Freddie Kraft Raises Major Phoenix Comparison Concern as Brett Griffin Doesn’t Believe Richmond Deserves 2 NASCAR Races on the Calendar

Spotter Brett Griffin recently revealed that he believes the Richmond Raceway does not deserve two NASCAR spots on the calendar. Meanwhile, Bubba Wallace’s spotter, Freddie Kraft, also raised concerns about Richmond being compared to Phoenix Raceway as a racetrack.

During the latest episode of the Door Bumper Clear podcast, spotter Brett Griffin said, “I thought that going into yesterday that Richmond International Raceway for whatever they call it these days was not deserving a two days anymore.”

“I was like we need one time because the spring was packed. Yesterday was not packed and we don’t need two races anymore.”

“But the fan experience they’ve got going on onsite is really cool. For Richmond, I thought it was a very good race we’ve seen in a very long time.”

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Shortly afterward, Freddie Kraft said, “It was good, my concern is that everybody equates Richmond to Phoenix.”

“Like you try stuff at Richmond because you know you’re going to Phoenix. I don’t think it was a great race. I mean obviously, it was hard to pass. If you’re a NASCAR or racing purist, the reason why there is passing it’s because there are different pit strategies. Guys are on different tires, so they are coming and going.

“Like Phoenix, if you’re gonna equate that, there’s no fall-off at Phoenix, the racing is gonna suffer there.”

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Kevin Harvick comes home to win in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway

Kevin Harvick is on a roll with two back-to-back race victories. After winning at Michigan earlier this month, he finished first once more at Richmond Raceway. After this win, Harvick’s race win tally for the cup series adds up to a total of 60.

During stage three of the race at Richmond, Kyle Busch was hit by Ross Chastain, and both of them spun out collecting Martin Truex Jr and Erik Jones in the process.

During the final part of the race, Harvick stormed ahead of Joey Logano to take over the lead. Chris Buescher tried his best to get past Harvick but failed to do so as he came under traffic.

Harvick managed to hold on to the lead in fighting with Christopher Bell throughout the last lap and picked up his second consecutive victory.