NASCAR Cup Series

Roush Fenway Racing rolls north to the Commonwealth this weekend as the 2018 NASCAR Playoffs are underway in both the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS). Ryan Reed begins his playoffs run Friday night under the lights, while Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Matt Kenseth and Ty Majeski all look for strong runs at the .75-mile track.

Stenhouse has 11 career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) starts at Richmond with an average starting position of 15.5 and average finishing position of 20.4.

If there is one racetrack that Martin Truex Jr. should have a W in the win column it would be Richmond Raceway, site of Saturday night’s second NASCAR Cup Series playoff race.

Ford heads into this weekend’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Richmond Raceway on a three-race winning streak courtesy of Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski, who joined Kevin Harvick on the list of Ford drivers who have won three straight this season. Ford has a manufacturer-high 14 victories in 2018 and also leads the manufacturer standings. Here’s a look at some other notes heading into Saturday night’s race.

Tom Payne, who can currently be seen as Jesus Monroe in AMC’s record-breaking hit series, The Walking Dead, has been named as the honorary starter for the Oct. 21 Hollywood Casino 400, the elimination race for the second round of the Monster Energy NASCAR playoffs.

1. Brad Keselowski: Keselowski won his third consecutive race, emerging victorious at Las Vegas. "I'm already in the next round of the Playoffs," Keselowski said. "And so is my car. For the time being, I'm calling the No. 2 Ford 'Advance Auto.' Mention that name at your local Advance Auto store and win a free 'plug.'"

The South Point 400 in Las Vegas didn’t work out quite the way that most expected. Brad Keselowski ultimately took the checkered flag in a race that involved 12 cautions and a two-lap overtime.

An unprecedented array of entertainment awaits race fans from all 50 states and 12 foreign countries as they descend on Charlotte Motor Speedway for the inaugural Bank of America ROVAL™ 400 from Sept. 28-30.

Fans’ accessibility for Talladega Superspeedway’s NASCAR Playoff weekend just got even better with the introduction of the new Saturday Pre-Race Pass, which will allow them to witness the action and a host of morning activities from “pit alley,” a designated fenced area behind pit road, for both the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) on Saturday, Oct. 13.

Brad Keselowski scored one of the biggest wins of his NASCAR career Sunday afternoon at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The driver of the No. 2 Autotrader Ford Fusion gave Team Penske win number 500 as a company and tied legendary driver Mark Donohue for most all-time wins as a driver at Team Penske.