NASCAR Cup Series

Aric Almirola will take to Chicagoland Speedway this week with a new look and a new team. His No. 43 Ford will sport the Farmland paint scheme for the first of four races. The Kansas City, Mo.-based producer of pork products is part of the Smithfield Foods family, with which Almirola and Richard Petty Motorsports have celebrated a successful relationship all season.

Hamlin led 202 of 400 laps at Richmond, but the No. 11 Fed Ex team’s decision to stay on the track after a late rain delay proved costly. His shot at the win gone, Hamlin came home 18th, one lap down.

This weekend BUBBA burger® returns as primary sponsor of JTG Daugherty Racing’s No. 47 Toyota Camry for the GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway scheduled Sunday, September 16.

This week's Geico 400 at Chicgaoland Speedway signifies the homestretch of the Sprint Cup season in more ways than one for Travis Kvapil. In addition to kicking off the last 10 races of 2012, Chicagoland Speedway is the closest venue to Kvapil's hometown of Janesville, Wis.

Landon Cassill has taken the No. 83 Burger King/Dr Pepper team to new heights. Cassill's performance last week at Richmond marked his second-consecutive top-20 finish.

After last weekend’s 30th-place finish at Richmond International Raceway, Joey Logano and the No. 20 Dollar General team had to come to grips of not making the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series post-season championship chase.

Greg Biffle is from Vancouver, Wash., but he found a second home in Martinsville Tuesday.

To help kick off the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr. visited Kansas City today and took time to meet with members of the Kansas Army National Guard and also recognize series sponsor, Sprint, for their efforts behind the “Heroes for Hire” program. It was especially meaningful today for Truex, who is a New Jersey native.

“Congratulations to Team Chevy Drivers Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne and Jeff Gordon for making the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup! We are very proud to be represented by them, their teams and their organizations."