NASCAR Cup Series

The Automotive Lift Institute(ALI) will be the primary partner on the Richard Petty MotorsportsNo. 43 Ford Fusion driven by Aric Almirola in this weekend's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway. The sponsorship provides a unique platform to share ALI's vehicle service lift safety message with millions of NASCAR fans as the Institute launches the ALI Lift Inspector Certification Program.

Pocono Raceway threw lots of changes at the Sprint Cup Series during its previous venture to the 2.5-mile track. A fresh racing surface required a new car setup to accommodate higher speeds. A shorter event length necessitated a different strategy for calling the race.

Aric Almirola returns to Pocono Raceway this week with the benefit of experience as well as two new partners. For his second race at the 2.5-mile "Tricky Triangle," Almirola brings a No. 43 Ford carrying the messaging of primary sponsor Automotive Lift Institute and co-sponsor ALM Materials Handling.

The Sprint Cup Series' last race at Pocono Raceway was bittersweet for Landon Cassill, driver of the No. 83 BK Racing Toyota. He powered the Burger King/Dr Pepper Camry to his season-best 15th-place starting position. It marked BK Racing's best qualifying performance to date.

TRAQM.com, the leader in personal and business GPS trackers, announced today its sponsorship of Phil Parsons Racing's No. 98 entry this weekend at Pocono Raceway. Mike Skinner will carry TRAQM.com's colors aboard his Ford Fusion in Sunday's Pennsylvania 400.

At one of the most storied tracks on not just the NASCAR schedule but the motor sports circuit overall, here is what was surprising and not surprising from the 19th Annual Crown Royal Presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard.

Today Roger Penske announced that AJ Allmendinger will no longer drive for Penske Racing and that Sam Hornish Jr will race the rest of the season in the Penske Dodge No.22 car.

Trevor Bayne, 2011 Daytona 500 champion, will make a special appearance on “Good Morning America” Thursday, August 2, on ABC at 8:30 am ET. Bayne was a guest on the popular show last March after his improbable Daytona 500 win.

Camry drivers Kyle Busch (second), Denny Hamlin (sixth) and Martin Truex Jr. (eighth) registered top-10 results in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Penske Racing announced today that AJ Allmendinger has been released as driver of the No. 22 Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Cup Series. Allmendinger was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR last week for a positive drug test.