“We had, ultimately, quite a good weekend even though the end of the race was a little bit too exciting. It’s great to be back with the team and Discount Tire and mostly the same guys on the car. Last year we went from here to Montreal, improved the crew and then went testing three weeks back."
Officials from the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards and Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis have announced that Messina Wildlife Management, a New Jersey-based manufacturer of organic animal repellents, will sponsor the Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200 at the track on Friday, July 27.
Eric Holmes turned in the quickest lap in NASCAR K&N Pro Series West practice on the road course at Sonoma (Calif.) on Friday as teams prepared for the Pick-n-Pull Racing To Stop Hunger 200.
All 425 locations under the VPS Convenience Store umbrella will launch fundraising campaigns beginning next week through Saturday, July 21 to support research and treatment at select pediatric cancer hospitals through a partnership with the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation.
KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 RHEEM CHEVROLET, met with members of the media today at Sonoma Raceway and discussed the rule changes with the sway bars and side skirts, passing and blocking on the road course in Sonoma and other topics.
During its NASCAR Fuel for Business Council Meeting today in San Francisco, NASCAR announced plans for the development of the Fan and Media Engagement Center (FMEC), a resource that will enable the sport to better serve the industry, media and fans through a platform that facilitates near real-time response to traditional, digital and social media.
Sam Hornish Jr. (No. 12 Alliance Truck Parts Dodge Challenger) YOU ARE CURRENTLY FOURTH IN THE NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES STANDINGS ENTERING SATURDAY’S RACE HERE AT ROAD AMERICA. HOW WOULD YOU ASSESS THIS SEASON SO FAR? “We need to be better (smiles). I mean, we’re fourth in points but I feel like for how we run a lot of the times, the handling that we’ve had of the car, we just need to be a little bit better."
Matt Kenseth enters the first road course race of the season as the NASCAR Sprint Cup series points leader. The steady Kenseth talked with members of the media at Sonoma prior to the first practice session Friday morning.
Marcos Ambrose, driver of the No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion, returns to the scene of his near win in 2010 looking for a bit of redemption and with a little extra incentive. A win for Ambrose Sunday would mean a $1 million dollar donation by Stanley to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) will compete with two cars at the Sonoma road course this weekend. Trans Am Champion Tomy Drissi will make his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) debut in the No. 10 Ice Age: Continental Drift Chevrolet. Dave Blaney will pilot the No. 36 Chevrolet in the 110-lap event.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Chase Briscoe was made available to the media on Saturday after willing the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
The two-time Southern 500 champion from Mitchell, Indiana, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 186.065 mph in 51.466 seconds for his first Cup pole of the 2026 season and the 10th of his career at Talladega.
CHRIS BUESCHER, No. 17 Kroger Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “That’s solid. We had a lot of speed here today. I know it’s single car, but it translated really well at Daytona..."
Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in a panel with fellow Chase contenders, Chase Briscoe and Ryan Blaney, in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice qualifying session at Talladega Superspeedway.
Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session at Talladega Superspeedway.
Carson Hocevar, driver of the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session at Talladega Superspeedway.
