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Richmond International Raceway kicks off its 2008 season “under the lights” Friday night, May 2, with the NASCAR Nationwide Series 250 race. The NASCAR Nationwide Series regulars will battle it out with some NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series stars on a night of old school short track action.²

And so it begins, NASCAR in Richmond. The two are old friends, been hanging out twice a year since 1953, and as any one of the 100,000 fans will attest, racing under the lights on the Richmond short-track: ‘Well dang, it don?t get no betta.?³

Photo: Dale Earnhardt Jr., (88) leads Kyle Busch (18) to the start finish line in the closing moments of the NASCAR Crown Royal 400 Sprint Cup auto race at the Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Saturday, May 3, 2008. The two got tangled in turn three later in the same lap.⁴

The arrival and popularity of the IRL 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 IRL IndyCar Series plays host to increasing, enthusiastic crowds at Richmond.⁵

He could have added foresight to his list. In the mid-1990s, well before his peers recognized the mushrooming popularity of NASCAR, the Oswego native began organizing trips to races in Dover, Del., and Richmond, Va., that proved highly successful.⁶