NASCAR Cup Series

If driving a race car at 200 mph each weekend wasn’t enjoyable enough, there are some really great perks that come with being a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver.

Following a thorough review, NASCAR announced Wednesday that it will not assess penalties to the teams that had to change out the spacers that support the hinge bar of the car’s roof flaps last week at Daytona International Speedway. There were 16 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams and 15 NASCAR Nationwide Series teams that were involved.

Johnson was dominant at Daytona and held on after several late restarts to win the Coke Zero 400. Johnson became the first driver to sweep both Daytona races since Bobby Allison in 1982.

Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway was race 18 of the 36 race Sprint Cup Series season. In other words: halfway.

The INDYCAR Series returned to “the tricky triangle” for the first time in over 20 years last weekend. Chip Ganassi Racing Teams finished one, two, and three. It was Scott Dixon that gave Target their 100th win at Pocono Raceway while teammates Charlie Kimball finished second and Dario Franchitti finished third. This is the first time a one, two, three sweep has occurred since 1979 and the first time for Chip Ganassi Racing.

Biffle has 21 starts at Loudon, earning one win, five top-five and eight top-10 finishes.

Daytona Recap: Denny Hamlin led 20 laps in Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway but was involved in a pair of late-race, multi-car incidents to finish 36th in the 161-lap event won by Jimmie Johnson.

Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet SS team travel to New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) this weekend for Sunday’s Camping World RV Sales 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race.

This will be the Sprint Cup rookie’s first Cup start at Loudon but the team tested at NHMS in June to get the rookie some track time.

With an eye on a Chase spot, Aric Almirola and the No. 43 Smithfield Ford team are focusing on a solid finish this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. A late-race incident last weekend dropped the team to 19th in championship points. Looking to gain nine positions and a 36-point deficit, the team is ready to post top-10 finishes.