NASCAR Cup Series

Driver analysis, updated championship odds, predictions and of course, hard nosed commentary and debates on the controversy from Richmond will round out a full showing of entertaining and informative NASCAR talk on this special edition of Prime Sports Motorsports.

Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS), finished 22nd in the Federated Auto Parts 400 on Saturday night. The result at Richmond International Raceway helped Logano secure a top ten finish in the point standings after the first 26 races of the NSCS season and a coveted position in the 2013 Chase for the Championship

Ryan, we'll start with you. Instead of asking an opening question, I'll just throw it to you to talk about driving the No. 31 Chevrolet in 2014, and what you're looking forward to most about joining Richard Childress Racing?

Just like racing, life never slows down for ESPN pit reporter Jamie Little. Whether it’s running up and down pit road at a NASCAR race,...

If Jeff Gordon wins Sunday's Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, it will not be his first trip to Victory Lane at the Joliet track. But it will be for 516 others.

Richard Childress Racing has signed Ryan Newman to drive the No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starting in 2014. Newman, 35, is a 17-time NSCS race winner with 50 pole awards to his credit; and is the 2008 Daytona 500 and 2013 Brickyard 400 champion.

Log in to PrimeSportsNetwork.com at 2pm, est on Monday, September 9th for the Chase for the Cup Preview Podcast hosted by Greg DePalma with award winning NASCAR writers, Kenny Bruce of NASCAR.com & Mary Jo Buchanon of SpeedwayMedia.com.

There was a lot on the line at Richmond Saturday night but was it so much so that it would actually push a team to deliberately alter the outcome in order to benefit themselves? When you're talking about a shot at the Sprint Cup championship; I'd say so.

Carl Edwards jumps the late re-start and NASCAR says nary a word as he beats Kurt Busch for the win at Richmond. Yet, that is not the story of the week. Carl may have stole three bonus points for the Chase, may have kept Busch from taking his Furniture Row team to Victory Lane, but few fans were lost to the non-call. What happened a few laps earlier to bring out that caution with seven to go, well that is entirely another matter.

Just three years ago, the Chase looked a lot different than what we’re faced with in 2013. Back in 2010, the Chase field was made up of Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton, Jimmie Johnson, and Clint Bowyer.