NASCAR Cup Series

Mix it up at the front of the pack? Race three-and-four wide in the middle of the pack? Try to avoid the "big one" by running behind the main pack? Jeff Gordon does not know which strategy to employ in Sunday's Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500. Nor does he know which one works best.

Gwaltney Foods, producer of quality bacon, franks, lunchmeats, sausage and hams, will wrap Aric Almirola's No. 43 Ford with its signature red and yellow colors for the October 7, 2012 race at Talladega Superspeedway.

Nicole Biffle is one busy young woman, as wife to Chase contender Greg and mom to 15 month old Emma. And while obviously completely committed to both of those roles, she is also passionate about her work with the Greg Biffle Foundation.

Maybe it’s just me, but I can’t see much difference in the Chase format than the regular season. It looks like the season will come down to Brad Keselowski, Jimmie Johnson, and Denny Hamlin.

I went into this weekend’s festivities at Dover International Speedway with a mindset of nothing but wanting the best. My favorite driver and my idol, Kevin Harvick, was doing a question and answer session on Saturday morning on the front stretch from about 10:30 – 10:45 with Elliott Sadler and car owner Richard Childress.

The Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 Weekend is only days away and with it comes a list of pre-race dignitaries that includes respected executives and stars of television and film.

SpeedwayMedia.com editor, Ed Coombs, will recap the weekend in NASCAR and update the latest Chase Standings after Dover.

Time Warner Cable Inc., among the largest providers of video and Internet services in the United States, will for the first time become a primary sponsor in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series after extending its association with Hendrick Motorsports through 2015.

Richard Childress Racing teammates finished 13th (Kevin Harvick), 22nd (Paul Menard) and 27th (Jeff Burton). Harvick spent 237 laps (59.3 percent) running in the Top 15 while making 49 Green Flag Passes.

Joey Logano qualified his No. 20 Home Depot Toyota 14h for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, the AAA 400, at Dover International Speedway.