NASCAR Cup Series

No matter how hot a team is when they enter the Chase for the Sprint Cup, the deadly combination of mistakes and bad breaks – mostly beating themselves – will instantly take a team out of championship contention.

Now that the never-ending banquet is over, the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is finally in the books. The champion has been crowned and it’s only 78 days until the qualifying for the Daytona 500.

While the spot light is on new NASCAR champ Brad Keselowski and the other Chase drivers during the Vegas Championship Week celebrations, the generosity and caring of NASCAR has also taken center stage throughout the festivities.

Kevin Harvick unveiled the 2013 No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet SS paint scheme on Thursday in Las Vegas following the reveal of the new Chevrolet SS NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car.

Shock and genuine surprise. That was Jeff Gordon’s emotional reaction to being named the 2012 recipient of the National Motorsports Press Association’s Myers Brothers Award during Thursday’s traditional NASCAR/NMPA Myers Brothers Award luncheon at the Encore in Las Vegas.

CLINT BOWYER, No. 15 5-hour ENERGY Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing What does it mean to finish second in your first year with MWR? "For our first year together -- just everything. Building a brand new team from scratch and be able to accomplish everything we have in a short amount of time, we're very proud of that. I'm just proud of my guys -- Brian Pattie (crew chief) and everybody on our 5-hour ENERGY Toyota just did a really good job.

From Chevrolet’s first win 57 years ago at Columbia Speedway in South Carolina in a Chevy driven by Fonty Flock to Chevy’s current claiming of ten consecutive manufacturer’s championships, the brand has run deep in NASCAR racing.

Four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jeff Gordon is the recipient of the National Motorsports Press Association’s Myers Brothers Award. The award, named in honor of former NASCAR competitors Billy and Bobby Myers, was presented Nov. 29 at the NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards event at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas.

The National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) is proud to announce, on behalf of all NASCAR fans who voted, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been crowned the 2012 NASCAR NMPA Most Popular Driver.

Chevrolet today opened a new chapter in its storied racing history, unveiling its eagerly anticipated 2013 NASCAR Chevrolet SS race car. Powered by the legendary small block V-8 engine, the rear-wheel drive performance sedan will be Chevrolet’s newest entry in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, beginning with the 2013 SpeedWeeks in Daytona, Fla.