NASCAR Cup Series

Elliott Sadler makes his 24th NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) start at Richmond International Raceway (RIR) this Friday night in Richmond, VA. In Sadler’s previous 23 starts, he has two top-five and 10 top-10 finishes at RIR. Sadler has also led 77 laps at RIR in the NXS.

Bayne makes his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start at Richmond International Raceway this weekend.

Stenhouse has four career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) starts at Richmond with an average starting position of 17.2 and average finishing position of 22.5.

Back-to-Back Short Tracks...Michael Annett and his No. 46 Pilot Flying J Chevrolet team travel to Richmond International Raceway (Va.) for Saturday night's 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. The 3/4-mile track will host the third short track race of 2015, and second in a row following last weekend's event at Bristol Motor Speedway (Tenn.), in which Annett finished 23rd.

Short Trackin' Again...The familiar BRANDT red color returns to Justin Allgaier's No. 51 Chevy this weekend after taking a few weeks off. Allgaier heads to Richmond International Raceway (RIR) this weekend coming off of the first top-10 finish of his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) career.

NASCAR extends its condolences to the many friends, FOX Sports colleagues and family of Steve Byrnes. Whether you had the privilege of knowing him or if you watched him on television for the last three decades, Steve’s work ethic and authenticity made him a beloved individual inside and outside the garage.

For the second week in a row the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be racing on a short track as Richmond International Raceway takes its turn in the spotlight. Ford has won the last three series events at the d-shaped oval and will be looking to keep that streak going Sunday afternoon.

Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Richmond International Raceway ... Richard Childress has nine NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories as a car owner at Richmond International Raceway - five with Dale Earnhardt, three with Kevin Harvick and one with Clint Bowyer.

Despite being involved in a couple of incidents throughout the night at Bristol Motor Speedway, Danica Patrick would have a solid night en route to finishing ninth. This marks the second top-10 for her of the season, following a seventh place finish at Martinsville Speedway.

With all of NASCAR nation standing up for Steve Byrnes and others battling cancer, here is what was surprising and not surprising in the 55th annual Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.