LOTS OF STUFF
Welcome to my world. Won’t you come on in … and sit a spell: ..... WE'VE BEEN SAYING for a while now that NASCAR will pull one of Richmond’s two Cup races and move the event elsewhere (to be determined). The signs have been unmistakable. First, Dennis Bickmeier , the speedway’s man in charge since 2011, unexpectedly resigned to become executive director of Henrico County’s sports and entertainment authority – which, among other things, plans to build a 17,000-seat indoor facility that ostensibly will be a much-needed replacement for the Richmond Coliseum (R.I.P.) by 2026. He knew what was coming and got out while he could … on his own terms … and not become the designated fall guy (sorry, person) in the face of declining interest. To replace Bickmeier, NASCAR installed the speedway’s first female president, Lori Collier Waran , who had no experience running a race track. Her claim to fame was editor of Style Weekly, a newspaper. At that point all warning flags were up and f...