NASCAR Nextel Cup: Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400 at RIR on FOX 7:00pm/est

NASCAR.com / Jayski.com | May 2, 2007 | NYTexan

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Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400

Richmond International Raceway

Welcome all to the the Nextel Cup race at Richmond International Raceway!

Since the first race in Richmond in 1953, the track has undergone three name changes, four configuration changes and one surface change, from dirt to asphalt.

Lights were also added to the facility in 1991. RIR is the only track to hold all of its major events under the lights.

Richmond's unique, .75-mile layout produces tremendous side-by-side racing, yet drivers obtain high enough speeds to give it a superspeedway feel. That rare combination still allows for the beating and banging that fans love, with the drivers' skill playing a major role.

The track's fall date is now the final race leading up to the 10-race Chase for the NextelCup.

Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400 at RIR is named after Jim Stewart from Houma, Louisiana, The winner of an essay contest sponsored by Crown Royal during the festivities leading up to the 2007 Daytona 500.
As guest of honor, Stewart will wave the green flag to start the race, as well as participate in the check and trophy presentations to the race winner in Victory Lane.
Crown Royal judged the finalists based on written and video submissions chronicling consumers' favorite "Crown-Worthy" moments, which is defined as a memorable moment or occasion deemed "worthy" of toasting with a Crown Royal cocktail in a responsible manner. Stewart's winning entry chronicled his moments growing up fishing with his father and later christening his own fishing boat with a toast to his father.

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Jayski.com TV listings

Practice: Fri 5/4 11:00 am Nextel Cup Practice (LIVE) SPEED
Qualifying: Fri 5/4 6:00 pm Nextel Cup Qualifying (LIVE) SPEED
Race: Sat 5/5 7:00 pm Nextel Cup Race on FOX

Speed's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 5:00pm/et
(Caution Pool opens then!)

Track Details with Current & Historical Track info from NASCAR.com

Much more history, sat pics and track trivia from Wikipedia

RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY NEWS/RUMORS
from JAYSKI'S silly season site

[michigander]

"And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left."

[don-o]

GRRRReat caps

[don-o]

Nothing about smiting with the jawbone of an ass???

[don-o]

Caution POOL

WSGil = 1

michigander - 7

WCG = 11 and no green white caution!

GRRRRR - 6 plus rain delay, Finish SUNDAY!

SunnyFlorida - 8

NYT - 9
don-o - 5

[WestCoastGal]

We need to keep the vortex going.

Starting under caution.....

[GRRRRR]

Caution POOL

WSGil = 1

michigander - 7

WCG = 11 and no green white caution!

GRRRRR - 6 plus rain delay, Finish SUNDAY!

SunnyFlorida - 8 and a red

NYT - 9

Don-O 5

[umgud]

a real slow boogity

[don-o]

Good to see ya on thread, Gal. Whut’s a vortex?

[tubebender]

400 laps under the Green/Yellow. Nascar is the new mafia...

[Sunnyflorida]

NOR radar is not pretty.

[GRRRRR]

GREEEN
YELLOW
GREEEN
YELLOW
GREEEEN

Flash gets 5 bonus for leading a lap.

Grimey Pits is running tonight:
48-Hamlin-Mears-Johnny Sauter

[Sunnyflorida]

This maybe eight LAPS and a red.

[Sunnyflorida]

Link to NOR radar

http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=pan&prevzoom=zoom&num=40&frame=0&delay=15&scale=1.000&noclutter=0&ID=AKQ&type=N0R&showstorms=0&lat=0&lon=0&label=you&map.x=400&map.y=240&scale=1.000&centerx=400&centery=240&showlabels=1&rainsnow=0&lightning=0&lerror=20&num_stns_min=2&num_stns_max=9999&avg_off=9999

[Roccus]

Tune in to see a race and get a parade.

[glock rocks]

we’re done.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1827528/posts?page=163#163

[tubebender]

Like watching grass dry... or is it mowing wet paint...

[WestCoastGal]

Hot air swirling.........sort of like FR. LOL

[don-o]

We need to have COPS on split screen

[michigander]

Whut’s a vortex?

Rumor has it that this is what happens afterword...

[fideist]

They are parking the cars on pit road.