NASCAR Cup Series

Less than a month after fan feedback convinced him to make changes to the concrete surface at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bruton Smith, Chairman and CEO of Speedway Motorsports, today announced his plans for significant modifications to the track.

MIS and its Fan Appreciation Program have taken the Golden Ticket Program to unparalleled heights. Out with the randomness and in with all-inclusiveness. Every account holder will receive a Golden Ticket in the same package as their race tickets in the mail.

Wood Brothers Racing and Trevor Bayne brought Roush Yates' FR9 engine to Victory Lane in one of the sport's most memorable Daytona 500 races just over one year ago.

If you are not a real NASCAR fan, but the kind who doesn't know a Harvick from a Hamlin, who seeks wrecks not racing, who can't tick off the boys who have won a race this season, then Kansas probably was not for you.

Biffle posted his sixth top-10 finish of the year with a fifth in the STP 400 at Kansas Motor Speedway. He maintained the lead in the Sprint Cup point standings, and now leads Martin Truex, Jr. by 15.

EGR at Richmond: Since 2001, EGR drivers have led 150 laps at RIR, accumulating six top-10 finishes and 16 top-15 finishes.

In 2,189 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts dating back to 1969, Richard Childress Racing has amassed 100 wins, 430 top-five finishes, 891 top-10 finishes and 42 pole awards, with an average starting position of 17.8 and an average finishing position of 15.8 among all races contested.

NASCAR champions Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle both drive fuel-efficient Ford vehicles when away from the race track.

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET, was the guest on the NASCAR Weekly Teleconference. Below is the complete transcript:

Team Chevy Test Drive – This weekend at Richmond International Raceway the Team Chevy Display will feature the Team Chevy Test Drive area. This is an area where fans can climb behind the wheel of an array of featured Chevrolet vehicles and enjoy a test drive experience on site.