The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will feature its third short track race in the last four weeks as Richmond International Raceway plays host to the tour this weekend. Here’s a look at how Ford has fared at the three-quarter mile track over the years.
Richmond International Raceway, Bad Boy Mowers and NASCAR, they’re all classic American success stories. And now the three are coming together to bring fans Bad Boy Mowers Pole Qualifying at RIR on Friday, April 22nd.
A simple picture of Dale Earnhardt, Jr.’s favorite sandwich, banana and Hellmann’s mayonnaise, started an internet craze. Fans, competitors, and even national media reacted. Morning show hosts were taking the plunge and trying this unusual, yet inventive sandwich combination. Some people were disgusted, others brave enough to try it, but Dale Jr. felt inspired.
Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and former Kansas City Royal George Brett has been named Grand Marshal for the May 7 Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway. Brett was also one of the first people in line to purchase Kansas Speedway season tickets when tickets went on sale before the facility opened.
In his 41st NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start, Matt DiBenedetto, driver of the No. 83 Cosmo Motors Toyota Camry for BK Racing, scored a career-best sixth-place finish in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. rebounded from an early spin to drive his No. 17 Zest Ford to a 16th-place finish in Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Greg Biffle earned a solid 12th-place finish in his No. 16 ROUSH Performance Ford Fusion Sunday afternoon at Bristol Motor Speedway. Biffle started 23rd and overcame a pit road speeding penalty to bounce back up and run in the top 10. Unfortunately Biffle lined up on the bottom line for the final two restarts and the bottom was a big disadvantage.
After taking a clearer look at Martin Truex Jr.’s 14th-place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway, there were both positives and negatives that came out of the short track race.
Ryan Blaney piloted the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion to a solid 11th place in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, but he was left unfulfilled.
The 23-year-old Hocevar from Portage, Michigan, was barred by Spire Motorsports from competing in the 2026 Cup Series Championship Race at Homestead following his on-track incident and brake-checking Austin Cindric at Martinsville.
Spire Motorsports has suspended Carson Hocevar for this weekend’s NASCAR Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Justin Haley will drive the No. 77 Spectrum Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.
The three-time Truck Series champion from Tulare, California, will compete in ThorSport Racing's No. 66 Ford to cap off the 2026 Truck Series season after stepping away from full-time competition following the 2025 season.
