NASCAR Cup Series

As one of the most recognizable names in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet SS, knows the risks of being distracted while driving. Now, he’s participating in a new TV ad by Sprint (NYSE: S) that will air during National Distracted Driving Awareness month and beyond to educate drivers about the Sprint Drive First app, which helps drivers avoid the distraction of texting while driving.

Brian Vickers makes his second start in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. He’ll drive Michael Waltrip Racing’s No. 55 Jet Edge Toyota on the Virginia half-mile track.

Clint Bowyer knows a thing or two about RK Motors Charlotte - his sponsor for this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway.

Just six weeks ago, the start of a new season was just days away. We had a bunch of questions regarding the upcoming season then and after five races, we have partial answers to some of the questions. Some of these answers weren’t what we thought they would be, but the whole season so far hasn’t been what we were predicting it to be like.

Four NASCAR drivers turned laps at Richmond International Raceway during a test session today, marking the first time NASCAR’s Gen-6 car has run at America’s Premier Short Track. Juan Montoya, Jamie McMurray, Marcos Ambrose and Aric Almirola will be back Saturday, April 27, for the Toyota Owners 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

The Virginia Military Institute’s Glee Club will perform the National Anthem prior to Sunday’s STP® Gas Booster™ 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia going into Sunday’s event (1 p.m., FOX).

Rick Hendrick’s journey began on his family’s tobacco farm, a stone’s throw from the small Virginia community of Palmer Springs. It was there, south of Richmond near the North Carolina border, where his father instilled the value of a hard day’s work and a pure passion for the automobile.

Longtime South Florida businessman and Homestead-Miami Speedway founder Rafael “Ralph” Sánchez died Monday morning. Sánchez, who was born in 1948, had been in declining health for much of the past year. He is survived by wife Lourdes, daughter Patricia and son Ralph Jr.

To commemorate the launch of Zest’s new “High Intensity” Men’s Body Wash, Roush Fenway Racing, its team of engineers and the No. 17 Sprint Cup team have devised a revolutionary ‘tear away’ paint scheme technology that will allow a team – for the first time in NASCAR history – to feature two primary paint schemes on a single car for the same race.