROPS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT? “It’s been raining since we started the race. It was just a really light sprinkle and the track was just barely dry. I don’t know. The rain was coming in and out and the car just took off on me. I would like to blame the rain, but I honestly don’t know. Usually when a car gets that far sideways and it’s kind of out of nowhere there’s a reason behind it.
Jimmie Johnson led a parade of Chevrolets to the checkered with a second-place finish in his No. 48 Lowe’s Chevy SS in the Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes and Stand Up to Cancer at Bristol Motor Speedway, Round 8 of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The scheduled day race turned into night as ‘Thunder Valley’ was plagued by persistent rain. Johnson, who started 28th, overcame involvement in two multi-car accidents to emerge as the second-place finisher. This is the six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion’s 15th top 10 finish in 27 races at BMS and his fifth top 10 finish in eight races this season.
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 2ND - WHAT A RESTART YOU HAD THERE AT THE END: “Yes, is was a wild night. But I just have to thank my crew for all their hard work. They burned the midnight oilon Friday night to get some stuff ready to put in this race car for Saturday’s practice and turning it around."
TRICON Garage (TRICON) is pleased to announce Black’s Tire is expanding its existing slate of events with driver Tanner Gray, welcoming Gardner White Furniture and Elite Rewards as additional partners on the No. 15 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro at Michigan International Speedway.
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Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Advance Auto Parts Ford Mustang Dark Horse team came away with an eighth-place finish Sunday night at Nashville Superspeedway
