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Track Trivia: What about Richmond?

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What year did the Indy Car Series start racing at Richmond?

Extra credit: Richmond International Raceway is the only track to do this.............?

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  1. IRL - 2001 and Richmond runs all their events under the lights I think.

    Go Dale Jr & Hms


  2. fisrt part of your question : don't remember.

    second part : is it the only track to increase it's distance? it was a half mile track for many years, back when rusty wallace used to dominate there. then when NASCAR threatened to take their races from them because the track was getting old, the owner of RIR at the time, paul sawyer, uprooted the track and made it into the 3/4 mile track it is today. i don't know if that's the answer you're looking for, but i'm pretty sure it is the only track to do that.

  3. Richmond International Raceway is one of a few race tracks to host all of its events under the lights. The track has sold out the last 32 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_In...

    Since the first NASCAR race in Richmond in 1953, the track has undergone three name changes, five configuration changes and one surface change, from dirt to asphalt. Lights were also added to the facility in 1991.

    The arrival and popularity of the IndyCar Series at Richmond International Raceway in 2001 has been an added bonus for race fans in the Mid-Atlantic Region. With speeds nearly 50 mph faster than their NASCAR counterparts, the IndyCar Series plays host to increasing, enthusiastic crowds at Richmond.

    Additionally, Richmond International Raceway is the only track to hold all of its major events "under the lights."

    http://www.rir.com/track%5Finfo/about%5F...

    *MOJO*

  4. Indy car racing started there in 2001.

    Extra credit: RIR is the only track to run all major events under the lights.

    Im not real sure on the extra credit, it seems like I heard that during the spring race broadcast.??

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