Tag Archive: Richmond International Raceway

Apr 28

Patrick Battles Ill-Handling Car to Finish 29th at Richmond

Danica Patrick finished 29th in the Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Saturday night at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway. Patrick, driver of the No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), dealt with a car that was loose on entry, tight in the center and loose on exit in the corners of the …

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Apr 28

Newman Finishes 15th at Richmond after Long Night

Ryan Newman struggled with an ill-handling Outback Steakhouse Chevrolet SS and finished 15th in the Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Saturday night at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway. Newman started 15th, but a tight-handling racecar saw him fall to 19th in the opening laps. Crew chief Matt Borland called for track bar and …

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Apr 28

Stewart’s Ups and Downs Continue as Potential Top-Five Slips Away at Richmond

Tony Stewart had high hopes that a trip to his favorite track might cure what has been ailing his No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) team, and that looked to be the case with only three laps remaining in the Toyota Owners 400 Saturday night at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway. But rather than celebrating his first …

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Apr 26

Stewart-Haas Racing Toyota Owners 400 Qualifying Report

RyanNewman, driver of the No. 39 Outback Steakhouse Chevrolet SS, led the three-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent in time trials Friday at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway by qualifying 15th for the Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Saturday night. Newman turned a lap of 20.868 seconds at 129.385 mph around the .75-mile oval. …

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Apr 24

Richmond a Blueprint for a Jumpstart

KANNAPOLIS, N.C.- Give Tony Stewart a pen and a sketchpad and assign him the task of designing the perfect asphalt track for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the blueprint would look a little something like this: ·      D-shaped oval ·      Short track, approximately .75-mile in length ·      Wide, sweeping turns with approximately 14 degrees of banking in …

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