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Rev up your summer with RIR NASCAR style

Chris Graham

busch rirSchool’s out. Summer’s in. But before you grab your towel and hit the pool, come kick the season off with us, NASCAR style. The nation’s fastest sport is racing into Richmond on Wednesday, June 17th, and some of NASCAR’s biggest names will be taking to America’s Premier Short Track to prepare for the Last Race to Make the Chase, the Federated Auto Parts 400 in September.

Check out the full cast of characters below, and be sure to come out to cheer on your favorite driver*!

  • Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
  • Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
  • Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Penske Racing Ford
  • Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
  • Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the No. 17 RouschFenway Racing Ford
  • David Ragan, driver of the No. 55 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
  • Sam Hornish Jr., driver of the No. 9 Richard Petty Motorsports Racing Ford
  • Brian Scott, driving of the No. 29 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Fans are invited to attend testing on Wednesday, June 17th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sit in the grandstands and enjoy a sneak peek of what’s to come in a few short weeks. To access the grandstands, please enter through the Main Gate on the corner of Laburnum Avenue and Richmond-Henrico Turnpike. Once in the gate, park near the Virginia is For Lovers Frontstretch Gate and Gate 70, located in Turn 4. Fans can enter the grandstands through Gate 70 only.

This appetizer not enough to satisfy your need for speed? Remember, NASCAR returns to Richmond International Raceway September 11 & 12.  Be there for the Last Race to Make the Chase, the 2015 Federated Auto Parts 400 to see who’s in and who’s out. Tickets for Saturday’s race, as well as the 2015 Virginia529 College Savings 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race on Friday are on sale now. Click here or call 866-455-7223 to purchase.

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham, the king of "fringe media," a zero-time Virginia Sportswriter of the Year, and a member of zero Halls of Fame, is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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