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Almirola, Ambrose give Petty a front-row sweep at Charlotte

Aric Almirola took the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 with a lap of 192.940 mph Thursday night and teammate Marcus Ambrose finished second at 191.598, giving Petty a front-row sweep at Charlotte Motor Speedway for NASCAR's longest race.

05/24/2012 10:39 PM

BMS on track with track improvements

Earlier this month, BMS began work to alter the racetrack, which calls for gradually grinding and shaving down its slope.

05/21/2012 9:00 AM
Johnson cruises in final segment to win third All-Star race

Johnson used a calculated strategy — he drove hard for the first and last segments, and coasted for the three in between — to join Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon as the only three-time winners of NASCAR's All-Star race.

05/20/2012 12:07 AM
Lofton picks up first Truck Series victory at Charlotte

Justin Lofton raced to his first NASCAR Truck Series victory Friday night, getting the jump on race leader Brad Keselowski on a late restart and holding on at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Lofton had 15 top 10s in the series before finally getting his first win in his 55th career start.

05/19/2012 2:48 AM
Lee Pulliam in high gear heading to Motor Mile

Lee Pulliam’s racing schedule has the potential to get very busy, and that just might be the way he wants it. With two victories at South Boston Speedway under his belt following his return to NASCAR, Pulliam embarks on his season debut at Motor Mile Speedway where he’s aiming to continue his dominating ways.

05/17/2012 10:49 PM
Bowling hoping extra seat time pays off in national title push

The Ridgeway native and SoBo Late Model points leader heads to Langley Speedway this weekend for its twin 50-lap LMSC races at the flat 0.398-mile oval. He will be joined by Sellers Racing teammate Austin Self.

05/17/2012 10:39 PM
Pulliam remains perfect at SoBo with another dominating performance

Pulliam put forth another dominating performance, holding off C.E. Falk III during the race’s midway point and pulling away to win the CenturyLink Presents Bojangles 150 on Saturday night at South Boston Speedway.

05/13/2012 2:36 AM
Pulliam brings same fire and intensity in moving forward at SoBo

As soon as his hauler pulled into South Boston Speedway last weekend, Lee Pulliam was set on moving forward.

05/11/2012 10:39 PM
Peters making necessary strides to remain atop Truck Series standings

Timothy Peters is certainly no stranger to being atop the Camping World Truck Series points standings early in the season.

05/11/2012 12:15 AM
Pulliam doesn't miss a beat in dominating return to SoBo

If there was a script Lee Pulliam wanted to follow for his first NASCAR race back after his reinstatement earlier in the week, he likely couldn’t have scripted one any better than it turned out Saturday at South Boston Speedway.

05/06/2012 2:27 AM
Kyle Busch wins at RIR for the 4th time in a row

NASCAR came to Richmond looking for a burst of racing excitement that hadn't been seen in the past few weeks. The last driver standing was Kyle Busch.

04/29/2012 12:37 AM
Hokies plentiful in NASCAR

There's little doubt that Virginia Tech is known more as a football school than a basketball school. Now, with a string of former Hokies working in NASCAR, motorsports might be ranking higher on that ladder, too.

04/29/2012 12:00 AM
Kurt Busch wins Nationwide at RIR

Kurt Busch edged Denny Hamlin by a half car length at the finish line to win the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway on Friday night.

04/27/2012 9:39 PM
Martin on the pole for Capital City 400

Mark Martin will start on the pole for Saturday night's Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway, the Capital City 400.

04/27/2012 6:51 PM
RIR track schedule, Thursday-Saturday

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04/27/2012 12:00 AM
Michael Waltrip does it all in NASCAR

Movie fans might remember The Three Faces of Eve, starring Joanne Woodward.

04/27/2012 12:00 AM
New app connects race fans, RIR

Race fans who own smart phones will have a new way to get information about Richmond International Raceway this year, thanks to a new mobile application.

04/27/2012 12:00 AM
NASCAR embraces Twitter, fans

For fans, the role NASCAR plays on Twitter brings their relationship with the drivers to a new level.

04/27/2012 12:00 AM
Montoya has struggled at Richmond

Juan Pablo Montoya has a reputation for getting the most out of his race car. He certainly showed that Sunday in Kansas, moving all the way up from 39th to finish 12th.

04/27/2012 12:00 AM
Moffitt wins Blue Ox 100 with bumper car finish

His car had a big, black wheel mark that almost obliterated the No. 11 on the right side. The sheet metal was all but caved in, and a sizable piece had been sliced and was hanging loose.

04/27/2012 12:00 AM
Two local drivers runners-up to Tony Stewart at Denny Hamlin's charity race

A driver from Chesterfield County finished third at the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown. It was not, however, the host.

04/27/2012 12:00 AM
Hamlin's cousin is grand marshall

The command to start engines before Denny Hamlin's Short Track Showdown was given by Hamlin's cousin, Kevin Jones.

04/27/2012 12:00 AM
Sadler moving up in Nationwide world, wondering about Sprint circuit

When he finished the first year of his return engagement to NASCAR's Nationwide Series, Elliot Sadler had little room for improvement and a great deal of room for disappointment.

04/27/2012 12:00 AM
In time, Johnson will correct eye-catching Sprint Cup stats

Of all the stats in the NASCAR world, one is eye-catching, eye-opening and eye-brow raising.

04/27/2012 12:00 AM
Gordon resurgence could start on short tracks

There isn't much Jeff Gordon doesn't like about racing in Richmond. The four-time NASCAR points champion likes Richmond International Raceway's short track and wide transitions coming in and out of the corners. He enjoys racing at night.

04/27/2012 12:00 AM