NASCAR Cup Series

Martinsville Speedway may be a short track, but fans travel long distances to catch Sunday’s TUMS Fast Relief 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race.

TOYOTA TIDBITS COVERING KANSAS: Camry driver Martin Truex Jr. registered a runner-up result in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway. It was his second straight runner-up result at the track after a second- place finish in April. Truex's MWR teammate Clint Bowyer (sixth) also earned a top-10 finish at his home track in Kansas.

Virginia native, Peyton Sellers, will return to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) for this weekend's Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway. Sellers will pilot the No. 60 N-FAB/Pembleton Forest Products/St. Lawrence Radiology Chevrolet Silverado for TurnOne Racing. This event marks Seller's first NCWTS start in 2012.

Rheem Chasing the Cure... Cale Gale and the No. 33 Eddie Sharp Racing (ESR) team will continue to promote the Rheem Chasing the Cure program this weekend at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. In its second year, the month-long program is designed to promote breast cancer awareness and benefit the Young Survival Coalition (YSC).

JR Motorsports announced today it has reached an agreement with Regan Smith to drive the team’s No. 5 NASCAR Nationwide Series entry full time in 2013. General Manager Kelley Earnhardt Miller said Smith will make his JRM debut this year, as the company will field three teams for the Nov. 17 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Smith will join teammates Cole Whitt and Danica Patrick in the season finale.

LARRYLAND PRESS: After missing two races due to a concussion received at Talladega, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was apparently cleared to compete in this weekend’s...

1 – fewest cautions (three times, most recent 4/25/71). 1 – fewest cars on lead lap at finish (27 times, most recent 4/27/86)

No. 55 MyClassicGarage.com Toyota driver Brian Vickers makes his eighth and final appearance of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway.

RAM DRIVER QUOTES “We tested at Little Rock last week and sorted a few things out; we were really happy with what we found. I think we have a really good RAM for this weekend from the testing and data that I’ve seen. We’ll see when we get out there but I’m really happy with what we did with the truck at Little Rock, the changes we made and how it reacted. I think we can really finish top five. If we can come out of there with a good top five and the front and rear bumpers still intact, that’d be a good day. This will be my first time racing at Martinsville. It’s what I’m used to from late model racing.” ---- Ryan Blaney

The Martinsville Speedway started hosting NASCAR races in 1949 - 45 years before Max Gresham was born, and though the sport has evolved throughout the years, the track's popularity among drivers has stayed the same. They love the track, the history, the rush, and they love Martinsville's famous hotdogs.