For the second consecutive week, Ty Dillon will drive in place of Brett Moffitt in the No. 02 Our Motorsports Chevrolet. (more…)
Richmond
MotorSportsNews.Net posts about the Richmond Raceway, one of the race tracks on the NASCAR Cup Series, XFINITY Series, and Gander Trucks series
NBC SPORTS Presents NASCAR CUP And XFINITY SERIES Doubleheader From Richmond Raceway This Saturday On NBCSN
STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 8, 2021 – NBC Sports presents a NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series doubleheader from Richmond Raceway this Saturday, Sept. 11, as the second race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs is presented in primetime at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. An hour-long edition of Countdown to Green pre-race coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. (more…)
Justin Bonsignore Heads To Richmond Looking To Win Crown Jewel
HOLTSVILLE, N.Y. — With just three races left in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship battle, points leader Justin Bonsignore heads to Richmond Raceway this Friday, September 10, for race 12 of 14. Bonsignore will drive the No. 51 Kenneth Massa Motorsports entry in the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 150 — as the Whelen Modified Tour returns to Richmond for the first time since 2002. (more…)
Doug Coby Returns To Virginia Looking To Celebrate In Richmond Victory Lane
MILFORD, Conn. — Even though he has no previous laps at Richmond Raceway, in many ways, Doug Coby is returning to his second home this Friday, September 10. Coby, who graduated from the University of Richmond in 2001, is set for action in the Virginia is For Racing Lovers 150 at the three-quarter mile oval under the lights. (more…)
Racing on TV Listings for September 7-12
Here’s where to find the major racing action on TV and online this week, by Mike Pryson of Auto Week… (more…)
Justin Bonsignore Completes Tire Test at Richmond Raceway
RICHMOND, Va. — Justin Bonsignore spent Tuesday morning and early afternoon taking laps around Richmond Raceway in Virginia behind the wheel of his No. 51 Phoenix Communications, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour ride for Kenneth Massa Motorsports. As part of a tire test, Bonsignore took laps in preparation for the Virginia Is For Racing Lovers 150, which is set for Friday, September 10. The race will mark the return to the .750-mile oval for the Whelen Modified Tour for the first time since 2002.
Logano: Bowman “kind of snookered everybody” in win
Joey Logano of Middletown, CT wasn’t as dominant as Denny Hamlin but felt he had just as good a chance to win Sunday’s Cup race at Richmond.
Hamlin led on the final restart with 10 of 400 laps remaining with Logano lined up alongside him. While Hamlin had led the most laps in the race, Logano had shown the ability to lead late in the event.
It looked like the duo would duel to the finish.
Enter Alex Bowman. (more…)
Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond | NASCAR ON FOX HIGHLIGHTS
Check out highlights from Sunday’s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway for the NASCAR Cup Series. (more…)
Bowman Steals the Show at Richmond; Hamlin Misses Out
Alex Bowman returned Hendrick Motorsports to its winning ways at Richmond after leading the final 10 laps and stealing the win from a previously dominant Denny Hamlin. (more…)
How New Englanders Did At Richmond Over the Weekend
In Sunday’s afternoon’s NASCAR Cup race at RIR Alex Bowman’s late race surge brought him into Victory Lane at Richmond International Raceway in VA. Middletown, CT’s ended his day in third place after being in the hunt all day long. Corey LaJoie finished his day in 21st and is the son of two-time Xfinity Champion Randy Lajoie a native of Norwalk, CT. Berlin, CT’s Ryan Preece finished 29th while Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT wound up 31st.