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RIR invites fans to our Daytona Day Watch Party on Sunday to cheer on their favorite drivers during the 59th running of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.

Fans will go behind the scenes at Speedweeks in Daytona as Virginia native and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Gray Gaulding takes over Richmond International Raceway’s social media accounts.

As NASCAR moves into a new season, RIR is introducing a new marketing campaign “Chaos At Every Corner.” The new campaign will showcase the adrenaline rush of racing at Richmond, the excitement of the fan experience, and why we are America’s Premier Short Track.

NASCAR announced earlier this year that new competition enhancements will break races into three stages with a pre-determined number of laps in each stage. Richmond International Raceway (RIR) revealed its stage lengths and spring race start times today.

Richmond International Raceway’s (RIR) charitable arm RIR Cares presented its annual Day of Giving today. Eight grants totaling $35,000 were awarded to deserving organizations in the Richmond community. This year’s eight grants were the most awarded in the track’s history. RIR Cares is a donor advised fund of The NASCAR Foundation.

The NASCAR XFINITY Series Dash4Cash format will return to the ToyotaCare 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Richmond International Raceway (RIR) this season. The ToyotaCare 250 is one of only four Dash4Cash races for the 2017 season.

Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is gearing up for the 2017 NASCAR season by celebrating The Great American Race. RIR invites fans to our Daytona Day Watch Party on Sunday, February 26 to cheer on their favorite drivers during the 59th running of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.