Virginia is for Racing Lovers 250

Virginia is for Racing Lovers 250

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Richmond Raceway
Location	Richmond, Virginia, United States
Corporate sponsor	[1]
First race	1982
Last race	2020
Distance	187.5 miles (301.8 km)
Laps	250 (Stage 1: 75 Stage 2: 75 Stage 3: 100)
Previous names	Eastern 150 (1982–1983) Wrangler 150 (1984) Pontiac 200 (1990–1991) Hardee's 200 (1992–1993) Hardee's Frisco 250 (1994) Hardee's 250 (1995, 1998–2003) Hardee's Fried Chicken 250 (1996–1997) Funai 250 (2004–2005) Circuit City 250 (2006–2007) Lipton Tea 250 (2008–2009) Bubba Burger 250 (2010–2011) Virginia 529 College Savings Plan 250 (2012) ToyotaCare 250 (2013–2019)
Most wins (driver)	Denny Hamlin Kevin Harvick Mark Martin (3)
Most wins (team)	Joe Gibbs Racing (5)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (13)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Turns	4

The Virginia is for Racing Lovers 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that took place at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. The race was first held during the inaugural season for the Xfinity Series in 1982 as a 150-lap event. The race was removed from the schedule after 1984. It returned to the series starting in 1990 as a 200 lap race. It was expanded to 250 lap distance in 1994. In 2016, as part of an overhauling of the Richmond spring race weekend, including the new Dash4Cash format, the total of 210-laps and had two 35-lap heat races and a 140-lap feature.^[2] In 2017, the heat races were discontinued (as a result of stage racing being implemented that year), and the race returned to its 250-lap distance with the new stage format: stages 1 and 2 were 75 laps long, and stage 3 made up the remaining 100 laps.

NASCAR removed the race in 2020 in favor of a race at Martinsville Speedway in October, though Richmond still maintained their other race on the Xfinity Series schedule in September, the Go Bowling 250. Even though Richmond lost one of their two Xfinity races, likely in exchange, NASCAR gave the track a Truck Series race to be run in April like the Xfinity Series.^[3] Despite the removal from the regular schedule, the race was briefly restored during the 2020 season as a replacement for the Michigan International Speedway event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, serving as the second round in a September doubleheader with the Go Bowling 250.^[4] Richmond downscaled to one race in 2021.^[5]

Past winners[]

• 1984: 150 lap distance race time and average speed record.
• 1993: 200 lap distance race time and average speed record.
• 2005, 2008, 2010–11, and 2016-17: Race extended due to a NASCAR overtime finish.
• 2006: Race was delayed because of rain and finished at midnight.
• 2011: 250 lap distance race time and average speed record even with overtime.
• 2016: The main event was reduced to 140 laps, while 70 other laps were divided into two heat races for the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash program. However, due to a NASCAR overtime from a late caution, the race ran 149 laps instead.

Multiple winners (drivers)[]

Multiple winners (teams)[]

Manufacturer wins[]

# Wins	Make	Years Won
13	Chevrolet	1982, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020
9	Ford	1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2013, 2019
6	Toyota	2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2018
2	Oldsmobile	1983, 1984
	Buick	1991, 1992
1	Pontiac	1990
	Dodge	2010

Qualifying race winners[]

References[]

External links[]

• Richmond Raceway race results at Racing-Reference