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Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a A 3/4 mile, D shaped, asphalt race track located outside Richmond, Virginia. It hosts the NASCAR Nextel Cup, Busch Series, Craftsman Truck Series and the Featherlite Modified Series. RIR also hosts the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, and the United States Auto Club Silver Crown Series. Richmond is the capital of the state of Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) of the United States of America. ...
NASCAR logo The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ...
The Nextel Cup Series is NASCARs premier stock car racing series. ...
NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division, and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel Cup. ...
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series logo The Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ...
Richmond International Raceway is located at the Richmond Raceway Complex, which is a 800- acre, multi-purpose facility.
Richmond Raceway Complex also hosts the Virginia Golf Show, Bassarama, Richmond Home and Garden Show, RV and Camping Expo, Richmond Boat Show, Richmond Classic Sports Card Show, East Coast Sawmill and Logging Equipment Expo, Craftsmen Classic Spring and Christmas Shows, Bizarre Bazaar Spring and Christmas Shows and other various arts and craft events.
Outdoor festivals hosted by Richmond Raceway Complex in 2004 included the Virginia State Fair, Richmond Highland Games & Celtic Festival, March of Dimes Bikers for Babies, K95 Country Music Festival, [1] (http://www.1021thex.com) 102.1 The X], ACCA Temple Pork Festival, the VA Food Festival and concerts featuring local and national recording artists. March of Dimes is the name of several health charities in the United States and Canada. ...
The former name for RIR was Strawberry Hill until RIR bought out the Virginina State Fairgounds in 1999. The races at Strawberry Hill are still held the third Saturday of April at the Richmond Raceway Complex, although some have suggested the event could eventually be moved to Colonial Downs . A horse racing track in New Kent, Virginia adjacent to Interstate 64, halfway between Richmond, Virginia and Williamsburg, Virginia. ...
External links: - RIR visitor's guide (http://www.rir.com/uploads/assets/fans/rir_05guestguide.pdf)
- Richmond Raceway Complex website (http://www.richmondracewaycomplex.com/)
- richmond.com article on Strawbery hill (http://www.richmond.com/news/output.aspx?ID=595083&Vertical_ID=2&tier=1&position=24)
- NASCAR website (http://www.nascar.com/)
- Winston-Salem Journal Op-ed piece on the history of RIR (http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_ColumnistArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031782731032)
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