NASCAR Cup Series

There are plenty of reasons No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. can’t wait for this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway.

Edwards will make his 12th Cup start at Kansas Speedway this weekend. In his previous starts, Edwards has four top-five and eight top-10 finishes. His average start is 18.5 and his average finish is 10.8. His best finish (second) came in 2008.

From the agonizing delays in pre-race tech to the broom in Victory Lane, here is what was surprising and not surprising in the 17th annual NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

When Richard Petty speaks of what he thinks about the 25 most recent nominees for NASCAR's Hall of Fame, one should listen. That does not mean I have to agree, as it was announced last week that the 20 who missed the cut last year will be joined by five more contenders for induction.

We’ve had Kyle Larson going into the fence at Daytona followed by Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin at Bristol, closely followed by Joey Logano and Denny again at California and then the unexpected Joey and Tony near fight (water bottle toss) at California, followed by the Penske teams and rear housings at Texas.

Any driver will tell you that being put into a ride before you know you’re ready for it can be catastrophic for your career. If you’re not ready for the ride, then you likely won’t succeed.

Following a weekend at the Texas Motor Speedway that was loaded with story lines, NASCAR Chairman Brian France turned up the following Monday morning at the Fox Business Network, (FOXB), for a live television interview with network journalist Dagen McDowell. Also known as an avid fan of NASCAR racing, McDowell presented a well prepared interview and didn't pull any punches with her questions.

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates (EGR) development driver, Kyle Larson, won his first national series NASCAR race last weekend at Rockingham Speedway. Larson, driving the No. 30 Turner Scott Chevrolet, became the first graduate of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program to win at the sanctioning body’s national level.

Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet SS, has two (2) wins at Kansas Speedway (’08 & ‘11)

Ford Racing NASCAR Program Manager Pat DiMarco and Richard Petty Motorsports driver Marcos Ambrose formally introduced the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Gen 6 car to Kentucky Speedway’s media contingent today.