NASCAR Cup Series

Today our 2013 Sprint Cup team preview will cover the 2013 season outlook for Richard Childress Racing, which fields the #27 Chevrolet for Paul Menard, No.29 for Kevin Harvick, No.31 for Jeff Burton, and the No.33 in a part time capacity for Austin Dillon.

Through stock car racing’s rough and tumble, formative years Everett “Cotton” Owens stood out for a multitude of reasons: among them, winning driver and owner and master mechanic.

BRIAN PATTIE, crew chief, No. 15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing How is preparation going for the season? "It's going good for us, but all the teams are behind. The Daytona test went good for us. We had good speed. We worked a lot of good things out with TRD (Toyota Racing Development) so looking forward to going back for the 500."

BOBBY LABONTE, No. 47 Toyota Camry, JTG Daugherty Racing How do you think your race team is handling the transition to the new car? "I think things are coming around pretty good for our race team. We were at the test here (Charlotte) back in December and we brought the same car back here today. "

Next week, more than 220 motorsports journalists will gather for the most prestigious preseason media event in sports, the 31st annual NASCAR Sprint Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway. Running Jan. 21-24, the tour offers credentialed journalists four full days of unrivaled access to announcements from NASCAR’s biggest teams.

When the Crimson Tide bowled over the Fighting Irish in the recent BCS National Championship, Chicagoland Speedway’s President Scott Paddock lost a bet with Talladega Superspeedway’s Chairman Grant Lynch.

Today our 2013 Sprint Cup team previews move on to the Richard Petty Motorsports team, which fields the No.9 and the No.43 Ford Fusions in the Sprint Cup Series.

Reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski and fellow titleholders Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Jeff Gordon and Bobby Labonte are among more than 60 drivers from three NASCAR national series set to participate in NASCAR Preview 2013 on Saturday, Feb. 9.

You read it right- Auto Club Speedway’s $35 Ticket Tuesday is back and NASCAR race fans that take advantage of one of the most unique and most talked about ticket promotions, will receive a FREE gift with every $35 ticket purchased on any Tuesday leading up to the Auto Club 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, March 24 at Auto Club Speedway.

It’s a Valentine’s Day gift that both of you will love, spending time together at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 race at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday, March 24.