NASCAR Sanctioned Races
Richmond International Raceway is home to two NASCAR races on both the Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series.
There are a pair of spring races, usually held on the first weekend of May. The Nationwide race is currently 250 laps (187.5 miles) and is sponsored by Bubba Burger. The Sprint Cup race is currently 400 laps (300 miles). In 2012 Crown Royal dropped its sponsorship of the race, and it reverted back to its old name, the Capital City 400, for the first time since 1980.
There are a pair of fall races, usually held on the second weekend of September. The Nationwide race is currently 250 laps (187.5 miles) and is sponsored by Virginia 529 College Savings Plan. It is named the "Virginia 529 College Savings 250". The Fall cup race is currently 400 laps (300 miles). It is currently sponsored by Wonderful Pistachios and is named the Wonderful Pistachios 400.
Until 2005, RIR was home to a fall Camping World Truck Series race. Starting with the 2006 schedule, that date was transferred to Talladega Superspeedway. Until 2009, RIR was also home to a June Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race. In July 2009, it was announced that the IRL would not return to RIR in 2010
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