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Since entering the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) in 2013, the Charlotte, N.C.-based organization has logged 18 starts, earning two top-five finishes and three top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 16.8 and an average finishing position of 17.6.

Roush Fenway Racing today announced that it has extended its partnership with Zest and the No. 17 Ford Fusion driven by two-time NASCAR champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr., into the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) season. Zest first joined Roush Fenway in 2012 and has served as a primary partner on the No. 17 Ford in NSCS competition the past three seasons.

Thanks to the support of U.S. Cellular, Wallace will return to the seat of RAB Racing's No. 29 Toyota Camry. This race marks Wallace's first Nationwide Series start of 2014 and first since his historic 900th start at Chicagoland Speedway in September 2013.

"I can't wait to get to Pocono [Raceway]. Each corner is very unique and the rough surface and bumps are always a little more prevalent each time we go there. With this being my second time there, I can really focus on getting the car tuned to the track now that I've been able to adjust to it as a driver in a Sprint Cup car.

Crew chief Greg Ives will rejoin Hendrick Motorsports following the 2014 NASCAR season to lead the No. 88 Sprint Cup Series team of driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.

"Last time at Pocono was my first time ever seeing the place and we finished in the top 20. If I learned anything it was that restarts are extremely important there. That front stretch is so wide that it allows for a lot of passing options. We know we'll have a good car, so now we'll try to take advantage of what the track offers."

“I’m looking forward to Pocono this weekend. I think some things we learned at our Michigan test will apply this weekend. We had a good run going at Pocono last time, but got caught up on that last restart. It’s cool to have the 3M logo from 1942 featured on the No. 16 this weekend and I’m ready to get to Pocono.”

Good morning, everyone. We're joined today by Alan Gustafson, crew chief of the No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports and driver Jeff Gordon in the Sprint Cup Series. Alan led the 24 team to victory last weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which marked Jeff Gordon's fifth Brickyard win.

ON A ROLL: Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) drivers Kyle Busch (second), Denny Hamlin (third) and Matt Kenseth (fourth) all recorded top-five finishes last Sunday in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The last time three JGR Camrys finished together in the top-five was in September 2010 at Richmond International Raceway with Hamlin (first), Busch (second) and former Camry driver Joey Logano (fourth). Busch has registered second-place results in three of the last four NSCS races, Kenseth has recorded fourth-place results in three of the last four races and Hamlin has recorded top-10s in three consecutive starts.

A candid Martin Truex Jr. has said the first 20 races of 2014 have not gone the way the Furniture Row Racing team had anticipated. But the driver of the No. 78 Chevrolet has not given up. He feels the team is only a few tweaks from advancing to another level of competition in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.