NASCAR will this weekend travel to Henrico County, Virginia, for two races at Richmond Raceway. You will see stock cars from the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series while the Truck Series are having the weekend off . Richmond Raceway opened for racing in 1946. The track is a D-shaped oval and is 1.21 km (0.75 mile) long. Surface is asphalt with four turns. Banking in turns; 14°, frontstretch; 8° and backstretch; 2° . Lap record, for NASCAR Series, is held by Jeff Gordon with 130.599 mph (qualifying) in 2013. Most wins by an active driver at Richmond Raceway is Kyle Busch (24 races) with 4 wins. Capacity: Approximately 60,000 race fans.
Weekend Schedule for Richmond Raceway
Series: Monster Cup, Xfinity Series
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Note: Times in CET and ESTR
Friday, September 8
14.00-15.55 | 8-9:55 a.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series practice, NBC Sports App
16.00-16.55 | 10-10:55 a.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, NBCSN
18.00-19.25 | 12-1:25 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBCSN
22.15 | 4:15 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN
23.45 | 5:45 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN
01.30 | 7:30 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series Virginia529 College Savings 250 (250 laps, 187.5 miles), NBCSN
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17.30 | 11:30 a.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Saturday, September 9
01.30 | 7:30 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 (400 laps, 300 miles), NBCSN / VIASAT MOTOR LIVE 01.00 (Sweden)
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