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Article: Richmond's Short Track Leads to Long Day
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- June 25, 2003
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It may seem counter-intuitive, but the smallest track Indy Racing
League drivers compete on poses the most daunting physical challenge
on the circuit. That's Richmond International Raceway, the three-
quarter mile D-shaped oval that hosts the IRL's SunTrust Indy
Challenge on Saturday night.
Buddy Lazier won the inaugural open-wheel race at the tiny
bullring in 2001, leading a record 224 of 250 laps, and he vividly
recalls the toll it took on body, mind and spirit.
"I was absolutely, positively wore out that night we won," Lazier
said. "Both years have been physically demanding."
The challenge starts with the G-forces exerted on drivers as their
cars whip around the track at more than 160 ...
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