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This Week's Toyota ... Alex Bowman will pilot RAB Racing with Brack Maggard chassis No. 42 in Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Kentucky Speedway. This Toyota Camry made its 2012 debut at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March, where Kenny Wallace started 18th and finished 11th.

Grubb, who led Hamlin to two victories and the top seed for the 10-race "Chase for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship," during the third quarter, now has the inside track to the coveted KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL* Crew Chief of the Year Award. Grubb, who by the way, was the 2011 KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL* Crew Chief of the Year while leading Tony Stewart to the Sprint Cup title, also took the first quarter honors to start 2012.

Chicagoland Recap: An unfortunate miscue on pit road left Denny Hamlin without enough fuel to make it to the finish in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway, with the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota running out on the final lap to finish 16th in the Chase for the Sprint Cup opener. Hamlin made his final pit stop of the day from fourth place with less than 40 laps remaining, looking for an adjustment to help tighten up the car while receiving four fresh tires and a full tank of gas. However, the FedEx crew was so quick on the stop that the fuel tank wasn’t full when Hamlin pulled away.

Regan Smith is looking to celebrate his birthday with a rebound weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, site of Sunday's Sylvania 300 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

The high-paced action at Michigan International Speedway, the fastest racetrack in NASCAR, will continue in 2013 with two weekends of racing, June 14-16 and Aug. 16-18.

Michael Annett on Going to Kentucky: “I’m excited to be going back to Kentucky Speedway for the second time this year. I got my first career top-five finish at Kentucky back in June, so it’s a special place for me. It’s a fast 1.5-mile track and I typically run well there. We’ve been on a pretty good roll here lately with four-consecutive top-10 finishes, and it’s time we step it up a notch and bring home a win. We’ve got a few races left to try and gain some points, and we are really trying to snag that fifth spot. A victory this weekend in our Pilot flying J Ford would go a long way in helping us to achieve that goal.”

Jason White on Kentucky: “I love that we get to go back to Kentucky for a second race. The track has a lot of character with the various bumps around it. It puts pressure on us to get a good set-up under the truck and then it is up to me to get the most out of it I can. All of the unique elements of the track really make it challenging but also fun at the same time.”

For Glenn Lirette, his love of NASCAR® went into high gear on Sunday when he had a chance to see his racing heroes up close and personal at Chicagoland Speedway – thanks to the 3M Automotive Aftermarket “Your Ticket to the Track” Sweepstakes.

Camry driver Kyle Busch claimed a fourth-place result in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Chicagoland Speedway, and his Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) teammate Joey Logano crossed the finish line seventh. 'Chase for the Sprint Cup' contenders Martin Truex Jr. (ninth) and Clint Bowyer (10th) also earned top-10 finishes, while Denny Hamlin posted a 16th-place showing on the 1.5-mile track. In Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race in Chicago, both Busch (second) and pole-winner Logano (10th) claimed top-10 results in the 200th NNS event for the Toyota Camry.

GC Motorsports International announced today that JJ Yeley and the no. 27 NASCAR Nationwide Series team have joined forces with the Delaware Office of Highway Safety for the “Drive Sober. Arrive Alive DE” promotion during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Race on Saturday, September 29th at Dover International Speedway.