NASCAR Cup Series

No. 88 National Guard Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. will liven up Martinsville Speedway’s Party Plaza with a scheduled appearance on March 30 prior to the STP 500. Earnhardt, off to one of the best starts of his NASCAR Sprint Cup career, his second in the series points after four races.

“This is where I clinched my first Chase berth back in 2007,” recalled Truex. “That was back when California hosted two races. It was a different track then, not like today with it being old, bumpy and rough. Just the way I like it. I have good vibes for this weekend.”

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS): Toyota drivers Denny Hamlin (seventh) and Matt Kenseth (eighth) are in the top-10 in NSCS point standings following the first four races of the 2014 season … Camry driver Kyle Busch is the only driver to earn a trio of top-three finishes in the last three races at the two-mile speedway

This week the NCAA kicks off March Madness and the college basketball world will soon crown its champion. NASCAR holds its own version of March Madness later this year when the Challenger (Sweet 16), Contender (Elite 8), and Eliminator (Final Four) rounds decide the 2014 Sprint Cup champion in a winner-take-all race at Homestead.

California love: “California, it’s so nice there,” AJ Allmendinger said. “For the most part, the weather there is really nice. It is beautiful scenery whether you’re from Northern California (San Jose) like I am or if you go down to Southern California where we are going to race. It’s just a beautiful state.”

Biffle has 19 Sprint Cup Series starts at Fontana, earning one win, four top-five and seven top-10 finishes. He has an average starting position of 13.4 and finishing position of 16.6 at the track.

Stenhouse has one career Cup start at Fontana where he finished 20th after he took two right side tires and fuel for the closing laps. On the final green flag, Stenhouse restarted in the ninth position but got pinned down shuffling him back to take the checkered flag in the 20th-position.

The Michael Waltrip Racing driver will pilot the No. 55 TREATMYCLOT.com Aaron’s Toyota in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway.

With finishes of 38th, 20th, 19th and 10th, some would say that Kyle Larson's rookie season isn't off to a good start. Some may even argue that the young driver needs more experience in NASCAR's lower-tier divisions.

Good afternoon, everyone. Today we're joined by Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 42 Target Chevrolet for Chip Ganassi Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.