NASCAR Cup Series

Officials from Rick Ware Racing (RWR) and Lilly Trucking announced today that the team’s longtime partner will serve as primary sponsor for the next two NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) races at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) and Chicagoland Speedway respectively.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. understands the significance of the long-term relationship between Martinsville Speedway and Goody’s®and was excited when he found out the two had renewed their partnership for the Goody’s® Headache Relief Shot® 500.

Michigan International Speedway: "I'm really looking forward to Michigan International Speedway and running the Red, White and Blue Kroger/Hungry Jack Chevrolet," Allmendinger said. "It's awesome to have Kroger back on the hood of the car along with Hungry Jack at Michigan.

KYLE’S COMEBACK CONTINUES: Camry driver Kyle Busch returns to the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) this weekend at the two-mile Michigan International Speedway (MIS). Busch, who was injured in the season-opening NXS race at Daytona International Speedway, made his return to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) four weeks ago at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In seven career NXS starts at MIS, the 30-year old racer has claimed one victory (2004) and six top-five results. Busch’s schedule for additional NXS races is yet to be determined.

There are a number of reasons why Martin Truex Jr. can’t wait to strap himself in his No. 78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet for Sunday’s Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

Brett Moffitt | No. 34 Dockside Logistics Ford "Michigan is definitely fast and it's smooth. But it's very aero-dependent. So, if you get behind a few cars, you can really struggle for grip. Clean air is just such a benefit. You can maximize all the speed that you can."

Driver Ryan Blaney and crew chief Jeremy Bullins expect to get the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion up to speed in short order this weekend for Sunday’s Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway, despite the rookie racer’s relative lack of experience at the two-mile oval in the Irish Hills.

Heading into Sunday's Quicken Loans 400, Bliss will be looking to make his 176th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start. The Milwaukie, OR native will be making his ninth NSCS start at the fast 2.0 mile D-shaped oval in Brooklyn, MI. Bliss has nine starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, obtaining two top-ten finishes. The 2002 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) champion has three truck starts in Michigan with one top-five and two top-ten finishes. This weekend's battle in the Irish Hills will also mark Bliss's eighth start with Go Green Racing.

Jimmie Johnson: Fresh off a win at Dover, Johnson finished third in the Axalta 400 at Pocono, his ninth top-five of the year. He is third in the Sprint Cup points standings, 78 out of first.

Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 Panasonic Chevrolet SS, is scheduled to visit the Michigan International Speedway media center at 1:45 p.m. local time Friday.