NASCAR Cup Series

A total of 17 Team Chevy drivers will start the STP 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Kansas Speedway

Over the course of several decades, Americans have found ways to turn their favorite social habits into competitive party games. From old fashioned beer chugging contests at college fraternity houses to highly organized happy hour contests at neighborhood sports bars, competitiveness has always been somewhat of a national past time.

Victor Gonzalez, Jr. will become the first Caribbean driver in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on June 23, 2013 in Sonoma, California. Under a freshly signed contract with Tommy Baldwin Racing, Gonzalez Jr. will pilot the #36 Chevrolet in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, as well as at the Sprint Cup Series Cheez-It 355 race at Watkins-Glen, NY on August 11, 2013.

After Penske Racing received their penalties on Wednesday, the question was then raised - who ratted them out? One of the first suspects was Jimmie Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports, but Johnson says they did not.

Matt Kenseth set a new track record during qualifying at Kansas on Friday afternoon, but in racing it’s rarely about where you start. Roush and...

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the No. 17 Zest Ford Fusion, qualified a season-best third for tomorrow’s STP 400 at Kansas Speedway. Stenhouse and crew chief Scott Graves spoke to Ford Racing this morning about their expectations on Sunday and what needs to happen for their team to be in Victory Lane.

Fans attending the Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday, April 27, will once again be able to take advantage of the “Park and Ride” shuttle program from downtown Richmond at the Richmond Coliseum parking lot and The Showplace parking lot on Mechanicsville Turnpike.

Qualifying took place Friday afternoon at the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway. Teams practiced in the afternoon before qualifying live on SPEED Channel. Richard Petty Motorsports qualified:

Roush Fenway’s Carl Edwards and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. qualified second and third for Sunday’s STP 400 Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway. Edwards covered the 1.5-mile oval in 28.162 seconds (191.748 mph) while the RFR rookie Stenhouse put down a time of 28.164 (191.734 mph) during Friday’s qualifying session.

MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Home Depot/Husky Tools Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 1st - What made the lap so strong? "It's not me, it's everybody at TRD (Toyota Racing Development), JGR (Joe Gibbs Racing) and Jason Ratcliff (crew chief) and the boys. Thank Home Depot, Husky Tools and Dollar General. This thing was kind of a struggle most of the day. I felt like I wasn't giving Jason really the best feedback and they made awesome adjustments for qualifying -- it was pretty bad to the bone."