Test and Tune Open Practice Days March 28 and April 4; 50th Season Opener Set for April 11!

Richmond Raceway plans a pair of test and tune open practice dates at the 3/10 mile track. The first practice day will be on Saturday March 28 from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., with the second “play day” practice session set for Saturday April 4 from 6:00 p.m. and will conclude at 10:00 p.m. The “Dawn of a New Era” will take place the following weekend on Saturday April 11 and will feature Super Late Models, Modifieds, Pro Late Models, KDRA Super Stocks, and Stock Four Cylinders all in action, with the 2015 track championship points chase also beginning that evening.

Transponder Timing/Scoring and RACEceievers at Richmond Raceway for 2015!

Richmond Raceway will be using a transponder scoring system at the track in 2015 in an effort to better time and score the race cars, along with allowing to move the racing program along in a quick manner as well. Drivers can purchase their own transponders or they can rent them at the track each night for $10 (if drivers purchase their own transponder, there will be a $5 user fee; they must be the Westhold yellow transponder to work with scoring loop at track). All divisions will be required to use transponders. Pouches to hold the transponders will also be available at the track and must be purchased and permanently attached in the proper place on the race cars. Fans will also benefit from the use of the transponder system as it will be linked directly to the scoreboard the track will have in use in 2015 and will automatically display times, along with automatically displaying the top five driver car numbers in the running order in each event. Also, the track will require the use of RACEceivers by all drivers in all divisions at the track in 2015. They must be in use everytime a driver pulls onto the racing surface. The track will have just a few RACEceivers available at the track to rent if a driver does not have one.

Richmond Raceway Announces Weekly Racing Program Event Payouts for 2015!

The following will be the weekly racing program event payoffs for all divisions at Richmond Raceway for the 2015 season:
*Super Late Models (25 laps)- 1st- $1,200, 2nd- $600, 3rd- $500, 4th- $400, 5th- $350, 6th- $300, 7th- $250, 8th- $200, 9th- $175, 10th- $150, 11th- $125, 12th- $125, 13th- $125, 14th- $125, 15th- $125, 16th- $125, 17th- $125, 18th- $125.
*Modifieds (20 laps)- 1st- $800, 2nd- $400, 3rd- $250, 4th- $200, 5th- $175, 6th- $150, 7th- $140, 8th- $130, 9th- $120, 10th- $110, 11th- $100, 12th- $100, 13th- $100, 14th- $100, 15th- $100, 16th- $100, 17th- $100, 18th- $100.
*Pro Late Models (20 laps)- 1st- $600, 2nd- $300, 3rd- $200, 4th- $150, 5th- $125, 6th- $100, 7th- $95, 8th- $90, 9th- $85, 10th- $80, 11th- $75, 12th- $75, 13th- $75, 14th- $75, 15th- $75, 16th- $75, 17th- $75, 18th- $75.
*KDRA Super Stocks (15 laps)- 1st- $500, 2nd- $250, 3rd- $150, 4th- $125, 5th- $100, 6th- $90, 7th- $80, 8th- $70, 9th- $60, 10th- $55, 11th- $50, 12th- $50, 13th- $50, 14th- $50, 15th- $50, 16th- $50, 17th- $50, 18th- $50.
*Four Cylinders (12 laps)- 1st- $300, 2nd- 150, 3rd- $100, 4th- $90, 5th- $80, 6th- $70, 7th- $65, 8th- $60, 9th- $55, 10th- $50, 11th- $45, 12th- $45, 13th- $45, 14th- $45, 15th- $45, 16th- $45, 17th- $45, 19th- $45.
*Mini-Cup/Cyclones (10 laps)- 1st- $100, 2nd- $75, 3rd- $65, 4th- $55, 5th- $50, 6th- $45, 7th- $40, 8th- $40, 9th- $40, 10th- $40, 11th- $40, 12th- $40, 13th- $40, 14th- $40, 15th- $40, 16th- $40, 17th- $40, 18th- $40.

Anticipation High for “The Dawn of a New Era” at Richmond Raceway in 2015!

Richmond Raceway’s new promotion trio of Larry, Chad, and Sarah Yantz are set to debut “The Dawn of a New Era” at Richmond Raceway with the track’s 50th Annual Season Opener event on Saturday April 11 with a full racing program of Super Late Models, Modifieds, Pro Late Models, KDRA Super Stocks, Four Cylinders, and Mini-Cup/Cyclones all in action at the 3/10 mile clay oval known as “The Beast of the East”. The following weekend will see a doubleheader of racing action, with Friday April 17 being the Richmond Rumble, paying $2,000 to win for Super Late Models, $1,000 to win for Modifieds, plus a full racing program for Pro Late Models and KDRA Super Stocks. The next evening, Saturday April 18, will be the Spring Shootout, paying $5,000 to win for Super Late Models, $1,000 to win for KDRA Super Stocks, plus a full racing program for Modifieds and Four Cylinders. The month of April concludes on Saturday April 25 with Family Meal Deal Night, with a family special to be announced for food purchase at the concession area, that will feature a full racing program with all divisions in action. The month of May kicks off on Saturday May 2 with Kid’s Derby Day Night, with special activities planned for the children, plus a full racing program of all divisions in competition.

Follow Richmond Raceway via Your Favorite Form of Social Media!

Richmond Raceway Invites everyone to follow them through their favorite form of social media- World Wide Web:  www.richmond-raceway.net; Facebook:  facebook.com/richraceky or facebook.com/groups/308149696058239/; Twitter:  @MichaelDespain or @RichmondRaceway

Dates to Remember:  Open Practice March 28, April 4; 50th Annual Season Opener- April 11 (41 days away)!