NASCAR Cup Series

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series holds its final restrictor-plate race of the season Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. Last month, NASCAR introduced rule changes to reduce two-car drafting common in the three previous plate races in 2012.

Why was there confusion during the NASCAR weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway? That's because literally everything we expected to happen didn't happen.

Biffle on Talladega: “Talladega should be exciting this weekend. The Fords were the class of the field there in the spring and I expect the same thing this weekend. You’ll obviously need a good drafting partner to run well on Sunday."

Follow EGR on Twitter: Continue to follow Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates on their official team Twitter page. Find in-race updates and weekly news on the No. 1 and No. 42 teams throughout the 2011 season by following "@EGRTeams".

The pit crew of the No. 17 Crown Royal Ford of Matt Kenseth and Roush Fenway Racing has earned third-quarter honors in the 2011 Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew Award competition, taking home the $5,000 quarterly prize - a reward certainly worth a toast or two.

Carl Edwards on racing at Talladega Superspeedway: “I don’t know how Talladega will play out. I think it’s going to be tougher. There’s going to be more of a chance for mistakes, more of a chance for having wrecks and engine trouble."

Ragan on racing at Talladega Superspeedway: “Talladega is a track where always believe we can win. This will be one of the races that having some good teammates will help us have a chance to win."