NASCAR Cup Series

For the second straight year, Dover International Speedway, FedEx Corp. and Autism Speaks have teamed up for the spring race weekend at the Monster Mile to bring fans the June 3 “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Toyota, will also show his support throughout the weekend.

Ford will team with Ford Dealers in Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana to support Kentucky Speedway’s race day traffic management for five 2012 NASCAR events including the Sprint Cup Series “Quaker State 400” by sponsoring 170 new acres of free parking east of the 107,000-capacity venue.

In the NASCAR season’s longest race of the year, here is what was surprising and not surprising from the 53rd running of the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The weather was perfect, if not hot, and the pre-race show was amazing. No one does the patriotic opening act like Charlotte Motor Speedway, so why was the attendance so bad?

During the Fox Sports broadcast of the Coca Cola 600 we frequently heard the term "the Kahne train." It was very appropriate because we all watched driver Kasey Kahne unload approximately four months of NASCAR frustration at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

In Sunday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch finished second and third, respectively.

NASCAR drivers Clint Bowyer and Greg Biffle battle on the race track just about every weekend, but this summer the pair is locked in a fierce battle in the Sherwin-Williams Planet Color® All-Star Charity Challenge.

Scott Speed and Leavine Family Racing continued to evolve as a race team last Sunday at the Coca-Cola 600 by making huge gains in speed with each practice session and persevering through mechanical issues during the race.

No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. and his NAPA KNOW HOW crew have knocked on the door of victory lane several times this season. With his hometown of Mayetta, N.J. just 131 miles from this weekend’s Autism Speaks 400 at Dover International Speedway.

Pocono Raceway today announced new, fan-driven additions to the June 8-10 Pocono 400 race weekend schedule. These events include a NASCAR Driver Autograph Session with Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman, Regan Smith and Kurt Busch, and Question and Answer Sessions with drivers Carl Edwards and Martin Truex, Jr.