NASCAR Cup Series

The No. 40 team that competes in the NASCAR XFINITY Series has been penalized for a rule infraction discovered during pre-race inspection May 2 at Talladega Superspeedway.

Soaring Into Kansas...The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) is at Kansas Speedway this weekend for a Saturday night under the lights race. Justin Allgaier will be making his fourth start at the 1.5-mile speedway.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to Kansas Speedway. It’s safe to say that no one is more excited to be homeward bound than Emporia, Kan., native Clint Bowyer, who considers the 1.5-mile speedway his home track.

Sam Hornish Jr. and the No. 9 Medallion Bank team are coming off their best finish of the season at Talladega Superspeedway and look to carry that momentum into this weekend's race at Kansas Speedway.

Brett Moffitt | No. 34 Dockside Logistics Ford "I'm excited to be back at Front Row Motorsports and back in the car. Sitting on my couch was not very fun last weekend, so I'm excited about going to Kansas. The biggest thing for me is just getting more experience, and this week will be my first time ever on the track at Kansas."

Going to Kansas City, Kan. is always a special trip for Furniture Row Racing and its driver Martin Truex Jr. For starters, Kansas Speedway, site of Saturday night’s Sprint Cup Series race, is the closest track to the team’s headquarters in Denver, Colorado. The track has also been one of the favorites for Truex, who has four top-five finishes in the last six races at Kansas.

NAPA AUTO PARTS will grow its relationship with 11-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions Hendrick Motorsports in 2016 when it becomes the majority sponsor of driver Chase Elliott and his No. 24 Chevrolet SS team.

“I feel like we have a lot of supporters here because of dad’s success. He won so many races here,” Earnhardt said. “And I love when we go to Victory Lane here, because I just feel like I add to his legacy.

KANSAS SPEEDWAY (1.5-MILE OVAL) LOCATION: KANSAS CITY, KANSAS EVENT: NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES (RACE 11 OF 36) TUNE IN: 7:30 P.M. ET, SATURDAY, MAY 9 (FS1/MRN/SIRIUSXM) No. 5...

Harvick qualified 24th at Talladega and struggled to find speed for much of the day. Then, the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Chevy received front-end damage after being caught up in a lap 47 accident. Despite his troubles, Harvick scored a solid eighth-place finish and remained atop the Sprint Cup points standings.