NASCAR WCUP: Jerry Nadeau looks to improve performance at tough Richmond track

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

May 2, 2001

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* Jerry Nadeau's Richmond (Va.) International Raceway Driving Guide -- "Richmond has been a tough track for me in the past. My best finish there is tenth, so we are looking to improve our record. This UAW-Delphi team is working well right now and we hope to keep it going. The car we are taking has not been raced this year -- it actually hasn't been raced since the first Richmond race last year, but it's a great car so we are expecting good things from it this weekend."

* Racin' under the lights -- The NASCAR Winston Cup Series heads to Richmond International Raceway this weekend to race under the lights for the first time this year. There are four races on the schedule that are held at night including Richmond International Raceway, Lowe's Motor Speedway at Charlotte, N.C., Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.

"I really like racing under the lights. It reminds me of racing when I was growing up. Most drivers raced around the dirt track on Friday nights at some time in their life, so this race kind of brings us all back to our roots," Nadeau said.

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