NASCAR Cup Series

JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion (Qualified 1st) – HOW WILL THIS TRACK CHANGE BY SUNDAY? “Well, we will have to see. I am sure it will rubber up more after the race tonight and tomorrow. The temperature will be pretty cool throughout the whole weekend here and there will be a lot of grip out there. Through the weekend there will be some really fast speeds.”

“I applaud NASCAR for taking the time for a full review. What occurred at Richmond was not of their making, and they’ve had to wrestle with some very difficult decisions throughout the week. I know everything done by NASCAR has been a sincere effort to be fair and ultimately do what’s best for our sport and our fans.

Following a comprehensive review of all available audio and video communications from last Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway, along with interviews with team personnel, NASCAR announced Friday the following decision:

After a wild and controversial weekend for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series at Richmond and for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in Iowa, all three series meet back up for another tripleheader weekend in Chicago as we’re getting down to 10 races or less in the championship race for each series.

MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing - What was your reaction to NASCAR's penalties earlier this week? "Obviously, it's been a tough week for all of us. I feel terrible for my team -- all the NAPA guys. You know, NASCAR made a decision and it's one of those things you can't turn back time. We're going to have to live with it and move on. Just glad to be back at the race track here at Chicago, and try to go out there and win the race."

DANICA PATRICK, NO. 10 GODADDY CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Chicagoland Speedway and discussed the first practice session, helping teammates and other topics.

Racing fans now have 1 million more reasons to cheer for Kyle Busch in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup™! Today Mars Chocolate North America announced a deliciously unique offer from M&M’S® Brand to make this year’s NASCAR “playoff races” even ‘Better with M.’

Toyota Racing today unveiled Tweet Race, a first-of-its-kind virtual NASCAR race that puts the power into the fans' hands by allowing them to tweet their favorite Toyota driver to a "virtual" victory.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), which has served the people of North Carolina with high-quality health insurance for more than 80 years, has joined Hendrick Motorsports as a corporate partner and will feature five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson in new communications efforts centered on health care reform and wellness.