NASCAR announced on Monday that all 16 Challengers in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup would participate in a “Chase Across North America” media tour. Sixteen drivers in sixteen different cities, with one in each Chase market and additionally Los Angeles, Mexico City, San Antonio, TORONTO, New York and Bristol Connecticut.
After 26 races in the regular NASCAR Sprint Cup season, the field of 16 contenders has been set, and eight Chevrolet SS teams and drivers are ready to begin the long-awaited 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
Red Horse Racing at Chicagoland Speedway... In 11 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at the Chicagoland Speedway, Red Horse Racing has earned two top-five and five top-10 finishes.
FIRST TO FOUR: After a dominant performance at Richmond last Saturday night, Keselowski became the first and only four-time winner in 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition. The win represented Keselowski’s 14th career victory and it marked the 400th all-time race win for Team Penske.
Although Marcos Ambrose and the No. 9 STANLEY Racing team will not compete for the championship, they will not change their approach to the final 10 races. The goal will be to win and celebrate an oval win for Ambrose in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Their next opportunity comes this weekend at the mile-and-a-half track, Chicagoland Speedway.
Aric Almirola will kick off the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with double duty, running the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races at Chicagoland Speedway. Saturday, Almirola will make his first start in the Nationwide Series since 2013 with a goal of getting race practice before Sunday's Sprint Cup race.
“We’re not in the Chase and that’s disappointing,” said Truex. “But that doesn’t mean we’re throwing away the next 10 races. We have our own Chase and that’s to improve and get our Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet running better and having it be a contender week in and week out.
“Our focus is to run well and get a win. We had a good night in Richmond but just came up a little bit short. It’s the way our season has been. We have a strong run like last weekend but before that we had what happened in Atlanta, where our shifter broke. It just put us too far back, points wise, with only one race left. I know we are capable of winning.
No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine driver Brian Vickers has a lot to race for in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup season’s final 10 races. Although, the Michael Waltrip Racing team won’t be in the Chase, the No. 55 crew has its sights set on a return trip to victory lane and preparation for its second season together in 2015. The No. 55 will carry a special paint scheme this weekend honoring Samsung as Aaron’s vendor partner of the year. In addition to the paint scheme, Aaron’s will host Samsung executives at-track in appreciation of their long standing partnership.
GMS Racing's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series History at Chicagoland Speedway ... This weekend will mark GMS Racing's first series start at the Joliet, Ill. facility.
Chevrolet heads to Homestead-Miami Speedway with two NASCAR driver championships within reach and a milestone victory in its sights as the 2026 season comes to a close.
The 2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion from Berlin, Connecticut, will become the sixth competitor to pilot RFK Racing's No. 6 Ford entry on a full-time basis for a Cup Series season in 2027.
In 14 previous NASCAR Cup Series starts at Homestead-Miami, Spire Motorsports has logged two top-10 and four top-20 results with a best finish of ninth earned by Hocevar in March 2025.
In eight NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway, Spire Motorsports has earned one win, two top-five and three top-10 finishes.
