RICHMOND, VA. — Like many drivers in NASCAR’s top series, Chase Elliott had a hard time figuring out the best way to navigate the layout at Richmond Raceway when he first raced on the track.
Some think the 0.75-mile D-shaped oval drives like a mini superspeedway, and others enjoy the short-track feel it provides as a track shorter than a mile.
Elliott still isn’t sure what to make of the track that appears twice on the schedule in NASCAR’s premier series.
“The driving at Richmond is honestly very straight forward,” the reigning Cup Series champion said this week.