A comedian spending a month on an airliner lands at Richmond International Airport. A famous Indy car driver pulls into Richmond International Raceway. Put ‘em together and it’ll be a natural for marketing.

Laid off from Qimonda, Dave Johnson of Hanover County won’t be taking his family on their usual week’s vacation on the Outer Banks this year. What he is going to do is go back to the Hanover Tomato Festival.

Airline offering discount tied to RIR race weekend First it was hotels, now an airline is offering a discount to fans coming to the May 1-2 races at Richmond International Raceway. Track officials announced yesterday that AirTran Airways will cut air travel ticket prices by 10 percent for passengers who ask for the discount by calling the number for that purpose - (866) 683-8368 - and using the event code, RIC050109.