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Joe Gibbs Racing has been the smart bet on short tracks thus far this year.

Fans are invited to meet NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver of the No. 20 Dollar General Toyota, Matt Kenseth, on Wednesday, April 9.

Have you ever wanted to know the one thing Matt Kenseth can’t live without? Are you curious about what the former NASCAR champion does on a day off? Dying to find out which driver he’d choose as a tag-team wrestling partner? Well, here’s your chance to find out.

If you’re looking for a pre-race pit pass and the opportunity to get up close and personal with NASCAR celebrities on Sprint Cup Series race day, our Green Flag Zone fan hospitality option is your best bet. The Green Flag Zone fan hospitality on Saturday, April 30 is your ticket to a pre-race pit pass, full dinner buffet and question-and-answer sessions with NASCAR celebrities.

Royal, along with NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth and country music star Rodney Atkins, announced Atkins will perform a song from Daytona International Speedway in February 2011 to reveal the winner of this year’s Crown Royal “Your Name Here” program.

The Scotts Turf Builder Green Flag Zone fan hospitality at Richmond International Raceway features one of the most star-studded guest lists in the history of the track. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth, reigning Miss America Caressa Cameron, Miss Sprint Cup and Crown Royal “YOUR NAME HERE” Contest winner Heath Calhoun will join Richard Petty, Carl Edwards, Hermie Sadler and track president Doug Fritz on Saturday, May 1, prior to the Crown Royal Presents The Heath Calhoun 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

Following a sixth-place finish after the late-race carnage at Talladega, Jimmie Johnson padded his points lead in the quest for a record fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title. With three races remaining in the Chase, it looks like only a Texas-sized problem would keep Johnson from becoming the first driver to four-peat.

Matt Kenseth drove his CitiFinancial Ford to the pole position (124.821 mph) for tonight's NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) Lipton Tea 250.

The best way to experience the NASCAR Doubleheader weekend May 1-2 at America's Premier Short Track is with one of the Scotts Miracle-Gro fan hospitality packages. With the Scotts Miracle-Gro Party Zone and Scotts Miracle-Gro Green Flag Zone fan hospitality packages available from Richmond International Raceway, fans get access to an exclusive hospitality area, which includes appearances from NASCAR drivers and personalities, and also have the opportunity to get up close to the action on pit road.