NASCAR officials promise ‘good news’ for Richmond Raceway despite loss of spring race weekend to Mexico City • Man on tricycle struck and killed in Highland Springs
Henrico Newsflash – Aug. 28, 2024
NASCAR officials promise ‘good news’ for Richmond Raceway despite loss of spring race weekend to Mexico City
The news that local officials had feared for years could come finally arrived Tuesday, when NASCAR officials confirmed they were yanking away Richmond Raceway’s spring race weekend in 2025 and moving it to Mexico City.
The move to shift the top-level Cup Series race (which has carried the Toyota Owners 400 name since 2013) and a corresponding second-tier Xfinify Series race (which has been known as the ToyotaCare 250 most years since 2013) south of the border will mark the first time NASCAR has held a multiple-event race weekend that includes a Cup Series race outside the United States. Click here to read more
Man on tricycle struck and killed in Highland Springs
A man riding a tricycle in Highland Springs just before 10 p.m. Aug. 27 was killed when he was struck by a pick-up truck, according to Henrico Police. Click here to read more
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Henrico News Minute – Aug. 28, 2024
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