NASCAR O'Reilly Series

After a top-20 run in last week’s tough race at Bristol, Tenn., Ryan Preece moves on to another short track this weekend, driving the G&K Services Chevrolet in Saturday’s ToyotaCare 250 Xfinity Series race at Richmond International Raceway.

In two Xfinity Series races at the three-quarter-mile track last year, Chastain scored runs of 17th and 15th, both in JD Motorsports with Gary Keller Chevrolets.

As people load up their campers and head to the track, it’s important to remind everyone that carbon monoxide is an odorless gas and can kill in minutes. Take a few moments to check over your generator and correct any issues with its operation. It could mean the difference between life and death.

Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Reed will make his 80th career NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) start this weekend at Richmond International Raceway (RIR), which was the site of his first NXS start in 2013.

Dakoda will be making his fifth career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Richmond International Raceway. Armstrong has a best XFINITY Series finish of seventh at the Virginia short track which occurred during the Fall race in 2014.

This weekend at Richmond International Raceway will be a homecoming for the Halifax, Virginia native. The Burton family name has a lot of history at Richmond, and Jeb Burton is looking to write his name in that chapter as he makes his third career start at the 3/4-mile track. As a Championship Points contending XFINITY Series driver, Burton will also be competing in Dash 4 Cash this weekend at Richmond.

Going from a not-so-friendly track to one of Brian Scott's favorite tracks, the No. 44 Albertsons/Safeway team is looking forward to racing at the 3/4-mile track of Richmond International Raceway this weekend. Following a 30th-place finish last weekend at Bristol, Scott heads to Richmond with a strong background at the track in the XFINITY Series and experience in the Cup Series.

Wallace will make his fourth career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday 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.

The point I'm driving at here is that the race track is a dangerous place and you must have constant awareness of your surroundings. If you don't, you're going to get yourself injured or killed. If fans continue to not pay attention, NASCAR will start coming down harder on you and make hot passes harder to get.