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April 24, 2015

  • Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Toyota Owners 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway have been made.
    Pole sitter #22-Logano chose pit stall 1 [as do most pole sitters].
    Outside pole sitter #11-Hamlin took pit stall 17, the first pit stall with an opening in front of it.
    #41-Busch, who starts 3rd took the 30th pit stall, also with an opening in front of it.
    The 43rd and final pit stall was taken by #48-Johnson, who starts 36th.
    To see where the drivers/teams pit stall is, see the pit selection chart on Jayski.com’s Pit Stall Selection chart.(4-24-2015)
  • Logano wins Richmond pole: #22-Joey Logano won the Coors Light pole for the Toyota Owners 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway with speed of 127.071mph for his 3rd pole of 2015, 1st at Richmond and 11th of his career.
    #11-Hamlin is on the outside pole followed by #41-Busch, #47-Allmendinger, #4-Harvick, #78-Truex, Jr., #2-Keselowski, #20-Kenseth, #1-McMurray, and #18-Ragan.
    Missing the race were: #26-Burton, #62-Gaughan.
    See the starting lineup, round-by-round qualifying results and more on Jayski.com’s Richmond Qualifying Page.(4-24-2015)
  • Qualifying Fast Facts – Richmond:
    Joey Logano won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 61st Annual Toyota Owners 400 with a lap of 21.248 seconds, 127.071 mph.
    This is his 11th pole in 228 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
    This is his series-high third pole and eighth top-10 start in 2015.
    This is his first pole in 13 races at Richmond International Raceway.
    Denny Hamlin (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2015 and his 11th in 18 races at Richmond International Raceway.
    Kurt Busch (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Richmond International Raceway. It is his fifth in six races this season.
    Brett Moffitt (14th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
    (NASCAR Statistics)(4-24-2015)
  • Second Round of Qualifying for the Toyota Owners 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway is over after 10 scheduled minutes.
    #11-Hamlin 128.083
    #4-Harvick 127.648
    #20-Kenseth 127.292
    #2-Keselowski 127.238
    #78-Truex, Jr. 127.143
    the rest of the top 12: 1 24 47 41 22 18 42;
    out of the top 12 and not advancing to round 3: 14 55 27 25 15 19 40 3 10 51 31 17
    (4-24-2015)
  • First Round of Qualifying for the Toyota Owners 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway is over, after 20 scheduled minutes.
    #4-Harvick 129.559
    #2-Keselowski 129.224
    #41-Busch 128.651
    #18-Ragan 128.498
    #78-Truex, Jr. 128.309
    the rest of the top 24: 24 42 55 19 22 27 31 20 40 25 11 47 51 3 1 17 10 14 15;
    out of the top 24 and not advancing to round 2: 13 88 43 98 9 38 35 16 30 6 32 48 83 46 23 5 26 7 62 34
    Drivers who will miss the race: #26-Burton, #62-Gaughan.
    (4-24-2015)
  • Final practice for the Toyota Owners 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway is over after 85 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest two and some notes:
    #5-Kahne 126.357
    #16-Biffle 126.162
    #19-Edwards 126.027
    #1-McMurray 125.851
    #11-Hamlin 125.839
    Most laps run: #88-Earnhardt, Jr 95, #31-Newman 68
    slowest: #23-Yeley 121.578 & #30-Green 120.005.
    notes: Qualifying is scheduled for 5:45pm/et this afternoon on FoxSports 1 and PRN.
    See fastest speeds, laps run, best 10 Consecutive Lap Average on the Richmond practice 2 speeds page (pdf).(4-24-2015)
  • Michael Waltrip in the #55 at Talladega UPDATES: Two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip will drive the #55 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Talladega Superspeedway on May 3. Waltrip, founder and co-owner of Michael Waltrip Racing, replaces 22-year-old Brett Moffitt who has driven MWR’s #55 since the March 22nd race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. “Talladega is a place where I know we will be very competitive,” said Waltrip who owns four restrictor plate victories including a Talladega win in the fall of 2003. “This will be my 58th Sprint Cup start at Talladega so believe me when I tell you Talladega is some of the best racing in the world and I’m glad I’ll get to be part of it again in the Aaron’s Dream Machine.” The May 3 and Oct. 25 Talladega races are the only remaining races Waltrip is scheduled to drive this season.(Michael Waltrip Racing)(4-23-2015)
    UPDATE: The team is believed to be trying to sign David Ragan to drive the #55 beginning next month at Kansas. Ragan is currently the replacement driver for Kyle Busch at Joe Gibbs Racing, but JGR is leaning toward putting 18-year-old development driver Erik Jones in the car until Busch returns. That would free Ragan, who has subbed for Busch since the second week of the season. Waltrip wasn’t prepared Thursday to discuss anything beyond next week at Talladega. “We’re making plans now and we wanted a more long-term solution for the situation by this point, but we just haven’t been able to put all the pieces together yet,” he said. He also said it’s unclear when – or if – Vickers will be back. “I can’t answer that,” Waltrip said of Vickers, who is in a contract year with the team. “He certainly wants to be back, but he’s on thinners. Until he comes up with a long-term solution to that, that challenges us in answering if he’ll be back.”(Associated Press)(4-24-2015)
    UPDATE 2: David Ragan, who entered the season planning to run with Front Row Motorsports, is expected to move to Michael Waltrip Racing’s #55 Toyota beginning with the May 9 race at Kansas Speedway, multiple sources confirmed to the Observer on Friday. He would replace rookie Brett Moffitt in the #55, who has been filling in most of the team’s races since the team’s regular driver, Brian Vickers, was sidelined once again with blood clots. Ragan would remain with the team for the rest of the 2015 season, sources said. Saturday’s race is expected to be the last for Moffitt with MWR in the Cup series, but the organization remains committed to obtaining sponsorship in order to run him in a third team and he remains under contract with MWR. An official announcement is expected sometime next week, sources said. Ragan’s move will require another fill-in driver for JGR in the #18 as Busch is not yet set to return to competition. Sources said JGR will move Xfinity and Truck series driver Erik Jones into the #18 beginning with the Kansas race. An official with Joe Gibbs Racing said “nothing has been confirmed” thus far about any changes to their driver lineup. With Ragan moving to the #55 for the remainder of the season, Front Row Motorsports will need to find a more permanent replacement for Ragan in its #34 Ford. Roush Fenway Racing has been loaning Xfinity driver Chris Buescher to the team when the schedule doesn’t disrupt his run for Xfinity Series championship. That arrangement could well continue, with other drivers used when Buscher’s schedule doesn’t allow double-duty, sources said. A FRM spokesman said at this time, the organization was still expecting Ragan to return to the team whenever his tenure at JGR is completed.(Charlotte Observer)(4-24-2015)
  • First Friday practice for the Toyota Owners 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway is over after 85 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest two and some notes:
    #2-Keselowski 126.086
    #88-Earnhardt, Jr. 125.593
    #4-Harvick 125.517
    #48-Johnson 125.203
    #15-Bowyer 125.174
    Most laps run: #48-Johnson 94, #22-Logano 75
    slowest: #33-Kennedy 120.968 & #23-Yeley 120.643.
    notes: Qualifying is scheduled for 5:45pm/et this afternoon on FoxSports 1 and PRN.
    #46-Annett spun early in turn 4 but didn’t hit anything. #15-Bowyer slip up into the outside wall during the session but didn’t hurt the car.
    See fastest speeds, laps run, best 10 Consecutive Lap Average on the Richmond practice 1 speeds page (pdf).(4-24-2015)
  • Qualifying Order for the Toyota Owners 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway is posted. 45 cars/drivers are listed.
    The first of the drivers scheduled to go out is #11-Hamlin.
    The final driver scheduled to go out is #24-Gordon.
    Qualifying order is set by a random draw, held about an hour before the first practice.
    See the full qualifying order on Jayski.com’s Richmond Qualifying Page.(4-24-2015)
  • Still no date set for RCR appeal UPDATE: No date has been set for Richard Childress Racing’s final appeal of penalties levied against the #31 team of Ryan Newman, NASCAR spokesman Kurt Culbert told USA TODAY Sports. RCR succeeded in convincing a three-person appeals board to reduce some penalties stemming from a tire-manipulation allegation at Fontana, Calif., but a six-week suspension for crew chief Luke Lambert, engineer Philip Surgen and tire specialist James Bender was upheld. Lambert returned to the pit box at Bristol Motor Speedway this past weekend as allowed by terms of the appeals process. Final Appeals Officer Bryan Moss will hear the case.(USA Today)(4-23-2015)
    UPDATE: NASCAR announced Friday morning that the final appeal will be heard Wednesday, May 6 at the NASCAR R&D Center.(4-24-2015)
  • Timothy Peters wins Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown: Josh Berry ran into leader Lee Pulliam on the last corner of the last lap, allowing Timothy Peters to win the 8th annual Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown on Thursday night at South Boston Speedway. The race will air on NBCSN in May. A date is to be announced. NASCAR penalized Berry for aggressive driving and dropped the JR Motorsports driver to 17th, the tail end of the cars running at the end. Pulliam, who hit Barry’s car in Turn 2 after the checkered flag, declined to talk to the media but tweeted his displeasure calling Berry the “Biggest joke in racing.” Pulliam finished 10th. Peters, meanwhile, celebrated his first victory in the charity Late Model event. Peters started from the pole and led the first 109 laps. He never dropped out of the top five in the 210-lap race, which ended on the second attempt at a green-white-checkered. Denny Hamlin had engine issues and finished 31st in the 36-car field, completing 69 laps. Chase Elliott placed 22nd after engine issues. David Ragan was collected in a late crash and placed 16th. Jeb Burton had engine issues and finished 28th. Proceeds from the event benefit The Denny Hamlin Foundation, which is committed to raising awareness and funds for the needs of children with cystic fibrosis.(NBC Sports)(4-24-2015)
  • Richmond International Raceway Notes & Facts – Friday – drivers:
    · 477 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond; 313 in more than one.
    · NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Richmond with 63. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 44 starts.
    · 50 different drivers have won at Richmond International Raceway, led by Richard Petty with 13. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart lead all active drivers in wins at RIR with three each (*Kyle Busch who is inactive has four).
    · Bobby Allison and Richard Petty are tied for the lead in runner-up finishes at Richmond with nine each. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with eight.
    · Richard Petty leads the series in top-five finishes at Richmond with 34; Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 18.
    · Richard Petty leads the series in top-10 finishes at Richmond with 41. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 28.
    · Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Richmond International Raceway with a 7.909.
    · Denny Hamlin leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average finishing position at Richmond International Raceway with a 10.412.
    · Tony Stewart (09/11/1999) and Kasey Kahne (05/14/2005) posted their first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win at Richmond.
    · Eight drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series have posted consecutive wins at Richmond International Raceway. Richard Petty leads the series in consecutive wins at Richmond after posting seven consecutive wins from the fall of 1970 – 1973. Jimmie Johnson (2007 sweep) is the only active driver with consecutive wins at Richmond.
    · All of the 15 active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winners at Richmond International Raceway participated in at least one or more races before visiting Victory Lane. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart won at Richmond in their second appearance.
    · Joe Nemechek competed at Richmond International Raceway 18 times before winning in 1994; the longest span of any the 15 active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winners.
    · Greg Biffle leads the series among active drivers with the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Richmond without visiting Victory Lane at 25.
    · Two female drivers have competed at Richmond in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Danica Patrick and Janet Guthrie.
    (NASCAR)(4-24-2015)
  • Denny Hamlin wins XFINITY race at Richmond: #20-Denny Hamlin won the ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway. He led 248 of the 250 laps, giving up the lead just twice and only for a single lap at a time. #22-Joey Logano finished second, followed by #7-Regan Smith, #54-Erik Jones, #9-Chase Elliott, #18-Daniel Suarez, #2-Brian Scott, #33-Austin Dillon, #3-Ty Dillon, and #01-Landon Cassill.
    There were 3 cautions for 24 laps and 4 lead changes among 3 leaders. Complete results are on the Richmond race results page (pdf).
    (4-24-2015)
  • Richmond XFINITY Race Fast Facts:
    Denny Hamlin(i) won the 28th Annual ToyotaCare 250, his 12th victory in 147 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
    This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2015.
    This is his third victory and 10th top-10 finish in 14 races at Richmond International Raceway.
    Hamlin’s victory was the 100th win for Toyota in the NASCAR XFINITY Series.
    Joey Logano(i) (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in five races at Richmond International Raceway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2015.
    Regan Smith (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in 11 races at Richmond International Raceway.
    Daniel Suarez (sixth) was the highest finishing rookie.
    Ty Dillon leads the point standings by 8 points over Chase Elliott.
    (NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(4-24-2015)
  • XFINITY Driver standings following Richmond:
    1) #3-Ty Dillon, 293
    2) #9-Chase Elliott, 285, -8
    3) #60-Chris Buescher, 282, -11
    4) #6-Darrell Wallace Jr., 268, -25
    5) #7-Regan Smith, 252, -41
    6) #62-Brendan Gaughan, 244, -49
    7) #1-Elliott Sadler, 244, -49
    8) #2-Brian Scott, 243, -50
    9) #16-Ryan Reed, 243, -50
    10) #18-Daniel Suarez, 240, -53
    See complete owner and driver standings on the driver standings(pdf) and owner standings page (pdf).(4-24-2015)
  • Crew members injured at Richmond: NASCAR says three pit road crew members were taken to a hospital after a fire broke out on pit road Friday night during the Xfinity Series race at Richmond International Raceway. Two of the crew members were working in Brendan Gaughan’s pit, where the fire erupted, and one was in Eric McClure’s pit. There was no additional information about the extent of their injuries, or what sparked the fire. Television replays showed a huge ball of flame that appeared to engulf at least one crew member in Gaughan’s pit. NASCAR identified the three injured as Gaughan’s rear tire changer, Anthony O’Brien, and fueler, Josh Wittman, and Clifford Turner, a crew member from McClure’s team. McClure’s team said later that Turner had been treated and released. There was no word on the condition of O’Brien or Wittman.(Associated Press)(4-24-2015)
  • Denny Hamlin on XFINITY pole at Richmond: #20-Denny Hamlin won the Coors Light pole for the ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway with a speed of 124.069mph.#20-Joey Logano will start second. The rest of the top 10: #54-Erik Jones, #98-Aric Almirola, #2-Brian Scott, #88-Kevin Harvick, #9-Chase Elliott, #7-Regan Smith, #18-Daniel Suarez, and #42-Brennan Poole. Did Not Qualify: #89-Morgan Shepherd and #03-Johanna Long. The starting lineup is posted on the Richmond starting lineup page (pdf).(4-24-2015)
  • Richmond XFINITY Qualifying Notes:
    Denny Hamlin(i) won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 28th Annual ToyotaCare 250 with a lap of 21.762 seconds, 124.069 mph.
    This is his 17th pole in 147 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
    This is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2015.
    This is his third pole in 14 races at Richmond International Raceway.
    Joey Logano(i) (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2015 and his fourth in five races at Richmond International Raceway.
    Erik Jones(i) (third) posted his first top-10 start at Richmond International Raceway. It is his seventh in eight races this season.
    Daniel Suarez (ninth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
    (NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(4-24-2015)
  • Hamlin fastest in Richmond XFINITY practice: #20-Denny Hamlin was fastest during the only practice at Richmond International Raceway with a speed of 124.850mph. #22-Joey Logano was second, followed by: #33-Austin Dillon, #98-Aric Almirola, #54-Erik Jones, #7-Regan Smith, #18-Daniel Suarez, #88-Kevin Harvick, #19-Mike Bliss, and #3-Ty Dillon. All 42 drivers practiced during the session. See complete results on the Richmond practice 1 speeds page (pdf).(4-24-2014)
  • Kenny Wallace in the #26 at Talladega; Mike Wallace has heart surgery: JGL Racing officials announced that NASCAR veteran driver and TV personality Kenny Wallace would pilot the team’s #26 Toyota next week at Talladega Superspeedway for the NASCAR XFINITY Series race. Wallace will drive the second year team’s third entry joining JGL Racing teammates JJ Yeley (#28 Toyota) and Eric McClure (#24 Toyota) for the running of the Winn Dixie 300 at the famed Superspeedway in Alabama. The JGL Racing team planned on Mike Wallace driving the #26 Toyota next week in Talladega much like he did for the season opening NASCAR XFINITY Series race in Daytona. However, over last weekend Mike underwent triple bypass heart surgery in the Charlotte area. With a replacement needed, Kenny and his strong success at Talladega was a logical choice to fill in for his brother. “Well this isn’t what the plan was,” added Mike. “I felt a little chest pain last week so I went to the doctor and the next thing I know I am going in for surgery. My dad had heart surgery about 35 years ago so I thought I was being proactive and taking all of the necessary precautions. This just goes to show that you never know and there are a lot of people walking around out there in the same situation. No matter how healthy we think we are – no one can be careful enough when it comes to our health so everyone needs to go get checked out. My plan was to go to Talladega next week and climb behind the wheel of a car strong enough to win. If all goes as planned I will be going there to watch my brother do just that and root him and the JGL Racing team on. I am focused on getting back to full strength and returning to the driver’s seat in the near future.”(JGL Racing/Integrity Sports Marketing)(4-24-2015)
  • Tim Veins Racing to enter trucks: NASCAR has assigned the #27 to Tim Viens in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Viens will team up with Veteran Team Owner Wayne Peterson who will truck chief for Viens. Viens plans to enter up to 10 races in 2015 in the NCWTS, and up to 5 races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, with his first race at Texas Motor Speedway on June 5th in the NCWTS. “I am very excited for this new venture and look forward to getting back behind the wheel soon.” Viens said. Sponsorship comes from Viens company www.racedaysponsor.com which is a marketing and sponsorship firm that works with several NASCAR teams.(Tim Veins Racing)(4-24-2015)
  • Gallagher learning dirt cars: Spencer Gallagher knew two things straightaway from the first time he climbed in a dirt car: He loved it, and he had a lot to learn. But learning was the main reason Gallagher, a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver for GMS Racing, opted to give crate late model racing a try. It helps with car control on pavement, and it’s also incredibly fun. Gallagher first tested a dirt car in March at Friendship Speedway in Elkin, N.C. Having a long break between Truck Series races – there wasn’t a race between Feb. 28 and March 28 – meant that Gallagher had some time to get acquainted with crate late models. After finishing 14th in the CWTS race on March 28 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, Gallagher had risen to eighth in series standings. He made his dirt racing debut two weeks later at Friendship, where Gallagher finished 11th after qualifying 14th. Racing in packs of dirt cars was unlike anything Gallagher had ever done. There were a couple of times that Gallagher drove into turn one, and he was completely guessing where the driver was in front of him. His prior guessing-game experience was limited to late-race strategy at restrictor-plate races. Gallagher isn’t quitting his day job for dirt racing, but look for him to continue his unpaved education throughout the year. It’s an ongoing process, he added, that he hopes will lead to Victory Lane – on dirt and on asphalt. “Dirt racing really teaches you that seat-of-the-pants feel,” he said. “The whole idea is to get something out of your comfort zone, learn a new skill set, and know that that skill set you learn really crosses over into the asphalt side.”(Speed Sport)(4-24-2015)
  • Peters wins charity race: Josh Berry ran into leader Lee Pulliam on the last corner of the last lap, allowing Timothy Peters to win the 8th annual Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown on Thursday night at South Boston Speedway. NASCAR penalized Berry for aggressive driving and dropped the JR Motorsports driver to 17th, the tail end of the cars running at the end. Pulliam, who hit Barry’s car in Turn 2 after the checkered flag, declined to talk to the media but tweeted his displeasure calling Berry the “Biggest joke in racing.” Pulliam finished 10th. Peters, meanwhile, celebrated his first victory in the charity Late Model event. Peters started from the pole and led the first 109 laps. He never dropped out of the top five in the 210-lap race, which ended on the second attempt at a green-white-checkered. Denny Hamlin had engine issues and finished 31st in the 36-car field, completing 69 laps. Chase Elliott placed 22nd after engine issues. David Ragan was collected in a late crash and placed 16th. Jeb Burton had engine issues and finished 28th. Proceeds from the event benefit The Denny Hamlin Foundation, which is committed to raising awareness and funds for the needs of children with cystic fibrosis.(NBC Sports)(4-24-2015)
  • Comcast drops bid for Time Warner: Comcast [the parent company of XFINITY] is dropping its $45 billion bid for Time Warner Cable after heavy regulatory pushback. The combined company would have put nearly 30 percent of TV and about 55 percent of broadband subscribers under one roof, which would give the resulting behemoth unprecedented power over what Americans watch and download. Competitors, consumer groups, and politicians have criticized the deal, saying it would lead to higher prices and less choice. Even with the Comcast saying Friday that the deal was off, cable companies are likely to keep combining as costs rise for the shows, sports and movies they pipe to subscribers and video customers decrease. Many analysts expect that Charter Communications Inc., which lost out on its bid for Time Warner Cable Inc. to Comcast Corp., to resurrect its effort.(Associated Press)(4-24-2015)
  • Hydrogen-fueled car to pace Richmond race: Toyota announced the 2016 Toyota Mirai, a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle, will pace the Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday night, April 25. This allows the Mirai to serve as the first hydrogen-fueled vehicle to pace a NASCAR race. It will lead the Sprint Cup Series field to the green flag at Richmond on Saturday night and emit only water out of its tailpipe along the way. The Mirai is a four-door, mid-size sedan with performance to pace the 43-car NASCAR field at Richmond International Raceway (RIR) while using no gasoline and emitting nothing but water vapor. The groundbreaking fuel cell electric vehicle is powered by hydrogen, refuels in about five minutes and travels up to 300 miles on a full tank. It will arrive first to buyers in California later this year. The Mirai was tested and approved by NASCAR to pace the Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race after a test session at RIR earlier today. In the test session, the Mirai met NASCAR’s performance requirements to pace the 400-mile NSCS race.(Toyota Racing)(4-24-2015)
  • New York State Legislature recognizes Watkins Glen: Members of the Watkins Glen International team and TUDOR United SportsCar Championship driver Colin Braun traveled to the State capital this week to meet with legislators and open a New York State Motorsports Exhibit in the Empire State Plaza. In a related move, both houses of the Legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo acted on a joint Legislative Resolution to proclaim April 19-25, 2015 as “Motorsports Appreciation Week” across The Empire State. State Senator Tom O’Mara and Assemblyman Phil Palmesano, sponsors of the bill, and co-sponsor Assemblyman Chris Friend, were joined by WGI representatives and Braun to help celebrate the contributions of motorsports to New York’s economy and culture. During a legislative session, “The Glen” was highlighted for being home to the state’s largest sporting event, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend in August, which attracts fans from all 50 states and 16 different countries.(WGI)(4-24-2015)

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