NASCAR Cup Series

Front Row Motorsports' opening-day line-up is complete with the hiring of Frank Kerr as crew chief of David Gilliland's No. 38 Ford and Steven Lane as crew chief of Josh Wise's No. 26 Ford. The two NASCAR veterans joined the Statesville, N.C.-based Sprint Cup Series team this week.

The Canadian Motorsports Expo Powered by Inside Track Motorsports News is known for being the place that Canadian fans truly begin their racing season, connecting with drivers, tracks and different companies. For 2013, the fans will be in for a treat as two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip will appear at the event on Saturday February 9th to sign autographs and participate in an on-stage Q&A session.

Race fans don’t have access to an inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame member every day, but motorsports fans attending NASCAR’s Acceleration Weekend next month will. And if they play their cards right, they just might be able to meet a Hall of Famer and attend the NASCAR Preview 2013 free of charge.

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.