NASCAR Cup Series

Pocono Raceway, site of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race, will be the fourth of five straight venues that carries a home feeling for Furniture Row Racing driver Martin Truex Jr.

Roush Fenway Racing returns to Long Pond, Penn. for the first time in 2017 as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) heads to the ever-challenging Pocono Raceway, a track that has seen a Roush Fenway Ford visit victory lane on four separate occasions.

Bayne makes his fifth career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) start at Pocono Raceway on Sunday afternoon. Bayne recorded a best finish of 13th in the June 2016 MENCS event.

Richard Childress Racing at Pocono Raceway ... In 151 starts at Pocono Raceway, RCR team owner Richard Childress has two wins, both with Dale Earnhardt, who won on July 19, 1987 and July 18, 1993. Additionally, RCR has earned one pole award, 16 top-five and 54 top-10 finishes with 608 laps led at the uniquely-shaped three-turn track. Childress, a former driver in NASCAR's top division, contributed two of those top-10 finishes under the RCR banner.

Leavine Family Racing (LFR) and Michael McDowell are excited to honor the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) by sporting a FDNY Foundation paint scheme at Pocono Raceway.

Dover Recap: Denny Hamlin finished eighth in Sunday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway, despite battling an ill-handling #11 FedEx Express Toyota throughout the 400-lap event.

Rising star NASCAR driver Ryan Blaney has a chance to make those who attend the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Fan Appreciation Night at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio on Saturday, June 10, very happy and help get their vehicles running in top condition.

Hendrick Motorsports executive vice president and general manager Doug Duchardt will leave the organization later this summer. He will remain in his role through the end of June.

Stenhouse Jr. will take on a new role Saturday afternoon as a pit-road reporter during the live broadcast of the NASCAR XFINITY SERIES race. The race will be called entirely by active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers. Tune in at 1 pm ET.

KEYS TO BEING SUCCESSFUL AT POCONO: "Pocono (Raceway) is a tough place," Buescher said. "All three corners are so different, and it’s just a unique race track. It’s challenging. I love going there. We were able to pull off the win there last year and pull off a little bit of strategy and that’s always going to be a big part of Pocono and racing in general."