NASCAR Cup Series

Gordon, who will drive the No. 24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet with a special paint scheme featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, has promised to break dance in Victory Lane at Charlotte Motor Speedway if he wins the Bank of America 500 this weekend. He ran well here in May in an event won by Hendrick Motorsports teammate - and shopmate - Kasey Kahne.

THE NUMBERS for the Bank of America 500, Charlotte Motor Speedway (all 107 Sprint Cup races) 1 – fewest cars on the lead lap at finish (13 times, most recent 5/24/87)

Everyone agrees that Rutledge Wood is one funny, interesting and cool talent for the SPEED Channel. Rutledge has had an incredible and interesting journey to working for SPEED and he now is able to enjoy his passion, racing.

With this having been the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, there are a number of things I am thankful for. Among them is the track in Talladega, Alabama and a race that lived up to expectations. A race where I watched lap after lap and did not feel compelled to wander away to find a ball game of some sort to break the monotony.

Kenseth held off, blocked and/or kept himself were he needed to be on Sunday and won the Good Sam 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Kenseth was out in front just enough not to be involved in a huge pileup on the final turn that collected over 20 drivers.

As Charlotte Motor Speedway begins final preparations for a thrilling Bank of America 500 race week, officials have added even more star power to a weekend headlined by Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, singer/actress Victoria Justice, country rockers Big & Rich, world-famous tightrope walker Nik Wallenda and NASCAR’s best drivers.

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

No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota driver Mark Martin makes his 850th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

FOX Sports Arizona and Phoenix International Raceway have agreed to a new partnership that allows the regional sports network the ability to showcase Arizona’s premiere motorsports venue.

Race fan Michael Holcomb, who has been watching NASCAR® since the age of four but has never attended a NASCAR race, just learned he’ll be going to his first race this October, thanks to the 3M Automotive Aftermarket “Your Ticket to the Track” sweepstakes. Holcomb heard the news in a unique manner – directly from Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, via Skype.