The Chase field for this season will be set following Saturday night’s scheduled NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway and three Ford drivers are currently part of the 16-driver field. Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Chris Buescher all have at least one win and are in the Top 30 of the point standings.
In the midst of a year-long celebration of the 75th anniversary of the iconic M&M’S® Brand, NASCAR, and Mars Chocolate North America announced today a renewed agreement that will extend their Official Partnership through 2019. As part of the renewed relationship, Mars Chocolate will continue its designation as the Official Chocolate of NASCAR®, ensuring its various brands remain a race day staple for millions of fans.
The M&M’S ® Brand and 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Kyle Busch are saying thanks in a big way during the Inaugural Fan Appreciation Weekend at Richmond International Raceway.
Camry driver Martin Truex Jr. was victorious in the Southern 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at South Carolina’s Darlington Raceway on Sunday night.
JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion (Finished 5th) - DOES ANYTHING SHORT OF A WIN AT THIS POINT MATTER? “Yeah, it just doesn’t matter if it isn’t a win. At this point I guess momentum means something so I guess something matters. I disagree that I didn’t have anything for them.
Kevin Harvick earned a second-place finish in this year’s annual Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, the penultimate race until the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series field is decided. Harvick led the 367-lap Southern 500 five different times for a race-high 215 laps in route to his fourth second-place finish of the season. A late-race pit stop mired Harvick and his No. 4 Busch Beer Chevrolet SS deep in the top 10, but the former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion rallied to a runner-up finish.
KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 BUSCH BEER CHEVROLET SS – FINISHED 2ND - ON HIS NIGHT: “Our team in the garage did a great job. They brought the fastest race car to the track once again and we just didn’t do a good job on pit road and gave it away.”
DALE EARNHARDT, JR, DRIVER OF THE NO. 88 CHEVROLET SS, RICK HENDRICK, TEAM OWNER, HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS, AND DR. MICKY COLLINS, MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER SPORTS MEDICINE CONCUSSION PROGRAM, met with members of the media at Darlington Raceway to discuss Dale’s health, the decision to keep him out of the race car for the remainder of the season and many other topics.
Camry driver Denny Hamlin (second) was the top-finishing Toyota driver in Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) race at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina.
CARL EDWARDS, No. 19 ARRIS Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What are your memories from last year’s win at Darlington Raceway and changing the track name to ‘Carlington’? “That was really cool."
Hendrick Motorsports has piled up 135 victories including 20 in the Next Gen era. The organization leads the field in postseason wins (62) and has won at least one race in The Chase/Playoffs in 22 of 23 seasons.
Garrett Smithley is excited to announce a new partnership with ZONiE beverage which will be featured on the #0 Chevrolet for the remainder of the year.
Fresh off an eventful opening weekend to the Chase, the NASCAR Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series will continue their trek towards the championship title with a trip to the 1.25-mile metro St. Louis oval of World Wide Technology Raceway (WWTR).
