NASCAR Cup Series

Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Ford EcoBoost Fusion, has three top-five and seven top-10 finishes in 15 career starts at Richmond International Raceway. Despite never winning at the track, Edwards has enjoyed decent success and spoke to media following the first practice session Friday afternoon.

A.J. Allmendinger (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) ON FRIDAY SHELL/PENNZOIL ANNOUNCED IT WILL SERVE AS A PRIMARY PARTNER FOR ALLMENDINGER’S KARTING SCHOLARSHIP AND THAT YOUNG FLORIDAN RACER KYLE KIRKWOOD WAS SELECTED AS THE FIRST-EVER RECIPIENT OF THE SCHOLARSHIP. “I started this scholarship program this year."

DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD/DIET MOUNTAIN DEW CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Richmond International Raceway and discussed the Washington Redskins, his relationship with Steve Letarte and other topics.

The American Dental Association’s (ADA) Give Kids A Smile® program, Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSIC), 3M ESPE Dental and NASCAR star Greg Biffle teamed up to deliver miles of smiles Friday at Richmond International Raceway.

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.