Denny Hamlin Captures Checkered Flag in Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway
Perhaps there was no better place for Denny Hamlin to finally notch his first win of 2022. Much to the pleasure of the fans at Richmond Raceway, the hometown favorite from Chesterfield, Va., took the lead in the Toyota Owners 400 from William Byron with five laps remaining and held off the field for a .552-second victory over Kevin Harvick and Byron.
NASCAR Cup Series and Camping World Truck Series races postponed until Monday
The NASCAR Cup Series and Camping World Truck Series races scheduled for Sunday have been postponed until Monday, according to NASCAR. The Food City Dirt Race is rescheduled for Monday at 4 p.m., and the Pintyโs Truck Race on Dirt is rescheduled for Monday at 12 p.m. This follows the trackโs announcement Saturday night that the Pinty Truck Race on Dirt had been postponed to Sunday at 9 p.m. due to weather. NEWS: Todayโs NASCAR Cup Series and Camping World Truck Series races have been postponed at @BMSupdates. Schedule for Monday:4 PM ET: Food City Dirt Race (FOX)12 PM ET: Pintyโs Truck Race on Dirt (FS1) pic.twitter.com/VR5Vu5EVMw โ NASCAR (@NASCAR) March 28, 2021.
Rain swamps Bristol dirt track; NASCAR to try again Monday
NASCAR canceled all Sunday activity because even if Bristol's converted dirt track could eventually be readied for night racing, the entire facility was a swampy mess. The first Cup Series race on dirt since 1970 was rescheduled for 4 p.m. Monday; trucks were set to run at noon. He openly fretted that a bad show at Bristol would damage the future of NASCAR dirt racing โ and NASCAR itself seemed to admit it was a valid concern. Stewart, who has insisted Eldora can successfully host the Cup Series, declined to comment Sunday when reached by The Associated Press. โPeople need to understand this is not how dirt racing is and I think they need to try and appreciate how hard this is to pull off.
Pintyโs Truck Race on Dirt postponed until Sunday night
The Pintyโs Truck Race on Dirt scheduled for Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway has been postponed until 9 p.m. Sunday due to weather, the track announced. The Food City Dirt Race NASCAR Cup Series race remains scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Sunday, so ticket holders for the Pintyโs Truck Race on Dirt can enter the speedway 30 minutes after the completion of the NASCAR race. For those who canโt attend the Pintyโs Truck Race on Dirt race on Sunday, click or tap here for information on the weather guarantee.
What a Mess: NASCAR worried about first Bristol dirt race
AdBristol also made a bold change this year by converting its facility into a dirt race as part of radical changes to the 2021 schedule. NASCAR needed a major shakeup and the dirt race joined an influx of road courses and new venues for the most adventurous schedule in sport history. So when NASCAR broadcast partner Fox pushed for a dirt race on the Cup schedule, Speedway Motorsports said Bristol would be the guinea pig. โThat's probably the most uncomfortable I've ever been in a race car,โ said Kevin Harvick, running his first Truck Series race since 2015. The first NASCAR Cup Series points-paying sanctioned race in the inaugural 1949 season was on dirt at Charlotte (Old) Speedway.
Martinsville Speedway to allow limited fans for spring NASCAR weekend
(AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)MARTINVILLE, Va. โ Now that COVID-19 restrictions have loosened in Virginia, NASCAR fans can finally see a race in person. Thatโs what we wanted to do,โ said Martinsville Speedway President Clay Campbell. NASCAR is making a comeback to Martinsville Speedway with a limited, reduced number of fans throughout the first-ever three-race weekend on April 8-10. Martinsville Speedway is set to host Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race on April 8, the Cook Out 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series Dash 4 Cash race on April 9 at 8:00 p.m. and the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 NASCAR Cup Series race on Saturday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. โWeโre working our way back to normal and I think itโs going to be great to have fans here to enjoy what theyโve always enjoyed at Martinsville,โ said Campbell.
Blaney wins at Atlanta after Larson fades on old tires
In the end, Larson faded on an battered set of tires, and Blaney raced by him for an improbable victory Sunday. โThe car was stupid fast for a long time there.โThe Cup series returned to the track where the racing world came to a halt a year ago. In March 2020, Atlanta was the first NASCAR Cup race to be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Cup series will be back July 11, the first time since 2010 that Atlanta has hosted two races in a season. He was fourth behind Blaney, Larson and Alex Bowman.