NASCAR Cup Series

TEAM CHEVY IN SPRINT SHOWDOWN: Chevrolet drivers Jamie McMurray, No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/AllState Chevrolet, David Reutimann, No. 10 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet, Jeff Burton, No. 31 Caterpillar/BB&T Chevrolet, Tony Raines, No. 36 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet, Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Target Chevrolet and Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88 Dale Jr. Foundation/National Guard/Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet

Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) will compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Sprint Showdown this weekend. Looking for some important track time, TBR will utilize the weekend to continue to build the team’s 1.5-mile program.

Biffle on racing in the All-Star race: “I’m super excited for the All-Star race Saturday night. No points, I don’t have to worry about anything, it’s kind of like having a week off and getting to drive the car how I want to. The team is pumped up about the Pit Crew Challenge Thursday night and we are excited about trying to win the million dollars Saturday night.”

Entering its eighth year of competition, the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge will feature 24 of the top NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesTM pit crews in a head-to-head competition at 7 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 17 at Time Warner Cable Arena.

Ford Motor Company rolled out its latest NASCAR pace vehicle today – the all-new 2013 Ford Escape – which will make its pace vehicle debut during the NASCAR Sprint Cup race weekend at nearby Kentucky Speedway June 28-30.

No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. looks to repeat his 2010 Sprint Showdown victory and earn a transfer spot into Saturday night’s Sprint All-Star Challenge at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The 2013 NASCAR Ford Fusion is still nine months away from its official debut in the Daytona 500, but the race to get it from concept to competition is progressing right on schedule.

The Archdale Drug "Share the Road" Memorial Bike Ride, a ride hosted and organized by the Bobby Labonte Foundation, will honor those who lost their lives while cycling in both the Piedmont and Charlotte regions. Cyclists David Sherman of Greensboro, Adam Little of Charlotte, Gina Jacobs of High Point and Kathy Schubert of Winston-Salem all have been killed after being struck by motorists since 2009.

Longtime race partner of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, Target, plans to expand their presence in NASCAR during the Sprint All-Star and Coca Cola 600 race weeks. In addition to being the presenting sponsor of the Blake Shelton pre-race concert, Target will have nine branded race carts providing samples of their grocery items in the campgrounds surrounding Charlotte Motor Speedway, a Target Taste Wagon as well as a Target Shuttle that will provide fans transportation to the Target in Kannapolis, N.C.

Saturday night's Sprint Showdown and All-Star race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway is a chance to win a lot of money. For Scott Speed and Leavine Family Racing, it's also a chance to put something more valuable in the bank - knowledge.