NASCAR Cup Series

Voting for the 2018 National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Most Popular Driver Award presented by Hooters officially opens today, Wednesday, Sept. 5th at 12:00 noon ET. Fans can cast a vote for a single driver once per day at www.nascar.com/mostpopulardriver or on the NASCAR Mobile app. Votes shared by fans on Facebook and / or Twitter count double.

Richard Childress Racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ... In 67 previous Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing has posted two pole awards (Kevin Harvick in 2003 and Jeff Burton in 2006), three wins (Dale Earnhardt in 1995, Harvick in 2003 and Paul Menard in 2011), 12 top-five and 27 top-10 finishes. RCR Chevrolets have also been atop the leaderboard for a total of 268 laps and with the exception of one, each entry has been running at the finish of every event at the Brickyard, dating back to the inaugural race in 1994.

Last call! Only a few days remain for Talladega Superspeedway fans to save up to $10 per ticket with advance-priced ticket options for the highly-anticipated NASCAR Playoff doubleheader weekend, Oct. 12-14, featuring the 1000Bulbs.com 500 and Talladega 250.

Alex Bowman on what makes Indianapolis unique: “It’s kind of like Loudon in that it’s just awkward in a stock car. It’s four corners that are obviously very separated. There is not a lot of grip, there is no room for error, it’s super flat. It is just hard to make speed. It’s not necessarily hard to drive, it’s just hard to make speed. We were pretty fast there last year in the wheel-force test, so that gives me a little confidence because I struggled there a little bit in the past. Just really looking forward to getting there, and again, I haven’t been there in a couple of years racing but being there in a Hendrick Motorsports car, it should be fun.”

In what may be the most shocking news of the silly season in NASCAR, Furniture Row Racing has officially announced that their organization will...

Stenhouse has five Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) starts at IMS with an average starting position of 22.4 and average finishing position of 26.2.

Roush Fenway racing heads to the most famous speedway in the world this weekend as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) return to the hallowed ground of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. RFR has 17 top-five finishes at the 2.5-mile track dating back to 1994, the first year of competition for NASCAR.

AmericanMuscle’s Justin Dugan brings you AM’s latest Hot Lap episode featuring 2018 Mustang RTR Spec 3 chassis #003, which is the first retail ’18 RTR Mustang in existence! Chassis #003 is also the grand prize vehicle from AM’s RTR Giveaway announced earlier in 2018, where Jordan M. from Springhill, Kansas was selected as winner. In this Hot Lap, JD provides his feedback and overview of the Oxford White Spec 3 including a spin on the in-house dynameter.

AHNE BY THE NUMBERS: In 14 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career starts at Indianapolis, Kasey Kahne has an average start of 11.9 and an average finish of 13.6. He’s completed 2,140 of 2,262 (94.6 percent) career laps and has led for a total of 170 laps. Kahne has earned one win and is the defending Brickyard 400 winning having driven to the win in last year’s event. Kahne has also earned four top-five and seven top-ten finishes at the historic 2.5-mile Brickyard.

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KROGER CLICKLIST CAMARO ZL1 - RACING AT INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY: "The grandstands at Indianapolis Motor Speedway are so big that there's not a lot of wind going around the racetrack," Allmendinger said. "I definitely think it affects the way our cars handle."