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Rookie Ricky Stenhouse Jr. had a clear path to his second consecutive top-10 finish this past weekend in Chicagoland. After a 5-hour rain delay the No. 17 fired back up and brought the Ford home in the 8th position, marking his career best finish. After two consistent weeks for the rookie he looks to win that first race this Sunday at Loudon.

As a result of Michael Waltrip Racing's actions at Richmond International Raceway a couple weeks ago, NAPA Auto Parts has announced that they will be leaving MWR at season's end and not longer sponsoring the No. 56 of Martin Truex Jr.

Joey Logano and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were both having respectable runs at Chicagoland until their races went up in smoke...literally. Engine failures ended their...

I know I am probably going to get a lot of negative comments on this, but come on race fans, why wouldn't you want to see the No. 3 back on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit? Sure a LEGEND drove that number, but that was 12 years ago. Dale Earnhardt Junior is fine with it and I bet Dale Earnhardt would be fine with it himself.

After announcing roughly a month back that Kurt Busch wouldn't return to Furniture Row Racing, they are now in need of a driver. With top prospects like Ryan Newman and Juan Montoya already deciding their future, it leaves Furniture Row without any "great" driver to choose from.

After a wild week of penalties, shakeups to the Chase line up, and a lengthy rain delay to boot, here is what else was...

Rick Hendrick admitted Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway that the only thing he knew for sure after last weekend’s race in Richmond was Clint Bowyer had spun with seven laps to go.

Once we get past all the chaos and controversy surrounding Richmond; it becomes apparent that we still have a championship battle to talk about! Thirteen...yes, thirteen racers will battle tooth and nail for the coveted Sprint Cup trophy and they have ten races to get it done.

This past week has been unprecedented and historic for the sport of NASCAR, with the sanctioning body announcing the two major penalties, the first for Michael Waltrip Racing on Monday and then Friday announcing probation for Penske and Front Row Motorsports, as well as the historic placement of a thirteenth driver into the Chase, Jeff Gordon.

What a strange week. Just when I thought NASCAR was handling things right, things go haywire. After the events at Richmond (I won’t go into it—you know the story), I thought the sanctioning body had made some tough decisions in displacing Martin Truex from the Chase and adding Ryan Newman, but what happened today was almost unbelievable.