NASCAR Cup Series

From blistering speeds to blistering tires, here is what was surprising and not surprising in the 44th annual Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

After almost four years to the day Dale Earnhardt Jr. is back in victory lane. Is it a coincidence that he won his last race at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) on June 17th 2008?

Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, has five (5) wins at Sonoma (’98, ’99, ’00, ’04 & ‘06)

Kurt Busch is the most recent winner after dominating last year’s race in his No. 22 Dodge. Busch led 76 of the 110 laps. Other Dodge winners at Sonoma include Juan Pablo Montoya (2007) and Kasey Kahne (2009).

Quaker State is celebrating Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) victory since 2008 by offering Kentucky Speedway fans an $88 Kentucky Tower Grandstand ticket for the June 30 “Quaker State 400” along with a free Dale Jr., T-shirt for only 88 hours beginning Wednesday, June 20 at 9:00 a.m.

The road course was not originally on the selective race schedule for Leavine Family Racing's No. 95 Ford Fusion, but Speed quickly convinced them of the benefits of racing through Northern California's wine country.

Marcos Ambrose, driver of the No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion for Richard Petty Motorsports, will try to make it two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series road course wins in a row this weekend in Sonoma as the circuit makes its annual visit to wine country.

Teens from across Northeast Florida came together today to recognize Daytona International Speedway for its bold move to make the speedway’s grandstands smoke-free. The teens from 21 surrounding counties are part of Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT).

Two California tracks (Sonoma and Auto Club Speedway) continue to host NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events. There have been 23 events at each track. Riverside Raceway, which was the site of 48 Sprint Cup events between 1958 and 1988, leads the list of 13 other tracks that previously hosted NASCAR’s premier series.

Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to today's NASCAR teleconference. Our guests today are Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports, and Steve Letarte, crew chief of the No. 88 National Guard Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet driven by Dale Earnhardt, Jr.