NASCAR Cup Series

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Texas Motor Speedway and discussed racing at Texas Motor Speedway, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ return to Rockingham Speedway and other topics.

A.J. Allmendinger (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) “For me, I’ve always liked Texas. You know it’s kind of been hit or miss for me. There have been times I’ve been really fast here and there are other times that I’ve kind of struggled a little bit, but look forward to it."

Sam Hornish Jr. (No. 12 Würth Dodge Challenger R/T) AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS OFF, YOU MUST BE CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO GET BACK BEHIND THE WHEEL THIS WEEKEND? “I’ve really been chomping at the bit. We had a weekend at California that I’d like to forget about. "

On April 11th, NASCAR announced the 25 nominees for the 2013 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class. The 25 nominees will be broken down to five via the NASCAR Hall of Fame Voting Panel and they will become the fourth group to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

This season Roush Fenway Racing celebrates its’ ’25 Winning Years.’ As part of the program each week a different moment from the team’s legacy will be highlighted in the 25 Winning Years segment.

Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Best Buy Ford Fusion, enters Saturday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway sitting fourth in points and is the reigning winner at TMS with his victory in the 2011 fall race.

The eighth annual NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew ChallengeTM returns to Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, May 17, 2012. Tickets to the pit-crew skills competition are on sale at www.pitcrewchallenge.com or by calling Time Warner Cable Arena box office at (800) 745-3000.

It has just been announced that up-and-coming country singer and Curb Records Artist Tim Dugger (@Tim_Dugger) will be the opening act for Rodney Atkins, during this year’s Saturday night infield concert at Talladega Superspeedway.

One lucky fan will be driving home from the Pure Michigan 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday, August 19 in a custom-made Roush Mustang as part of a partnership between Pure Michigan, Roush Fenway Racing and MIS.

Officials of the NASCAR Hall of Fame announced this afternoon that former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and 55-time race winner, Rusty Wallace, has been named among the nominees for 2013 election to the NASCAR Hall of Fame.