NASCAR Cup Series

The first Playoff elimination race for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is scheduled for this Sunday as Charlotte Motor Speedway hosts the debut race on its Roval course. Ford’s seven Playoff drivers are all still in contention to advance to the Round of 12, but Brad Keselowski is the only one who has clinched a spot thanks to his win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Here’s a look at where each Ford driver sits in the standings:

Richard Childress Racing's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series history at Charlotte Motor Speedway ... In 165 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing teams have earned eight points-paying victories (four wins with Dale Earnhardt, one with Jeff Burton, two with Kevin Harvick and one with Austin Dillon) and four All-Star race victories (three with Earnhardt and one with Harvick), giving RCR 12 total Cup Series checkered flags at the Concord, N.C.-based track. RCR boasts 23 top-five and 52 top-10 finishes at the 1.5-mile track. Childress, a former driver on NASCAR's senior circuit, contributed two of those top-10 finishes from 1978 to 1979. The Welcome, N.C. organization has led a combined 1,156 laps at the Charlotte facility.

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KROGER CLICKLIST CAMARO ZL1 - RACING THE ROVAL AT CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY: "Racing the Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend is going to be interesting," Allmendinger said. "The whole course is going to be challenging, but I think the chicane on the back straightaway is going to be one of the biggest challenges."

Kyle Busch: Busch battled back from a start of 39th and took the win at Richmond, earning his 50th career Cup victory.

Richmond, the second race of the opening rung of the championship ladder. Only four storylines awaited to be written. Who would win, and would it be Brad Keselowski for a fourth straight contest?

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The coach of the team known for its “Keep Pounding” motto will make 40 drivers’ hearts pound on Sunday, when Bank of America ROVAL™ 400 Grand Marshal and Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera gives the command to start engines for the first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race on the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL™.

Matt Kenseth fell victim to a pit road penalty and couldn’t recover with an ill-handling car, finishing 25th in his Performance Plus Ford Fusion Saturday night at Richmond Raceway.

The official results of Saturday night’s Monster Energy Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway will show that Paul Menard and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team started 21stand finished 22nd.

Brad Keselowski entered Saturday night’s 400-mile Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway as the hottest driver in the series with three-consecutive wins to vault him and the No. 2 Reese/DrawTite team into serious title consideration.