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Denny Hamlin clinched the top seed in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with his second career victory at his hometown track, holding off his teammate Kyle Busch to win the Air Guard 400 Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway.

Kevin Harvick won the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 “under the lights” Friday night, tying the track record for career NASCAR Nationwide Series victories. Harvick held off a hard-charging Brad Keselowski, edging the series points leader by just 0.256 seconds.

Carl Edwards won the Coors Light Pole Award for Saturday’s Air Guard 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race during today’s Fas Mart Pole Qualifying at Richmond International Raceway. Edwards grabbed the top spot with a lap of 127.762 mph.

Kevin Harvick turned the fastest lap in WRIC-TV8 NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying this afternoon at Richmond International Raceway and will start tonight’s Virginia 529 College Savings 250 from the pole position.

When the green flag drops on Friday night’s Virginia 529 College Savings 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway, there will be several NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars and the rest of the Nationwide Series standing in the way of a Carl Edwards’ fall three-peat at Richmond.

In a continuing effort to keep fans informed on race weekend at America’s Premier Short Track, Richmond International Raceway is launching RIRUPDATES, a new informative texting service, during the upcoming Post-9/11 GI Bill NASCAR Weekend at Richmond.

With the anticipated debut Friday night of the new Nationwide car at Richmond International Raceway, the track and NASCAR will host a Nationwide “Tech Talk” to familiarize fans with the machine.

When thousands of fans stand for the National Anthem on Friday prior to the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway, all eyes will be on a Richmond resident fulfilling a lifetime dream of singing at a NASCAR race.

Always looking to stay ahead of the technology curve, Richmond International Raceway officials announced today the debut of its mobile website, making navigation of its website on smart phones easier than ever.