NASCAR Cup Series

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Skittles Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs RacingWhich of the three NASCAR vehicles does the new package race like?“To me, my comparison has always been closer to trucks than the Xfinity cars. The older Xfinity cars, back before the COT Xfinity car so whatever the COY cars were, I don’t remember what years those were – certainly 2009, but I don’t remember when it switched."

With a lap time of 25.480 seconds, Ryan Blaney captured his sixth career pole for Sunday’s TicketGuardian 500 at ISM Raceway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 AXALTA CAMARO ZL1 met with media and discussed the season thus far, the new race package, his relationship with crew chief, Chad Knaus, his expectations for Phoenix and Fontana, and more. Highlights:

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 88 NATIONWIDE CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at ISM Raceway and discussed racing at his home track, what his relationship with sponsor Nationwide is like, lapped cars and many other topics. Highlights from media scrum session:

DANIEL HEMRIC, NO. 8 OKUMA CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at ISM Raceway and discussed his season thus far, the speed RCR has, his relationship with crew chief Luke Lambert, and many other topics. Full Transcript:

Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) announces a new partnership with leading social poker brand Global Poker. The online poker site will be featured on the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 driven by 2004 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) Champion Kurt Busch, beginning this weekend at ISM Raceway in Phoenix, AZ. Busch is competing in his 20th season on the MENCS circuit.

ISM Raceway is proud to continue its tradition of a pre-race flyover courtesy of Luke Air Force Base at the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series TicketGuardian 500 on Sunday, March 10.

In this week's By The Numbers, it's best to know there’s a good variety of tracks coming up that will help get a better overall understanding of where the new package is compared to last year.

For the first time this season, NASCAR heads to a race track without the Gander Outdoors Truck Series. The Monster Energy Cup Series teams and the Xfinity Series teams will take the second leg of the three-step West Coast swing as ISM Raceway is home to both series this weekend.

The storied success of the motorsports industry is rooted in long-standing partnerships between world-renowned brands, but few match the success of the 46-year alliance between the Richard Petty family of brands and Safety-Kleen®. What began as a parts washing service by an up-and-coming environmental service company for a successful driver has transformed into a multi-faceted, world-class relationship built on quality, service and integrity.