NASCAR Cup PR

The NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) heads to Richmond for the first of two visits to the Virginia short track this season. Sunday afternoon’s race marks the seventh in the 2022 season, with Richmond being the first of three-straight short track events on the circuit.

Sunday’s 400-lap race marks Custer’s 82nd career NASCAR Cup Series start and his fifth at Richmond.

Marolina Outdoor Inc, the parent company of Huk, will enhance their relationship with Richard Childress Racing in 2022, the two companies announced today.

Harvick has made 760 career NASCAR Cup Series starts, with 123 of those starts coming on short tracks. And of his 58 Cup Series wins, seven have been at short tracks, with Richmond accounting for three of those victories.

It’s the annual Toyota Owners race weekend at Richmond Raceway, while NHRA goes four-wide in Las Vegas.

Harrison Burton, driver of the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang, is in his first season driving for Wood Brothers Racing and is one of three Ford contenders for Sunoco Rookie of the Year.

Kyle Busch heads to Sunday’s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway sporting a new look with M&M’S newest flavor, M&M’S Crunchy Cookie, adorning his Toyota Camry TRD for the first of seven races this spring and summer.

Keselowski, a two-time winner at Richmond, makes his 25th Cup start at the 3/4-mile track this weekend. He is one of the more recent winners in Virginia, having led 192 laps in the 2020 fall race after starting ninth.

Buescher makes his 12th start at Richmond on Sunday where he has a 26.3 average finish. He finished 24th in the most recent race last fall.

Six races into the 2022 season, Briscoe is ninth in points, 42 behind leader Chase Elliott. He currently holds a spot in the 16-driver playoff field by virtue of his win at Phoenix. He’s led laps in four of the first six races and ranks fourth in total laps led to date.