DOUBLE DIPPING AT DOVER: Camry driver Martin Truex Jr. was victorious at Delaware’s Dover International Speedway on Sunday to claim another victory in the first round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Truex led a race-high 187 laps (of 400) to capture his second win in the ‘Round of 16’, and his third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) triumph in the last five races. The victory was the fourth for Truex this season, who entered this year with just three NSCS wins in his career.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will pilot the No. 17 SunnyD Ford for the final time in 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) season this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The Olive Branch, Miss. native got his first NSCS start at Charlotte in 2011 driving the legendary No. 21 Ford earning a respectable 11th - place finish as a rookie.
Team leadership at Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing has announced that Todd Parrott will assume crew chief duties for the No. 95 entry in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for the remainder of the 2016 season. Dave Winston will move to a race engineer role within the organization.
"We have improved on our 1.5-mile program throughout the year and it is where we want it here lately. Hopefully, we show that improvement this week in Charlotte and all of the hard work the guys on this JGL Racing team have done."
Spending 33 weekends on the road while traveling with the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) can be tough at times, but 25-year-old driver Ray Black Jr. appreciates the constant motion and has adapted to living his life all across the country.
Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing team have shown resilience during the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, rebounding from back-of-the-pack finishes to run solidly the next week nine times.
Alex Bowman will be substituting for Dale Earnhardt Jr., who is out for the remainder of the season as he continues to recover from a concussion, in the No. 88 Axalta Chevrolet SS this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. This will be Bowman’s fifth race behind the wheel of the No. 88 Chevy. In the first four races, he earned one top-10 and two top-15 finishes and ran inside the top 10 in every event.
“Racing at home is always a good time. It gives your friends and family and the families of the guys that work on our cars a chance to come out and watch us race. Plus, Charlotte is always a fun challenge.
“I’m really looking forward to racing at home this weekend in Charlotte with our Leidos Mustang. It’s always cool to see all of the families of our guys come out and watch what we do every week. This weekend is also important with it being a cutoff race in the Chase.
All RCR entries will run decals in memory of long-time RCR fabricator Johnny Siler this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Siler passed away on September 24 following a battle with cancer. His 22-year career at RCR was more than a job, it was his passion and he truly loved it.
Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) takes its racing heritage to one of motorsport’s most hallowed venues this weekend as the HSR NASCAR Classic presented by Goodyear joins the Le Mans Classic Legend at Circuit de la Sarthe from July 3 - 5.
On-track action begins tomorrow (July 3) at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for Ohio’s biggest racing event, The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Presented by the 2027 CR-V Hybrid.
As NASCAR returns to Chicagoland Speedway for the first time since 2019, Josh Berry and the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing team are set for a big weekend with primary partner eero, which also serves as the entitlement sponsor of Sunday's eero 400.
