Tis the season to grill according to Bobby Labonte as his No. 47 Toyota Camry lights up the Kingsford Charcoal brand during the night race at Richmond International Raceway where his best NASCAR Sprint Cup Series finish is second-place (twice). “We’re looking forward to having Kingsford on our Toyota CamryContinue Reading
Two-time track winner Jeff Gordon enjoys the twice-yearly trips to Richmond International Raceway, but that does not mean the short track is short on challenges it presents NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams. “I love Richmond, and I don’t know of another driver that doesn’t like this track,” said Gordon, whoContinue Reading
Ryan Newman’s U.S. Army Chevrolet for Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway will pay tribute to the U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD) and the men and women who comprise the specialized Army Health Care Team. Newman’s No. 39 Chevrolet will display Army Medicine on the hoodContinue Reading
Richmond (Va.) International Raceway won’t carry the speeds of Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, but David Gilliland hopes to stay full throttle at this week’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event after his second top-10 finish of the season. Gilliland’s ninth-place run at Talladega on April 17 gives the driver of the No.Continue Reading
Richmond (Va.) International Raceway is the perfect hybrid of a big, fast speedway and a quirky short track. And Travis Kvapil is looking forward to finding the perfect middle ground of speed and handling when he hits the .75-mile track for Saturday night’s Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400. The driverContinue Reading
Clint Bowyer, driver of the No. 33 Wheaties Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, will appear on NBC’s hit show “The Biggest Loser” on Tuesday, April 26 (8:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time). Bowyer will make his second appearance on “The Biggest Loser,” now in its 11th season. The show challenges andContinue Reading
K-Automotive Motorsports is happy to announce that Brian Keselowski will resume his driving duties in the No.92 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car, starting at Richmond International Raceway, on Saturday April 30, 2011. After suffering from emergency gallbladder surgery, Brian had to take a step back and recover from his ordeal.Continue Reading
FedEx Corp., Autism Speaks and Dover International Speedway today announced that the Sprint Cup race at Dover International Speedway on May 15, 2011 will be named the “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks.” As part of the race sponsorship, and to help increase public awareness of autism and raise funds forContinue Reading
Sprint (NYSE:S) announced today that voting continues at a record pace in the 2011 Sprint Fan Vote, which allows fans to place a driver into the field of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. In the four weeks since voting began on March 23, NASCAR fans have cast more thanContinue Reading
A number of high-energy, fan-friendly events will ratchet up anticipation for an event that is not only one of the highlights of NASCAR, but one of the most exciting all-star events in all of sports – the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. The 2011 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race is set forContinue Reading