Toyota Owners 400, Richmond

Stock cars have been painting blurry streaks around the asphalt at Richmond International Raceway ever since it opened in 1946 on the former Virginia State Fairgrounds. The first NASCAR event sped into town in 1953, and the 3/4-mile D-shaped track has staged a NASCAR event every year since. Today, in fact, it hosts two doubleheader weekends every year: the Toyota Owners 400 in the spring and the the Federated Auto Parts 400 in the fall. RIR, as it’s known to motorheads, is one of the only short tracks on the circuit, fostering chaos at every corner as cars bank around 14-degree turns to the delight of 70,000-plus fans and the terror of ants just trying to make it back to the infield.