Richmond Raceway Pre-Race Thread

Jorge De Guzman said:
Fans take a huge dump on this track, you know the "Muh Entertainment!" folks, but I still believe in Richmond. At one time it was just as exciting as Bristol and I still enjoy the racing here. The Action Track!
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nascar should can the road courses and return to oval tracks & short tracks! NO CLASH in L.A. Coliseum! fwiw
 
I guess I'll say it but I think Richmond would benefit from being only given one race a year. IMO it's actually helped a few other tracks
 
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At one point during Bernie Ecclestone’s reign as King of F1 he said he was considering having tracks install sprinklers in order to “spice up the action” …

Makes about as much sense as this “damp track” foolishness. JMO, of course.
 
^Can they at least make the windshield wipers optional when it's sunny out or is that still considered an aerodynamic advantage?
 
FONTANA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 26: A general view of Goodyear Racing Eagle tires in the Legacy Motor Club pit box area the NASCAR Cup Series Pala Casino 400 at Auto Club Speedway on February 26, 2023 in Fontana, California. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images) | Getty Images


GOODYEAR TIRE NOTES

NASCAR Cup Series — Race No. 7 – 400 laps / 300 miles
Richmond Raceway (0.75-mile oval) – Richmond, Va.
Fast Facts for April 1-2, 2023

Tire: Goodyear Eagle 18-inch Speedway Radials

Set limits: Cup – 1 set for practice, 1 set for qualifying and 9 sets for the race
(8 race sets plus 1 set transferred from qualifying)

Tire Codes: Left-side — D-5124; Right-side — D-5126

Tire Circumference: Left-side — 2,251 mm (88.62 in.); Right-side — 2,276 mm (89.61 in.)

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front — 12 psi; Left Rear — 12 psi;
Right Front — 30 psi; Right Rear — 26 psi

Storyline – Cup teams know what to expect on high-wear Richmond: Tire wear will be a factor and tire management will be a priority for NASCAR Cup drivers at Richmond Raceway this weekend. Richmond has become one of the highest wear tracks on the NASCAR circuit, so four-tire stops will be the norm this Sunday. Pit crews will be busy with nine sets of tires for the 400 lap (300-mile) race. The one advantage Cup teams have is a deep notebook on this particular tire set-up, with this weekend’s race being the eighth on this combination of left- and right-side tires since the series went to the Next Gen car at the beginning of last season. Cup teams ran this tire set-up twice on this track in 2022, and got a refresher course at Phoenix three weeks ago.
“Cup teams can expect some fall-off on the high-wear track surface at Richmond this weekend,” said Greg Stucker. “Tire wear means several things for this race. First, when the tires wear, it help lay rubber on the track surface which, in turn, means that drivers will adjust their lines looking for fresh asphalt and more grip. Second, on high wear tracks, teams will take almost every opportunity to take four tires, thus making the pit crews a vital part of the race in keeping or gaining track position. This is a well-established tire set-up, so teams will know what to expect.”

Notes – Cup cars return to Richmond on popular tire set-up: Being on the 18-inch bead diameter tire, NASCAR Cup teams will run a different tire set-up than those in the Xfinity Series at Richmond this week . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires Cup teams ran at Richmond twice last season . . . they also ran this tire set-up at Phoenix three weeks ago, as well as at Phoenix, New Hampshire and Gateway last season . . . with this 18-inch tire, and its lower profile sidewall, NASCAR Cup cars will not run inner liners in any of their tires in 2023.

Wet Weather Tires – Goodyear to bring wet weather tires to short track Richmond: Goodyear will bring its 18-inch wet weather radial tires to Richmond for the NASCAR Cup cars, should NASCAR determine that conditions warrant . . . Goodyear tested its 18-inch bead diameter wet weather tire at Martinsville in June 2022, in order to determine the feasibility of running in wet conditions on ovals . . . Kyle Busch, Austin Cindric and Tyler Reddick participated in that Martinsville test . . . NASCAR Cup teams last ran a wet weather tire in competition at Watkins Glen last August . . . in addition to the obvious difference of a tread pattern versus Goodyear’s dry weather “slick” tires, the “Goodyear” and “Eagle” lettering on the sidewalls of the wet weather tires is white, not the standard yellow.
 
Found this Twitter thread pretty interesting about Richmond
 
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