NASCAR Cup Series

Ryan Truex will drive the No. 51 Shooters Sporting Center Chevrolet this weekend for Phoenix Racing in the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway.

David Gilliland was having a solid weekend at Dover (Del.) International Speedway during the Sprint Cup Series' first visit to the track in June. His Long John Silver's Ford showed good speed throughout the practice and qualifying sessions and was logging fast laps in the race when Gilliland was knocked into the wall by Ryan Newman, who had grown impatient after trying unsuccessfully to pass the No. 38.

Don't mess with the Monster, but don't let him walk all over you either. Racing at the track known as the "Monster Mile" can be a difficult balance. Driver David Ragan believes that attacking Dover (Del.) International Speedway requires being both aggressive and conservative. The challenging part is figuring out how to walk that line.

When a new season begins at Daytona in February it will be interesting to see how many of the sport’s experts pick Brian Vickers as a favorite to secure a place in NASCAR’s 2014 Chase for the Sprint Cup.

ValvolineTM, a leading marketer, distributor and producer of quality branded automotive and industrial products and services, will be reunited with Hendrick Motorsports after finalizing a multi-year sponsorship agreement that will kick off next season.

With a little bit of magic as well as mayhem, especially on pit road, here is what else was surprising and not so surprising...

The opening races of the Chase for the Sprint Cup are sometimes just as important as the closing ones. Getting off to a good start could do a driver well when it comes to being in contention throughout the final ten races.

No one wishes Matt Kenseth any bad fortune, but if something should happen, like a 35th place at Dover next weekend, I am sure a dozen other fellows would not be terribly upset.

An entire season's work of drama, sweat and tears go into preparing a championship caliber team and after NHMS (New Hampshire Motor Speedway) it isn't shaping up to be Kahne's championship year.

The roar of NASCAR Sprint Cup engines will be filling the air at Martinsville Speedway this fall long before the green flag falls on the Goody’s® Headache Relief Shot® 500 Powered by Kroger on October 27.