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I’m Just Sayin’: Richmond Should Scrap Night Racing

By Jared Turner Although Richmond’s spring race was pushed back from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon last year because of rain, this weekend will mark the first time in many years that the three-quarter mile short track is scheduled to host a Sprint Cup event on a Sunday afternoon. So is the change in schedule a good one or a bad one? Fans and drivers love Saturday night racing because it harkens back to NASCAR’s short-track roots on bullrings around the Southeast. Drivers also love Saturday night racing because it gives them a rare Sunday at home. Even though naysayers argue that…

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April 21, 2016
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FIve To Watch at Richmond

The most recent winner at Richmond, Matt Kenseth has yet to win in 2016 despite his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota being fast in almost every race. Richmond offers the former champ another good opportunity to break though. Kurt Busch is the defending winner of the Richmond spring race, a race that was run on Sunday instead of Saturday night because of a weather postponement. This time, the race is actually scheduled for Sunday. Dale Earnhardt Jr. comes to Richmond – where he’s a three-time winner but hasn’t prevailed since 2006 – on the heels of a second-place finish at Bristol…

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April 21, 2016
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Road Course Master: Joy Names Gurney His Hero

By Ben White Mike Joy, lead announcer for Fox Sports, has broadcast most major forms of American motorsports for television and radio for decades. Prior to joining FOX in 2001, the Chicago native anchored CBS Sports’ coverage of the Daytona 500 from 1998-2000 after working as an informative pit reporter for 15 years. He also built a successful career with Motor Racing Network (MRN) Radio from 1977-‘83. When asked to name his all-time hero in motorsports, an iconic road racer quickly came to mind. “It would have to be Dan Gurney,” Joy said. “He was the most accomplished, smoothest road racer that…

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April 20, 2016
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Richmond Race Preview

As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Richmond International Raceway for Sunday’s Toyota Owners 400, there’s one lingering question on just about everybody’s mind: Can Joe Gibbs Racing be stopped? With Carl Edwards’ dominant victory last Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway, JGR drivers have reeled off three consecutive wins and gone to Victory Lane in four of the season’s first eight Sprint Cup races. In addition, JGR drivers have won four of the season’s eight poles and hold down three of the top nine positions in the standings. RIR, a three-quarter mile D-shaped facility, is arguably JGR’s best track on the…

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April 20, 2016