NASCAR Cup Series

The original title of this article was scheduled to be: CALIFORNIA HERE I COME (NOT !!!!!!) That's because it was truly believed by every NASCAR observer on the planet that the proposed penalties against Hendrick Motorsports' #48 team were going to be upheld following a failed technical inspection prior to the Daytona 500.

Carl Edwards is no stranger to attacking the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition on the track, but on Wednesday he received a new kind of lesson in taking down the opposition.

THE MODERATOR: We are joined by the driver of the No. 29 Jimmy John's Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, Kevin Harvick. A California native, he is a defending race win currently sits second in the NASCAR Cup Series standings.

Fans will have the chance to experience an amazing lineup of NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers in the Martinsville Speedway Fan Zone presented by Pepsi Max on April 1.

A nationally-recognized transportation planning team from Stantec in Kentucky is helping the Kentucky Speedway prepare for crowds at the June 30 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series “Quaker State 400” at the 107,000-capacity venue.

No matter how much of a Denver Broncos fan he is, Regan Smith’s main focus is Sunday’s Auto Club 400, the fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race of the season.

Auto Club Speedway announced today that rock sensation Night Ranger, celebrating their 30th anniversary, will perform on the DiscoverIE FanZone Entertainment Stage (10am) as well as the National Anthem prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 race on Sunday, March 25.

TOYOTA TIDBITS THREE TOP-FIVES FOR MWR: In Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Tennessee's Bristol Motor Speedway, three Camry drivers finished together in the top-five for the ninth time since Toyota entered the series in 2007.

When Carl Edwards tied in points (losing the tiebreaker) for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship he and the No. 99 team were reminded how important every point is throughout the season.

EXPRESS NOTES: Bristol Recap: Denny Hamlin finished 20th in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, fighting track position in the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota Camry throughout the 500-lap event won by Brad Keselowski.