NASCAR Cup Series

Talladega Superspeedway is currently accepting applications for Fan Advisory Network (FAN) members. The TSS FAN was established in 2010 to gain insight on race fan interactions with the track, from the ticket buying process all the way through to the exit procedures after a race. Race fans that would like to participate in the Fan Advisory Network are encouraged to download an application at www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/tssfan.

Keselowski finished 8th at Kansas, better than all but Clint Bowyer among Chase contenders. Keselwoski leads Jimmie Johnson by seven, and has a 15-point edge over Denny Hamlin.

Now, that was a race worth watching. The lead changed, some cars got bopped. It did not look a thing like Formula One where every one goes real fast in a single line train, where one lap looks just like any other. Kansas provided every argument as to why we watch NASCAR.

Following a closed test session at Gresham Motorsports Park on Monday and an appointment with Dr. Jerry Perry earlier this morning, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been cleared to run Martinsville Speedway this weekend.

TEAM CHEVY FROM THE DRIVER’S SEAT: JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET – 2nd IN STANDINGS: “Yeah, I am. It should be a good track for us. We did the 2013 test a month or so ago, so we’ve been on the track recently; and granted the cars aren’t the same so it will be different, but at lease we’ve had some laps on the track. We’ve done a little short track testing that should pay off and make us more competitive. So as excited as I am, I know also that the No. 11 (Denny Hamlin) is and I have to assume the No. 24 (Jeff Gordon) is pretty charged-up to go. But either way, I feel like it’s a good opportunity for us to get points and hopefully if we’re not in the points lead, we can get awfully close to it or take it there.”

When the Ricky Benton Racing (RBR) Enterprises team returns to NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) action this weekend at Martinsville Speedway, veteran driver Scott Riggs will be behind the wheel of the No. 92 BTS Tire and Wheel Distributors/ fleetHQ.com/QMI Chevrolet Silverado.

If you were tired of watching races where drivers had to slow down to save fuel, if you were tired of long green flag runs that contained very little racing action then you had to love NASCAR's weekend in the wild wild west.

Grime Boss Heavy Duty Hand Wipes “with Power”, a brand from Nice Pak, will sponsor the No. 23 Ford F-150 driven by Jason White for five NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races during the 2012 and 2013 seasons, beginning with the Oct. 27 race at Martinsville. Grime Boss will be the Primary Sponsor at Martinsville.

The leading NASCAR team in being environmentally conscious and responsible, Peck Motorsports will show off their Renewable Engineered Systems-prepared solar powered transporter this Wednesday at the Holiday Shopping Center in Martinsville, Virginia.

Aric Almirola's best results in the 2012 season have come on short tracks, so he's eager to take the No. 43 Gwaltney Ford Fusion back to the half-mile Martinsville (Va.) Speedwaythis week. The driver finished eighth at the paper-clip-shaped oval in April, earning his first top-10 finish of the season.