Richard Childress Racing at Pocono Raceway ... In 148 starts at Pocono Raceway, RCR team owner Richard Childress has two wins, both with Dale Earnhardt, who won on July 19, 1987 and July 18, 1993. Additionally, RCR has earned one pole award, 16 top-five and 54 top-10 finishes with 604 laps led at the uniquely-shaped three-turn track. Childress, a former driver in NASCAR's top division, contributed two of those top-10 finishes under the RCR banner.
This weekend at Pocono Raceway is a monumental one for Aric Almirola. After his first Sprint Cup start in 2007, he had several years of only part-time rides with various teams. It took time, patience and perseverance to reach the point of having a full-time ride in the sport's premier national touring series.
Brian Scott and the No. 44 Medallion Financial Team return to Pocono Raceway this weekend up for the challenge of the 'Tricky Triangle' in the Pennsylvania 400. Scott's first trip to the 2.5-mile track didn't end as the team hoped it would, when the No. 44 Ford got stuck between gears and caused Scott to hit the outside wall, causing significant damage that required repairs in the garage. The damage also took Scott out of contention by putting the team several laps down.
Stenhouse has seven NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) starts at Pocono Raceway with an average starting position of 22.9 and average finishing position of 27.3.
Ryan Reed has competed at Iowa Speedway five times in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. In June of this year, Reed finished 11th after starting in the same position. In this race last year, Reed finished 19th after starting 21st.
Greg Biffle is the last Ford driver to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway (2010) and while Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski have both won there since, they did it before joining the Ford stable with Team Penske in 2013. This weekend’s race is scheduled for Sunday, July 31 and will air on NBCSN at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time.
American Diabetes Association® ambassador and diabetes advocate Greg Robinson will ‘ride’ along with Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Reed during Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Iowa Speedway. The Urbandale, Iowa resident will have his name featured on a decal above the passenger-side window on the No. 16 Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association Ford Mustang.
Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), the championship-winning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team, will expand into the NASCAR XFINITY Series in 2017. The organization will field a full-time, single-car team in the XFINITY Series with a driver and sponsor lineup to be announced prior to the conclusion of the 2016 season.
NASCAR driver Michael McDowell and Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing earned a driver and team-best finish (23rd) and qualifying position (27th) at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) this weekend
Richard Childress Racing (RCR) has made a change in crew chiefs for its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series programs, effective immediately.
Kyle Larson is back to try to add another O’Reilly Series victory to his resume and will be driving the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet entry when the green flag drops Saturday night at The Last Great Colosseum.
NHRA officials announced today the return of PowerEdge, a line of high-quality, competitively-priced commercial and heavy-duty truck aftermarket products, as the presenting sponsor of the 38th annual DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals at scenic Sonoma Raceway.
