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Richmond Raceway Becomes First NASCAR Cup Series Track With Esports Team

Richmond Raceway has become the first NASCAR Cup Series track to operate its own esports team for the 2018 NASCAR Peak Antifreeze Series (NPAS), a league-sponsored iRacing competition that has existed since 2010. The new entry, dubbed the Chaos Crew, will have six drivers on its team, including Michael Conti (who won the 2014 championship) […]

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Driving STEM Education Through Sports At Richmond International Raceway

The following is a guest post written by Dr. Tim Lampe, Senior Associate Athletic Director and Adjunct Professor for the Center for Sport Leadership at Virginia Commonwealth University. This spring, the Richmond International Raceway (RIR) hosted the 3rd Annual RIR STEM Education Day event.  Using a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race as the backdrop to the […]

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