NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR has handed down penalties for Joe Gibbs Racing’s illegal oil pans discovered during opening day inspection last weekend at Michigan International Speedway.

Dietrich Mateschitz, the owner of the two NASCAR Sprint Cup Toyota teams as well as the internationally famous Red Bull drink, has made the decision to leave NASCAR racing at the end of the current racing season.

NASCAR announced today that the No. 11, No. 18 and No. 20 teams that compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series have been penalized for rules violations discovered during opening day inspection June 17 at Michigan International Speedway.

Michigan Recap: The FedEx Racing team was relentless in tuning the #11 Toyota, took advantage of excellent fuel mileage and timely cautions, and used a brilliant late-race drive from Denny Hamlin to score its first victory of the 2011 NASCAR season Sunday at Michigan.

No. 00 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota driver David Reutimann has improved in each of the three years he’s raced at Infineon Raceway.

There are now only 10 days left to vote in the fourth-annual “JDRF Race Car Design Contest,” hosted by the Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).

Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) proudly announces that Wisk® Laundry Detergent will be on board the No. 33 Chevrolet Silverado for the UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway on July 7.

Biffle on Infineon: “I like road course racing. It breaks up the season a little. We have had a top-five finishes at Infineon and I think it’s reasonable to shoot for a top-10 finish this weekend."

From oil pan issues for the cars of Joe Gibbs Racing to the end of probation for driver rivals Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick, the Irish hills of Michigan once again saw plenty of action for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Michigan is one of the fastest tracks on the circuit. It’s wide enough to accommodate 4 wide racing. It’s forgiving because of that width. Yet Sunday’s race didn’t show that.