NASCAR Cup Series

Following his win at Kansas Speedway, NASCAR deemed Matt Kenseth's motor to be illegal. A connecting rod was found to be approximately 2.7 grams underweight when NASCAR weighed it during the tear down of the race winning No.20 car from Kansas. The other seven connecting rods were each a few grams to the good and perfectly legal.

In the past two weeks we've seen two big teams get hammered by NASCAR for illegal parts. The administration certainly isn't messing around this year, if you are found in violation of their rules no matter what the circumstances surrounding it are, you will be punished harshly.

NASCAR heads back to its roots this weekend with some Saturday night short track action! Richmond International Raceway (RIR) has been around for a long time and always produces fantastic races.

Matt Kenseth's engine failed inspection after his win on Sunday at Kansas Speedway and NASCAR hit the No. 20 team hard this week with penalties. Kenseth lashed back during his press conference at Richmond International Raceway on Thursday.

Denny Hamlin will remain out of the Joe Gibbs Racing No.11 at Richmond International Raceway this weekend as doctors say he needs to wait at least another week.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What is it like being here for your charity event and having more time to commit to the Showdown?

MATT KENSETH, No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What is your outlook for this weekend in Richmond? "I don't know a lot about the Late Model race. It was kind of a last minute deal when we knew Denny (Hamlin) couldn't be here -- I told him I'd drive his car if he wanted me to."

Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Redd’s Apple Ale Ford Fusion, held a Q&A session at Richmond International Raceway this afternoon in advance of Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Here is a complete transcript from that press conference.

TOYOTA TAKES TITLES: The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) and NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) races at Richmond International Raceway mark the first title sponsorships for Toyota at the three-quarter-mile raceway. Friday night's NNS race -- the Toyota Care 250 -- is the first-ever Nationwide Series race sponsorship for Toyota. Saturday night's NSCS race -- the Toyota Owners 400 -- marks the first time Toyota has served as the primary sponsor of a Sprint Cup Series race. Toyota continues to be the co-sponsor of the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at California's Sonoma Raceway.

Special Scheme in Richmond: Brian Vickers will drive a special #11 FedEx Delivery Manager Toyota in Saturday night’s race at Richmond International Raceway (RIR). FedEx Delivery Manager, which launched earlier this week, provides delivery options for FedEx residential package recipients to fit their schedule.