Lee Petty won Richmond's first NASCAR Cup race on 19 April 1953.
Richmond Raceway
United States
Layout: Oval (source reference)
- Country
- United States
Circuit facts & history
Kyle Petty took his first NASCAR Cup win at Richmond in 1986 after the leaders collided with two laps to go.
Richmond evolved from a half-mile dirt track into a three-quarter-mile D-shaped oval.





