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Ten weeks after The Chase field was set at Richmond International Raceway, Jimmie Johnson completed his dominant run through the 10-race playoff Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, capturing an unprecedented fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.

After carefully scanning the wilderness in the Greater Richmond Metropolitan Area, the Richmond International Raceway Operations Department discovered the perfect tree for the Sixth Annual Community Tree Lighting at America’s Premier Short Track on Tuesday, December 1, at 7:00 p.m.

Mallory Bracken has been named winner of the RIR.com Insider - Vegas Style contest. Check out how we surprised her at work to tell her of her grand prize award.

Richmond International Raceway has selected two finalists for the RIR.com Insider – Vegas Style contest and the grand prize winner will be announced tomorrow. Of the submissions entered through www.rir.com, the top two videos received came from Michael Hedrick of Lake Ridge, Virginia and Mallory Bracken of Richmond, Virginia. Both videos can be seen by visiting http://www.rir.com/Articles/2009/11/RIRcom-Insider-Vegas-Style.aspx.

For the fifth consecutive year, Richmond International Raceway will team up with two great organizations to help support those who are less fortunate throughout the Greater Richmond Metropolitan community. Everyone is encouraged to help the Richmond International Raceway staff assist the Central Virginia Foodbank and the Marine Toys for Tots program November 16 through December 18 by donating food items and toys during this upcoming holiday season.

Hey Fans, the deadline to submit your video for the RIR.com Insider contest is this Friday, November 13! If you have what it takes to be the RIR Insider - Vegas Style, you'll be on your way to Las Vegas for the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony on December 4.

Doug Fritz, president of Richmond International Raceway, would like to invite any and all to join him and his staff for the sixth annual Community Tree Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday, December 1 at 7:00 p.m. A festive way to kick off the holiday season, the ceremony features an illumination of the raceway’s holiday tree, music and fun for the entire family.

Following a sixth-place finish after the late-race carnage at Talladega, Jimmie Johnson padded his points lead in the quest for a record fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title. With three races remaining in the Chase, it looks like only a Texas-sized problem would keep Johnson from becoming the first driver to four-peat.