There are rumors going around that Richmond Raceway may host a doubleheader in 2024 for the NASCAR Cup Series.
According to the "Door, Bumper, Clear" podcast on Dirty Mo Media, Richmond may be a part of a doubleheader week in 2024. The rumor was mentioned by podcast co-host Freddie Kraft.
According to Kaulig Racing president Chris Rice, the races would occur on Wednesday and Sunday.
"Probably a Wednesday into Sunday just so you know. Saturday-Sunday wasn't a big hit," Rice said on the podcast.
In 2020, there were Saturday-Sunday doubleheaders at Pocono Raceway, Michigan International Speedway and Dover Motor Speedway. In 2021, they kept the Saturday-Sunday doubleheader for Pocono before cutting Pocono down to one race in 2022.
Rice also hinted at it being a two-track doubleheader as opposed to two races at one track.
"They're probably two different race tracks. Think about it, we could [do] it easily. North Wilkesboro-Charlotte, Martinsville-Richmond. Fans could have a package to go to both places," he said.
In 2024, NASCAR will have a two-week break for the Summer Olympics. The Summer Olympics will start on July 26 and conclude on August 11. NBC has all the coverage for the Olympics, so they will not be able to cover NASCAR, leading NASCAR into a two-week hiatus.
With two weeks off, there would need to be two doubleheaders to make sure the 38-race season ends at the same time as it does in 2023. This means there could be a North Wilkesboro Speedway-Charlotte Motor Speedway doubleheader and then a Martinsville Speedway-Richmond Raceway doubleheader.
According to NASCAR on FOX reporter Bob Pockrass, the 2024 NASCAR schedule will be released in 2-4 weeks.
Would expect another 2-4 weeks for the schedule. Still tbd on how some things shake out and what replaces California on schedule. https://t.co/5czVrriPKy
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) August 29, 2023
Until then, there are still things that need to be finalized with the race tracks and the companies that own and support them.
