Wheelin' and Dealin' at RIR
We know the dust has barely settled at Talladega but we are raring to go racing (and tailgating) here at Richmond.com.
It's NASCAR time again in Richmond and the race teams will be pulling their haulers into town before you know it. This year, we are kicking off our RBlog coverage of the springtime NASCAR action at Richmond International Raceway a bit earlier so you can stay up to date on all things racing-related around the River City.
From the latest pre-race info from the pits to off-track driver appearances to inhaling plumes of burnout smoke in victory lane after Saturday night's Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race, we'll be there to keep you in the know. We might even tell you if this Jim Stewart guy really exists or if this is just a ploy to boost DVD sales of "It's a Wonderful Life."
As always, Richmond.com this will post detailed race coverage right after the checkered flags on Friday and Saturday but RBlog will also take you inside all the other aspects of race weekend in Richmond all week long. On Wednesday, we're showing you what it takes to sponsor a car in Friday's Busch Series Circuit City 250. On Thursday, we're packing a cooler and heading to Southside Speedway to watch hometown favorite Denny Hamlin tear up his former track in a 175-lap race for charity.
And this weekend? It's all about tuxedo T-shirts, tailgating and taunting Jeff Gordon fans with the rest of NASCAR Nation. We'll be searching the garage for pit crew shenanigans and scouring the tailgates looking for good times and better stories. If Tony Stewart drove over your foot in the grocery store parking lot, we want to hear about it and we want to sign your cast. If you drove down in a caravan from Ontario with all of your half-crazy schoolteacher friends just to catch a glimpse of Kasey Kahne, that's a little nutty but we want to hear about it anyway.
And as always, if you brought too much Pabst Blue Ribbon to your tailgate, we will gladly assist your pre-race party by offering our legendary yet complimentary Richmond.com Cooler Weight Reduction Service. We also offer a similar bratwurst removal service, which is also free of charge.
In other words, if you have a good story or are throwing a tailgate party loud enough to be heard from space, give us a holler!.
So prepare yourselves, NASCAR Nation, and save us a spot at your portable beer-pong table. Richmond.com is ready for some racin' and we are going to come at you like a spider monkey!
(Editors note: Obviously, we have also been watching "Talladega Nights" non-stop for about two weeks to prepare for the race. Sorry about the spider monkey comment. We'll promise to behave at your tailgate...maybe...)
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