NASCAR Cup Series

Camry Chase drivers Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth all finished in the top-10 in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Chicagoland Speedway -- the first of 10 races that will decide the 2014 NSCS champion. Hamlin finished sixth, Busch was seventh and led 46 laps (of 267) during the race while Kenseth crossed the finish line 10th at the 1.5-mile oval. Each Toyota Chase driver ranks in those respective positions in the current point standings going into the second race of the championship playoff this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

At the start of 2014, Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) announced a three-year extension and investment increase by Smithfield Foods on the No. 43 Ford team. The previous year RPM welcomed new partners Strike 10 Entertainment and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to join Smithfield Foods, U.S. Air Force and longtime partner STP. The result was the RPM No. 43 team winning for the first time since 1999 and sending Aric Almirola into The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

Whether he is in the broadcast booth at New Hampshire Motor Speedway commentating on Friday’s truck series race or preparing for Monday’s second round of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars in Los Angeles, two-time Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip is quick to point out his priority is making Michael Waltrip Racing a championship contender.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to New Hampshire Motor Speedway for this weekend’s 300-lap event. It’s a visit that couldn't come at a better time for Clint Bowyer.

Edwards started in third, but got tight across the center and very loose off within the first 16 laps. Crew Chief Jimmy Fennig and the Fastenal crew tried air, shim and wedge adjustments to tighten their Ford Fusion, but unfortunately he started dropping back and ran between 14th and 22nd the majority of the race. When the checkered flag flew, Edwards crossed the start/finish line in 20th place.

The No. 16 Ford didn’t have the turn Biffle needed early on in the race, but the team never gave up, making the necessary adjustments to leave Loudon with a top-15 finish.

Tuesday afternoon Ontario County District Attorney Michael Tantillo announced that the evidence gathered from the investigation into the fatal crash of Kevin Ward Jr. in which Tony Stewart was involved, will be submitted to a grand jury.

“New Hampshire is a track that I enjoy going to. It’s a track where you have to have a good handling car, you have to have track position and you have to have everything going right. If you get yourself stuck in the middle of the pack you’re not going to have a very good day unless you have a really good car.”

The recent NASCAR Richmond International Speedway event over the weekend of September 6th-7th did nothing to excite fans as far as racing was concerned, but there was one element of audience support that certainly got a few tongues wagging.

Marcos Ambrose and the STANLEY Racing team have one objective: end the season with a win. Before Ambrose heads to Australia, he and the No. 9 team hope to check one more box off the list and get a win on an oval.