NASCAR Cup Series

If there were an area where Regan Smith and his Furniture Row Racing team would like to see improvement it would be at NASCAR's intermediate tracks -- the 1.5 and 2-mile venues.

Michael Waltrip Racing announced today that driver David Reutimann will not return to the team for the 2012 season.

There was the pressure that comes with 43 cars taking the green flag on a half mile track. There was the pressure of roughly half of the 2011 Chase contenders trying to fortify their championship hopes.

Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) drivers Dave Blaney and Geoffrey Bodine will swap numbers and crews starting this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway in an effort to continue to build TBR and give the team the best chance to qualify both cars for Sunday’s event.

Monday evening, a Gulfstream G150 aircraft operated by Hendrick Motorsports ran off the runway after experiencing braking issues upon landing at Key West International Airport in Key West, Fla.

PODIUM AT THE PAPER CLIP: Denny Hamlinwas the highest finishing Toyota driver in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Martinsville Speedway with a fifth-place result. The Virginia-native started 11th and led twice for 58 laps (of 500).

1 – number of wins from the pole (Kasey Kahne, 4/9/06)

Kenseth on racing at Texas Motor Speedway: “I probably have more confidence going into Texas because, historically, it’s been one of our best tracks. Past success doesn’t guarantee anything for future success, but we certainly perform well there.

No. 56 Toyota driverMartin Truex Jr. and the NAPA Racing team are back on a roll after recording their second straight top-10 finish with a solid eighth-place run at Martinsville Speedway.

Ragan on racing at Texas Motor Speedway: “Texas is a track that we will bounce back at. We have had some fast cars the last few weeks, just some bad luck to go along with them. Texas is a fast track that suits the Roush Fenway style and Drew knows how to get a car to drive well there.