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CUP: Drivers Rave About Richmond
Written by: SceneDaily.com
SceneDaily.com   
09/04/2008 - 01:39 PM
Richmond, Va.
 
Good track position is typically critical to a strong run at Richmond. (Kevin C.Cox/Getty Images Photo) ยป More Photos

For Virginia natives Denny Hamlin and Elliott Sadler, Richmond International Raceway is home turf. To others, it's an opportunity to make one last run toward the Chase For The NASCAR Sprint Cup. And to just about everyone, it seems, Richmond is a fun place to race.

Thus the tradition of heaping praise on the .75-mile hardtop continues heading into Saturday night’s Chevy Rock & Roll 400.

"This is hands-down my favorite place to race,” said Joe Gibbs Racing’s Hamlin, who grew up in nearby Chesterfield, Va. “In addition to being close to home and holding some great memories for me as a fan and as a driver, it's just a great race track, and everyone who comes to watch sees a good, close race.”

And Saturday night’s 400-lap affair should be no different as three drivers – Richard Childress Racing’s Clint Bowyer, Roush Fenway Racing’s
David Ragan and Gillett Evernham Motorsports’ Kasey Kahne – are entrenched in a tight battle for the final spot in the championship-determining field.

Drivers say there could be no more fitting host to the last event of the 26-race regular season than Richmond.

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