NASCAR Cup Series

It has been just over one year when Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) announced that Twisted Tea Brewing Company partnered with the organization in its first NASCAR sponsorship. Today, RPM announced that the hard ice tea brewing company will return to the No. 9 Ford for two primary races in the 2015 season with driver Sam Hornish Jr.

The Roush Fenway Racing contingent kicked off Ford Wednesday at the 2015 Charlotte Media Tour with drivers from the NASCAR XFINITY and Sprint Cup series’ on hand, as well as organizational leaders Steve Newmark and Jack Roush. Below is a transcript of the formal portion of Wednesday’s program.

The Charlotte Media Tour made a stop at the new Ford Performance Technical Center on Tuesday night to get a first-hand look at the facility which opened in May 2014. Below are comments from Ford officials who spoke about the building’s purpose and also about the recent formation of Ford Performance.

The assembled media met with Stewart-Haas Racing drivers on Tuesday afternoon and the defending champion was confident and ready to start the 2015 season. After 13 years of frustration, Harvick can relax, but not too much.

The full 2015 season schedules, including race start times, for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series has finally been released.

As the tributes to Jeff Gordon continue to pour in, most recently from Darrell Waltrip’s pronouncement of Gordon as one of the ‘Greatest of All Time’ NASCAR drivers, some of the most poignant reactions to have been from long-time Jeff Gordon fans.

Now looking ahead for 2015, Bowyer noted that he is fond of the new rules package as he feels it's a step in the right direction, despite not having everything that he wanted.

The Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour presented by Technocom, NASCAR’s annual season kick-off press conference, continued with Day 2 on Tuesday at Charlotte Convention Center in Downtown Charlotte, North Carolina.

CLINT BOWYER, No. 15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing - How do you transition from a disappointing season to a new year? "Looking at last year, it was frustrating. We worked really hard -- there was a lot of dedication in the last year -- and it was so frustrating, because we just couldn't find the answer."

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M's Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How strange is the off-season without testing? "This off-season has been a little bit strange without the on-track NASCAR-type testing that we're all accustomed to whether it's Charlotte or going to Vegas or doing a west coast swing-type thing or even going to Daytona for preseason testing. Not being able to be in a car at all is different and the first time we get back in it will be practice for the Shootout here in a few weeks."