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Making the switch from spectator to driver is exciting and probably a bit scary. You may imagine you’re a terrific driver and feel you’re better than most people on the public highways, but racing is a whole other ball game. Your first event is where you will be putting yourself to the test, finding out what you’re made of and deciding if racing is what you want to do. To get the most out of your first time, there are some steps you can take to be prepared and get the maximum enjoyment out of the day.

Christopher Bell held off his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate to win Friday nights NASCAR Xfinity Series race ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway.

RICHMOND, Va. – In a long green-flag run fraught with spellbinding tension, Christopher Bell held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Noah Gragson to win Friday night’s ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway.

RICHMOND, Va. – After a dismal two weeks that saw the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota of reigning Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. crash out of races at Texas and Bristol, Truex found a welcome stroke of success on Friday at Richmond Raceway.

RICKY STENHOUSE JR., No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford Fusion – “We qualified good here last year and we struggled a little bit in practice with the fire-off speed and felt OK maybe on the long run. We definitely need to be better on the long run, but for qualifying we found the speed that we were looking for in qualifying trim. It was a bummer, I feel like we missed it just a little bit there in the last round. The first round we only had to make two laps, and saved a lap on our tires versus a lot of the other cars. Читать дальше...

Chase Elliott drove his No. 9 Napa Auto Parts Camaro ZL1 to a front row starting spot in today’s knockout-style qualifying session for tomorrow night’s Toyota Owners 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway. Elliott turned a lap of 136.643 mph, 26.346 seconds to capture his fourth top-10 start of the season and his second in six races at Richmond.

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1 – Qualified 2nd - HOW WAS YOUR CAR IN PRACTICE THROUGH RACE RUNS? “Yeah, I thought it was much improved from where we have been. You’ve got to take the small victories every now and then in life and especially in the racing world. We are just trying to take those right now. A much better Friday than we have been having. This has been a ridiculous stretch of races for me and our team. We have just been struggling and kind of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Читать дальше...

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What does it mean to come and race close to home with the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown last night? “Last night was a great success. We had such a great turnout. They were able to put in temporary grandstands, and that was a good thing, anytime you can fill up a race track like that. Obviously great competition with myself and Kyle (Busch) and some of the other Late Model stars. Great battle all night and had a fun night. Raised some good money for charity... Читать дальше...

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How do you feel going into the Toyota Owners 400 race weekend? “Well, we’ve got some practice sessions in there, so feel okay about it – not great, not exactly where we remember being here a few years ago when we had cars that were up front, leading laps and feeling pretty comfortable at being able to do that, you know? So just a little bit too much slipping and sliding for our liking, but we’ll see if ours is any less than anybody else... Читать дальше...

DANIEL HEMRIC, NO. 8 SMOKEY MOUNTAIN HERBAL SNUFF CAMARO ZL1 met with media and discussed doing double duty his weekend for the first time with his Cup debut at Richmond Raceway coupled with his regular participation in the Xfinity Series, his challenges and expectations, support from his fans and family, and more. Full Transcript: