NASCAR Cup Series

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing Inc. (NASCAR) announced today one of the sport’s most popular fan events -- the return of NASCAR After The Lap to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s WeekTM line up of activities.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) NEWS, NOTES & NUMBERS: This year, Toyota drivers have combined for 10 wins, 30 top-five results, 58 top-10 finishes and five poles after 26 of 36 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) races.

Denny Hamlin: Hamlin led 251 of 400 laps at Richmond, erasing the memory of 34th and 43rd-place finishes in his last two races to grab the top seed in the Chase For The Cup.

As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads into New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, the "Chase" will be the talk of the town.

Carl Edwards on racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway: "I think Loudon is a good race track. I really enjoy it and have had some success there."

This weekend at Loudon, Kenseth will pilot the No. 17 Crown Royal Ford Fusion.

The TUMS Fast Relief 500 is still six weeks away, but it’s not too early for fans to be looking forward to the only short-track stop in the Chase, making their predictions of who will master Martinsville Speedway’s difficult half-mile.

Tundras Return to ‘Magic Mile’ RICHMOND RECAP: Camry driver Denny Hamlin was victorious in Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Richmond International Raceway (RIR). Hamlin led six times for a race-high 251 (of 400) laps at the three-quarter-mile track en route to his series-best sixth victory of 2010 in the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 FedEx Toyota Camry.

Dodge has three wins at New Hampshire (Ward Burton, Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch).

Jamie McMurray will be making his 16th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) on Sunday. At the 1.058-mile oval McMurray has two top-five starts of third and fifth (2004 and 2003 respectively).