Richmond International Raceway

TRACK BASICS

	.75 mi./1.207 km. Paved Oval located in Richmond, VA
	Formerly Known As: No Previous Names Of Facility Known
	Former Configurations: Speedway (presumed) in Initial Configuration
	Opened: N/A	Closed: STILL IN OPERATION
	Banking: Unknown°	Promoters:
	Track Website: NO WEBSITE AVAILABLE

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Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a A 3/4 mile (1.2 km), D shaped, asphalt race track located outside Richmond, Virginia. It hosts the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, Craftsman Truck Series and the Featherlite Modified Series. RIR also hosts the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, F1 and the United States Auto Club Silver Crown Series. Richmond International Raceway is located at the Richmond Raceway Complex, which is an 800 acre (3.2 km²), multi-purpose facility. Richmond Raceway Complex also hosts the Virginia Golf Show, Bassarama, Richmond Home and Garden Show, RV and Camping Expo, Richmond Boat Show, Richmond Classic Sports Card Show, East Coast Sawmill and Logging Equipment Expo, Craftsmen Classic Spring and Christmas Shows, Bizarre Bazaar Spring and Christmas Shows and other various arts and craft events. Outdoor festivals hosted by Richmond Raceway Complex in 2004 included the Virginia State Fair, Richmond Highland Games & Celtic Festival, March of Dimes Bikers for Babies, K95 Country Music Festival, [1] 102.1 The X], ACCA Temple Pork Festival, the VA Food Festival and concerts featuring local and national recording artists. The former name for RIR was Strawberry Hill until RIR bought out the Virginia State Fairgounds in 1999. The races at Strawberry Hill are still held the third Saturday of April at the Richmond Raceway Complex, although some have suggested the event could eventually be moved to Colonial Downs. Trivia The track operated as a 0.5 mile oval through the spring race of 1988. During the spring and summer of 1988, the track was reconfigured to its current layout of 0.75 miles. The first race under the new configuration was in September 1988. Lights were added for the fall 1991 race. The track was previously called Richmond Fairgrounds Speedway and the annual fair made the track a popular venue. Richard Petty holds the record of most wins at Richmond with 13 victories, Darrell Waltrip and Rusty Wallace are tied with six. Richmond is the site of the famous battle between Dale Earnhardt and Darrell Waltrip in 1986. Earnhardt tapped Waltrip in turn 4 and both drivers hit the wall, handing the win to none other than Kyle Petty who avoided the crash and won. In 2001 to 2002, the fall event was sponsored the Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 presented by the Looney Tunes and in 2003, the event was renamed the Chevy Rock and Roll 400. External links Richmond International Raceway Official Site Richmond International Raceway Page on NASCAR.com RIR visitor's guide Richmond Raceway Complex website richmond.com article on Strawbery hill Winston-Salem Journal Op-ed piece on the history of RIR Super High Resolution image from Windows Live Local Template:Mapit-US-hoodscale

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TRACK PROFILE

Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a A 3/4 mile (1.2 km), D shaped, asphalt race track located outside Richmond, Virginia. It hosts the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, Craftsman Truck Series and the Featherlite Modified Series. RIR also hosts the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, F1 and the United States Auto Club Silver Crown Series.

Richmond International Raceway is located at the Richmond Raceway Complex, which is an 800 acre (3.2 km²), multi-purpose facility.

Richmond Raceway Complex also hosts the Virginia Golf Show, Bassarama, Richmond Home and Garden Show, RV and Camping Expo, Richmond Boat Show, Richmond Classic Sports Card Show, East Coast Sawmill and Logging Equipment Expo, Craftsmen Classic Spring and Christmas Shows, Bizarre Bazaar Spring and Christmas Shows and other various arts and craft events.

Outdoor festivals hosted by Richmond Raceway Complex in 2004 included the Virginia State Fair, Richmond Highland Games & Celtic Festival, March of Dimes Bikers for Babies, K95 Country Music Festival, [1] 102.1 The X], ACCA Temple Pork Festival, the VA Food Festival and concerts featuring local and national recording artists.

The former name for RIR was Strawberry Hill until RIR bought out the Virginia State Fairgounds in 1999. The races at Strawberry Hill are still held the third Saturday of April at the Richmond Raceway Complex, although some have suggested the event could eventually be moved to Colonial Downs.

Trivia

The track operated as a 0.5 mile oval through the spring race of 1988. During the spring and summer of 1988, the track was reconfigured to its current layout of 0.75 miles. The first race under the new configuration was in September 1988. Lights were added for the fall 1991 race.
The track was previously called Richmond Fairgrounds Speedway and the annual fair made the track a popular venue.
Richard Petty holds the record of most wins at Richmond with 13 victories, Darrell Waltrip and Rusty Wallace are tied with six.
Richmond is the site of the famous battle between Dale Earnhardt and Darrell Waltrip in 1986. Earnhardt tapped Waltrip in turn 4 and both drivers hit the wall, handing the win to none other than Kyle Petty who avoided the crash and won.
In 2001 to 2002, the fall event was sponsored the Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 presented by the Looney Tunes and in 2003, the event was renamed the Chevy Rock and Roll 400.

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RACE LISTING

Date	Sanction	Winner	Laps
11 May 1980	NASCAR International Sedan Series	G.W. Gibson	???
3 August 1991	NASCAR Winston All Pro Series	Gary Balough	200
7 September 1995	NASCAR SuperTruck Series by Craftsman	Terry Labonte	150
8 September 1995	NASCAR Busch Series	Dale Jarrett	250
3 March 1996	NASCAR Winston Cup Series	Jeff Gordon	400
4 September 1997	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series	Bob Keselowski	200
7 September 2000	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series	Rick Carelli	200
4 May 2001	NASCAR Busch Series	Jimmy Spencer	250
6 September 2001	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series	Jack Sprague	200
7 September 2001	NASCAR Busch Series	Jimmy Spencer	250
5 September 2002	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series	Tony Stewart	200
5 May 2006	NASCAR Busch Series	Kevin Harvick	250
8 September 2006	NASCAR Busch Series	Kevin Harvick	250
9 September 2006	NASCAR Nextel Cup Series	Kevin Harvick	400
28 April 2011	Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown	Denny Hamlin	75
28 April 2011	NASCAR K & N Pro Series East	Darrell Wallace, Jr.	100
29 April 2011	NASCAR Nationwide Series	Denny Hamlin	251
30 April 2011	NASCAR Sprint Cup Series	Kyle Busch	400
9 September 2011	NASCAR Nationwide Series	Kyle Busch	250
10 September 2011	NASCAR Sprint Cup Series	Kevin Harvick	400
26 April 2012	NASCAR K & N Pro Series East	Brett Moffitt	103
26 April 2012	Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown	Tony Stewart	75
27 April 2012	NASCAR Nationwide Series	Kurt Busch	250
28 April 2012	NASCAR Sprint Cup Series	Kyle Busch	400

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