NASCAR Takes A Spin Around The White House

NASCAR races under the lights Saturday night at the Toyota Owners 400 in Richmond. Denny Hamlin racing to get better… Kevin Harvick is honored at the White House, Chase Elliot races in the Cup Series again and remembering Steve Byrnes.

FOX News Radio’s Marghiee Teshineh reports in “FOX in the Fast Lane”:

President Obama welcomed Cup champion Kevin Harvick and the Stewart – Haas team to the White House this week and praised the driver on an amazing season:

(President Obama) “A win at Homestead capped a season where Kevin picked up five wins, led more laps than anybody on the grid.”

NASCAR mourning the loss of broadcaster Steve Byrnes who died this week at the age of 56, after a long bout with cancer. NASCAR chairman Brian France calling Byrnes a “true inspiration.”

And XFINITY series champ, Chase Elliot makes his second Cup race start this weekend at Richmond.

FOX In The Fast Lane, I’m Marghiee Teshineh, FOX News Radio.

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