NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR has issued penalties to the No. 00, No. 47 and No. 56 teams that compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as a result of rule infractions discovered during opening day inspection Oct. 21 at Talladega Superspeedway.

Carl Edwards on racing at Martinsville Speedway: “I am a little nervous about Martinsville. I think if we can pick up just a tiny bit of speed there we will be good. Otherwise, that will be one of the tracks we go to and just fight and claw for a top 10 and that is how it usually is for me there."

TEAM CHEVY AT MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY: PAT SUHY, NASCAR GROUP MANAGER, GM RACING: "Congratulations to Clint Bowyer on his victory last weekend at Talladega and to Richard Childress on collecting his 100th Sprint Cup Owner win!"

No. 56 Toyota driverMartin Truex Jr. and the NAPA Racing team left Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday pleased they battled for lead in the final laps before earning a 10th-place finish.

Dodge has 10 wins at Martinsville including three sweeps (1953, 1956 and 1975).

Roush Fenway not only survived 500 miles at Talladega Superspeedway, but left the race in first and second position in the 2011 Chase standings. This week the team will try to continue its performance on the half-mile short track of Martinsville Speedway.

Ragan on racing at Martinsville Speedway : “ Martinsville is one of my favorite tracks on the schedule. It will take some adjusting coming from the biggest track on the circuit, to the shortest track, but we have had some good runs on the short tracks this year and I expect to run up front."

Oct. 25, 2011- Statement from Jack Roush, co-owner Roush Fenway Racing regarding Sunday’s Sprint Cup Race at Talladega:

Martinsville Speedway is Jeff Gordon’s seventh heaven. For now. In 37 starts at the 0.526-mile track, Gordon has seven victories and seven poles.

This Week’s Monster Energy Chevrolet Silverado … Ricky Carmichael will pilot chassis TMS-018 from the Turner Motorsports NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) stable in Saturday’s Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway.