NASCAR Cup Series

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET met with media and discussed Richard Hammond and Travis Pastrana, track resurfacing & reconfiguring, recent clean racing and if that might change, and more.

PAUL MENARD, NO. 27 MENARDS/NIBCO CHEVROLET – involved in a practice crash at Richmond International Raceway.

Ken Czubay, Ford vice president for U.S. Marketing, Sales and Service, has been chosen as honorary pace car driver for the Ford Focus Electric when it takes the field to the green flag in Saturday’s Capital City 400 NASCAR race at Richmond International Raceway.

Matt Kenseth, who is the only current Ford driver to post a win at Richmond, has enjoyed steady success at the track over the years. In addition to his one win, the No. 17 Ford Ecoboost driver boasts three top-five and nine top-10 finishes in the Cup series in 24 starts.

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 JIMMY JOHNS CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Richmond International Raceway and discussed his outlook for this weekend’s race, the proposed changes at Bristol Motor Speedway, the Talladega race coming up and much more.

At 53 years old, Mark Martin might be the oldest NASCAR Sprint Cup driver, but he’s certainly one of the hippest.

Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) will return to the East Coast to compete in the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) event at Richmond International Raceway this season. David Reutimann will pilot the No. 10 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet.

DOVER, Del. – Dover International Speedway is creating a special June 3, 2012 auction package to benefit former Public Relations Director Al Robinson. The all-inclusive package includes:

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M's Brown Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Are you looking forward to a busy race weekend in Richmond? "We've had some good times with the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown. We're looking forward to another one here tonight."

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Are you excited about tonight's Short Track Showdown? "Yeah, we're definitely excited about it -- excited as long as the weather stays dry for us tonight. We're looking forward to it and obviously got a great field of cars and obviously NASCAR stars that are going to be participating tonight and just excited to get going."