NASCAR Cup Series

New Hampshire Grandmother Wins Grand Prize in the “Dale Jr. Ride of Your Life” Sweepstakes, Courtesy of Lionel NASCAR Collectables and the Racing Collectables Club of America.

Denny Hamlin was dominant in Sunday’s NASCAR race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, leading 193 of 300 laps in the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota en route to a series-leading fifth victory of the 2012 season in Round 2 of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. The Virginia native sliced through the field from his 32nd-place starting position to take the lead for the first time on Lap 94, and could not be challenged on a late-race restart to pull away from runner-up Jimmie Johnson to the checkered flag.

Those on the verge of writing off Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s chance for the Sprint Cup Series championship, he wants you to think again. Sure, he knows he hasn’t been as strong as his No. 88 National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet team was before the summer months started.

Busch gave hot-lap rides to about 25 media members and a few lucky fans Wednesday afternoon as part of a promotional event for the upcoming TUMS Fast Relief 500. He got driving support from Martinsville Speedway President Clay Campbell, an accomplished driver who competes on the NASCAR K&N Series, to make sure everyone got a chance for a near-race experience at Martinsville.

Roush Fenway will look to get its championship hopes back on track this weekend at the ‘Monster Mile’ of Dover International Speedway, where the organization boasts 16 total NASCAR victories.

Roush Fenway Racing will host its annual Fan Day on Thursday, October 11 at its Concord, N.C. campus. The Roush Fenway drivers, show cars and sponsor displays will highlight the activities planned that day.

On the heels of the announcement in Chicagoland proclaiming that Ricky Stenhouse Jr. would pilot the historic No. 17 Ford Fusion next year in the Sprint Cup Series, the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide champion will make his second Sprint Cup start of the 2012 season at Dover International Speedway this weekend. Earlier this season the Olive Branch, Miss. native made his debut in the famed Daytona 500 finishing 21st. He finished 11th in his Sprint Cup debut in 2011 in the Coca-Cola 600.

Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 for Roush Fenway Racing, will sport a pink Ford Fusion when he rolls into Talladega Superspeedway for the Oct. 5-7 Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 weekend. The pink ride came about through a partnership between Roush Fenway Racing, Talladega Superspeedway and the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

JTG Daugherty Racing and Herr® Foods Inc. announced today a new sponsorship agreement, which will make Herr Foods Inc. an associate sponsor of the No. 47 Toyota Camry for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet team travel to the “Monster Mile,” Dover International Speedway, this weekend for Sunday’s AAA 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race.