NASCAR Cup Series

KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM CHEVROLET – SIDELINED WITH AN ENGINE FAILURE ON LAP 256: THIS HAS TO BE A VERY DISAPPOINTING DAY. TELL US WHAT WAS GOING ON THERE WITH THE CAR? “We had a great Hendrickcars.com Chevy."

NASCAR and Google today confirmed what many expected throughout the morning – the two companies working together to bring autonomous vehicle technology to NASCAR race cars was Google’s very popular, annual April Fools’ Day joke.

The winner will receive one $100 NASCAR.com Gift Card, M&M'S Racing backpack (the backpack contains a M&M'S hat, 'koozie', two toy race cars and...

Under the gun with a very important deadline this week, Matty's Picks will be very brief and uneventful, much like last week's Auto Club 400.

Following Sprint Cup qualifying, Kasey Kahne won the pole for the Goody's Fast Relief 500 for his second straight pole in a row on the season at Martinsville Speedway.

Kasey Kahne No. 5 Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet, earned his second straight pole in NASCAR Sprint Cup series (NSCS) competition in the past four weeks, and fifth top-10 start in 2012, by capturing the top spot in today’s qualifying session at the .586-mile Virginia short track.

Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 7th “I think that’s going to be respectable for sure. I would have liked to have had a little bit more, obviously, but it’s solid."

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Starting position: 3rd What do you think of your starting position? "Third starting spot is good for us. We didn't really show a lot of good qualifying speed or really front end speed of a long run yesterday."

MARCOS AMBROSE – No. 9 DeWalt Ford Fusion – “The clouds have rolled in so we’ll see what happens, but I’m just proud of my team. We’ve had a rough couple of weeks qualifying, but with DeWalt on the hood and Ford powerplants, we’re looking good for Sunday.”

JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Martinsville Speedway and discussed his seven victories at Martinsville Speedway, tire testing at Michigan International Speedway and other topics.