NASCAR Cup Series

Paul Menard and the No. 21 Menards/Aquafina team won’t be a part of the Monster Energy Cup Series playoffs as they had planned. But that doesn’t mean they won’t be racing just as hard over the final 10 events of the 2018 season.

Take your pick! Whether it’s an up-close view of pit road or in a climate-controlled suite, fans can take in unique views of action-packed racing during Talladega Superspeedway’s doubleheader NASCAR Playoff weekend, Oct. 12-14, with one of many premium seating upgrade options such as the Paddock Club and Fan Suites (limited availability). Both are prime locations with various amenities for the 1000Bulbs.com 500 and the Talladega 250.

CHEVY’S FAB FIVE: Austin Dillon, Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, Jimmie Johnson and Alex Bowman make up Chevrolet’s ‘fab five’ drivers that will pilot Camaro ZL1’s in this year’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship run. Only the elder statesman, Johnson, has ever won a Cup Series title, and is the only driver in the field who has competed for a championship in every single Playoff since the format was adopted in 2004 to determine the year-end champion.

Staff Report | NASCAR.com Team owner Jack Roush told SiriusXM Radio host Claire B. Lang on Wednesday night that he is in negotiations to fill his...

Change is coming to NASCAR. Not the kind that makes people return in droves to the grandstands, but the change that always comes through the passage of time. Martin Truex Jr. moves to a new team, as his old one folds. That means Daniel Suarez is on the move, replacing the retiring Kasey Kahne. Jamie McMurray is in search of a new ride and we await word as to what the future holds for Kurt Busch.

Chase Elliott on beginning the playoffs: “Looking forward to getting to Vegas this weekend – we’ve had some good runs there the last couple of years. I’m excited to get out there and kind of get the deal rolling and hope that we can get off to a good start and see where it all ends up. It’s a long 10 weeks."

For 16 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series™ drivers, the start of the 2018 NASCAR Playoffs means one thing: it’s all on the line. The raw emotion, intensity and unpredictability of playoff racing will be captured in a new marketing campaign featuring live-action television creative and digital content across all 10 weeks of the NASCAR Playoffs.

Richard Childress Racing's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series History at Las Vegas Motor Speedway ... In 62 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolets have earned 10 top-five and 20 top-10 finishes with eight different drivers - Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Austin Dillon, Dale Earnhardt, Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman, Paul Menard and Mike Skinner.

Playoff Field Set… The 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) Playoff field is set and first up on the postseason schedule is Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Camry drivers Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Erik Jones and Denny Hamlin will each contend for the title as they look to capture Toyota’s third-consecutive Cup Series manufacturer’s championship. Busch cemented his place in the title hunt when he locked up the regular-season championship earlier this week at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

To celebrate the 2018 NASCAR Playoffs™, NASCAR®, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series™ race teams in collaboration with the Race Team Alliance and Twitter have unveiled customized hashtags and emojis for all 16 drivers competing for the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship™.